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This week’s meal plan is all about mixing things up so dinner never feels boring. You’ll get a balance of cozy comfort, bold flavors, and lighter fresh picks. All are delicious, quick, and easy enough for busy weeknights.

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What’s on the Menu For This Meal Plan?

Let me make dinner easy with delicious pantry-friendly recipes that stretch your ingredients. Each of these recipes feeds about 4–6 people, depending on who you’re feeding. Don’t forget to grab your printable shopping list!

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Cast Iron Skillet Pork Chops

5 from 13 votes
Cast Iron Skillet Pork Chops are a quick and delicious way to serve a satisfying gourmet meal. Bone in pork chops are coated with a garlic herb mixture and seared in a seasoned cast iron skillet for the juiciest and most flavorful pork chop you've ever had!
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Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

4.69 from 72 votes
Tender pieces of flank steak are slow cooked in the tastiest sweet and savory sauce. This slow cooker Mongolian beef is melt-in-your-mouth perfection and bursting with flavor. Quick and easy to prepare and one of our favorite slow cooker meals!
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Sheet Pan Butter Herb Chicken and Potatoes

5 from 5 votes
Baked buttery herb chicken and potatoes is juicy chicken combined with perfectly tender potatoes! It's an easy one-pan meal you can whip up quickly!
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Baked Pesto Salmon

This baked pesto salmon is light, flavorful, and ready in just 30 minutes! Juicy cherry tomatoes and vibrant pesto take it to the next level!
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Pasta Al Limone

5 from 1 vote
Pasta al limone is a really simple and classic Italian dish of long noodles and a parmesan and lemon topping. It is covered in melted butter and tangy lemon, and is the perfect thing to cook for dinner when you don't know what to make!
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CLICK HERE FOR MEAL PLAN AND PRINTABLE SHOPPING LIST

This grocery list is easy to print and convenient for taking with you while shopping. It keeps you organized and on track, and you can simply cross off or check mark each grocery item as you go! Who else loves checking off a list?

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Desserts to go with Dinner!

If you’re like me, you’ll agree that a meal isn’t complete without a delicious dessert! So, here are some of my favorites that go great with any meal and are always a family favorite sweet treat. Simple and irresistible.

How to Store Leftovers

I like to meal plan for five days instead of seven, because let’s be honest, there’s always a night we’re out or a night of leftovers! When you do have extras, just pop them in an airtight container in the fridge so they’re ready for another easy meal.

 

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Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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  1. I have tried so many of your recipes and NONE of them have failed. All delicious. I tried the Mongolian Beef and my entire family loved it over brown rice. Thank You. I would rate this recipe 10 stars if I could

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