I’ll be honest. Planning dinner every night can be exhausting. Then trying to think of 5 easy weeknight meals we will ALL eat, adds a whole other component to the mix. I came across a site by Carrie Elle – a local in Dallas. I had a complete AH-HA moment when I read how she meal plans.
If there are 4 weeks in the month, she plans week 1 and week 3 with the same 5 meals. And then weeks 2 and 4 with 5 different meals. So really, you are only meal planning for 2 weeks.
When I have downtime, I will search through Pinterest and pin recipes that will work for our entire family. Here are 5 easy and kid-friendly meals we plan to have this week!

Sausage + ricotta stuffed shells + spinach

We all love this one. Comfort food – check. Veggies – check. I can double the recipe and have it ready to go for week 3 – check.

Chicken and Black Bean Burrito Skillet

Taco Tuesday! This recipe is so easy to change up as needed – it is really so versatile. I will add the fillings to make stuffed peppers. Other times I’ll make rice and let the kids make Burrito Bowls.

Beef & Broccoli {with Ramen}

Do Ramen Noodles bring back childhood memories for you? This is recipe is great on its own without the noodles but the kids like when I add them. You can also swap out the beef for chicken or use tofu to make the meal vegetarian.

Garlic Chicken Bites

These are so easy! I will serve this with mashed potatoes or roasted potatoes and some variety of a veggie.

Chicken Salad Wraps

Nothing is better than a sandwich, wrap, or lettuce wrap. I can make this one before the kids get home from school and just take it out before dinner and let the girls make their own while I help the boys. Sometimes we do this on sandwich bread, a wrap, or it’s just as good as a lettuce wrap.

Will you put these on your rotation for week 2 or week 3? Here is another post of one of our weekly meal roundups. If you have a dish your entire family loves, send it my way!