January Dinner Plan List
Planning Meals Ahead Can Save You Hundreds of Dollars a Month
These meals are not in order. I will put them into my monthly calendar based on main ingredients. So, for example, I'll make sure I have a chicken dish every week but not three chicken dishes on successive days. Most of the prep for the meals will happen the weekend before and many will be frozen and will just need to be reheated for weeknight meals.
To save the most money, plan to have at least two vegetarian meals every week. I have marked the vegetarian dishes below with a (V).
January Dinner Plan List
1. Tandoori Chicken with Dosa Potatoes and Cucumber and Yogurt Raita
2. Roast Beef with Mashed Potatoes
3. Pizza (V)
4. Calzones
5. Jamaican Patties
6. Polish Perogies (V- if you leave out the bacon)
7. White Chili
8. Pepper and Onion Shortcake (V)
9. Baked pasta (V)
10. Minestrone (V)
11. Lemon Dill Chicken and Pasta
12. Lentil Sloppy Joes (V)
13. Arabian Squash Casserole (V)
14. Caribbean Rice and Sausage
15. Grilled Ham and Cheese with Tomato Soup
16. Sweet and Sour Meatballs Over Rice
17. Quesadillas (V)
18. Pork Chops with Baked Potatoes
19. Tuna Pie
20. Turkey with Rice a Roni
21. Barbeque Pork Sandwiches with Cole Slaw
22. Spaghetti with Meatballs and Garlic Breadsticks
23. Grilled Sausage with German Hot Potato Salad
24. Loaded Baked Potatoes
25. Grilled Shrimp and Fried Rice
26. Chicken Cacciatore over Rice
27. Smothered Turkey Breast
28. Roast Lamb
29. Sausage Burgers
30. Salsa Chicken and Couscous
31. Steak Rollups
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12 Comments
Post a CommentNever do meal planning and consequently end up making the same ole same ole recipes. These sound interesting.
That's fantastic! I need better meal planning ideas .... Looking forward to future postings.
Great work! Happy New Year =0)
Great work! Happy New Year =0)
Okay, wow and YUM!! :) This is planning and I DO love that!
I do well enough to plan for two weeks mostly because I get tired of the same old thing. You've listed some options here that I'll have to start implementing and maybe I can plan the entire month and save money doing it. Thanks!
great planning; i will use many of your ideas
"Ambitious" I found the word that was on the tip of my brain! It came to me when I was typing a comment on Crystal Ray's works. :-D
Woo, a month's worth of dinners planned that's pretty (insert word here...on the tip of my brain but still eludes me)!
I'd be lucky if I can plan a week at a time!
I love your ideas. I think I may just borrow a few of your recipes this year if you don't mind.