Free Weekly Meal Plan – Family Dinner Menu Ideas (Week 6)

Welcome to week 6 of Melanie’s FREE Meal Plans! Here’s what’s cooking this week:

• Chicken Vegetable Lo Mein Noodle Bowl
• Stuffed Meatloaf
• Hawaiian Pizza
• Salmon Fishcakes
• Baked Pasta Shells Casserole

And for dessert we’ll be having Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies – delicious!

Never wonder what’s for dinner where you have so many tasty ideas :)  Use them all or just a few of your favorites and get dinner on the table quickly and easily!

Please don’t forget to check back next Monday for week 7 meal plan!  Here are the links to previous weeks’ meal plans in case you missed them:

Free Menu Plan – Week 1
Free Menu Plan – Week 2
Free Menu Plan – Week 3
Free Menu Plan – Week 4
Free Menu Plan – Week 5

FREE Family Meal Plan – Week 6

Monday Dinner Idea – Chicken Vegetable Lo Mein Noodle Bowl

Did you know that you can make this classic Chinese chicken lo mein at home quickly and easily?  It’s just chicken stir-fried with vegetables and cooked noddles, and seasoned with soy sauce, garlic and lime!  Quicker and easier than picking up Chinese takeout, and much healthier too!

Recipe Link: Chicken Vegetable Lo Mein Noodle Bowl Recipe

Tuesday Dinner Idea – Stuffed Meatloaf

This stuffed meatloaf is a fun twist on the regular meatloaf – on the outside it looks like the normal meatloaf glazed with ketchup, but when you slice it, it will reveal the boiled eggs, melted cheese and green peas!

Recipe Link: Stuffed Meatloaf Recipe

Wednesday Dinner Idea – Hawaiian Pizza

Classic toppings for Hawaiian pizza are ham, pineapple chunks, onion slices and cheese.  This is a vegetarian version of Hawaiian pizza that omits the ham but has all other ingredients – pineapple, onions and cheese – on top of a pizza crust.  This recipe can be made in 20 minutes by using a store-bought pizza crust.

Recipe Link: Hawaiian Pizza Recipe

Thursday Dinner Idea – Salmon Fishcakes

These delicious fishcakes are made with canned salmon and other pantry ingredients.  This meal can be put together in under 30 minutes from start to finish – perfect for a weeknight meal!

Recipe Link: Canned Salmon Fishcakes Recipe

Friday Dinner Idea – Baked Pasta Shells Casserole

This easy recipe is a crowd-pleaser – everyone loves a pasta casserole!  Ground meat, ricotta and cheddar cheese are baked with pasta shells and tomato sauce in a casserole dish – delicious!

Recipe Link: Baked Pasta Shells Casserole Recipe

Weekly Dessert Idea: Ghirardelli Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

The smaller the size of the chocolate chips, the larger the quantity you can use in a recipe!  These delicious cookies have so many chocolate chips all over – perfect for the chocolate lovers!

Recipe Link: Girardelli Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Meal Plan Shopping List

Chicken Vegetable Lo Mein

• 12 oz Chinese Lo Mein or Chow Mein noodles (or spaghetti)
• 1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast
• 1 onion
• 1 lb asparagus
• 3 garlic cloves
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• 3 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 lime

Stuffed Meatloaf

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 4  eggs
• ½ cup frozen green peas
• 4 cheese slices
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 slices of bread
• 2 tbsp ketchup

Hawaiian Pizza

• 1 large prepared pizza crust
• 1 can (8 oz) pineapple chunks
• 1 small onion
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup shredded cheese

Salmon Fishcakes

• 1 can (14 oz) salmon
• 1 potato
• 1 small onion
• 1 egg
• ½ cup  dried breadcrumbs
• 1 tbsp of oil

Baked Pasta Shells Casserole

 

• 1 lb pasta shells (small or medium size – NOT the huge ones for stuffing)
• 1 lb ricotta cheese
• 1 lb ground meat
• 1 jar pasta sauce (1 lb)
• 1 onion
• 1 tbsp oil
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 egg
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 bag (11 oz) Ghirardelli mini chocolate chips