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I’m always hearing from friends and other moms that there is a constant struggle to come up with family-friendly meal ideas and breaking the cycle of having the same thing over and over. I’ve even seen several posts lately on TikTok of moms tapping their head and chanting “come on brain, think of things… come on brain, be so smart.” It’s hilarious, but the struggle is real. It can be hard to find inspiration for new meal ideas every week!

Maybe I’m crazy, but I actually LOVE planning out our meals in advance. I even created several posts with my meal planning tips, an entire year of meal ideas, and how I use Trello for meal planning. So this year, I thought I would try to consistently post the meals that my husband and I have on the menu for the week, to continue to give inspiration to you all! We usually plan four main meals for the week, and it can vary which nights get those meals, depending on our schedule - and then other nights of the week are leftovers, takeout or super-easy no-planning-needed meals using food that we know we already have in the freezer or fridge or pantry. Hope these weekly posts bring you lots of meal inspiration and make your life a bit easier!

Meal Plan for February 2022 - Week Four

We don’t have anything special really going on this week (hooray), so I’m looking at meals that can use up some ingredients that I know I already have on hand or meals that we maybe haven’t made in a long time. Especially looking forward to the Philly Cheesesteaks that I have on the menu for the weekend!

on the menu

Here are the meals that we have on our family’s menu this week! Join us and make all of the same meals or pick one or two as inspiration to add to your own meal planning this week or sometime this month!

Loaded Baked Potatoes

I still have a bunch of potatoes in my pantry, so I thought this would be a great simple meal for this week. We usually add some crispy bacon pieces and sometimes some ranch dressing - but this recipe link has some GREAT ideas for loaded toppings!

SEE THE RECIPE

Chicken Bruschetta Pasta Recipe — Chicken Bruschetta Pasta

This just looks really good to me - I love some fresh cherry tomatoes and pasta is always a win in my book. We might choose just to use this recipe as inspiration and craft up our own version of this dish.

see the recipe

Steak Burrito Bowls Recipe — Steak Burrito Bowls

This is a great meal when you’re in the mood for Chipotle, but don’t want to order takeout. (Or, use this as inspiration to order takeout this week! haha) Burrito bowls are great because you can add whatever are your favorite toppings and everyone in the family can make their bowl with whatever they love best!

see the recipe

Philly Cheesesteaks

I feel like we made these Philly Cheesesteaks not too long ago, but it has actually probably been a few months. The key to making these sandwiches is using high-quality steak rolls (we love the Amoroso’s brand! but Maier’s also has some good steak rolls) and making sure to melt the cheese directly onto your meat! You can even add some marinara sauce if that’s your thing. We will most likely serve some shoestring fries on the side.

see the recipe

grocery list

Each week, I’m going to share a pre-made grocery list that you can download if you want to make these meals as well! Just cross out any ingredients that you already have in your pantry or fridge/freezer and add any other groceries that you still need! The only thing that I am not adding to the grocery list each week are any spices (so make sure you add the ones you don’t already have!), and main staples like salt & pepper, and olive oil.

Click on the image to download the Grocery List PDF!