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Meghan Tucker

May Meal Plan

Meal planning. It’s something I’ve always, always struggled with. Let’s face it, when you don’t meal plan, it’s easier to just go out and grab something quick for dinner. However, my checkbook doesn’t like it, which is why Ive tried to get better at meal planning not just for the week, but the month.

I’m a few days late (ok, 2 weeks) in getting the May meal plan up and together, but I think I have it figured out for the rest of the month.

I have used for several years, the printables and menu planners from Jolanthe at Homeschool Creations.  It’s working beautifully and I suggest it to all my friends who are wanting to try something new with meal planning.

When your calendar is cute, pleasing to the eye, and you have a system that is well organized, meal planning isn’t a chore and is something you actually enjoy.

I use both the monthly and weekly menu planner from her site. Between her printables and tips for menu planning + my monthly subscription to MyFreezEasy, planning out family meals isn’t something I dread anymore. I even plan out breakfast and lunch now – not just dinners. If I can do this, you can too.

Our May Meals: (“—-” = we had plans or were out of town that evening for dinner.

  1. Poppyseed Chicken from MyFreezEasy, green beans, and salad
  2. Homemade Pizzas
  3. Roast in the crockpot, mashed potatoes, green beans, asparagus, and salad
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  7. Instant Pot Spaghetti (recipe coming soon), salad, and garlic bread
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  9. Small Group meal at church (I took Crockpot Lasagna)
  10. Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole, roasted mushrooms, asparagus
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  15. Chili Mac, salad
  16. Addapinch One Pot Penne Pasta, salad
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  19. Hamburgers on the Grill with friends and fresh strawberry shortcake
  20. Meatball Sandwiches, potato salad
  21. Pepperoni Chicken from The Pioneer Woman, caesar salad
  22. Tacos, spanish rice, chips and salsa
  23. Fall off the Bone Slow Cooker Ribs from The Pioneer Woman, potato salad, coleslaw
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  29. Beef Ravioli Bake from MyFreezEasy, caesar salad
  30. Beef and Bean Burritos from The Pioneer Woman, chips and salsa and queso
  31. Poppyseed Chicken from MyFreezEasy, green beans, salad, and rolls

Now, I need to get moving and working on meals for June.

What are you cooking this month? 

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  1. Sarah says

    This is great! I’ve kinda got off track with meal planning of late, and I need to get back on it. My kids love my spit pea soup… (weird I know) So I’m getting ready to get peas soaking for that right now! (Its also super cheap to make too, which is always helpful.)

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  4. Jessica says

    Menu planning is key for our family to stick to our grocery budget. That Pepperoni Chicken looks good, my kids would love that, going to add that to our menu, thanks!

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  5. Sandra says

    I use my Things 3 app on my ipad for menu planning for both lunch and dinner. We are rather flexible though so suddenly things may change completely but I do like trying to keep to a plan and prepare in advance.

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  8. Mary Leigh says

    This looks great! Meal planning is something that I work so hard at each week. I had gotten out of the habit a while back, but I’ve been making a much more concerted effort for the last couple of months! You’ve got some delicious things on here!

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