Take the stress out of meal planning with this simple, inexpensive one-month pantry meal plan. There are pantry recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner Monday through Friday and the other two days are for leftovers. Personally, I like having leftovers on Wednesday and Saturday, but you can change the days when you want to have leftovers. These recipes use staple foods like pasta, rice and canned foods like tuna, spam, vegetables as well as some common ingredients like eggs, milk, cheese, etc.
Week 1 meal plan
Breakfast
On Monday
Oatmeal Oatmeal Once Upon a Chef
Tuesday
4-ingredient lunch pan The Lazy Dish
Wednesday
Freezer burritos from Budget Bytes
Thursday
Pancake bites from a few shortcuts
Friday
Country breakfast bowls Graceful Little Honey Bee
Lunch
On Monday
Hamburger Soup to spend with Pennies
Tuesday
Bowl of poor man’s burrito from Budget Bytes
Wednesday
Tuna cast iron by Sarah Titus
Thursday
Homemade pizza rolls from Coupons.com
Friday
Chicken Quesadillas from Lil Luna
Having dinner
On Monday
Easy tuna noodle casserole from Campbells
Tuesday
Salmon patties Spicy Southern Kitchen
Wednesday
Two Ingredient Crispy Oven BBQ Chicken Bowl of Delicious
Thursday
4-ingredient hamburger casserole Instrupix
Friday
Fried rice with vegetables Aggie’s Kitchen
Week 2 meal plan
Breakfast
On Monday
Fluffy pancakes from scratch Inspired Taste
Tuesday
Easy breakfast pan The Wholesome Dish
Wednesday
3-ingredient honey peanut butter cereal bars from Healthy Food for Living
Thursday
Healthy energy balls Well plated
Friday
Make egg muffins to spend with Pennies
Lunch
On Monday
3 bean soup with black beans honey and birch
Tuesday
Texas Toast Garlic Bread Pizzas Crafty morning
Wednesday
One Pot Chili Mac Damn delicious
Thursday
Easy chicken and rice soup Iowa Girl Eats
Friday
Bean and rice burritos Taste of Home
(For this recipe, I like to mix a little taco seasoning with the beans for more flavor)
Having dinner
On Monday
Fried cheeseburger macaroni House of Nash Eats
Tuesday
2 Ingredient Salsa Chicken Gimme Some Oven
Wednesday
Orange chicken with 3 ingredients and rice Crafty morning
Thursday
Tater Tot Casserole The Salty Marshmallow
Friday
Easy tuna pasta salt and lavender
Week 3 meal plan
Breakfast
On Monday
Perfect pancakes I Heart Naptime
Tuesday
PB & J Night Oats Fit Foodie Finds
Wednesday
Sausage bombs Thrifty Handmade Days
Thursday
Easy homemade granola House of Nash Eats
Friday
Mexican scrambled eggs The Cozy Cook
Lunch
On Monday
Chicken and Taco Soup, 7 boxes from Together as a Family
Tuesday
Southern chicken salad on crackers from Love and Zest
Wednesday
Spam Fried Rice Damn delicious
Thursday
Tomato soup with 3 ingredients Inspired Taste
Friday
Chickpea curry A Couple Cooks
Having dinner
On Monday
Chicken spaghetti from Lil Luna
Tuesday
Mexican beans and rice Simple Green Moms
Wednesday
Easy chicken pie from Campbells
Thursday
Beef enchiladas with 5 ingredients from Southern Bite
Friday
Slow Cooker Sausage and Potatoes Graceful Little Honey Bee
Week 4 meal plan
Breakfast
On Monday
Healthy oatmeal cookies with 3 ingredients from Big Man’s World
Tuesday
3-ingredient croissant sausage bites The Kitchen is My Playground
Wednesday
Oatmeal brown sugar maple muffins I Heart Eating
Thursday
Peanut Butter Granola Bars Gimme Some Oven
Friday
Oatmeal with cheese from Food Network
Lunch
On Monday
Bean and Bacon Soup from Taste and Tell
Tuesday
Taco cheese pasta from Dinner Then Dessert
Wednesday
Easy Sloppy Joes from Eating on a Dime
Thursday
Black bean and corn quesadillas from Dashing Dish
Friday
5 ingredients ramen from Sweet Phi
Having dinner
On Monday
Ground beef stroganoff The Country Cook
Tuesday
5 ingredient chili Gimme Some Oven
Wednesday
Oven Crispy Chicken Tacos by Mason Fit
Thursday
Spaghetti 10 minutes with tomato sauce iFood Real
Friday
Chicken and rice casserole from Pinch of Yum
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