Family Favorite Dinners to Help You Meal Plan

I don’t know about you but I find meal planning exhausting. The chore is neverending. Every week I have to come up with meal plans that my family will enjoy as well as provide nutrition and variety to our diets. This post is where I want to keep all our favorite dinners and links to recipes to make my weekly meal planning quick and easy. I hope you too find this post helpful!

Soup/Salad

• Tomato Soup
• Broccoli Cheese Soup
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Orzo Soup (slow cooker)
• Tomato Tortellini Soup
• Chili
• Pasta e Fagioli (slow cooker)
• Goat Cheese Salad
• Cobb Salad
• Asian Chicken Salad
• Strawberry Spinach Salad w/Poppyseed Dressing

Sandwich/Burger

• Hamburger
• Turkey Burger
• Sloppy Joe
• Ham & Cheese Croissant
• Grilled Cheese
• Hawaiian Ham & Cheese Sliders
• Egg Salad Sandwich
• Hot Dogs
• Pretzel Dogs
• Pulled Pork/Chicken Sandwich
• Reubens
• French Dip

Meat

• Skewers
• Chicken and Dumplings (slow cooker)
• Chicken Pot Pie
• Ribs
• Baked Sausage Rolls
• Pork Loin
• Pork Chops
• Meatloaf

Pizza/Pasta

• Make Your Own Pizza
• Jalapeno Popper Pizza
• Stromboli
• Lasagna
• Shrimp Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups
• Fettucine Alfredo
• Spaghetti & Meatballs
• Orecchiette with Chicken Meatballs
• Stroganoff
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Chicken Tetrazzini
• Ziti
• Pesto Gnoochi
• Tuscan Tortellini
• Pesto Cavatappi
• Shrimp and Veggie Pesto Pasta
• Stuffed Manicotti

Fish/Seafood

• Coconut Shrimp
• Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil
• Salmon
• Salmon Wraps
• Breaded Fish
• Fish Tacos

Asian

• Mongolian Beef (slow cooker)
• Fried Rice (chicken/shrimp)
• Shrimp Lo Mein
• Asian Lettuce Wraps

Mexican

• Enchiladas
• Chicken Enchilada Skillet
• Tacos (chicken/beef)
• Sheet Pan Nachos
• Quesadillas (chicken/shrimp/cheese)
• Taquitos

Brinner (Breakfast for Dinner)

• Crepes (w/lemon ricotta filling)
• Pancakes
• Dutch Baby Pancakes
• Sheet Pan Pancakes
• Waffles
• French Toast/French Toast Sticks
• Creme Brulee French Toast Bake
• Cheese Danish
• Cherry Pie Oatmeal (slow cooker)
• Lox Bagel
• Egg Bake
• Egg Sandwich
• Eggs
• Omelets
• Breakfast Burrito
• Spinach and Mushroom Quiche

I will continue to update this post as we add more options to my family’s favorite meals. I hope this has helped make your meal planning a little easier!