6 One Dish Dinners Weekly Menu Plan
A weekly meal plan filled with one dish dinners for busy cooks. Serve leftovers on the seventh day.
Meal planning is the best way to save on the grocery budget but let’s face it, sometimes life interferes like the story below.
Our grandson’s high school baseball team wound up having a double header playoff game on Thursday. We traveled the 45 minute drive to watch both games so dinner was actually grilled burgers at the ball park on Thursday. Our team won both games! There is one more game this week, not sure which day yet but we will adjust our dinner schedule accordingly.
Also see How a Little League Mom Survives
Sunday: Chicken & DumplingsÂ
You can’t beat a good Sunday dinner at home! My Chicken & Dumplings recipe uses a great recipe cheat that I learned from my Mom. When I boil a hen for this meal, I use a large hen and save some of the meat for the Chicken pot pie the next day.
Monday: Chicken Pot Pie
A homemade chicken pot pie is comfort food at its best! The ingredients are simple, only 7. We’re using fresh broth and chicken prepared from our Sunday dinner.
Tuesday: Pork Chop Casserole with Green peas
Only 3 main ingredients to this old family favorite. In all honesty, I make this on busy days sometimes and serve it with crescent rolls and no other side.
Wednesday Crockpot Pierogi and Meatballs Alfredo
Another family favorite weeknight dinner recipe that is easy to throw into the Slow Cooker. Only five simple ingredients and ready to eat in about 3 hours on high.
Thursday: Broccoli & Sausage Macaroni Casserole
Only 7 ingredients, 2 hours and the crockpot are all you’ll need for this flavorful meal.
Friday: Crockpot Black Bean Chili and waffle iron cornbread
The secret to my chili is the combination of meats with both ground sausage and ground turkey. Plan ahead to have leftovers for the weekend. This Black Bean Chili is perfect for that!
Kitchen Tip:
Use these disposable Crockpot liners for easy clean-up
Saturday: Leftover chili and cornbread
So glad we don’t have to cook on Saturday!
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I love one dish dinners! My mouth is watering at all these great possibilities made even better when there are leftovers! 🙂
Wow your weekly meal plan looks amazing, I want to eat all of these dishes. I will work on mine once I return from my holiday
The broccoli and sausage casserole looks amazing. I will definitely be trying that one. Pinned!
I’m coming to your house for dinner this week! Thanks for sharing at the “What’s for Dinner” link up
Okay weekly menu, that is exactly what I need to get my dinner life in order. It is a constant struggle for me. As the seasons are changing I want to shift to lighter meals.
Love these tasty dinner ideas! I love veggies and meats 🙂 can’t wait to try the pork chop
These are just the recipes that I have been looking for. My stomach is already growling. Thank you.
I really need to start doing menu planning. We are so busy that 3 pm rolls around and I realize I have not even thought about dinner for my family. We usually end up grabbing something not so nutritious!
I generally don’t cook, but when i do, I prefer to do a one-dish preparation. It’s less of a hassel after a long day’s work.
By the way, the menu plan os great, specially the Chicken Pot Pie looks interesting. I might ask someone to try it.
This is great! We are a family of 5 and I am realizing I need to make a menu plan, but felt like I didn’t know where to start. This is so useful to me. Thank you! All the recipes look delicious!
I do enjoy meal planning and seeing others’ meal plans. Thanks for sharing! Great inspiration 🙂
Meal plans are awesome. I want to start doing this more so I will be more organized.
I think it is such a smart idea when people do menu planning. I need to get it together and get organized and do the same!
One dish meals are my favorite!! Some of these are already on our menu but a few are new that i will need to try. Thanks for the ideas.
I like one pot meals. I like that I have less mess and that they taste so good. I so want to try the pork chop casserole.
I need to do more one pot meals in my own house. I think it’s because I don’t do them that might be the reason that I cook as much as I used to. Great menu plan.
Looks like a great selection. One dish dinners are awesome, especially for those busy families who are running in a hundred directions and still trying to eat something in between.
My mom used to make chicken & dumplings all the time when were growing up. I don’t remember the last time I ate that meal? I’ll keep an eye out for you posting that recipe as I’m hungry for some now.
I love meal plans. They are the only way I can get dinner done every night. I’m intrigued by the waffle iron corn bread. That sounds good.
Oh yum. These are some really good ones. I’d love to make a chicken pot pie sometime soon!
Congrats on winning the games! I’m really bad at meal planning, but I do like to know what we’ll be eating during the week in advance. I’m a huge fan of one dish meals and I really want to try your Broccoli & Sausage Macaroni casserole, sounds really delicious.
I keep meaning to do a meal plan but I’m just not organised enough. I need to make a concerted effort to give it a go.
I need to get back to making a meal plan that I write out. I usually just do it in my head but that has issues of its own and the kids ask nonstop every day “what’s for Dinner?” Annoying.
I’m all about one-dish dinners. They are so much easier after you work outside the home all day and then come home to make dinner. Thanks for these ideas!
Waffle Iron Cornbread sounds really interesting and different. I just might have to try that one this week. Thanks!
Wow this menu sounds delicious and easy to pull together for busy week nights too! I am going to try some of these recipes!
I also like one dish meals because they are rather easy to make and there’s less cleanup 😛 Chicken Pot Pie sounds like something I should try!
Oh, yes…baseball games. I remember those when my son was playing…loved them! My mother’s chicken and dumplings was to die for, so good. I haven’t made them in years. Now, I’m hungry for them. Your meal plan looks fantastic, one dish meals are so nice. 🙂
~Lorelai
Life With Lorelai
I love the convenience of one dish dinners. The taco chicken bake sounds like a delicious dish I’d love to try. Thanks for sharing this weekly meal plan.
I am a big fan of one dish dinners!! The broccoli sausage dish looks really tasty! Pinning this for later.
These dishes look so tasty! I am glad you are enjoying how meal planning saves time and how you could adjust your schedule accordingly. It is such a blessing. One pot meals are great and I always think of less clean up. And it’s always a bonus when you can skip a day of cooking.
One dish dinners are my go to! I try to get everything prepped in 15 minutes or less and then sit back and wait for it to be done. One dish and crockpot meals save me during the week.
I love one dish meals – cleanup is so easy and your menu looks yummy. The grandkids kicked off their baseball season this past Saturday. All 4 boys are on different teams so we were at the baseball complex from 9 am to 3 pm. For the next 2 months we’ll be balling just about every night so these one dish dinners will truly come in handy.