October Menu Plan Week 5
Let me help you solve the dilemma of what to cook for supper. These October weekly meal plans are loaded with seven weeknight dinner ideas, including side dishes and even dessert recipes for Fall.
Recipes this week include Fall comfort foods like comfort foods, an easy homemade chicken tender recipe, soups, and Crockpot dishes.
It is time to start thinking about Thanksgiving food. See my Southern Thanksgiving Meal Plan.
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October Weekly Meal Plan Week Five
This month has five weeks. That happens occasionally.

1. Sausage and Potatoes Foil Pack Dinner
Oh! The flavors of this easy meal are lip-smacking delicious. It’s an easy, one-dish dinner.
Side dishes
No side dishes are needed with this meal. It is a complete meal.

2. Homemade Vegetable Soup Recipe
A delicious and easy recipe for Vegetable soup. You will want to save this recipe and use it again and again.
Side Dishes
Serve either Homemade cornbread, this box mix cornbread, or crackers.

3. Crockpot Pink Sauce Pasta Recipe
This recipe went wild on social media a while back for good reason. Who doesn’t like a good, easy pasta dish?
Side dishes
Serve a simple side salad and your favorite Italian bread on the side. We usually skip the salad and only serve the bread.

4. Fried Salmon Patties Recipe
A classic weeknight dinner recipe. I’ve included tips for deboning the salmon in my recipe.
Side dishes
Either rice or homemade mashed potatoes and your favorite green vegetable.

5 Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe
This meal is ready to eat in about 30 minutes. A succulent Shrimp scampi served over pasta for a nice weeknight dinner.
Side dishes
Serve a small salad on the side. Pick up a loaf of Italian bread from the deli at the grocery store. You can make this easy Italian butter recipe to go with your bread.


6 Beef and Veggie Hand Pies
Beef and Veggie Hand Pies are a nice change for dinner. They are baked to a crisp golden brown. Stuffed with a combination of cooked ground beef, vegetables, and spices for a satisfying flavor combination.
Side dishes
These Homestyle Oven Baked Fries are the perfect side.

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7 Harvest Salad Recipe
This recipe for Veggie Shepherd’s Pie checks all of the boxes. It is an almost homemade cheat recipe that has a homemade flavor.
Side dishes
This casserole is a complete meal. Serve your favorite dinner rolls on the side.
Scroll down for all of this week’s menu plan recipe links.
Breakfast Recipes
- Bacon and Swiss Quiche recipe
- Baked Ham and Egg Muffins recipe
- Copycat McDonald’s Biscuits recipe
- Pumpkin Banana Bread recipe
- Grandma’s Secret to Good Grits recipe
- Oatmeal Cream Pie Cupcakes Recipe
- Apple Dump Cake Recipe
- Peanut Butter Bars Recipe
- Old Fashioned Three Layer Lemon Cake From Scratch
- Caramel Cake with Caramel Icing Recipe
- Sugar Plum Cupcakes Recipe
- Easy Peach Cobbler recipe (only 3 ingredients)
Desserts To Make At Home
Got questions?
Got tips others can use? Questions? I love hearing from you. Please scroll down and leave a comment. Send me an email at shirley@intelligentdomestications.com

