Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 11)
Happy New Year! I’m just returning from a long fun weekend away in Pennsylvania with my family but I’m excited to get back home to my routine, meal planning and cooking at home.
This is week 11 of sharing my weekly dinner plans since launching The Skinnytaste Meal Planner.
If you’re new here you can see the older plans below. Meal planning is so helpful to plan my dinners for the week. I do this on the weekend, then make a shopping list before I head out to the supermarket.
It also organizes my week and helps me spend less time (and money) in the supermarket.
My breakfast is usually something quick like eggs with fruit, a smoothie or avocado toast. We’re a family of four, so if a recipe serves more, it’s either packed up for everyone’s lunch or eaten the next day as leftovers. If you would like to see some of the previous weeks dinner plans, here they are:
Dinner Plan Week 1
Dinner Plan Week 2
Dinner Plan Week 3
Dinner Plan Week 4
Dinner Plan Week 5
Dinner Plan Week 6
Dinner Plan Week 7
Dinner Plan Week 8
Dinner Plan Week 9
Dinner Plan Week 10
Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 11)
Monday: Baked Potato Soup
Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas
Wednesday: Crock Pot Bolognese Sauce
Thursday: Leftover sauce over Spaghetti Squash
Friday: Mini Turkey Meatball Vegetable Soup
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Baked Chicken Parmesan
- 2-3 large onions
- 7 clove garlic
- 3 to 4 carrots
- 3 stalks celery
- fresh rosemary
- fresh parsley
- fresh basil
- 1 medium zucchini
- spaghetti squash
- fresh spinach
- fresh cilantro
- 2 russet potatoes
- 1 small head cauliflower
- fresh chives
HERBS/SPICES:
- kosher salt
- black pepper
- chipotle chili powder
- ground cumin
- dried oregano
- bay leaves
GROCERY:
- seasoned whole wheat breadcrumbs
- 56 oz reduced sodium chicken broth
- olive oil
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) petite diced tomatoes
- small can Chipotle chilies in adobo sauce
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- vegetable oil
- 8 (7 inch) wheat flour tortillas
- nonstick cooking spray
- 1/4c white wine
- 2 (28oz) cans crushed tomatoes
- marinara sauce
DAIRY:
- 1 large egg
- Butter
- parmesan cheese
- parmesan cheese rind (optional)
- shredded part skim Mexican cheese
- reduced fat shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- reduced fat mozzarella cheese
- 1% reduced fat milk
- 1/2c light sour cream
- 1/2c half & half cream
MEATS:
- 20 oz (1.3lb) ground turkey breast 93% lean
- 8.5 oz (from 2 breast halves) cooked shredded chicken breast
- 4 oz pancetta (or center cut bacon)
- 2 lb 95% lean ground beef
- 32 oz boneless skinless chicken breast
- 3 slices bacon or turkey bacon
I truly just cannot thank you enough for sharing these meal plans, and for everything you do on your blog every day. I am not exaggerating when I say that you've changed my life for the better. THANK YOU!
Gina I love that you post these meal plans…..it really helps me plan my menu for the week as well. You give me great ideas and I know the dinners will fit into my SmartPoints plan! Thank you for all of your hard work. I spent my Christmas/New Years holiday week pouring over your cookbook and page marking all the ones I need to make soon……and I have a lot of page markers in the cookbook! : )
Shari I am so happy these are helpful! Yay about the book, I will remember to incorporate lots of those recipes into the plan.
I just found your webpage, I need to lose ALOT of weight, and I feel like this will really help me and my family get healthy & stay healthy. Thank you so much for doing all of this, I think you are a Jesus-send! Praise the Lord! You're such a blessing!!! Do you have a general guesstimate how much $ you spend/week at the store?
It's my pleasure! I don't because I also test new recipes weekly (and I am working on another cookbook) so there's lots of cooking here all week.
Awesome meal plan! I made egg muffins this week for breakfast. We have a newborn, so it's tough in the mornings if we do not already have breakfast made!
Wonderful, I understand! I also boil a bunch of eggs on the weekend to keep handy for the week.
Love the website. New Year, looking to get into weekly meal planning with baby #2 due in April and this is a great start. Cheers
Congrats and thank you!
Do you have full meal or menu suggestions? Potato soup with a salad or bread? Or? Love your program and so excited to start eating healthy and lose weight!
The Potato Soup is filling, it can be eaten alone but a salad on the side would work too!
Just found your weekly dinner plans while I was meal planning for this week! I have to get back on track after two months of out of control holiday eating. Your dinner plans are just the inspiration I needed. I'm actually excited about getting back on track now! Thank you, thank you! 🙂
Yay, I am happy to inspire!
Love your site, I have just linked to your blog in my latest post as a source of inspiration as am trying to get back into meal planning again 🙂
Will be looking to try out a recipe next week.
Thank you!
I just wanted to THANK YOU for these meal plans. I work a full-time job, run 4 WW meetings /week after work and volunteer on Sundays. Your weekly meal plans have saved me so much time while trying to become familiar with the smart points. I have been a follower and "touter" of yours for many years but these meal plans just can't be beaten! You have turned me on to so many new foods. Just have to say, You ARE the best!
Thanks Kathy! I am so thrilled they are helpful!
I just purchase your cook book love it. Today we are having egg muffins with grapes, apple and banana as a side. thanks for all your hard work in putting it together.
my pleasure!
I love the idea of a meal planner! Thanks for sharing – I'm always looking through your recipes to find something yummy to add to my list. 🙂