This free PDF download is a weekly meal planner template based on daily dinner categories, and includes over 100 real dinner ideas broken into the following categories: Soup salad and sandwich Sunday, Pasta Monday, Taco Tuesday, Breakfast for Dinner Wednesday, Throw it in the oven Thursday, Fun Friday, and Slow cooker Saturday.
Download the weekly meal planner template here:
How to use the weekly meal planning template
Start with the weekly meal planner. You’ll see that each day has a category:
- Soup, Salad, and Sandwich Sunday
- Pasta Monday
- Taco Tuesday
- Breakfast for Dinner Wednesday
- Throw it in the Oven Thursday
- Fun Friday
- Slow Cooker Saturday
Each day has a dinner idea page to go along with it, filled with ideas from that category for you to choose from. All you have to do is pick one meal from each list each week, and that’s it!
Here are the lists:
Soup, Salad and Sandwich Sunday
- Chicken salad croissants
- Tuna salad
- Egg salad
- BLTs
- Meatball subs
- Sloppy Joes
- Monte Cristos
- Reubens
- Chicken avocado melts
- Turkey club sandwiches
- Roast beef on focaccia
- Chicken Caesar wraps
- Caesar salad with rotisserie chicken
- Cobb salad
- Southwest salad
- BLT salad
- Bean salad
- Greek salad
- Wedge salad
- Quinoa salad
- Broccoli cheddar soup
- Chicken noodle soup
- Chicken tortilla soup
- Chicken tortellini soup
- Potato soup
- Chicken pot pie
- Ham and bean soup
- Tomato soup
- Beef stew
- Clam chowder
- French onion soup
- Butternut squash soup
- Taco soup
- Miso soup
- Vegetable soup
- Minestrone soup
- Corn chowder
- Lentil soup
- Pho
- Wonton soup
Pasta Monday
- Spaghetti
- Baked ziti
- Chicken parmesan
- Fettuccini Alfredo
- Stuffed shells
- Ravioli
- Chicken Caesar pasta salad
- Lasagna
- Veggie lasagna
- Baked rotini
- Cheesy broccoli pasta
- Goulash
- Cheeseburger pasta
- Meatball stroganoff
- Spaghetti bolognese
- Pasta carbonara
- Pesto pasta
- Baked spaghetti
- Chicken lo mein
- Chicken bacon ranch pasta
- Shrimp scampi
- Chicken scampi
- Cajun chicken pasta
Taco Tuesday
- Beef tacos
- Chicken tacos
- Fish tacos
- Tostadas
- Taco salad
- Loaded nachos
- Chicken quesadillas
- Black bean quesadillas
- Taquitos
- Chicken enchiladas
- Beef enchiladas
- 3 cheese enchiladas
- Enchiladas verdes
- Sweet potato black bean enchiladas
- Crunchwraps
- Burritos
- Burrito bowls
- Taco pizza
- Mexican rice casserole
- Beef chimichangas
- Chicken chimichangas
- Empanadas
- Quesaritos
Breakfast for Dinner Wednesday
- Breakfast sandwiches
- Waffles
- Frittatas
- Breakfast casserole
- French toast
- Pancakes
- Overnight oats
- Omelets
- Egg bites
- Eggs with toast
- Breakfast skillet
- Hash browns with eggs
- Breakfast pizzas
- Quiche
- Oatmeal
- Baked oatmeal
- Breakfast strata
- Avocado toast
- Chicken and waffles
- Breakfast tacos
- Steak and eggs
- Crepes
- Bagel sandwiches
- Breakfast quesadillas
Throw it in the Oven Thursday
- Salmon
- Baked potatoes
- Kielbasa, onions, and peppers
- Sheet pan fajitas
- Meatloaf
- Chicken Divan
- Tilapia
- Tater tot casserole
- Chicken and biscuit casserole
- Ham
- Sheet pan quesadillas
- Broccoli rice casserole
- Margherita pizzas
- Sheet pan beef and broccoli
- Sheet pan pancakes
- Chicken Potpie
- Egg bake
Fun Friday
- Chicken tender wraps
- Pizza
- Grilled cheese
- Loaded nachos
- Hamburgers
- Hot dogs
- Cheesesteaks
- Calzones
- Leftovers buffet
- Chipotle chicken bowls
- Paninis
- Sushi
- Chicken tenders
- Pigs in a blanket
- Milk and cereal
- Kabobs
- Pierogies
- Chicken fried rice
- Bagel pizzas
- Appetizer buffet
- Charcuterie board
- Chicken parm sandwiches
- Stromboli
- BLT wraps
Slow Cooker Saturday
- White chicken chili
- Chicken and dumplings
- Enchilada casserole
- Salsa chicken
- Pulled pork
- Barbecue meatballs
- Taco pasta
- Mac and cheese
- Beef chili
- Turkey chili
- Barbecue chicken sandwiches
- Pot roast
- Teriyaki beef
- Ribs
- Orange chicken
- Beef tips
- Mississippi chicken
- Sweet and sour chicken
- Garlic parmesan chicken pasta
- Salisbury steak
- Marry me chicken
- Cowboy stew
- Swedish meatballs
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LAURIE says
LOOKS GOOD. CAN’T SEEM TO DOWNLOAD IT. COULD YOU SEND IT TO MY EMAIL: pandemaiz11@gmail.com. THANKS.
Laurie Johnson says
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Kathy says
Do you have all the recipes for this template on your website? Or do I need to research some of these recipes that I don’t have.
admin says
This is just an idea list. I usually just google a recipe if I need one. 🙂
Jennifer says
I can’t get the link for the meal planner to work to download, could you please email it to me?