August Dinner Meal Plan

 

 

This month I will not be making anything that requires the oven, except for the Fathead Pizza. We have a window air conditioning unit but if use the oven it just makes our house sweltering. If I use my crockpot or Instant Pot in the warmer months I put them in the garage so no extra heat gets in the house.

 

 

For the month of August, I’ll be using two cookbooks – Trim Healthy Table and the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. I also have quite a few online recipes mixed in as well.

 

 

I’m excited to be trying a few new meals this month from online sources! I hope you all like them too! The summer months have made me get a little creative with the recipes I chose due to not using the oven (except for the pizza).

Honestly, it is much easier for me to meal plan in the cooler months because soups and casseroles are so enjoyable to make and eat. Soups especially help to stretch my grocery budget a little further! I’m not wishing summer away by any means, but I do long for the days when I can eat soup and not sweat.

As always, a shopping list is included with these dinner meal plans. My goal is to make it as easy as possible for you and your family to stay on plan.

 

 

In addition to this month of dinner meals, each Monday I come out with a full meal plan for the week. By full meal plan, I mean that I plan out all meals, snacks and drinks.

All of these meal plans are FREE, printable and come with a printable shopping list too. If you’d like to see some samples of my full meal plans, you can find them here. To ensure that you never miss a post you can sign-up to be on my e-mail subscriber list too. See the picture below on how to find out where to subscribe.

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This meal plan covers five weeks. I find that it helps me to have five full weeks planned out, that way if I don’t get my meal plan done before the first of the month I have a couple of days of leeway in there. Although having a blog is usually the motivation I need to get it done on time. 

***I have a family of 7 so these meals all serve at least 7. Many of the meals leave leftovers even for my size family.***

 

Week by Week Dinner Meal Plan

Week by Week Shopping List

 

Here’s what’s for dinner in August:

Week 1: July 28 – August 3

S – Cowboy Grub (E) pg. 59 in THM Cookbook

M –  Cheesy Sausage Pasta Skillet with a side salad (S)

Tue – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E)

W – World’s Laziest Lasagna Skillet with a side salad (S) pg. 69 in Trim Healthy Table

Th – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table

F – Grilled burger wrapped in lettuce with Crunchy and Tangy Bacon Coleslaw and green beans on the side (S)

Sat – Fathead Pizza (S) ***I double the recipe for my family to make 2 pizzas. I use pepperoni, mozzarella, onion and green pepper for the toppings.

Week #2: August 4-10

S – Black Pepper Chicken over brown rice (E) pg. 68 in Trim Healthy Table

M – Egg Roll in a Bowl (S) pg. 62 in THM Cookbook

Tue – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)

W – Slow Cooker Coney Island Casserole with fresh veggies (S) ***I’m making half of this recipe.

Th – Spaghetti over Zoodles with a side salad (S) ***My family will eat theirs over regular pasta. That is NOT reflected on the shopping list.

F – Ranch Hand Taco Salad (E) pg. 200 in Trim Healthy Table ***I do NOT fully assemble this salad so when I eat the leftovers for lunch the other day the lettuce is still crisp.

Sat – Fathead Pizza (S) ***I double the recipe for my family to make 2 pizzas. I use pepperoni, mozzarella, onion and green pepper for the toppings.

Week #3: August 11-17

S – Black Bean Burrito Bowls (black beans, salsa and lettuce) on top of Spanish Rice (E)

M – Cabb & Saus Skillet (S) pg. 58 in THM Cookbook

Tue – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)

W – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E)

Th – Slow Cooker Steak Wraps on low carb tortillas with fresh veggies on the side (S) ***I’m doubling this recipe.

F –  Trim Mac Salad (S) pg. 181 in THM Cookbook ***I do NOT fully assemble this salad so when I eat the leftovers for lunch the other day the lettuce is still crisp.

Sat – Fathead Pizza (S) ***I double the recipe for my family to make 2 pizzas. I use pepperoni, mozzarella, onion and green pepper for the toppings.

Week #4: August 18 -24

S – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken in a lettuce wrap (S) pg. 92 in Trim Healthy Table

M – Barbacoa Beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese and sour cream (S)

Tue –  Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table

W –  Egg Roll in a Bowl (S) pg. 62 in THM Cookbook

Th – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)

F – Ranch Hand Taco Salad (E) pg. 200 in Trim Healthy Table ***I do NOT fully assemble this salad so when I eat the leftovers for lunch the other day the lettuce is still crisp.

Sat – Fathead Pizza (S) ***I double the recipe for my family to make 2 pizzas. I use pepperoni, mozzarella, onion and green pepper for the toppings.

Week #5: August 25-31

S – Black Bean Burrito Bowls (black beans, salsa and lettuce) on top of Spanish Rice (E)

M – Spaghetti over Zoodles with a side salad (S) ***My family will eat theirs over regular pasta. That is NOT reflected on the shopping list.

Tue – Black Pepper Chicken over brown rice (E) pg. 68 in Trim Healthy Table

W –  Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)

Th – Grilled Chicken breasts with brown rice and broccoli on the side (E) ***I’m using frozen broccoli.

F – Trim Mac Salad (S) pg. 181 in THM Cookbook ***I do NOT fully assemble this salad so when I eat the leftovers for lunch the other day the lettuce is still crisp.

Sat – Fathead Pizza (S) ***I double the recipe for my family to make 2 pizzas. I use pepperoni, mozzarella, onion and green pepper for the toppings.