It is summer (hallelujah!) and my family and I are enjoying the slower paced days, extra family time and the beautiful weather. It is really warming up in Michigan so we’re enjoying the lovely weather while we can in between all the rain storms.
This month I will not be making anything that requires the oven, except for the Fathead Pizza. We do not have air conditioning and so the oven just makes our house sweltering. If I use my crock pot or Instant Pot in the warmer months I put them in the garage so no extra heat gets in the house. This worked out really well for me last month so I’m keeping it up.
For the month of July, 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! I had to get a little creative with the recipes I chose this month 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!
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.
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.***
Here’s what’s on the menu or July:
Week #1: June 30 – July 6
S – 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.
M – Grilled chicken breasts over brown rice with steamed broccoli on the side (E)
Tue – Cabb & Saus Skillet (S) pg. 58 in the THM Cookbook
W – Black Bean Burrito Bowls (black beans, salsa and lettuce) on top of Spanish Rice (E)
Th – 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.
F – Colorful Lentil Salad with added chicken breasts (E)
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: July 7-13
S – Easy Slow Cooker Parmesan Wings with green beans and salad on the side (S)
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 – Cowboy Grub (E) pg. 59 in THM Cookbook
W – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)
Th – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E)
F – Cheesy Sausage Pasta Skillet with a side salad (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 #3: July 14-20
S – Grilled burger wrapped in lettuce with Crunchy and Tangy Bacon Coleslaw and green beans on the side (S)
M – Colorful Lentil Salad with added chicken breasts (E)
Tue – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken in a lettuce wrap (S) pg. 92 in Trim Healthy Table
W – 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.
Th – Slow Cooker Italian Beef and Cabbage with green beans on the side (S)
F – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
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: July 21-27
S – Mexican Cauliflower Rice Skillet (S)
M – Black Pepper Chicken over brown rice (E) pg. 68 in Trim Healthy Table
Tue – Spaghetti over Zoodles with a side salad (S) ***My family will eat theirs over regular pasta. That is NOT reflected on the shopping list.
W – 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.
Th – Black Bean Burrito Bowls (black beans, salsa and lettuce) on top of Spanish Rice (E)
F – Easy Slow Cooker Parmesan Wings with green beans and salad 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 #5: 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.
Thank you SO much for doing a “no oven” plan! Our stove and oven went out and we won’t be replacing it until Fall. This is so helpful!