It’s November and that means it’s baby month at our house! I guess technically since I’m not due until November 25 I could roll into December, but fingers crossed this baby is born this month. I’m feeling pretty good overall, but definitely am starting to reach that uncomfortable stage.
This month’s meal plan is filled with a lot of my family’s favorite dishes as well as some new recipes that I’m excited to try as well. I’m nesting and wanting to do “all the things” so I thought it was a great time to try some new meals. All fuel types are represented (minus crossovers) so that I can ensure that my family and I are getting in a great variety of foods.
If you’ve followed any of my dinner meal plans recently I’m sure you’ve noticed that I break down each day into a food category. This helps me immensely with planning and looking for specific types of recipes. November’s categories are:
Sunday – Asian
Monday – Mexican
Tuesday – Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
Wednesday – Italian
Thursday – Soups
Friday – Pizza
Saturday – Hodgepodge
If you’re wanting to create your own meal plan, give this method a try. It really helped me to organize my thoughts and options better. It also helped me to repeat meals less and have more variety. My family is excited about that!
For the month of November, 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.
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.
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.
***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 Printable Meal Plan
Week by Week Printable Shopping List
Week #1: November 1-7
S- Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E) ***I’m doubling this recipe for my family of 7
M – Deconstructed Fajitas over brown rice (E) pg. 56 in Trim Healthy Table
T – Totally Dope Chicken in a low carb tortilla with fresh veggies on the side (S) pg. 104 in Trim Healthy Table
W – Spaghetti meat sauce over cauli rice and with a side salad (S) ***My family will eat their spaghetti over regular pasta. This is NOT reflected on the shopping list.
Th – Insanely Simple Chicken Fiesta Soup (E) pg. 151 in Trim Healthy Table
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Cabb & Saus Skillet with broccoli on the side (S) pg. 58 in THM Cookbook
Week #2: November 8-14
S – Egg Roll in a Bowl over brown rice (E) pg. 62 in THM Cookbook
M – Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Spaghetti Squash (S) pg. 132 in Trim Healthy Table
T – Succulent Barbacoa Beef over salad (S) pg. 108 in Trim Healthy Table
W – Tuscan Cream Chicken over cauli rice with a salad on the side (S) pg. 72 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Hearty Two Bean and Lentil Chili (E)
F – 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.
Sat – Award Winning Chili Pie with a side salad (S) pg. 142 in Trim Healthy Table
Week #3: November 15-21
S – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
M – Taco Salad – ground beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa (S)
T – Slow Cooker Chicken and Quinoa Chili (E)
W – Chicken Alfredo over zoodles with broccoli on the side (S) pg. 67 in THM Cookbook
Th – Creamy Taco Soup (S)
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Cowboy Grub (E) pg. 59 in THM Cookbook
Week #4: November 22-28
S – Teriyaki Beef & Broccoli over cauliflower rice (S) pg. 82 in Trim Healthy Table
M – Burrito Bowls – (2) cans of black beans, lettuce and salsa on top of Brown Spanish Rice (E)
T – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken over salad (S) pg. 92 in Trim Healthy Table
W – Spaghetti meat sauce over cauli rice and with a side salad (S) ***My family will eat their spaghetti over regular pasta. This is NOT reflected on the shopping list.
Th – Thanksgiving leftovers
F – 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.
Sat – Chicken Sausage Gumbo (E) pg. 89 in Trim Healthy Table
Week #5: November 29 – December 5
S – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
M – Low Carb Beef and Cheese Enchiladas with lettuce and sour cream on the side (S)
T – Wicked White Chili (E) pg. 37 in THM Cookbook
W – Slow Cooker Italian Beef & Cabbage with broccoli on the side (S)
Th – Trim Zuppa Toscana Soup (S) pg. 86 in THM Cookbook
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Egg Roll in a Bowl Part Deux (FP) pg. 63 in Trim Healthy Table
Starting back again. These are so helpful! What do the asterisks mean on the shopping list items?