October Dinner Meal Plan

 

 

I can’t believe that it is (almost) October already!! That means it is time for another month of Trim Healthy Mama dinners. September flew by as usual as we’ve been busy with back to school, soccer and fall activities. We had a warmer than normal September so I’m hoping for some true fall weather this month.

Soups really help to stretch my grocery budget and are delicious. You’ll notice soups on the menu at least once a week this month. Some of them are my favorites and I’m trying a couple of new ones as well. If you’d like to see even more yummy on plan soups check out my 20 favorite THM soups.

 

(Hearty Two Bean and Lentil Chili)

 

I’m trying some new casseroles this month too. As my kids are getting older they are eating more and I’m finding that casseroles fill them up pretty well. Hopefully, we’ll find some new family favorites to keep on our rotation. I tried to do a good mix of online and cookbook recipes. I know not everyone has both cookbooks and that can make it tricky to follow along.

 

 

For the month of October, 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.

 

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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.

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. 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.***

 

Printable Week by Week meal plan

Printable Week by Week shopping list

 

Week #1: September 29 – October 5

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

M – Totally Dope Chicken in a lettuce wrap with fresh veggies on the side (S) pg. 104 in Trim Healthy Table

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

W – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry (E)

Th – Italian White Bean & Spinach Soup (E)

F  – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (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: October 6-12

S –  Jalapeno Chicken Bacon Chowder (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 – Low Carb Philly Cheesesteak Casserole with broccoli on the side (S)

W – Creamy Taco Soup (S)

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

F – Black Pepper Chicken over brown rice (E) pg. 68 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 #3: October 13-19

S –  Ranch Hand Taco Salad (E) pg. 200 in Trim Healthy Table

M – White Chicken Lasagna over Zoodles (S)

Tue – Trim Zuppa Toscana (S) pg. 86 in THM Cookbook

W – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)

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

F – Hearty Two Bean and Lentil Chili (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 #4: October 20-26

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

M – Jalapeno Chicken Bacon Chowder (S)

Tue – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry (E)

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

Th – Loaded Cauliflower & Chicken Casserole with green beans on the side (S)

F – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (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: October 27 – November 3

S – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken in a lettuce wrap with fresh veggies on the side (S) pg. 92 in Trim Healthy Table

M – Pizzeria Tomato Soup (S) pg. 150 in Trim Healthy Table

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

W –  Low Carb Philly Cheesesteak Casserole with broccoli on the side (S)

Th – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)

F – Insanely Simple Chicken Fiesta Soup (E) pg. 151 in Trim Healthy Table

 

Have a great month!