It’s almost April and that means it’s time for another delicious month of dinner meals. I’m trying a couple of new meals this month and having many of our old faithful meals that my family really enjoys. I love it when my kids request specific THM meals to be put on the meal rotation. It makes my mama heart happy to know they’re eating nutritious meals.
If you’ve followed any of my dinner meal plans 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. While the calendar says it’s springtime, I’m not quite ready to give up soups on the meal plan but more than likely I’ll replace the soup for salads next month. April’s categories are:
Sunday – Asian
Monday – Mexican
Tuesday – Instant Pot or Slow Cooker
Wednesday – Italian
Thursday – Soups
Friday – Pizza
Saturday – Hodgepodge
For the month of April, I’ll be using three cookbooks – Trim Healthy Future, Trim Healthy Table , Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. I also have 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.***
Printable Week by Week Meal Plan
Printable Week by Week Shopping List
Week #1: March 28 – April 3
S – Great Wall Skillet in lettuce wraps (S) pg. 134 in Trim Healthy Future
M – Lovin’ Tex Mex Skillet with lettuce on the side (E)
T – Hearty Lentil, Chicken Sausage and Spinach Soup (E) pg. 85 in Trim Healthy Table
W – Save Your Waistline Crockpot Lasagna with a side salad (S) pg. 86 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Jalapeno Chicken Bacon Chowder (S)
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 – Quinoa Goes Cajun (E) pg. 69 in THM Cookbook
Week #2: April 4-10
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 – Chicken and Rice with broccoli on the side (E)
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 – Comforting Chicken Noodle Soup (E)
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Shepherd’s Pie Skillet (S) pg. 132 in Trim Healthy Future
Week #3: April 11-17
S – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E) ***I’m doubling this recipe for my family size.
M – Burrito Bowls – Chili Lime Black Beans , Brown Spanish Rice and topped with lettuce and salsa (E)
T – Stew of Love (S) pg. 101 in Trim Healthy Table
W – World’s Laziest Lasagna Skillet with side salad (S) pg. 69 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Creamy Taco Soup (S)
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 – Zesty Salsa Chicken and Black Bean Casserole (E)
Week #4: April 18-24
S – Egg Roll in a Bowl over cauli rice (FP) pg. 62 in THM Cookbook
M – Taco Chicken Chili (E) pg. 186 in Trim Healthy Future
T – Totally Dope Chicken in a lettuce wrap with fresh veggies (bell pepper and cucumbers) and broccoli 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 – Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup (E)
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Company Casserole with a side salad (S) pg. 158 in Trim Healthy Future
Week #5: April 25 – May 1
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 – Paprika Chicken over cauli rice and green beans on the side (S)
W – Tuscan Cream Chicken over cauli rice with a side salad (S) pg. 72 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Slow Cooker Chicken and Quinoa 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 – Cabbage Roll in a Bowl over cauli rice (FP) pg. 57 in Trim Healthy Table
Thank you so much Darcie. I have been using your website off and on for a while to help me plan my meals. 🙂
I love your meals. I have collected a few new family favorites rom you since I started THM in January. I hope you know how many people you are helping. Thank you for blessing us all with your menus and weekly emails. You are so appreciated.
Thank you for the kind words! ❤