Can you believe that it is December? I’m still in disbelief at how quick November went by. Thanksgiving completely snuck up on me this year and here we are just a month away from Christmas! I’m at least a little more prepared and started my Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving this year.
A new month means a new meal plan! Anytime one of my kids asks me what we’re having for dinner, I just pull open this post and question answered. I get tired of answering the dinner question ALL. DAY. LONG. Any other moms feel me?
For the month of December, 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.
In addition to this month of dinner meals, each Sunday 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.
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 9 (but one is a nursing baby) so these meals all serve at least 8. 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: December 3-9
S – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)
M – Award Winning Chili Pie with a side salad (S) pg. 142 in Trim Healthy Table
T – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)
W – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Trim Zuppa Toscana (S) pg. 86 in the THM Cookbook
F – Cabbage Roll in a Bowl with broccoli on the side (FP) pg. 57 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 #2: December 10-16
S – Hearty Two Bean and Lentil Chili (E)
M – White Chicken Lasagna over Zoodles (S)
T – Zesty Salsa Chicken & Black Bean Casserole (E)
W – Crockpot Buffalo Chicken in a lettuce wrap with fresh veggies on the side (S) pg. 92 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Creamy Taco Soup (S)
F – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (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 #3: December 17-23
S – Burrito Bowls – Chili Lime Black Beans, Brown Spanish Rice, lettuce and salsa (E)
M – Pizzeria Tomato Soup (S) pg. 150 in Trim Healthy Table
T – Black Pepper Chicken over brown rice (E) pg. 68 in Trim Healthy Table
W – Spaghetti with meat sauce over cauli rice with a side salad (S)
Th – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)
F – Wicked White Chili (E) pg. 37 in THM Cookbook
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: December 24-30
S – Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup (E)
M –Ham, sweet potatoes and roasted veggies (XO)
T – Grilled steak kabobs (green pepper and onions) over cauli rice with green beans on the side (S)
W – Lovin’ TexMex Skillet (E)
Th – Award Winning Chili Pie with a side salad (S) pg. 142 in Trim Healthy Table
F – Cabbage Roll in a Bowl with broccoli on the side (FP) pg. 57 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 #5: December 31 – January 6
S – Wicked White Chili (E) pg. 37 in THM Cookbook
M – Taco Salad – ground beef over lettuce and topped with cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream (S)
T – Lentil Soup for the Soul (E)
W – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
Th – Creamy Taco Soup (S)
F – Spaghetti with meat sauce over cauli rice 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.
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