January is the time of year when most people commit to being healthier. If this is you, you’re not alone. The end of December was quite rocky for me eating wise and I’m ready to reset. If the holidays rocked your eating world too and you’re having a difficult time staying on plan, then I have a great post full of encouragement that may be a help to you. You can find that post here.
This month’s meal plan is filled with a lot of my family’s favorite dishes. 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. January’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 January, I’ll be using three cookbooks – Trim Healthy Future, Trim Healthy Table , 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 8 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: January 1-7
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 – White Chicken Chili (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 – 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 – Cabbage Roll in a Bowl (FP) pg. 57 in Trim Healthy Table
Week #2: January 8-14
S – Sesame Fix over cauli rice with broccoli on the side (S)**You can use almond flour in place of the Baking Blend** pg. 119 in Trim Healthy Future
M – Lovin’ Tex Mex Skillet with lettuce on the side (E)
T – Garlic Rosemary Tomato Soup with a side salad (S)
W – Cabbage Lasagna with a side salad (S)
Th – Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup (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 – Shepherd’s Pie Skillet (S) pg. 132 in Trim Healthy Future
Week #3: January 15-21
S – Egg Roll in a Bowl Part Deux (E) pg. 63 in Trim Healthy Table
M – Easy Mixed Rice & Beans (E)
T – Italian Sausage & Squash Soup (S)
W – Slow Cooker Italian Beef & Cabbage with broccoli on the side (S)
Th – Pizzeria Tomato Soup (S) pg. 150 in Trim Healthy Table
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 – Lemon Peppery Chicken with Crunchy and Tangy Bacon Coleslaw and broccoli on the side (S) pg. 163 in Trim Healthy Future
Week #4: January 22-28
S – Sweet & Spicy Stir-fry over brown rice (E) ***I’m doubling this recipe for my family size.
M – Salsa Verde Chicken Soup (E)
T – Easy Cheesy Stuffed Peppers with a side salad (S)
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 – Green Bean Chili (FP) pg. 177 in Trim Healthy Future
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 – Power Skillet over cauli rice (S) pg. 66 in Trim Healthy Table
Week #5: January 29 – February 4
S – Great Wall Skillet in lettuce wraps (S) pg. 134 in Trim Healthy Future
M – Taco Salad – ground beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa (S)
T – Slow Cooker Chicken and Quinoa Chili (E)
W – Chicken Florentine over Zoodles with broccoli on the side (S) pg. 46 in THM Cookbook
Th – Trim Zuppa Toscana (S) pg. 86 in THM Cookbook
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 – Cowboy Grub (E) pg. 59 in THM Cookbook
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