It’s almost March so that means it is time to plan for another month of delicious Trim Healthy Mama dinners. I had fun going through the cookbooks and different THM blogger sites to find some new recipes to try. There were so many great recipes that I had forgotten about.
However, I tried not to add too many new recipes to the meal plan for fear that my kids might not like them, so just a few new ones will do. All fuel types are represented (minus crossovers) on this meal plan so that I can ensure that my family and I are getting in a great variety of foods. My kids do eat crossovers occasionally as they are all still growing and active.
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. March’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 March, 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 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
Here’s what’s on the menu for March:
Week #1: February 28 – March 6
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 #2: March 7-13
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 – Slow Cooker Chicken and Quinoa Chili (E)
W – Baked Spaghetti “Zoodle” Casserole with a side salad (S)
Th – Creamy Taco Soup (S)
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Beef & Veggie Skillet with broccoli on the side (S) pg. 130 in Trim Healthy Future
Week #3: March 14-20
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 – Taco Salad – ground beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, sour cream and salsa (S)
T – Easy E Crock Pot Chicken with broccoli on the side (E)
W – Slow Cooker Italian Beef & Cabbage with a side salad (S)
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 – Cowboy Grub (E) pg. 59 in THM Cookbook
Week #4: March 21-27
S – Chicken Fried Double Rice (E) pg. 53 in Trim Healthy Table
M – Wicked White Chili (E) pg. 37 in THM Cookbook
T – Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken in a lettuce wrap (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 – Italian White Bean and Spinach Soup (E)
F – Easy Pizza Casserole (S) pg. 126 in Trim Healthy Table
Sat – Creamy Garlic Spinach Spaghetti Squash Casserole with a side salad (S) pg. 135 in Trim Healthy Table
Week #5: 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
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