The meal plan this week features five meals that reuse ingredients to save time. It includes an easy copycat Italian restaurant salad that everyone loves!
To hear me walk you through this meal plan, listen to the end of Time Management Insider: E25 – Your Typical Day Versus Your Real Day by clicking the orange and black play button below, or search for Time Management Insider wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode I also talk with Nicole Rosen, a Professor of Linguistics and busy mom of two teenage boys.
Meal Plan #25:

Meal Plan #25 Links And Instructions:
Day and Meal Names | Links and Instructions |
Day #1 Salmon Burgers and Sugar Snap Peas | • Salmon Burgers • Raw sugar snap seas tossed with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper (Make twice as much to use on Day #2) |
Day #2 Air Fryer Meatloaf, Rice, and Sugar Snap Peas | • Air Fryer Meatloaf (or make these mini meatloaves in the oven) • Leftover sugar snap peas from Day #1 • Rice: Instant Pot instructions here (Make twice as much to use on Day #5) |
Day #3 Pesto Chicken Breasts and Roasted Vegetables | • Pesto Chicken Breasts (Make twice as much to use on Day #5) • Use 4 tablespoons store-bought pesto (or make your own with this recipe).” • Roasted potatoes and veggies (Make twice as much to use on Day #5) |
Day #4 One Pot Shrimp Scampi and Olive Garden Copycat Salad | • One Pot Shrimp Scampi • Olive Garden Copycat Salad: Iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber, black olives, sliced red onion, and Italian dressing topped with croutons and Parmesan cheese |
Day #5 Pesto Chicken Bowls | • Warm the leftover rice and put it into soup bowls. Top with warmed leftover Pesto Chicken and leftover roasted veggies. If you have salad ingredients left you can use those too. Sprinkle it all with some cheese and drizzle with Italian dressing. |
Extra Resource: | Here is the printable grocery list that goes with this meal plan :-) |
Have a great week! -Christine xo

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