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🍁 Meal Plan for Oct. 19-25, 2026 🍁

Published 24 days agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

Here are my dinner recommendations (and salads!) for the upcoming week (October 19–25, 2026). To join my October 2026 Cooking Challenge (for a chance to win a $250 Amazon E-Gift Card), click here.

DAY 1: Autumn Chicken Dinner with Tortellini and Veggies​

DAY 2: The Only Beef and Bean Chili You Need​

DAY 3: Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine and Mushrooms (serve with creamy yellow polenta - recipe provided)

DAY 4: Tuscan White Bean Soup​

DAY 5: Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash​

DAY 6: Puff Pastry Chicken Pot Pie (in a cast iron skillet, no bottom crust)

DAY 7: Grilled Peruvian Chicken with Cilantro Green Sauce (with rice and corn)

ANY DAY: Foolproof Fantasy Chocolate Fudge with Pecans​

SALAD 1: Pear Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Honey-Lemon Dressing ​

SALAD 2: Beet and Burrata Salad with Pine Nuts and Balsamic Dressing​

SALAD 3: Green Bean and Butternut Squash Pasta Salad​

If you try any of these recipes, I'd love your feedback in the comments section for each one on my website. Please do not respond to this e-mail.

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