🧑 Meal Plan for October 21-27, 2024 🧑 7 Dinners + 3 Fall Salads 🧑


Here is my selection of 7 weeknight meals + 3 Fall salads for next week (October 21-27, 2024)!

DAY 1: Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta with Sausage and Spinach​

DAY 2: Creamy Spinach and Mushroom Orzo (30 Minutes, One-Pan)​

DAY 3: Southwestern-Style Ground Beef Stuffed Acorn Squash (with black beans, corn, mild green chiles, and green onions)​

DAY 4: Creamy Tuscan Shrimp with Spinach, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes (30 Minutes, One-Pan)​

DAY 5: Sun-Dried Tomato, Creamed Spinach, and Bacon Chicken Bake​

DAY 6: Creamy Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup with Spinach, Carrots, and Bacon Bits​

DAY 7: Garlic Butter Chicken with Zucchini and Corn (One-Pan, 30 Minutes)​

SALAD 1: Greek Salad with Tomatoes, Cucumber, Avocado, Capers, Red Onions, and Feta Cheese​

SALAD 2: Beet Spinach Salad with Mandarin Oranges, Pine Nuts, Feta, and Honey-Mustard Lemon Dressing​

SALAD 3: Apple Cranberry Spinach Salad with Pecans, Avocados (and Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing)​

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