🍁 Meal Plan for Sept. 14-20, 2026🍁


Here are my dinner recommendations (and salads!) for the upcoming week (September 14-20). 🍁 🍁 I’m 2 days late with my weekly meal plan, but I have a pretty good excuse! 😆 I just launched my September Cooking Challenge, where one person will win a $250 Amazon gift card by the end of September (in 2 weeks!) simply for making one of my recipes and submitting a photo. So I’ve been a little busy over here! 😂 All the details are here. Hurry up and make that challenge recipe since we have only 2 weeks left until the winner is announced!

DAY 1: Beef Bourguignon (French Red-Wine Beef Stew) with Mashed Potatoes​

DAY 2: Italian Sausage Potato Soup​

DAY 3: Apple Cranberry Chicken (serve with rice, quinoa, roasted veggies, or couscous salad)

DAY 4: Tequila-Lime-Cilantro Shrimp (with Pineapple, Veggies, and Rice)

DAY 5: Pork Chops with Mango-Avocado Salsa (pork marinated in maple syrup, balsamic, lime juice, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, and seasonings)

DAY 6: Salmon with Chunky Olive-Caper Sauce, Quinoa, and Broccoli Rabe​

DAY 7: Chicken Shawarma Bowl (with turmeric rice, feta, chickpeas, homemade tzatziki, and fresh tomato-cucumber salad)

SALAD 1: Sweet Potato Kale Salad​

SALAD 2: Simple Spinach Salad with Pine Nuts, Parmesan Cheese, and Lemon Dressing​

SALAD 3: Arugula Salad with Pears, Apples, Cashews, and Balsamic Vinaigrette​

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. If you have questions, feedback, or any other concerns, please use the comments section for a particular recipe on JuliasAlbum.com or leave a message on my ABOUT page. I always check the comments shared on my website. If you would like to share a photo of what you made, tag me #juliasalbum or @juliasalbumblog on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliasalbumblog/​

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