🍁 Meal Plan for Sept. 22-28, 2025 🍁


Here are my dinner recommendations (and salads!) for the upcoming week (September 22-28, 2025). Starting today, the weekly meal plan will go out Saturday mornings instead of Sundays, so you have extra time to plan ahead if using my recipes. And, tomorrow is officially Fall! 🍁 🍁

DAY 1: Thai Coconut Curry Shrimp Soup​

DAY 2: Chicken and Wild Rice with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Portobello Mushrooms​

DAY 3: Greek Orzo (meatless main, or serve it as a side with protein, or as a salad)

DAY 4: Creamy Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Sausage, Thyme, and Sage (30-Minute, One-Pan). You can also use canned pumpkin puree.

DAY 5: Creamy Spinach Mushroom Tortellini with Caramelized Onions​

DAY 6: One-Pot Vegetable Beef Soup​

DAY 7: Creamy Garlic Parmesan Orzo with Green Peas and Crispy Prosciutto (or bacon)

SALAD 1: Roasted Sweet Potato Salad​

SALAD 2: Apple & Blue Cheese Green Salad with Pecans and Honey-Lemon Dijon Mustard​

SALAD 3: Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Toasted Pecans, and Dried Cranberries​

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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