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7 Days Of Easy Family Meal Plans – Barbecue Chicken And More!

Here is a simple family meal planner with easy family meal ideas that can save you money and satisfy your family without you spending too much time in the kitchen! These are easy and delicious comfort food recipes that are sure to satisfy and they’re so easy you won’t be tempted to spend a lot eating out! We’ve made it easy for you with these family meal plans and recipes!

These recipes are linked below and are also in volume 1 of our Dining On A Dime Cookbook.

Here are a week's worth of easy family meal ideas that can save you money and satisfy your family without you spending too much time in the kitchen! These are easy and delicious comfort food recipes that are sure to satisfy and they’re so easy you won’t be tempted to spend a lot eating out!

Simple Family Meal Plans

These are the meal plans for a week. Each day includes links to the recipes listed in the meal plan. Feel free to adapt and modify the meals according to your family’s preferences. For more great family dinner ideas and recipes, be sure to check out our easy Dining On A Dime cookbooks! They will help you save time and money making tasty meals!

For lots more super easy and cheap recipes your family will love, check out our cookbooks!

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Day 1

Barbecue Chicken
Cole Slaw
Fried Potatoes
Pumpkin Cupcakes

Day 2

Bacon Cheese Meatloaf
Texas Potatoes
Peas and Carrots
Mom’s Sweet Muffins
Orange Ambrosia

Day 3

(Save some chicken for Day 4 & 5 and clean some extra veggies for Day 4 too while making tossed salad)

Roast Chicken
Cheesy Rice and Peas
Tossed Salad
Biscuits
Apple Butterscotch Crisp

Day 4

Honey Mustard Chicken Sandwiches
Veggie Platter w/ Mozzarella Dip
Chips
Brownie Sundaes

Day 5

Chicken Barley Soup
Soup Crackers
Relish Dish carrots, celery, broccoli, peppers etc.
Vegetable Dip

Day 6

Peachy Pork Chops
Boiled Potatoes
“Cool” Veggie Salad
Bread w/ butter and jam
Butterscotch Pudding Parfaits  (layers of butterscotch pudding and whipped topping)

Day 7

Baked French Toast or English Muffin
Scrambled eggs
Bacon or sausage
Grapefruit halves or orange slices
Coffee or tea

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  1. Ruby

    September 21, 2023 at 7:20 pm

    Thanks making this meals great meal plan thanks love your books thanks have a great week

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    • Jill

      September 22, 2023 at 11:36 am

      You are so welcome Ruby – and I love your name. It was my husband’s grandma’s name and she was the sweetest lady.

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Here are a week's worth of easy family meal ideas that can save you money and satisfy your family without you spending too much time in the kitchen! These are easy and delicious comfort food recipes that are sure to satisfy and they’re so easy you won’t be tempted to spend a lot eating out!