Weekly Menu Plan 41
You’re going to love our Menu Plan 41 ideas for breakfast, dinner, snacks, and game day, too. We have lazy lasagna soup, buffalo chicken, puff pastry pockets, french toast casserole, and so much more on the menu this week!
Here is your free Weekly Menu Plan 41 for the second week of October. with ideas for snacks and desserts, too.
Scroll down to download our helpful grocery list, menu planner, and pantry staples list printables. You can also Shop Meal Plan 41 and Download the Meal Plan 41 Grocery List.
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✔️ Clean your produce when you get home from the store. Prep ingredients like diced onions, broccoli florets, and chopped carrots ahead of time so you just need to grab a container when it’s time to cook. It’s almost as good as having a sous chef!
✔️ Keep your prepped foods fresh by using quality airtight containers – these are my favorite. Plus these are great for leftovers, too.
✔️ Before you shop, check your grocery store’s website. You may find coupons or specials to help save you money. Chicken thighs on sale? Substitute them for chicken breasts. A little planning can go a long way toward saving you money, and that adds up at the end of the month!
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Sunday – Potato Sausage Casserole
My regular readers know how much I love my mom’s recipe for potato sausage casserole.
It’s so cozy and comforting – and filling! This casserole is just perfect for Sunday supper.
Serve with these buttery dinner rolls or a size of cowboy green beans.
Monday – Slow Cooker Wedding Soup
You’re going to love this slow cooker wedding soup!
You can use our authentic Italian meatballs, low carb chicken meatballs, Italian chicken meatballs, or grab your favorite frozen meatballs at the grocery store.
Looking for something a little different? Try this slow cooker potato soup instead.
Find more ground sausage recipes here.
Tuesday – Buffalo Chicken
Make your own shredded slow cooker buffalo chicken and enjoy it in a wrap or sandwich, or try a buffalo chicken salad with onions, peppers, and blue cheese.
Save some of the leftovers for tomorrow and then use the rest to make buffalo chicken pasta salad, buffalo chicken dip, or this fun buffalo chicken crescent ring for game night.
And, if you love all things buffalo, try our slow cooker buffalo chicken mac and cheese.
Wednesday – Buffalo Chicken Puff Pastry
Using your leftover slow cooker buffalo chicken makes this buffalo chicken puff pastry recipe a cinch!
You can even prepare these the night before. Just cover them with plastic wrap and store in the fridge.
Serve with a light green salad, or fresh carrot and celery sticks.
If you’re a fan of this meal, try our pizza puff pastry pockets and creamy chicken puff pastry pockets, too!
Thursday – Walking Taco Casserole
This 30 minute meal is perfect for busy weeknights. Trust me when I say you’re going to love this one-pan walking taco bake
My favorite part of this cheesy casserole is the toppings – you can add sour cream, guac or avocado slices, salsa, cojita cheese crumbles, pickled red onion…. the options are nearly limitless!
Try our taco stuffed bell peppers for a spin on your next taco night!
Friday – Chicken Broccoli Pasta
If it’s creamy and cheesy, I’m ready to gobble it up and this chicken broccoli pasta bake is no exception.
If you like our Rotel chicken spaghetti, creamy chicken pasta bake, or million dollar chicken casserole, you’ll love this easy recipe.
If you want to add more veggie goodness to the dish, try adding in some cauliflower florets or chopped bell peppers, both of which go great with broccoli.
Saturday – Lasagna Soup
The lasagna soup is one of my favorite recipes to make on cold and rainy Fall nights.
If you love lasagna then you have to try this recipe!
This is such an easy and delicious meal and pairs awesomely with our cheesy garlic herb bombs or Italian breadsticks.
Breakfast
Pumpkin French toast is a super delicious breakfast and you can make big pan over the weekend and then heat up individual servings throughout the week.
Not into French toast? Try our super easy and uber-popular sheet pan pancakes using pancake mix instead.
You might also like to bookmark our cranberry eggnog french toast which is great for the holidays.
Dessert
Pumpkin truffles, or pumpkin cake balls, are such a yummy way to celebrate Fall.
If you’re not up for pumpkin spice, try these yummy brownie truffles or red velvet cake balls instead.
This apple carrot bread recipe is trending right now – and for good reason – it’s irresistible! You can serve it with or without the glaze… not going to lie, I once put homemade whipped cream on this instead of the glaze – so good!
Snacks
Cowboy caviar is one of my favorite things to serve on game day – or really any get together!
It’s super easy and only takes a few minutes of prep.
Not only can you serve it with your favorite chips, but it’s also great for tacos and on top of grilled proteins.
Here are a few more of our favorite snacks to make on game day (which are also great for move night, potlucks, and parties!
- Pull Apart Pizza Bread
- Creamy Spinach Dip
- Meatball Cupcakes
- Chicken Tenders with Honey Mustard Sauce
You’ll also love these homemade pizza pockets – they’re so cheesy and delicious!
Project of the Week
DIY yard games are easy to make and fun to play. Which one of these would you add for your next tailgating party??
Find more DIY project ideas here.
🐦 Need a project idea to do with the kiddos? Try our milk jug bird feeder!
Weekly Meal Plan Worksheet
Click on the link below to download a PDF of the meal planning worksheet and also our grocery list. Meals this week with menu plan 41 are gonna be so easy!
More Side Dish Ideas
Week of Oct 14-20 Food Holidays
Mix up this week’s Menu Plan 41 by adding in a few other recipes to celebrate these fun food holidays.
- World Egg Day – October 14, 2022 (Second Friday of October)
- National Dessert Day – October 14, 2022
- We have you covered! Check out tons of desserts here.
- National Chocolate Covered Insects Day – October 14
- National Chicken Cacciatore Day – October 15
- National Roast Pheasant Day – October 15
- World Food Day – October 16
- Four Prunes Day – October 17
- National Pasta Day – October 17
- choose from one of these scrumptious pasta recipes
- Meatloaf Appreciation Day – October 18
- I bet you’ve never had meatloaf with rotel before
- National Chocolate Cupcake Day – October 18
- National Seafood Bisque Day – October 19
- National Brandied Fruit Day – October 20
Download our Mini Digital Cookbook
If you’re looking for more great weeknight recipes, check out our digital mini cookbook. You’ll find loads of recipes that are family-friendly and budget-friendly, too.
These recipes are tried-and-true winners with simple ingredients you probably already have in your fridge and pantry.
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