My Free Meal Plans help you save time, cut costs, and enjoy wholesome, delicious home-cooked meals. Week 25’s Meal Plan features an easy lasagna, a favorite sweet potato taco recipe, and cozy seasonal favorites to warm up your week.
Week 25 Meal Plan
This plan includes seven satisfying dinners plus ideas for breakfast, lunch, and snacks, along with meal-prep tips and a shopping list to make weekday cooking easier. If this week doesn’t match your tastes, explore other meal plans to find one that does.
Download the printable meal plan with tips and a shopping list here, or use the menu below for inspiration.
Dinner Recipes
- Sunday: Stuffed Meatloaf with Parsley Potatoes
- Monday: Grilled cheese with either Instant Pot Tomato Soup or Stovetop Tomato Soup
- Tuesday: Sweet Potato Tacos with Spanish Rice
- Wednesday: Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Legs with Roasted Red Potatoes
- Thursday: Choice of Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili or Stovetop Sweet Potato Chili
- Friday: Easy Lasagna with Greek Salad
- Saturday: Baked Salmon with Hasselback Sweet Potatoes and Greek Salad
Breakfast Ideas
- Sweet Potato Waffles
- Instant Pot Egg Bites
- Sweet Potato Oatmeal
Lunch Ideas
- Sweet Potato Burritos
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
- Tomato soup paired with grilled cheese (use dinner leftovers)
Snack/Dessert Ideas
- Homemade Granola Bars
- Pumpkin Roll
- Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Meal Plan Tips
These tips are meant to reduce prep time and food waste by using leftovers and making smart swaps.
- The meatloaf recipe calls for ½ pound Italian sausage; buy 1 pound and reserve the extra ½ pound for Friday’s lasagna if you like. The lasagna also works well with less meat or none at all.
- Use red potatoes for the parsley potatoes on Sunday and the roasted red potatoes on Wednesday to simplify shopping and prep.
- No special recipe needed for grilled cheese—simply butter the bread, add your favorite cheese, and toast over medium heat. Serve with tomato soup and save leftovers for lunch.
- This plan features sweet potatoes in several dishes. Consider baking extra sweet potatoes to use in breakfasts like waffles and oatmeal, or substitute canned pumpkin puree when needed.
- On Tuesday, double the sweet potato taco filling to use for burritos or lunches later in the week. Add leftover Spanish rice for a tasty filling.
- Friday’s lasagna uses no-boil noodles for quick assembly. Pre-cooking noodles isn’t required and adding leftover Italian sausage makes it even easier.
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- Shopping lists are based on dinner recipes and assume common spices and pantry staples are on hand. Review tips on the meal plan to save time while cooking.
Printable Meal Plan
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