You'll love our Menu Plan 42 ideas with easy weeknight dinner recipes, snacks, breakfast, and game day, too. From zucchini noodles and chicken meatballs to chopped salad, shepherd's pie, and tomato soup, we have something everyone will love!
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- Weekly Menu Plan 42
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- October 21 - Shepherd's Pie
- October 22 - Chicken and Rice
- October 23 - Tomato Basil Soup
- October 24 - Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
- October 25 - Chicken Meatballs
- October 26 - Cobb Salad
- Breakfast
- Dessert
- Snacks
- Project of the Week
- Weekly Meal Plan Worksheet
- More Side Dish Ideas
- Week of Oct 21-27 Food Holidays
- More Weekly Meal Plans
- Find More Recipes
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Weekly Menu Plan 42
Be sure to scroll down to download our helpful grocery list, menu planner, and pantry staples list printables.
Here is your free Weekly Menu Plan 42 for October 21-27 with ideas for snacks and desserts, too.
Before we get to the menu plan, let's take a look at some of the things we shared this week, just in case you missed it:
- dill butter
- recipes using leftover chili - NEW
- bourbon chicken
- 50+ Thanksgiving Recipes - updated for 2023
- candied sweet potatoes
- steakhouse pasta - NEW
- chorizo sheet pan dinner
⭐ Tips
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✔️ Clean your produce when you get home from the store. I like to prep ingredients like onions, broccoli, and carrots ahead of time so you just need to grab a container when it's time to cook.
This week, I suggest you prep ahead minced onions and chopped carrots. The pesto for Wednesday's sandwich can also be made ahead of time.
✔️ 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 the chicken breasts in Monday's recipe. 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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October 21 - Shepherd's Pie
Fall is the perfect time to bring back shepherd's pie.
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.
October 22 - Chicken and Rice
My grandmother used to make this amazing baked chicken and rice meal.
A few years ago, my sister simplified it into a quick instant pot chicken and rice recipe that's on the table fast.
Looking for something a little different? Try this slow cooker potato soup instead.
Find more instant pot recipes here.
October 23 - Tomato Basil Soup
Talk about comfort food! Give me a bowl of hot soup and a grilled cheese sandwich and I'm a happy girl!
In this case, try our tomato basil soup with a pesto panini for a hearty and homey meal the whole family will love.
And, if you love soup, try one of these other yummy recipes:
October 24 - Rotel Chicken Spaghetti
My family adores this super easy rotel chicken spaghetti. We like a mild version, but you can switch up the type of rotel diced tomatoes to change the flavor and amount of heat... hot habaneros anyone?
Serve with a green salad or even a fruit salad!
If you're a fan of this meal, try our creamy pasta bake, million dollar chicken casserole, chicken hashbrown casserole, or chicken and broccoli pasta.
October 25 - Chicken Meatballs
Our chicken meatballs are low carb and keto-friendly. These are a little bit spicy, but you can adjust the seasoning to suit your family's tastes.
Serve them along with our zucchini noodles or baked spaghetti squash for a hearty meal.
More low carb recipes:
October 26 - Cobb Salad
My husband is a huge fan of this chopped chicken salad. It's loaded with tons beans, corn, tomatoes and pepper.
I like to serve this with our zesty Southwest salad dressing, but it's also great with creamy avocado ranch dressing.
More recipes for salads with chicken
Breakfast
You can make this baked oatmeal with any sort of fruit you like. My favorite way to make it is with raspberries and a handful of slivered almonds.
For a super easy breakfast, try make ahead overnight oats:
- blueberry overnight oats
- chocolate peanut butter overnight oats
- apple cinnamon overnight oats
Kids go nuts for our churro waffles (which are great for dessert with a scoop of ice cream!) Our cinnamon banana bread muffins and banana carrot muffins make a great breakfast or snack option, too.
More Breakfast Ideas
Dessert
These red velvet cake balls are so decadent!
If you're not up for red velvet, try these yummy brownie truffles or our OREO truffles instead.
Since Halloween is just around the corner, you'll also want to check out our new Halloween Cookie Bars recipe!
Planning a party? Consider including Halloween Strawberries or my Halloween Snack Board.
Snacks
Chicken tenders are classic snack food and always a big hit with kids, right?
This homemade recipe is is so good, and easy, too!
Serve with your favorite sauces like spicy ketchup, honey mustard sauce, sweet and spicy teriyaki sauce, or ranch dressing.
Here are a few more of our favorite snacks to make on game day (which are also great for move night, potlucks, and parties!
- honey glazed teriyaki wings
- cowboy caviar
- pull apart pizza bread
- creamy spinach dip
- homemade pizza pockets
Project of the Week
Check out our tutorial to learn how to hang patio string lights. We have a couple of tricks for helping your string these up even if you don't have trees in your yard. (This is great for Christmas decor, too!)
Find more DIY project ideas here.
✨ Need a project idea to do with the kiddos? Try these different tie dye techniques on shirts, blankets, baby onesies, and more!
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 42 are gonna be so easy!
More Side Dish Ideas
Week of Oct 21-27 Food Holidays
Mix up this week's Menu Plan 42 by adding in a few other recipes to celebrate these fun food holidays.
- National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day - October 21
- you have to make our pumpkin cheesecake balls - this is our most popular pumpkin recipe
- National Nut Day - October 22
- try our tropical smoothie bowl with macadamia nuts or easy granola bars with almonds
- National Boston Cream Pie Day - October 23
- National Canning Day - October 23
- Food Day - October 24
- Good and Plenty Day - October 24
- National Bologna Day - October 24
- National Greasy Foods Day - October 25
- Mince Meat Pie Day - October 26
- Pumpkin Day - October 26
- try our pumpkin cake balls or pumpkin butter
- National Potato Day - October 27
- I'm crazy about this baked potato casserole
More Weekly Meal Plans
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