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Free Weekly Meal Plans with Grocery Shopping Lists

I'll email you a link to a meal plan including side dishes and shopping list every week! My free weekly meal plans feature recipes that are easy, delicious, and perfect for families.

Every meal plan includes adjustable recipes and a shopping list, so you can serve a family of two or twenty.

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Each weekly menu is an editable collection of recipes so you can scale or remove recipes before creating your shopping list. You'll know exactly what you need each week.

Print a single recipe or the plan for the whole week, or just follow along on your phone or tablet.

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Why use a meal plan?

Using a menu plan...

  • saves money on groceries
  • increases the frequency of eating at home
  • saves time
  • means less stress about what to serve
  • makes family dinners more likely, strengthening family relationships 1
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Why use Add Salt & Serve weekly meal plans?

My uniquely crafted FREE meal plans lighten the load.

There are lots of meal planning services available, so why use Add Salt & Serve? My easy weekly family meal plans:

  • do the planning for you
  • are scalable for all family sizes
  • include a shopping list
  • feature delicious and easy recipes
  • decrease prep time & work
  • increase grocery savings
  • build a freezer stockpile of prepared basics
  • community and free support is available in the Add Salt & Serve Facebook group
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You can use our menus as is or as inspiration for weekly meal plan ideas of your own.

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You won't find elaborate gourmet meals in our menus—our recipes are easy, affordable, delicious, and perfect for all ages.

Weekly meal plans

  • Free Meal Plan for Group 1: Week 1 - Cheesy Baked Ziti, Mexican Style Pot Roast, Slow Cooker Sticky Chicken, Barbecue Beef and Beans, Cheddar Chicken Spaghetti - visit post for recipes
    Meal Plan for Week 1 (Group 1)
  • Meal Plan for Week 2 (Group 1)
  • Free Meal Plan for Week 3 (Group 1): Sweet & Sour Meatballs, Roast Beef Picante, Vegetable Stir Fry, Baked Swiss Chicken, Taco Mac Salad
    Meal Plan for Week 3 (Group 1)
  • Meal Plan for Week 4 (Group 1): Easy Cashew Chicken, Serve Your Own taco Bar, Sweet & Sour Chicken, Stuffed Shells, Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
    Meal Plan for Week 4 (Group 1)
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Still want to know more?

Based on the Secrets of a Busy Cook, our weekly meal plans are more than just a list of recipes. The meal plans:

  • easily fill the freezer with both cooked ingredients and full recipes
  • avoid wasting food by planning leftovers in future meals
  • take advantage of quick and easy recipes
  • make efficient use of your time in the kitchen to avoiding repeating the same tasks over and over
  • take advantage of tools & techniques to make life easier

All of the recipes in the meal plans are adjustable for family size. Whether you are looking for meal plans for two or are cooking for a large family, you will find them helpful. Each meal plan has a main dish and recommended sides for five nights and comes with a shopping list. We do everything except the grocery shopping and cooking for you!

How to start the meal plans

Make the most our meal plans:

  • New to the meal plans? Start here »
  • Learn about the Busy Cook's Pyramid
  • FAQs

Feedback is welcome. Enjoy!

Still have questions?

You can leave a comment below or join our Facebook group, and I'll do my best to answer your questions.


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1 An aside: an unexpected benefit of eating together as a family

Did you know that frequent family dinners are directly correlated with strong family relationships? Not only that, but the likelihood of teens turning to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs decreases the more frequently family dinners occur.

Years of studies by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University have consistently shown the benefit of family dinners. "Teens who have frequent family dinners are more likely to say their parents know a lot about what’s really going on in their lives, and such parental knowledge is associated with decreased incidence of teen marijuana, alcohol and tobacco use. Family dinners are the perfect opportunity when teens can talk to their parents and parents can listen and learn."

The "magic that happens at family dinners isn’t the food on the table, but the conversations and family engagement around the table." Stress-free family dinners with engaging conversation are more likely to happen with a plan.

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  1. Jo Morse

    September 17, 2019 at 5:22 pm

    So glad to see you back!
    You saved my skin when I was a mom of littles. Now that they are young adults, I’m so glad you’ll simplify life for us again!

    Love your menu plans!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      September 17, 2019 at 5:40 pm

      Thanks so much, Jo! Glad to have you back. :)

      Reply
  2. Carolyn

    July 05, 2019 at 12:32 pm

    So happy you are back. I have all of the old menus from your gluten free menu and the weekly menu saved. I always enjoyed your menus vs others I have tried. They are more to my food likes and abilities. Thank you so much for offering this to others again. Love it!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      July 05, 2019 at 1:48 pm

      Thank you for the kind comments, Carolyn! Glad to have you with us. :)

      Reply
  3. Dee

    June 09, 2019 at 10:43 pm

    I was so thrilled to find you back! I, too, was back in the Yahoo days, then the old site. I was so sad when the free plans went away. Thank you so much!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      June 10, 2019 at 8:39 am

      So glad to see you back, Dee!

      Reply
  4. A homeschool mom

    May 25, 2019 at 2:30 am

    I am so happy you've started doing this again! I still have my old menus from the yahoo group days! I've been looking for more menu plans and these are fantastic! Thank you so much for doing this again! ❤

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      May 25, 2019 at 7:33 am

      That was a long time ago! I'm glad you found us again—I'm happy to have you here!

      Reply
  5. Rhonda Wilson

    May 04, 2019 at 10:04 am

    I used your menus years ago when I was feeding 8. Everyone loved the recipes. I too lost track for awhile and saw you on pinterest. Am going to be looking again. Thank you for all the work you've put into this. Busy moms sure appreciate it.

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      May 25, 2019 at 7:31 am

      Happy to have you back, Rhonda!

      Reply
  6. Holli

    March 09, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    I'm so glad to see these menu plans back! I used them a few years ago amd kind of lost track of them. Menu planning is a struggle for me and I appreciate these menus much!

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      March 11, 2019 at 12:43 pm

      Thanks so much, Holli! I'm glad we can take some of the stress out of your week.

      Reply
  7. Erica

    February 23, 2019 at 10:44 am

    Quick, easy meals that are equally delicious. I look forward to seeing what's on next week's menu every week.

    Reply
    • Mary Ann

      February 23, 2019 at 10:57 am

      Thanks so much for your feedback, Erica! I'm glad you are finding the recipes easy and delicious.

      Reply

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