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Love is in the air!  Well, maybe not love.  But, then again, maybe it is.  It’s the month of Valentine’s Day!  If that doesn’t inspire good thoughts, then maybe knowing that this is the month of the Super Bowl is something you can love.  No?  Then Groundhog’s Day — is that something that you love?

Well, if you can’t find something to love in February, maybe you can love menu planning!  It’s one of the best way to save money on groceries.  If you know what you’re cooking, then you know what groceries you need to buy.  Only buying what you need will save you money!

We’ve put together this menu plan in hopes that it helps you.  Use the “All Meals” option.  Or just the “Dinners Only” plan.  Open it in Excel.  Or PDF.  The choice is yours!

The Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Menu:

Available formats:

• The easy-to-print version as a .PDF.
• The pre-filled file in Excel.
• An empty file in Excel.  Make your own menu plan!

The Dinner Only Menu:

Available formats:

• The easy-to-print version as a .PDF.
• The pre-filled file in Excel.
• An empty file in Excel.  Make your own menu plan!

Its okay if you don’t like these recipes or these ideas – make your own!  Just open the Excel version, delete what you don’t want and keep what you do want!  I have a menu plan that works for my family – you should have one that works for yours!

What if I don’t cook every night?
Awesome!  I don’t either – we often have leftovers 2-3 night/week.  Just take this basic plan, cut out some meals and make leftovers part of your plan!

What if I don’t want a particular meal on a specific night?
Awesome!  Just take this basic plan and swap meals around.

What if I don’t eat beef?  Or chicken?  Or pork?
Awesome!  Just take this basic plan, remove the foods you won’t eat and put in foods you will eat.

What if I don’t know how to make that meal?
Awesome!  Included are the links for the recipe that I usually use.

What if we always have pizza on Friday nights?
Awesome!  (Can I come over?)  Just remove my Friday meals and put in pizza.

What if I don’t like your recipe?
Awesome!  Use whichever recipe you normally use and just use this basic plan as a suggestion.

What if I have my own monthly menu plan?
Awesome!  Care to share it?  Share it down below in the comments so that we all can see it and be inspired!

What’s cool about this menu plan?

I kept it simple around the holidays – go into the holiday relaxed and enjoy yourself!

Breakfast & lunch are simple and repetitive while still providing variety.  For dinners, I try to have a lot more variety each week – some beef, some chicken, and some pastas.  That way you won’t get too bored.  There are also plenty of ways to save time when using this menu plan.

Examples:  When prepping chicken at the beginning of the month, make enough for the other recipes and freeze it for future use.  When making ground beef, brown 2-3 times the normal amount and freeze that. Check out these easy crockpot instructions for bulk cooking chicken and bulk cooking ground beef. It makes it super quick to pull meals together!

Recipes in this menu plan:

Breakfast Recipes:
Breakfast Popsicles
Sausage Breakfast Casserole
Sausage Bagel Sandwiches
English Muffins (top with butter, cream cheese, peanut butter or jelly)
Breakfast Burritos
French Toast Sticks
Scrambled eggs
Cereal
Pancakes
Cinnamon Rolls
Waffles
Fried Eggs
Bagels (top with butter, cream cheese, peanut butter or jelly)
Baked Oatmeal

Lunch Recipes:

Tortilla Roll Ups
Easy Skillet Nachos
Chicken Nuggets
Soup Ideas: Baked Potato Soup, Slow Cooker Ham & Bean Soup, Slow Cooker Ham & Potato Soup, Cheesy Veggie Chowder, Chicken Noodle Soup, Chicken Tortilla Soup, Ham & Bean Soup, Slow Cooker Chili, Taco Soup, Vegetable Soup, Broccoli Cheese Soup
Bean & Cheese Burritos
Summer Sausage, Cheese & Crackers
Macaroni & Cheese
Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Mini Pizzas
Cheese Quesadillas
Cobb Salad
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Egg Salad

Dinner Recipes:

Chicken Potato Bake
Bow Tie Fiesta
Chicken Noodle Soup
Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
Slow Cooker Lasagna
Stuffed Pepper Casserole
BBQ Chicken Tostadas
Broccoli Cheese Soup
Baked Sweet Hawaiian Chicken
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Healthy Sweet & Sour Chicken
Quiche
Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Rolls
Italian Sausage With Bow Tie Pasta
Chicken Stir Fry

Slow Cooker Sweet Sesame Chicken
Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup
Taco Salad
French Onion Burgers
Glazed Pork Chops
Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice
Queso Chicken Bake
Smoked Sausage & Rice Skillet
French Bread Pizza
Hot Ham & Cheese
Chile Colorado Burritos
Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas
Tex Mex Chicken Casserole

Jayme is a wife to 1 and a mother to four little boys. She coupons, price matches and meal plans. While she likes to cook, she’s in the stage of life where simple is usually better – she never knows how many hands she’ll have free at dinner time! You can find her at No Regrets Living.

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