Fall is upon us! Okay, not really. Not yet, anyway. But it’s almost September and that makes me think of fall. Mostly because it makes me think of the AppleJack Festival down in Nebraska City. Which makes me think of apple crisp, apple cream cheese dip, and caramel apple cheesecake bars. Which makes me think yummy thoughts.

If you need to think about more than just apples, then try this monthly menu plan for September!

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 want to see the Excel version?
Awesome! You can download it here.

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 want to plan for more than just dinner?
Awesome! Feel free to print this out, write out breakfast & lunch meals. Or you can edit it in Excel and make it your own!

What if I don’t like your recipe?
Awesome! Use which ever 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 tried to have a variety of meals 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. It makes it super quick to pull meals together!

Recipes in this menu plan:
Chicken Tettrazini
Taco Beef Braid
Hot Ham & Cheese
Sweet Asian Chicken
Tex Mex Chicken Casserole
Broiled Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
BBQ Ribs
Sloppy Joes
Fajitas
Pizzadillas
Chicken Enchiladas
Texas Hash
Little Meats & Gravy (Beef Stroganoff)
Taco Salad
Tuna Noodle Casserole
Breakfast Burritos
Oven Drumsticks
Fiesta Chicken
Meatball Subs
Bow Tie Fiesta
French Onion Burgers
Easy Skillet Nachos
Homemade Chicken Strips
Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl
Pizza
Oven Fried Chicken
Pork Tenderloin
Chili
Chicken Broccoli Crescent Roll
Pepperoni Roll

Jayme is a wife to 1 and a mother to three little boys. She coupons, but isn’t super extreme about it. She price matches and loves it! 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.