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This week’s 5-day meal plan is all about food that’s satisfying, delicious, and actually nourishing. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we’re keeping things simple—in the best way. I’ve got a Taco Tuesday-inspired soup to mix things up, more sheet pan magic, an easy cashew chicken situation, cozy beef stroganoff, and a pizza that’s guaranteed to impress.
About This Week’s Meal Plan
I’m kicking the week off with a quick, delicious cashew stir-fry that rivals takeout and comes together in under 30 minutes. Tuesday, we’re keeping the spirit of Taco Tuesday alive but with a twist: my chicken tortilla soup, which honestly might be even better than the tacos themselves. By Wednesday, we’re all craving something easy, so I’m giving you my teriyaki-glazed sheet pan salmon with veggies: minimal effort, maximum reward. Thursday brings a classic, creamy beef stroganoff (because comfort), and Friday, of course, is pizza night. But this one’s a little extra special.
Table of Contents
Easy Healthy Cashew Chicken
All of that crunchy, nutty goodness tossed with chicken in a light, flavorful sauce.
Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup
This soup eats like a meal and makes for a fantastic lunch throughout the week. Don’t forget the Fritos!
Teriyaki Sheet Pan Salmon With Veggies
This sheet pan dinner lets you fill up and feel good.
Easy Beef Stroganoff
Tender beef and mushrooms in a creamy sauce! Serve it over egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or rice.
Easy Grandma Pizza
With this pizza, the cheese goes on before the sauce. Weird? Maybe. Tasty? Abso-freaking-lutely.
Grocery List 🛒
For your convenience, you can download this week’s grocery list here.
Smart Prep Tips for the Week 📝
Sunday’s the perfect day to get a tiny head start on the week, if you can spare an hour. Here are a few things that’ll make the next few days feel a whole lot easier:
- Monday’s cashew chicken: Whisk the marinade together, then add the cubed chicken. Transfer to an airtight container and let it marinate overnight. Cut the mushrooms, bell peppers, and scallions, and pop them into another container to keep in the fridge.
- Tuesday’s chicken tortilla soup: Chop the onions and poblano pepper, and put them in an airtight container to keep in the fridge until Tuesday. Make the seasoning in advance by blending the chili powder, cumin, ground coriander, salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, and cayenne. Keep the seasoning in a small airtight container.
- Wednesday’s sheet-pan salmon: Cut the broccoli florets, bell peppers, and scallions. Place them all in a large container with the sugar snap peas, and keep in the fridge until it’s go time. Don’t start marinating the salmon any earlier than Wednesday morning, or the texture of the salmon will become mushy.
- Thursday’s beef stroganoff: Cut the onions and store them in an airtight container. Don’t cut and store the mushrooms in advance—they’ll get mushy!
Delicious Pairings
- Monday: Coconut Ginger Instant Pot Rice, Asian Cucumber & Carrot Salad, Smashed Cucumber Salad
- Tuesday: Fresh hunk of bread
- Wednesday: Coconut Ginger Instant Pot Rice
- Thursday: The recipe calls for serving it over egg noodles, but you can also serve it with these Instant Pot mashed potatoes or basic creamy mashed potatoes.
- Friday: Caesar salad with homemade Caesar dressing, Air fryer Buffalo wings, best side salad for pizza
And that’s another week—balanced, flavorful, and easy. If you make any of these, leave a comment and rating on the recipe and tag me on Instagram. I love seeing my recipes on your table!
Next week, we’ll be inching closer to Thanksgiving, so expect things to get extremely unfussy (in the best way).
