Weekly Meal Plan: Week 6

About the Week 6 Meal Plan

I want to make this week as easy as humanly possible. It’s sick season, everyone’s a little off, and no one is in the mood for cooking that requires creativity, energy, or multiple brain cells. So this plan is comforting, low-effort, and reliably good.

Monday‘s ravioli is amazing because it looks and tastes like it came out of a high-end restaurant, but it comes together with just 4 ingredients in 15 minutes.

On Tuesday, we’re nestling Italian sausages into fresh buns with peppers, onions, and mushrooms, then slathering it all with a sweet and smoky mustard sauce.

Wednesday brings us a 30-minute chicken piccata. It’s the perfect midweek pick-me-up with its bright and lemony flavors.

Thursday is salmon night—a night to fill up on those omega-3s and healthy fats. My rice bowl with salmon is always a huge hit.

And of course, on Friday, we eat pizza. You’ll love this cheesy, herbaceous herb and garlic cheese pizza, which basically feels like eating garlic bread.

And if sickness hits your household, my soothing lemon chicken soup with kale is the answer. Throw it into the rotation somewhere, and feel like a new person in no time.

Smart Prep Tips for the Week 📝

Sunday is the perfect day for the tiniest head start—an hour, tops. Just enough to make the rest of the week feel effortlessly smoother.

• Monday’s ravioli: You can slice up the mushrooms for this recipe while you’re preparing the veggies for Tuesday (which calls for mushrooms, also). Might as well get it done!
• Tuesday’s sausage and peppers: Slice up the mushrooms, bell pepper, and onions. Transfer them to an airtight container and refrigerate. Same goes with the mustard sauce—mix it up, place in a small jar or container, and refrigerate.
• Wednesday’s chicken piccata: Nothing to prep for here. I do want to note that the ingredient list might look long for a weeknight meal, but I can assure you it’s simple stuff like pantry spices you already have—all flavor enhancers. It comes together quickly.
• Thursday’s salmon bowls: Shred the carrots ahead of time, and slice the cucumbers while you’re at it. Pop them into individual airtight containers so they’re ready to grab when you need them. For extra speed, I rely on those 90-second microwaveable rice packets—total game changer.
• Friday’s pizza: Shred the cheese and pop it into an airtight container. For this recipe, you can use my one-hour no-knead homemade pizza dough recipe or just grab a premade ball of dough from your grocery store bakery.