Meal Plan 31

A collage shows Swedish meatballs, glazed chicken, green beans with a lemon wedge, blueberry crumb cake, and a round label in the center reading Weekly Meal Plan 31 on a magenta background.

Karlynn Johnston

Published on: 7/15/26

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Welcome back!

I created weekly meals plans to help you save your precious time throughout the week. One thing we all have in common is we have to eat (daily)…multi-times! 🤣 And many of us have families to feed. You know just as well as I do that decision fatigue is REAL! This weekly meal plan is to help alleviate the added daily pressure of choosing what you’ll make next week by sharing my meal plan with you.

And don’t forget to scroll down to the bottom where I’ve added some extra side dishes and desserts!

P.s – If you try a new recipe this week, leave me a comment and review! I literally read every single one from our readers.

Happy Cooking!
❤️ Karlynn

A collage shows saucy chicken, green beans with lemon, meatballs in gravy, and blueberry crumb bars, with Weekly Meal Plan 31 in bold white text on a magenta circle in the center.

Monday: NEW! Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Thighs
Tuesday: Crock Pot Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Gravy
Wednesday: Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta
Thursday: Instant Pot Pork Roast
Friday: French Bread Pizza

Monday – Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Thighs

Ready in 65 minutes, these tender, juicy chicken thighs perfect served over a bed of white rice.

Glazed chicken thigh garnished with chopped green onions on a dark surface, showing a shiny, caramelized coating and visible seasoning.

NEW RECIPE! Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Thighs

These chicken thighs are an affordable meal that’s perfect served over rice for an easy dinner.

Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken Thighs

Tuesday – Crock Pot Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Gravy

Just 15 minutes of prep and your slow cooker does the rest. Here’s another one to try.

Meatballs in creamy sauce with mushrooms and parsley, cooked in a black slow cooker.

Crock Pot Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Gravy

These chicken thighs are an affordable meal that’s perfect served over rice for an easy dinner.

Crock Pot Meatballs with Creamy Mushroom Gravy

Wednesday – Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Ready in just 40 minutes, easy comfort food you’ll want on repeat all week. See more like this?

A close-up of a fork holding penne pasta with pesto sauce and chicken pieces above a bowl, with more bowls of pasta in the blurred background.

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

This decadent skillet creamy chicken pesto pasta is an easy to make comfort food that your whole family will love.

Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta

Thursday – Instant Pot Pork Roast

60 minutes at high pressure plus a 20-minute natural release — tender, sliceable, and packed with flavor. And here’s another option for you to try!

Sliced roast pork with gravy, fresh rosemary, and garlic on a decorative plate with a red and white cloth underneath.

Instant Pot Pork Roast

Pressure cooked in its own gravy and and is the perfect fast and easy dinner!

Instant Pot Pork Roast

Friday – French Bread Pizza

Ready in about 20 minutes from start to finish, the ultimate easy weeknight pizza. Or try this recipe

Two pieces of French bread pizza topped with melted cheese and pepperoni slices on a baking sheet, with grated cheese and a shaker visible nearby.

French Bread Pizza

This recipe gives you all the cheesy, saucy goodness of a classic pizza in a fraction of the time!

French Bread Pizza

Side Dish Options:

A red and white plate filled with steamed green beans, garnished with a lemon wedge. More green beans are visible in the background.

NEW RECIPE!
Fantastic and healthy.
Boiled Green Beans with Garlic Butter

Grilled zucchini halves with char marks are arranged on a white oval plate. Fresh parsley, spices, and a cloth napkin are visible around the plate on a white surface.

In season and a fabulous side dish.
Grilled Zucchini

Rectangular pizza topped with melted cheese, asparagus spears, and sunny-side-up eggs on a baking tray. An egg and asparagus spears rest on the dark wooden table beside the tray.

A fresh take on breakfast.
Asparagus, Capicollo & Egg Breakfast Pizza

And a little something extra:

Three squares of blueberry coffee cake with crumb topping are stacked on a decorative plate, with fresh blueberries scattered around and more cake visible in the background.

The perfect coffee cake does exist!
Blueberry Coffee Cake

A tall glass of strawberry banana smoothie with a red and white striped straw, garnished with a strawberry. Bananas and strawberries are scattered on a colorful tablecloth, with a turquoise wooden background.

You have to try this smoothie!
Strawberry Banana Smoothie

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Karlynn Johnston

I’m a busy mom of two, wife & cookbook author who loves creating fast, fresh meals for my little family on the Canadian prairies. Karlynn Facts: I'm allergic to broccoli. I've never met a cocktail that I didn't like. I would rather burn down my house than clean it. Most of all, I love helping YOU get dinner ready because there's nothing more important than connecting with our loved ones around the dinner table!

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Andrea Zdyb says

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These are amazing! I’m taking them with me on vacation. What a time saver! Thanks so much!

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