August Meal Plan

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5 weeks of summer dinners for August

Menu Plan July Week 5/August Week 1

Monday: Brown Sugar BBQ marinated chicken with grilled vegetables
Tuesday: Creamy Shrimp Rolls with Sweet Potato Chips
Wednesday: BBQ Meatloaf and fresh garden salad
Thursday: BBQ Grilled Ribs with grilled garden veggies
Weekend: Smokey Sweet Potato Burgers with garlic cream and avocado, chips & homemade salsa; Quick Chickpea & Summer Vegetable Stew

*There’s a lot of BBQ on this week’s menu–I recommend making a big batch of sauce that your family loves — pick one of these, make it Monday, and substitute the recipe through the week to save time and money.

Menu Plan August Week 2

Monday: Chicken fajitas, Mexican rice and re-fried beans
Tuesday: Gazpacho Soup
Wednesday: Creamy Orzo with Sausage , baked tomatoes and zucchini
Thursday: Peas & Ham Pasta Salad
Weekend: Lawry’s Cedar Plank Salmon with Pineapple Salsa and Grilled Vegetables; Grilled Steak Dinner with Grilled Romaine Salad

Menu Plan August Week 3

Monday: Grilled Chicken Pitas, grilled corn on the cob, side garden salad
Tuesday: Stacked Vegetable Enchiladas
Wednesday: Grilled Fish Tacos with Peach Salsa and Mexican Rice
Thursday: Mini Greek Turkey Burgers with Cucumber Sauce with a Greek Salad
Weekend: Nectarine & Blue Cheese Salad (might even shred some left over chicken or fish into this one… or cook up a piece of chicken to shred in it); Hot Dog Party–going to let the family pre-suggest some toppings from the many found on this page and go-to-town creating hot dog topped recipes.

Menu Plan August Week 4

Monday: Grilled Lemon Chicken, Grilled Asparagus
Tuesday: Spicy Fish Taco Bowls (salad) (you can make this ahead of time and serve it cold)
Wednesday: Toastachos
Thursday: Basil Pesto Pasta with Zucchini and Mint
Weekend: Grilled Pork Chops with Sesame Slaw; Zesty Buffalo Chicken Meatloaf with side garden salad and Simple Potato Salad

Menu Plan August Week 5

Monday: Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes (grill or bake the chicken ahead of time, or buy a Rotisserie chicken at the grocery store)
Tuesday: Easy Shrimp Linguine
Wednesday: Chipotle Bean Burritos with rice
Thursday: Rigantoni with Grilled Peppers and Onions
Weekend: MYO BBQ Pizza; Labor Day Burgers Party (Burgers, Orzo, Vegetables and more!)

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Julie Meyers Pron

mom of 3 and wife living in the Philadelphia suburbs, Julie is a former elementary school teacher and a Public Relations manager. She is the owner/editor of Julieverse, a merchandiser with Chloe + Isabel (jewelryverse.com) and founder VlogMom and Splash Creative Media. A marketing strategist and freelance education and parenting writer by trade, Julie attempts to carve out time to enjoy playing with her kids, PTO, cooking and exercise.