My free meal plans help you save time and money while enjoying wholesome, delicious meals. This week’s plan highlights pork tenderloin dishes and several tasty sweet potato options.
Week 31 Meal Plan
This meal plan includes seven satisfying dinners plus ideas for breakfast, lunch, and snacks, along with meal-prep suggestions and a shopping list. It’s designed to make home-cooked meals easier and more enjoyable. If this week’s menu isn’t quite right, browse the full collection of meal plans to find one that fits your family.
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Dinner Recipes
- Sunday: Instant Pot Pork Tenderloin with Sweet Potato Puree
- Monday: Tuscan Pasta with Spinach Salad and Bacon Dressing
- Tuesday: Sweet Potato Tacos with Homemade Guacamole and Chips
- Wednesday: Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin with Hasselback Sweet Potatoes and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Thursday: Baked Chicken Strips with Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes or Sweet Potato Fries
- Friday: Pizza Bread with Fruit Salad
- Saturday: Homemade Lasagna or Instant Pot Lasagna with Brussels Sprouts Salad
Breakfast Ideas
- Baked Cinnamon Donuts
- Baked Sweet Potato Oatmeal
- Homemade Egg McMuffins
Lunch Ideas
- Egg Salad
- Turkey Wraps
- Sweet Potato Burritos
Snack/Dessert Ideas
- Baked Apples
- Applesauce Muffins
- Homemade Granola
Meal Plan Tips
These tips help reduce food prep time and minimize waste by repurposing leftovers.
- This week features two pork tenderloin recipes. For larger families, plan to cook extra tenderloins (two per recipe) and buy two packs total. For a family of four with average appetites, one pack should suffice.
- Sweet potatoes appear frequently this week. Use leftover sweet potato taco filling for lunch burritos, or add mashed sweet potato to oatmeal for a cozy breakfast.
- Cook extra bacon for both the bacon-wrapped pork and the spinach salad; leftover bacon works great in turkey club wraps.
- Make a batch of hard‑boiled eggs to use in egg salad for lunches and to top the spinach bacon salad.
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