February 28, 2022

FREE Printable April Menu Monthly Meal Plan

If you can tear yourself away from beautiful tuilips, budding leaves, and the itch to get outside and play….. here is our handy april menu.This monthly meal plan allows us to do the work of planning a yummy menu for your family, what recipes to use, and even printable grocery lists to take all the work off of you so you can spend more time enjoying your family and the lovely spring weather! Simply print pdf file with spring menu.

April menu

If you’ve never used our free monthly family meal plan you are in for a treat. I’ve done all the work for you. Each month includes 4 weeks of meals, recipes, and weekly printable grocery items. You will even find seasonal recipes – and it’s all FREE! My meals are an outcome of me striving to feed my family better – organicaly, nutritiously, and still yummy food! Oh, and did I mention eat on a budget! Our april menu features lots of yummy april recipes plus:

My meal plans are FREE! (Your visiting my site keeps the lights on so to speak, no extra charge!)
My meals are nutritious & balanced!
My meals are thrifty! (we pinch pennies by making good use of what foods are in season) Groceries cost our family of 5 about less than $125/week
My food is yummy! (These are all recipes my family loves; we include a dessert once a week and seasonal favorites)
My food is “real” and my family chooses to buy at least the dirty dozen organic! (If you are looking for menus with boxed items, this is probably not for you)

April recipes

Spring is here! This months meal planner will include some seasonal favorite salads! Our meal plan feeds our family of 5. So for all you busy moms out there – dinner is served {and you didn’t even have to plan it!}

Week 1:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola (use coconut oil)	Tuna Sandwich Cucumber	Mac & Cheese with Broccoli + fruit	Popcorn
Tuesday April Fool’s Day	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Strawberry Spinach Salad	Meatloaf Mashed Potato Cake (here is meatloaf and mashed potato recipe here**) Peas	Fruit
Wednesday	Cottage Cheese & Fruit	Refried Bean Burritos with homemade taco shells (save 1/2 for Thurs breakfast)	Hawaiian Pizza Pasta (no pepperoni) Fruit	Carrots
Thursday	Southwest Egg Wrap	Fish Sticks carrots w/ranch Apples	Veggie Burgers with sweet potato fries**	String Cheese
Friday	Rhubarb Muffins	Baked Potato with cheese, broccoli & sour cream	Taco Soup with Cornbread	fruit
Saturday	Eggs Benedict	Leftover Taco Soup	Cheese & Mushroom Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	nuts
Sunday	Smoothy	Mediterranean Steak Salad	Egg in a Hole fruit	salsa & chips

*Granola makes 20-24 servings – save the rest for other days on menu (keeps in air tight container for 2-3 weeks)

**Recipe in Shopping List

Treat: Pistachio Egg Salad (optional add Robin Egg Candy)

Week 2:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola (use coconut oil)	Calzone (with leftover pizza dough)	Tortellini Soup with Sausage & Vegetables	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Leftover Tortellini Soup	Mac & Cheese Broccoli	celery with peanut butter
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Hummus with peppers and Pita bread	Grilled Chicken, Couscous, side salad	fruit
Thursday	Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins	Roquefort Pear Salad	Eggplant Balls over pasta with tomato sauce Garlic Bread	string cheese
Friday	Cobble Cake	Leftover eggplant balls in homemade rolls sandwich + fruit (save 1/2 rolls for lunch tomorrow)	Slow Cooker Honey Chicken with Quinoa Green Beans	fruit
Saturday	BBQ Sandwiches with homemade bun fruit	Cheese & Mushroom Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	popcorn
Sunday	Cinnamon Rolls	Carnitas on homemade corn tortillas	Stir Fry (Vegetarian with 1 cup peanuts)	edible nests

Treat: edible nests

Week 3:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola (use coconut oil)	Cheese & fruit Kabob	veggie (squash, pepper, tomato) kabobs with brown rice & Fruit	nuts
Tuesday Passover	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Casserole Bites	Family Seder Meal Lamb Potoatoes	fruit
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich with apples	Ground Beef Tacos with seasoning on homemade taco shells (save 1/2 for Thurs lunch)	veggies with hummus
Thursday	Ham & Cheese Muffins	Pizza Wrap (tortilla wrapped with pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese)	Pesto Pasta fruit	fruit
Friday	Farmer Eggs	Salad with Grilled Beets & Feta – Pears	Sweet & Sour Chicken with brown rice	fruit
Saturday	Peanut Butter Pancakes	Gyros with Veggie (peppers, & onion) in flatbread	Cheese & Mushroom Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	fruit
Sunday Easter	Resurrection Buns	Ham with pineapple glaze Twice Baked Potatoes** Broccoli Cashew Salad Angel Rolls	leftovers ham sandwiches	dessert

Treat: Bunny Cake

Week 4:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola (use coconut oil)	baked beans & fresh bread	Spaghetti Squash with homemade Meat Sauce Peas	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Mozzarella, basil, Tomato & balsamic Vinegar Sandwich *Save 2-3 slices for tomorrow’s kabobs	Enchilada Veggie Quesadilla with homemade taco shells	fruit
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Fruit, bread cheese, kabobs	Walnuts, Ham & Cheese Apple	cucumber slices
Thursday	Quiche	Mexican Bean Salad	Sloppy Joes with homemade rolls	string cheese
Friday	Apple Strudel Muffins	Cheese, Crackers, Sumer Sausage and Grapes	Red Beans & Rice** green beans	fruit
Saturday	Biscuits & Gravy (biscuits recipe**)	Grilled Pear & Cheese (use 4 pears)	Cheese & Mushroom Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	fruit
Sunday	Banana Bread	roast with potatoes & carrots	Soufflé**	dessert

Treat: Striped Delight** (Pudding Casserole)

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Spring menu

First off, because I know you are going to ask, where is the Menu {free} printable? I know I usually have free printables for everything! But I think it will be more helpful to you if you just read the menu {this post} on your smart phone, ipad, or computer. All the recipes are hyperlinked for your convenience! {This is how I am cooking now too}

>> April Grocery Shopping Lists <<

You can also pull up your shopping list from your smart phone, but I know sometimes it is easier to print this off to add your own notes {things you already have, add’l household supplies you need, etc.} Each weekly shopping list contains everything you need to make the recipes that week. Easy Peasy! If you notice a mistake, please let me know so I can fix it. Thanks

Looking for a different month? Check all the monthly meal planner

Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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