November 12, 2020

January Family Meal Planner

I hope this January meal planner saves you precious time planning so you can spend it with your kids making snowmen, drinking hot cocoa, and playing with your kids! This January menu features Crockpot Wednesday – so dinner time is quick and easy before Wednesday church activities. Includes free printable January Menu, link to free recipes, and grocery shopping list too!

January Meal Planner

If you’ve never used our free monthly family meal planner 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 – organically, nutritiously, and still yummy food! Oh, and did I mention eat on a budget! Our family feels these meals are:

My meal plans are FREE! (Your visiting my site keeps the lights on so to speak, no extra charge!)
My meals are nutritious & well 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 $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)

If this is your first time using my meal plan – please read the Monthly Meal Plan FAQs

January menu

By using the meal plan below you agree to the following:

This is for personal use only (you may print off 1 copy for your families personal use)
This may NOT be sold, hosted, reproduced, copied or stored on any other site (including blog, Facebook, Dropbox, etc.)
All downloaded materials provided are copyright protected. Please see Terms of Use.
I offer free printables to bless my readers AND to provide for my family. Your frequent visits to my blog & support purchasing through affiliates links and ads keep the lights on so to speak. Thanks you!

January Meal Planner

In January it’s time to sever comfort food that not only warms our bellies, but also our homes as it cooks. Get ready for some seasonal favorites and warm-you-up soups. 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)	Spanish Rice with Hot Dogs**	Classic Tortilla Soup**	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Refried Bean Burritos with homemade taco shells (save 1/2 for tomorrow’s lunch)	Soufflé**	string cheese
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Pizza Quesadilla (with leftover taco shells)	Crockpot BBQ SandwichesCrockpot BBQ Sandwiches on Sandwich Buns (makes enough for 2 meals)	popcorn
Thursday	Blueberry Muffin	Leftover BBQ Sandwiches	baked beans & fresh bread**	Granola
Friday	Farmer Eggs** with 2-3 potatoes, 1 pepper & 2 eggs per person) with juice	Baked potato with cheese, sour cream, and broccoli	Peanut Linguini** Green Beans	bell pepper with hummus *only eat 1/2 hummus
Saturday	Waffles** with maple syrup	leftovers	Cheese & Veggie Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	celery with peanut butter
Sunday	Apple Sausage Crepes	Layered Herby Stew	Mac & Cheese with Broccoli	fruit

*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 Download

Treat: Best Brownies Ever

Week 2:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	Calzone (using saved crust) with pepperoni (optional)	Sweet Chili with Buttery Cornbread**	bell pepper with humus (leftover)
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	Leftover et Chili & Cornbread	Angel Hair Brushetta with Spinach salad (with balsamic vinegrette & walnuts)	fruit
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Refried Bean Burritos with homemade taco shells (save 1/2 for Friday’s lunch)	Crockpot BBQ Roast with Confetti Couscous	String Cheese
Thursday	Banana Bread	Leftover BBQ Roast or PBJ Sandwiches	Stir Fry (Vegetarian with 1 cup nuts)	fruit
Friday	Fried Eggs + Fruit	Tortilla spread with cream cheese & topped with cooked bacon	Lemon Chicken** with buttered potatoes and peas	popcorn
Saturday	pancakes	leftover	Cheese & Veggie Pizza	cucumber slices
Sunday	Smoothie	Blueberry Pork Chops** over brown Rice with Green Beans	Tortilla Espanola** with “french” bread	fruit

Treat: Maple Peanut Butter Yummies

Week 3:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	Spinach Salad with deviled eggs	Red Beans & Rice**	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	Fruit, bread** cheese, kabobs	Italian Tortellini Soup**	granola
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Leftover Italian Tortellini Soup Bread	Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Carrots broccoli	celery with peanut butter
Thursday	Bundt Coffee Cake**	BLT Sandwich Homemade Bread**	Pasta with alfredo sauce** and green beans	Granola
Friday	Spinach/garden Omelet (add ground mustard & nutmeg)	Black Bean Taco Salad**	Cheese & Veggie Pizza	fruit
Saturday	Banana Oatmeal Pecan Pancakes (use coconut oil) + maple syrup	leftover	Eggplant Parmesan, pasta & sauce Cheese & Veggie Pizza	popcorn
Sunday	zucchini bread	Roast Mashed Potatoes / Gravy Peas	Lunch Meat Sandwich with bread++ Sweet Potato & Beet Chips (bake)	fruit

Treat: Pineapple Upside Down Cake**

Week 4:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	hummus on pita, peppers	Quinoa Chicken & Sweet Potato Soup	apple with peanut butter
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	tuna sandwich on tortilla shells (save 1/2 for tomorrow) & fruit	Spaghetti Squash w/sauce + cheese + Green Beans	granola
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	refried bean burritos + tortilla shells (leftover)	Crockpot Stroganoff Beef over Linguini with Green Beans	fruit
Thursday	Sweet Potato Muffins *use coconut oil and 1/2 sugar	Leftover Stroganoff & noodles	Veggie Burgers on homemade buns Sweet Potato Fries	Granola
Friday	Scrambled Eggs Potatoes & Green Peppers	Cobb Salad	Reuben Sandwiches with fruit	popcorn
Saturday	French Toast Casserole	Leftovers	Taco Pizza	fruit
Sunday	Smoothie	Leftover Taco Pizza	Spinach Friata	fruit

Treat: Banana Pudding SquaresBanana Pudding Squares

{free} Weekly Shopping List Printable

var ACE_AR = {Site: ‘874015’, Size: ‘300250’, CallType: ‘IFRAME’};

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}

>> {free} Printable Weekly 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

Feedback

I’d love to hear from you if you used my meal planner. What’s your families favorite meal?

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! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, 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!

Appetizer

Breakfast

Dessert

Soup

Main

Salad