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Meal Plan 45 is made with recipes that your entire family will love. These recipes are made with simple ingredients and are easy to make.

Eating leftovers will save you time and money. Scroll to the bottom to see how we turned our leftovers into a new recipe that will impress your family.

Weekly Meal Plans have saved our readers a ton of money and brings everyone to the table. If you are new to our meal plans, make sure to grab Meal Plan 44, Meal Plan 43 and Meal Plan 42.

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Before heading to the store, print this shopping list to easily shop the grocery store or your pantry. All the ingredients are categorized so you can see what you need to grab.

Monday – Slow Cooker Italian Chicken

Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Recipe is delicious and perfect for busy nights. And it’s amazing when paired with these Garlic Bread Cheese Sticks.

A bowl of creamy shredded chicken over rice, garnished with chopped parsley. This Slow Cooker Italian Chicken recipe comes to life against a backdrop of fresh parsley leaves and a textured cloth, promising a delightful meal that's both flavorful and effortless to prepare.
Slow Cooker Italian Chicken
All you need is a few simple ingredients and everything is easily cooked in the slow cooker.
Slow Cooker Italian Chicken

Tuesday – Queso Chicken Tacos

Change up Taco Night with this easy Queso Chicken Tacos recipe. And one of the perfect side dishes for it is some Microwave Brown Rice.

Queso Chicken Tacos
Chicken Queso Tacos combines chicken, taco seasoning, queso, and diced tomatoes to make an amazing cheesy taco recipe.
Queso Chicken Tacos

Wednesday – Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

Enjoy crispy and delicious fish without frying or extra oil when you make this easy-baked parmesan-crusted tilapia.

Enjoy crispy and delicious fish without frying or extra oil when you make this easy baked parmesan crusted tilapia. It is a family favorite.
Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia
This quick and easy recipe is a must try. It takes less than 20 minutes and you can’t even get take out that fast.
Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia

Thursday – Easy Meatballs

This Easy Meatball Recipe is so flavorful and delicious while being super easy to make.

Easy Meatballs
They are always a crowd favorite and easy to make. Meatballs are hearty, delicious, and can be made in a variety of ways.
Easy Meatballs

Friday – Chipotle Steak

Skip the restaurant and make your favorite Chipotle Steak Bites at home. You can even serve homemade side dishes like Chipotle Cilantro Lime Rice and Black Bean Corn Salsa.

A large white plate is filled with grilled steak cubes, reminiscent of a Chipotle copycat recipe, garnished with lime wedges. A blue and white checkered napkin is partially visible on the left. Fresh cilantro and half a lime are in the background.
Chipotle Steak
Copycat Chipotle Steak is a simple recipe that is flavorful and easy to make.
Chipotle Steak

Breakfast – Snickerdoodle Muffins

Snickerdoodle Muffins are perfect to make ahead of time and I love to serve them for breakfast or an after-school treat.

Snickerdoodle Muffins
All the ingredients easily combine in one bowl which makes cleanup a breeze.
Snickerdoodle Muffins

Dessert – Sock It To Me Cake

Sock It To Me Cake is moist, tender, and full of flavor. The perfect cake to serve for any occasion and always a family favorite.

Close-up of a sliced Sock It To Me Cake reveals its moist, golden interior with a rich chocolate filling. The cake is topped with a light glaze drizzle and rests elegantly on a cake server, ready to delight taste buds.
Sock It To Me Cake
This Sock It To Me Cake starts with a cake mix and simple ingredients are added to create a moist, buttery cake that everyone loves.
Sock It To Me Cake

We make meal planning even easier by using the Lazy Day Cooking Club. We show you how to spend about 2 minutes throwing dinner in the slow cooker in the morning and it is ready when you return home.

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