A Healthy Weekly Meal Plan featuring six healthy dinner recipes, one cleaner dessert, and plenty of low-carb and paleo options. This nourishing meal plan is designed to keep life nourishing and easy!
And just like that, we’ve made it to our 52nd meal plan!
This means two things:
First, there is now a year’s worth of healthy meal plans on this site. You can pick and choose which one to make depending on the time of year and what you’re in the mood for!
Second, it means this is the last meal plan we will be sharing (at least for now). But don’t worry, these meal plans will always be available on this site in my Meal Plan Archive!
So in spite of the fact that there won’t be any new meal plans, you can always revert back to former meal plans.
To go out with a bang, we’re sharing some delicious, flavorful recipes this week that may just become family staples in your household!
If you’re looking for some fun side dishes to enjoy with this week’s meals, I recommend my Garlic Herb Roasted Vegetables and my Apple Walnut Broccoli Salad.
And if you’re in the mood for a delicious fall treat, you must try my Cinnamon Swirl Apple Oat Bread or my Healthy Sweet Potato Brownies!
And now, for this week’s menu!
Be sure to print out the grocery list at the bottom of the post to snag all your groceries for the week in one haul.
Enjoy!
SUNDAY:
Oven Roasted Chicken Shawarma – Traditional shawarma is spit-roasted and shaved into thin slices. We don’t have a way to spit roast anything, and we’re guessing you don’t either. Natalie’s version of chicken shawarma has all the traditional flavors you love in sheet pan form! No spit roasting needed.
Special Diet: This simple recipe is gluten and grain free depending on how you serve it.
Prep Ahead: Vegetables and chicken can be chopped a couple of days in advance.
Substitutions/Notes: Use your favorite quick-cooking vegetables. Serve the chicken and veggies over a bed of salad greens or as part of a grain bowl. There is a quick recipe for tahini yogurt sauce that’s fabulous with this or you can use store bought hummus or tzatziki.
MONDAY:
Fall Harvest Salad with Roast Chicken Sweet Potatoes and Pecans – This delicious and filling fall-inspired salad is jam packed with flavorful, nourishing goodies. An amazing go-to for fall and winter!
Special Diet Notes: This nutritious salad recipe is gluten-free and can be made paleo friendly.
Prep Ahead: Make the dressing up to 5 days ahead of time. Cook the chicken and the sweet potatoes up to 3 days ahead of time.
Substitutions/Notes: Omit the cheese or use a raw cheese for paleo. Make sure the dried cranberries aren’t sugar-sweetened for paleo. Add in any of your favorite vegetables.
TUESDAY:
Clam Chowder with Bacon – This clam chowder recipe comes from Natalie’s grandmother. She made a few tweaks to make it gluten-free and even dairy-free. Bacon wasn’t originally part of the recipe, but who doesn’t love bacon?
Special Diet Notes: This delicious creamy chowder is gluten and dairy free. With one substitution, you can make the soup lower carb.
Prep Ahead: No need to prep ahead.
Substitutions/Notes: If you’re avoiding white potatoes, you can swap them out for small cauliflower florets or diced parsnips.
WEDNESDAY:
Mediterranean Chicken and Hummus Bowls – Tender garlic herb marinated chicken, cucumber tomato salad, creamy hummus, and feta cheese make these bowls so flavorful!
Special Diet Notes: This delicious bowl recipe is gluten-free and can be made lower carb or paleo friendly.
Prep Ahead: Make the chicken and rice up to 4 days in advance.
Substitutions/Notes: Swap out the rice for cauliflower rice for lower carb. Use rotisserie chicken to save time.
THURSDAY:
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup – For my fellow creamy soup lovers, you’re bound to love this healthy fall soup featuring everyone’s favorite winter squash. Serve it with a side of protein for a complete meal!
Special Diet Notes: This tasty fall soup recipe is paleo friendly.
Prep Ahead: If you’re using a whole squash, you can roast it ahead of time. Otherwise, early prep isn’t needed.
Substitutions/Notes: Omit the chipotles in adobo if you’d rather not have that smoky/spicy flavor.
FRIDAY:
Garlic Sesame Chicken Bowls – Sweet and savory sticky chicken, brown rice, avocado, and pickled vegetables give these nourishing bowls so much life! This fresh and vibrant bowl is packed with big flavors for a delicious balanced meal.
Special Diet Notes: These delightful bowls are gluten-free and can be made low-carb/paleo.
Prep Ahead: Make the rice and pickled vegetables up to 3 days ahead of time.
Substitutions/Notes: Use cauliflower rice instead of brown rice for lower carb/paleo. You can also mix in any of your favorite cooked or raw vegetables.
DESSERT:
Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – If you or someone you love feels left out during pumpkin chocolate chip cookie season, I’ve got an easy gluten-free pumpkin cookie recipe for you that is not only delicious, but will satisfy those who don’t need to eat gluten free!
Special Diet Notes: These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are gluten free.
Prep Ahead: No need to prep ahead.
Substitutions/Notes: Natalie recommends using Namaste gluten free flour. You can find it in some stores in the Western US or on Amazon. It’s my favorite GF flour blend for cookies.
GROCERY LIST:
Click HERE to print this week’s grocery list!
Enjoy! xo
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