7-Day Meal Plan: October 12–18 (Weekly Menu & Grocery List)

Weekly Meal Plan — Week 13: 10 talented bloggers bring you a full week of recipes including dinners, side dishes, drinks, and desserts.

Happy weekend! Welcome to this week’s Easy Meal Plan, a collection of delicious recipes from ten great food bloggers. The plan includes six main dishes, a side, a beverage, and two desserts — everything you need when the familiar “What’s for dinner?” question pops up. This week’s lineup features comforting and easy-to-make recipes such as One-Pot Beef and Vegetable Skillet, Honey Soy Chicken, Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice, Honey Baked Chicken and Potatoes, Easy Vegetable Soup with Meatballs, Chili Pasta Skillet, Crispy Cauliflower Fritters, Non-Alcoholic Moscow Mules, No-Bake Peanut Butter Banana Energy Bites, and Maple Apple Skillet Upside-Down Cake.

Below you’ll find the curated recipes for each day. These dishes are chosen for simple preparation, big flavor, and family-friendly appeal. Try a few and see which ones become new favorites. If you’ve made recipes from our Easy Meal Plans before, I’d love to hear which ones you tried and what you enjoyed most. Which recipe from this week catches your eye?

One-Pot Beef and Vegetable Skillet — Roxana’s Home Baking

Honey Soy Chicken — Barefeet in the Kitchen

Garlic Butter Shrimp and Rice — Diethood

Honey Baked Chicken and Potatoes — Cravings of a Lunatic

Kitchen is CLOSED — Enjoy the night off!

Easy Vegetable Soup with Meatballs — Lemons for Lulu

Chili Pasta Skillet — I Wash…You Dry

Crispy Cauliflower Fritters — Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts

Non-Alcoholic Moscow Mules — Sweet C’s Designs

No-Bake Peanut Butter Banana Energy Bites — The Cookie Rookie

Maple Apple Skillet Upside-Down Cake — Foodie with Family

This week’s meal plan was brought to you by:

Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts | Barefeet in the Kitchen | Foodie with Family | Roxana’s Home Baking | I Wash…You Dry | Lemons for Lulu | Sweet C’s Designs | The Cookie Rookie | Cravings of a Lunatic | Diethood

Pin this to your meal-planning board for easy access all week long!

Enjoy exploring the recipes — simple ingredients, straightforward steps, and meals that fit a busy schedule while still tasting homemade and satisfying.