Time to create your April monthly meal plan. If you are new here, I do not meal plan monthly because I am hyper organized. In fact it is because I hate this chore so I only want to do it once instead of 4 times each month.

I am still loving lighter food and grilling season. I am trying to lose weight right now, so I am sorta focused on things like macros while also learning a ton about them because I am a newbie.

Baseball season started and we have a few week night games which makes dinners interesting. But we got this.  

As a reminder, the meal planner I use is Plan to Eat (affiliate link). I love it because you can upload any recipe you want from the internet and then you just drag and drop the recipe onto the day you want to eat it . Plus it makes a shopping list for you too. 

We can also be friends on the app which allows you us to have access to each others recipes. I share recipes with my mom on here all the time. 

April Meal Plan

We decided we are going to try snack boards / leftovers on Wednesdays so we can start a game night and we have been doing pizza on Fridays for years now. 

 

Tried and True Recipes we Love 

Copy Cat Grilled Chick-Fil-A Chicken Sandwiches

@byemilylawson

My kids asked for seconds on the chicken! Kid firendly & chick fil a copy cat recipe is always in our rotation #foodtiktok #summerrecipes #familyfavoriterecipe #recipesforkids #kidfriendlyrecipe #momsoftiktok #easymeals #easyrecipe #familydinneridea #highprotein #highproteinmeals #highproteinmeal #familymealprep #familydinners #pickyeaterapproved #fewingredients #easymealidea #fastdinneridea

♬ original sound – Emily | relatable mom life

Easy Chicken Tacos

Huli Huli Chicken 

Greek Chicken Gyros

@byemilylawson

Greek Chicken Gyros🥙 – this meal needs a permanent home on my page. These greek chicken gyros are my favorite meal. They are filling, flavorful, and ALMOST like going to Cava. My kids eat it deconstructed which i consider a win. #familyfriendlymeals #familydinnerchallenge #dinnerwithkiddies #greekchickengyros #healthydinnerecipe

♬ No One Else On Earth – Wynonna Judd

Chimichuri Steak

Chicken Parmesan Sliders (way easier than it sounds, I use chicken nuggets)

@byemilylawson

Chicken Parm Sandwiches are legit! 4 ingredients and minimal cooking skills required but the whole family will love them! – #easydinnerideas #realisticdinnerideas #dinnerformykids #familydinnerideas #momswhotiktok #sahmsoftiktok #dinnerideas #momofyoungkids #momofschoolagekids #familydinners

♬ original sound – Emily | relatable mom life

New Recipes Were Trying This Month

Greek Tzatiki Bowls

Caramel Chicken  

Baked Crunchy Hot Chicken

Easy Italian Pasta Salad

Italian Brussels Sprout Chopped Salad (I plan on having this for lunches with chicken)

Pesto Chicken Tzatziki

General Tso’s Slow Cooker Chicken 

Gilmore Girl’s Coffee Cake Cookie

Chinese Chicken Salad (Lunch for me)

If you are new to meal planning and needing more systems in place as a stay at home mom, I recommend the Ultimate Stay At Home Mom Course*. She goes over all the benefits of meal planning for your family and how to develop a system. 

Then you can grab the Plan to Eat app* and start importing your family’s favorite recipes. 

*affiliate links

If you are needing more meal planning ideas, check out: 

February’s Meal Plan 

March Meal Plan