7-Day Meal Plan: Shop Once, Eat All Week

One of the pros of planning out your meals for the entire week is only needing one grocery trip. Just look through the ingredients list in this meal plan and jot down the things you don’t already have—no last-minute trips to the store required.

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Sunday: Mexican Street Corn Chowder

Total Time 4 hours 5 min
Servings 8 servings (2 quarts)
From the Recipe Creator: Corn is one of my all-time favorite vegetables, so when it’s in season, I always make this super easy soup in the slow cooker. —Rashanda Cobbins, Food Editor, Taste of Home
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 287 calories, 18g fat (9g saturated fat), 43mg cholesterol, 743mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein.
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Monday: Baked Salsa Chicken

Total Time 35 min
Servings 2 servings
From the Recipe Creator: My husband and I prefer our food a little spicier than our children do, so I created this baked salsa chicken recipe just for the two of us. It’s now a regular menu item at our house. —Jan Cooper, Troy, Alabama
Nutrition Facts: 1 each: 226 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 92mg cholesterol, 628mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat.
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Tuesday: Sausage Potato Skillet

Total Time 30 min
Servings 2 servings
From the Recipe Creator: Growing up, I would eat this sausage and potato skillet recipe almost every day. I could never get enough of my favorite meal! —Amelia Bordas, Springfield, Virginia
Nutrition Facts: 1 each: 416 calories, 22g fat (6g saturated fat), 45mg cholesterol, 544mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 4g fiber), 15g protein.
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Wednesday: Salmon Grilled in Foil

Total Time 20 min
Servings 4 servings
From the Recipe Creator: Steamed in its own juices, this grilled salmon in foil is incredibly tender. Curry adds a punch of flavor that’s perfectly balanced by onion and tomato. —Merideth Berkovich, The Dalles, Oregon
Nutrition Facts: 1 packet: 199 calories, 11g fat (2g saturated fat), 57mg cholesterol, 436mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 1g fiber), 20g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat.
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Thursday: Spaghetti with Bacon

Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 servings
From the Recipe Creator: As children, we always requested this dish for our birthday dinners. Our mother got the recipe from her grandmother. Now I pass on our tasty tradition. —Ruth Keogh, North St. Paul, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving: 159 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 498mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 2g fiber), 7g protein.
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Friday: Crunchy Burger Quesadillas

Total Time 30 min
Servings 4 servings
From the Recipe Creator: We love burgers—all kinds! We also love quesadillas and tacos, so I combined them to make an amazing, very filling quesadilla burger that my whole family loves. —Ann Marie Eberhart, Gig Harbor, Washington
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving: 912 calories, 69g fat (17g saturated fat), 93mg cholesterol, 1144mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 5g fiber), 31g protein.
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Saturday: Tortellini Carbonara

Total Time 20 min
Servings 4 servings
From the Recipe Creator: I’ve made this bacon, cream and Parmesan cheese pasta sauce for so many years and have always called it a carbonara. Low-and-behold, I recently found out it’s actually more like an Alfredo sauce. In either case, it’s absolutely heavenly and a great option for company! —Cathy Croyle, Davidsville, Pennsylvania
Nutrition Facts: 1 cup: 527 calories, 36g fat (20g saturated fat), 121mg cholesterol, 728mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 2g fiber), 19g protein.

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