This 7-Ingredient-or-Less Healthy Dinner Meal Plan is full of quick and easy, crazy-good meals that’ll have you looking forward to dinner every single night! Perfect if you’re doing 21 Day Fix, WW, or just want to have some tasty meals planned out for you! Also includes meal prep ideas for breakfast, lunch and snack, plus a printable grocery list!
Hey guys! Are your kiddos off this week like mine? We've been busy busy all week long doing all the things. It's been really fun, but I just KNOW I'm not going to feel like cooking next week because I'll be beat. I was thinking that some of you might feel the same and that maybe a whole week's worth of SUPER easy meals needed to be on the menu!
I've got you!
Every single thing (including my meal prep ideas) in this post has only 7 ingredients or less and isn't that just the best?? So don't waste time prepping a ton of ingredients this week, do the absolute least amount of work possible, still have delish, healthy dinners on the table that you can feel good about and relax. ♥
As always, this meal plan is perfect for absolutely anyone trying to eat healthier and anyone who just wants some delish dinners all planned out for them, but it also includes 21 Day Fix container counts and Weight Watchers Blue Plan (formerly Freestyle) Points!
For my meal preppers!
Here are some great recommendations that you can make on Sunday and eat throughout the week!
- Breakfast: Cranberry-Apple Pie Overnight Oats {21 Day Fix}
- Snack: Quick Spinach and Artichoke Dip {Instant Pot | Microwave}
- Lunch: Pasta Fagioli
Tip: prep your dip and portion it out into containers (no need to cook!), then all you have to do is microwave one portion at a time until it's melty-delicious!
And if you want some extra help with meal prep, check out this great meal prep post! It’s got loads of great basics (like quinoa and sweet potatoes) that you can batch cook in the Instant Pot, plus some great tips on how to meal plan/prep using your Instant Pot!
And you might be wondering…
What about the weekend?
During the week, I try to save some of my leftovers for the weekend so I’ve got some healthy deliciousness ready to heat and eat! (Sometimes I’ll even double one of my weekday dinners if I don’t think I’ll have leftovers otherwise).
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Ok, let's get to this healthy meal plan!
Monday: Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
Servings: 4 (1 ⅓ cups each)
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 Red, 1 ½ Yellow, 1 Blue
Weight Watchers Blue Plan Points (Formerly Freestyle Points): 13
Tuesday: The Best Honey Mustard Salmon {Air Fryer | Grill | Oven}
Serving notes: This salmon is delish with mashed potatoes (the sauce is great over them!) or sweet potatoes and then a veggie - I actually just finished eating this insane deliciousness with some simple roasted broccoli, just seasoned with salt and pepper, then I squeezed a little lemon juice over the top!
Servings: 6 (1 salmon filet)
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 Red, 2 teaspoon and 2 Sweetener Teaspoons
Weight Watchers Blue Plan Points (Formerly Freestyle Points): 6
Wednesday: Healthy 5-Ingredient Cherry-Balsamic Pork {Instant Pot | Oven}
Serving notes: Sweet potatoes go really well with this, or even my Butternut Squash Meringue Casserole! The veggies in the photo are steamed green beans with some lemon zest (some pecorino cheese would be great on those, too)!
Servings: 4 (¾ cup of sliced pork with ¼ cup cherry sauce per serving)
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 Red, ½ Purple, ¼ Green
Weight Watchers Blue Plan Points (Formerly Freestyle Points): 3
Thursday: Instant Pot Pork and Sauerkraut
Serving notes: I love serving this as shown with some potatoes and then either a salad or another veg. on the side - my Crispy Crumb-Topped Instant Pot Green Beans and Artichokes would be so great! For these potatoes, I just par-boiled them and then sauteed them with onions, salt and pepper and a little butter, so easy!
Servings: 6 (1 ⅓ cups each)
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 Red, ⅔ Green
Weight Watchers Blue Plan Points (Formerly Freestyle Points): 2
Friday: Low-Carb Instant Pot Beef Stew
Servings: 6 (1 ½ cups each)
21 Day Fix Container Counts per Serving: 1 ½ Red, 1 Green
Weight Watchers Blue Plan Points (Formerly Freestyle Points): 6
Hope you guys have an amazing week!! And if you follow along with this meal plan or make any of the recipes, I’d love to hear from you on social! Your posts, comments and photos of your meals seriously make my life!! You can find me here on my Facebook Page or find/tag me on Instagram @thefoodieandthefix 🙂
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7-Ingredient or Less Healthy Dinner Meal Plan Week of 2/24/2020
This meal plan includes 5 delish, healthy dinners (that only use 7 ingredients or less!), meal prep ideas for breakfast, lunch and a snack, plus a printable grocery list!
Ingredients
Monday: Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese
- 1 ½ lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into ½" pieces
- salt, pepper and garlic powder for seasoning chicken
- 1 ½ cups (6 oz) dry whole wheat elbow macaroni (I love Barilla!)
- 1 ½ cups low-sodium chicken broth or water
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt (2%)
- ½ cup Frank's Red Hot Sauce
- ⅓ cup crumbled blue cheese (not into blue cheese? Just add an extra ⅓ cup cheddar to the recipe!)
Tuesday: Honey Mustard Salmon
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup spicy brown mustard (I like to buy my store's generic spicy brown, because it's milder than the brand name ones)
- 2 lbs raw salmon, cut into 6 equal-sized pieces if possible (thawed if from frozen)
- Seasonings: dried dill, salt and pepper
Wednesday: Cherry-Balsamic Pork Tenderloin
- 1 pork tenderloin, trimmed - about 1 ½ lbs
- 16 oz frozen sweet cherries, unsweetened
- 3 large shallots or 1 small-medium onion
- 2 Tbs balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped
Thursday: Pork and Sauerkraut
- 2 - 2 ½ lbs pork tenderloin
- 2 (15 oz) cans of sauerkraut, divided
- Seasoning: dried fennel seed or ground fennel, garlic powder, onion powder, and pepper
Friday: Instant Pot Beef Stew
- 2 lbs beef chuck roast (or pre-cubed chuck stew meat)
- 3 cups carrots (4-5 carrots)
- 8 oz whole mushrooms
- 2 cups chopped celery (3-4 stalks)
- 1 large onion, halved, then sliced
- 1 15 oz can of tomato sauce
- cornstarch
- *Don't forget to add any side dish ingredients to your grocery list!
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