The Goodbye Summer Meal Plan (Vol. 1) — A Full Week of Dinners, Done For You

Hey, I'm Steph! I'm so excited to finally have this in your hands.

This is my very first full week meal plan, and I have to say, the actual meal planning part is the easy part for me. I love writing recipes and figuring out how to stretch a grocery budget. Besides pantry staples, this entire week's menu cost me only about $80 for a family of 5. That's unusual, even for me!

What's inside this 17-page printable guide:

• A printable shopping list, organized by category (produce, meat, dairy, pantry)
• A meal prep day schedule, so you can batch cook once and coast through the week
• A day-by-day meal schedule, so you're never wondering what's for dinner
• Every single recipe, printed in full, organized by day, so you won't get lost

This week's menu is all about saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall. You'll get plenty of zucchini and corn while they're still in season, plus a roasted flank steak and a shepherd's pie to ease you into cozier meals. It's perfect for late summer, but honestly, with how available the produce is, you could make this plan work for months of the year.

The 5 dinners you'll make:

1. Loaded BBQ Chicken Stuffed Baked Potatoes
2. Chicken Enchiladas Rancheros with Mexican Side Salad
3. Marinated Flank Steak with Twice Baked Potatoes
4. Zoodles Caprese (vegetarian, or add your leftover shredded chicken)
5. Shepherd's Pie with Zucchini Cheddar Cornbread

Plus your meal prep day recipes: seasoned shredded chicken, batch baked potatoes, pickled red onions, ranchero sauce, and chipotle BBQ sauce — all made once, used across the week.

Every recipe here is hand-written, tested in my own kitchen, and cooked for my real family of 5. No AI, no shortcuts — just food that actually works on a busy weeknight.

Don't beat yourself up if you can't meal prep it all on a Sunday. Do the big prep items whenever you need them, save the leftovers, and take the win. That's how I actually cook, too.