Our weather has been absolutely gorgeous these last few days! It’s such a nice way to begin November. Like most of you, we’ll be busy this month engaging in gratitude activities, having family visit, and enjoying yummy foods as we feast together on Thanksgiving.
I imagine our menu will undergo some changes as we get closer to the end of the month. This tends to happen around holidays and when we have family visit. However, as things stand now, these are the meals we plan to eat this month (if you are interested in seeing past menus, then you can find them on the series page).
Days 1-7
- Soft tacos, corn
- Creamy Cajun chicken pasta, green beans
- Cheeseburger quesadillas, fresh veggies with ranch dip
- Chicken drumsticks, macaroni and cheese, side salad
- Maple balsamic chicken, seasoned rice, green beans
- Tortellini tomato soup, breadsticks
Days 8-14
- Supreme burritos, corn
- Chicken Florentine skillet
- Pork ribs, macaroni and cheese, fresh veggies with ranch dip
- Chicken club wraps, glazed carrots
- Cheesy sausage and pepper pasta, green beans
- Minestrone soup
- Creamy turkey mushroom spaghetti, side salad
Days 15-21
- Grilled chicken sandwiches, fresh veggies with ranch dip
- Easy cheesy stroganoff, green beans
- Burrito bowls
- Spaghetti squash meatball casserole
- Lemon pepper chicken, buttery noodles, steamed broccoli
- Pizza, garden salad
Days 22-30
- Beef tips over noodles, green beans
- Biscuit-topped country chicken and veggies
- Creamy veggie tortellini soup
- Thanksgiving dinner (a protein main dish with traditional side dishes including macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, and dinner rolls)
- Thanksgiving leftovers
- Chicken and broccoli Alfredo spaghetti squash casserole
- One-pot savory chicken and rice, glazed carrots
- Lemon chicken and orzo skillet, side salad
What tasty meals will you be eating this month? What traditional Thanksgiving dishes are you looking forward to having for Thanksgiving dinner?
I was thinking the same thing as we were putting our menu together for November; knowing we’d probably have to make changes at the end of the month I tried to keep our meals simple. This sounds like you have a delicious month planned.
We’ll definitely have changes, but at least I’ll have this to guide me when we do have normal nights!
Shannon … your post made me realize (with great joy!!) that I’m not cooking either Thanksgiving OR Christmas this year!
I love having my daughters move into this role … and I’m glad to simply play a supportive role.
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How neat, Linda, to be in this place! My daughters (ages 7, 5, and 3) are becoming really interested in helping out in the kitchen. I know they will be doing a lot to help this Thanksgiving. I’ll remember your comment for inspiration at those times when their “help” feels more like extra work!
Everything sounds delicious. I don’t know which recipe to try first!
Thanks, Catherine! There are a lot of yummy ones.
You are so smart to plan your meals out for the entire month.
I’ve tried a variety of approaches over the years, and this is the one that worked best. Different things work for different families, so what is “smart” really depends on the family. I think the key is figuring out what that looks like for you.