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Meal Plan 36: August 27 - September 2

Published: Aug 15, 2021 Last Updated: Aug 15, 2021 by Marye 777 words. | About 4 minutes to read this article.

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Back to school. Piano lessons. Karate practice. Soccer practice... It's the busiest time of year! Make it easy with these great dinner ideas!

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  • 📅 Food Holidays
  • 🫑 What's in Season?
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 🍹This week's cocktail
  • August 27
  • August 28
  • August 29
  • August 30
  • August 31
  • September 1
  • September 2
  • 📚 Related recipes

📅 Food Holidays

  • August 27 National Pots de Creme Day. Have you ever made this rich treat? Give it a try!

🫑 What's in Season?

Make the most of these fresh flavors.

  • Apples
  • Blackberries
  • Grapes
  • Figs
  • Melon
  • Nectarines
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Pumpkin
  • Potatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Bell pepper
  • Corn
  • Eggplant
  • Green beans & Wax beans
  • Okra
  • Pineapples
  • Winter squash
  • Zucchini and yellow squash

💭 Things to know

  • Make enough pot roast for leftovers - you'll need it for the Shepherd's Pie.
  • Save time by buying the mashed potatoes for the shepherd's pie all ready made from the deli section.
  • Clover leaf rolls freeze like a charm. Make extra every time you make them and freeze for use during the holidays when things get crazy!
  • Leftover Ranch Chicken? Spoon it into a casserole dish, top with biscuit dough, and bake at 375 for 20 minutes for an easy chicken pot pie.
  • Freeze any leftover cornbread every time you make it. When Thanksgiving rolls around you'll have what you need for the dressing.
  • When it comes to back to school breakfasts consider quick breads. You can make them on the weekends, slice them, and freeze with wax paper between the slices. They'll thaw in minutes and be ready to go.

🍹This week's cocktail

Apple cider sangria with cranberries and cinnamon sticks in a wine glass.

Apple Cider Sangria

If you're in the mood for fall flavors this apple cider sangria will hit the spot!

August 27

A closeup of a slice being removed from a pizza.

Homemade Pizza

You can make this easy pizza dough and let it rise in the refrigerator for up to a week. Make your favorite pizzas whenever you want!

All you need is a side salad and some beer!

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Green Bean Salad

Delicious, crispy contrast to the rich pizza! Green bean salad is so easy to make and stays good for days.

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M & M's Cookies

Big, chewy m & m's cookies with crispy edges are irresistible!

August 28

Casserole with a serving taken out showing the inside texture.

Cowboy Casserole

Cowboy Casserole is made with ground beef, tater tots, and everything else your kids love! It's SO good!

Close up of the finished cabbage side dish.

Fried Cabbage & Bacon

This is a classic! Fried cabbage and bacon is so good - you can even make it into a main dish by slicing in some smoked sausage.

Close up of Boston cream cake showing the gooey ganache glaze.

Boston Cream Poke Cake

Tender cake with pockets of vanilla pudding and a shiny ganache topping is so good! Boston Cream Poke cake has all the flavor of the old fashioned dessert without all the work.

August 29

Closeup of meat and vegetables in the slow cooker.

Pot Roast

This perfect pot roast is so full of old fashioned goodness! It's got every thing from potatoes to carrots! Make extra because you'll want leftovers for Tuesday's meal!

cloverleaf rolls in a muffin tin

Clover Leaf Rolls

These easy clover leaf dinner rolls are old fashioned buttery goodness! They rise high and light - soft and fluffy. Freeze leftovers for another time!

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Chocolate Cream Pie

Homemade chocolate cream pie from scratch can be made no bake by using a crumb crust. Ultra rich and fudgy!

August 30

Plate of chicken and rice with a fork.

Texas 2-Step Chicken

It doesn't get a lot easier than this Texas 2-Step Salsa Chicken made with picante sauce! You can assemble it up to 2 days ahead of time and bake when ready. Serve with rice.

Overhead view of Fritos salad in a white bowl

Frito Corn Salad

Salty, crunchy, crispy... Frito corn salad is the perfect side to the tangy chicken recipe!

apple pandowdy horizontal

Apple Pandowdy

This simple bourbon apple pandowdy recipe is made right in an iron skillet. A scoop of cinnamon gelato is nice on top.

August 31

Ranch chicken in the slow cooker waiting to be served.

Ranch Chicken

Easy, Crock Pot Ranch chicken is a one pot dish. Chicken breast cooks in a luscious gravy with potatoes and carrots.

dinner rolls in a warmer

Dinner Rolls

Super light, rich dinner rolls recipe can be made ahead of time. Keep a batch in your freezer!

This easy pumpkin bundt cake recipe is even better the second day! From RestlessChipotle.com

Pumpkin Bundt Cake

Pumpkin spice bundt cake is moist and full of big pumpkin flavor. The bourbon glaze really sets it off.

September 1

Overhead view of a serving of shepherd's pie on a white plate.

Shepherd's Pie

This sumptuous shepherd's Pie is made with leftover pot roast from earlier in the week. It's your favorite comfort food made extra delicious!

Serve with a salad.

Cornbread casserole seen from the top.

Cornbread

Cornbread goes with everything! This recipe is my favorite. If you like it sweet sneak in a tablespoon or so of sugar.

Mexican style hot fudge pudding cake|restlesschipotle.com

Chocolate Cobbler

Fudgy cake on top, gooey rich chocolate sauce on the bottom. This chocolate cobbler takes less than 10 minutes to make.

September 2

A closeup of potato soup in a white bowl garnished with butter.

Mom's Potato Soup

My mom's potato soup was the best! Creamy and comforting, this easy soup recipe is the perfect way to thaw out on a cold day!

closeup of a biscuit with a golden brown top.

Buttermilk Biscuits

Light and fluffy, these classic southern buttermilk biscuits are my favorite side to serve with the potato soup.

Blackberry cobbler with a lattice crust in a glass dish.

Blackberry Cobbler

Blackberry cobbler just tastes like summer! This is especially good because there's just a splash of merlot for extra depth of flavor.

📚 Related recipes

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  • Meal Plan 28: July 2 - 8
  • Meal Plan 27: June 25 - July 1
  • Meal Plan 26: June 18-24
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With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.

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