This month included a TON of travel which made it hard to build a complete December Meal Plan. My husband’s Grandma passed and we spent a lot of time on the road being with family. But, our hearts are full and I tried really hard to keep it simple, cook ahead, plan menus with leftovers in mind and work in vegetables when we can.
Here’s a list of other month’s meal plan ideas.
December Meal Plan | Week 1
- Sunday –
- Lunch – eat out Mexican food
- Dinner – leftover’s from mom – grilled cheese and vegetable soup
- Monday – leftover turkey and crockpot corn, but Confetti Corn would have been a good option too
- Tuesday – baked potato with chili
- Wednesday – eat out – Zoe’s Kitchen – healthy dinner before Disney!
- Thursday – Disney
- Friday – Disney
- Saturday – Disney
December Meal Plan | Week 2
- Sunday – Disney
- Monday – on the road traveling home – Dominos!
- Tuesday – Chicken Parm – homemade marinara, air fried Tyson chicken strips, chickpea noodles
- Wednesday – church supper – taco soup (chicken nuggets for the littles)
- Thursday – leftover marinara with ground turkey spaghetti
- Friday – on Road to Dallas
- Saturday – Family Christmas Party – Glorified Ham Sandwiches, dips, snack mix, candy bar gooey butter bars
December Meal Plan | Week 3
- Sunday – on road traveling for family stuff
- Monday – on road traveling for family stuff
- Tuesday – on road traveling for family stuff
- Wednesday – church supper – chili dogs or Frito pie
- Thursday – Chicken n’ dumplings and chocolate pie
- Friday – Roast with potatoes and carrots
- Saturday – Family Play Day – steak night!
December Meal Plan | Week 4
- Sunday –
- Lunch – leftover dumplings
- Dinner – leftovers – roast and steak
- Monday – Christmas Eve Eve Family Shrimp Boil
- Tuesday – Christmas Eve – Family Brunch, Chicken Spaghetti with salad and bread, then Snacks and Movie Night
- Wednesday – Christmas Day – Big Breakfast and traditional Christmas Dinner
- Thursday – Shortcut Lasagna – frozen ahead – Ceasar salad kit and frozen garlic bread
- Friday – Naaman’s BBQ take out after shopping day
- Saturday – big family brunch and leftover lasagna
December Meal Plan | Week 5
- Sunday –
- Lunch – pork tenderloin, roasted potatoes, and broccoli
- Dinner – clean out the refrigerator
- Monday – Pittman Christmas
- Tuesday – New Year’s Eve – Asian frozen dinners with egg rolls
- Wednesday – New Year’s Day – pizza chicken bites and cowboy caviar
In the meantime, I made lots of snack mix, sausage balls, and cake mix cookies for parties and events at church. What is your go-to snack this time of year?
- Bigpittstop’s Signature Snack Mix – made 13 batches of this to send with the hubs to work for his team
- Three Ingredient Sausage Balls
- Cake Mix Cookies – coming in Jan
- Ina Garten’s Caramelized Onion Dip
- Cranberry Jalapeno Relish over Cream Cheese – kinda like this one from Easy Peasy Pleasy
How do you handle the busy of December and juggling parties and the holidays?
