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By Tiffany Published • Last Updated: March 1, 20232 Comments
This free Spring Recipes Meal Plan for March will simplify your season! Use the delicious recipes just as they are, or for inspiration, to have budget-friendly meals all month. Dishes like easy roasted broccoli, almond-crusted baked chicken, and fluffy dinner rolls will surely please the whole family!
This is the month where farmer’s markets across the country start to open their doors for business again. Soon our tables will be graced with asparagus, green beans, apricots and strawberries – and I can’t wait!
This four week clean eating meal plan includes as many spring fruits and vegetables as one could squeeze in, but at the same time, you’ll find plenty of year-round produce as well.
You know, just in case the farmers have been too busy shoveling snow to actually tend to the fields…
March Spring Recipes Meal Plan
Notes on this monthly Spring recipes meal plan
This meal plan is based on an average family of 4, costing less than $400 for the month. You may need to tailor the portion sizes to suit the needs of your family size and budget.
The goal of this meal plan is to feed our family well while wasting as little as possible. You’ll notice that we’re often re-using one part of a meal (like leftover roasted chicken) in another part of a meal (like chicken tacos) in order to meet both of these goals. Keep this in mind if you rearrange the meals.
This meal plan is mostly plants, with some meat. Viewing meat as a “side dish” is one way we’re able to afford grass-fed and organic meat every month! You can easily add more meat though, if you have meat and potatoes people at your table.
Weekdays consist of quick and easy meals, while the meals that require more work are planned on the weekends. Feel free to adjust based on your schedule.
This meal plan is what I feed my own family, although I might add a few extra vegetables on the side. If you want a detailed “action plan” of what this looks like in real life – what I batch cook, what I double, what I freeze for later, how I get the most out of each meal, and when I get it all done – come join 30 Minute Dinners. Each month I share the behind the scenes on how we make real food on a budget work for my family!
T – Greek Pasta Salad // Sliced Veggies and Hummus
F – One Pan Buffalo Chicken Potatoes // Side Salad
S – Easy Weeknight Stir-fry (use up any leftover protein or veggies)
Most families tend to have good breakfast and lunch routines. But I have some ideas in case you need to mix it up a bit! I found that batch cooking breakfasts on the weekends makes the weekday mornings go SO MUCH smoother.
Spring Recipes: Breakfast
Strawberry Pancakes
Instant Pot Oatmeal
Fried Sweet Potato and Runny Eggs
Chocolate Peanut Butter Granola
Leftover Oatmeal Cakes
Spring Recipes: Lunch
Chicken Southwestern Salad
Cobb Pasta Salad
Kung Fu Panda Soup
Homemade Hot Pockets
Bacon Chicken Caesar Salad Wraps
Spring Recipes: Desserts
Easy Key Lime Pie
Healthy Thumbprint Cookies
Black Bean Brownies
If you’re looking for more meal inspiration or full week meal plans WITH shopping lists, check out these free meal plans. You’ll find meal plans for chicken, vegetarian, ground beef, school lunches, grilling, and more!
30 Minute Dinners Sample Meal Plan
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How do I plan a menu for a week? Repetition is key. Pick two or three breakfast options and two or three lunch options for the week (at most), and add variety through dinner and snacks. Consider what meals you and your family enjoy eating, any food allergies or dietary needs, and how much time you have to prepare food.
Write a list of the foods your family likes to eat and keep it taped inside the kitchen cabinet. When you try a new recipe that everyone likes, add it to the list. Make enough menus for about a two-week cycle. Plan for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, or five to six “mini-meals” per day.
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