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If summer nights have you dodging the stove and planning dinner around what you can prep ahead, this 5-night meal plan’s here to help. With a mix of sandwiches, bowls, and quick-cook mains, most of the work can happen in advance. When dinnertime rolls around, you’re not scrambling.
A few make-ahead grains, chilled sauces, or pre-assembled fillings go a long way. And if something doesn’t fit your mood, no problem. Just log in to swap things out and build a plan that works for you.
In This Meal Plan
This 5 day meal plan starts with a chicken bacon ranch sandwich that hits all the right comfort notes, crispy, creamy, and great for make-ahead lunches too. Then it’s onto grilled kofta kabab sandwiches layered with herbs, spice, and cooling yogurt sauce.
The focaccia pressed sandwich brings no-cook ease with all the layered, marinated flavor you’d expect from a deli counter (minus the trip).
Midweek, seared tuna poke bowls offer something light but satisfying, built on a base of grains you can prep in advance. Blackened shrimp tacos round out the dinners with smoky heat and a fresh crunch. And to finish? A peach crisp that’s just as good straight from the oven as it is chilled the next day.
Alternate Picks for This Meal Plan
Want to tailor the menu to suit your crowd? Here are a few simple swaps to mix things up.
If you’d rather let the grill or slow cooker do the work, you might like our Summer Dinners with Grill and Crock Pot recipes.
Or, you might be interested in our sandwich and salad meal plan.
