This Easy Comfort Food Meal Plan is packed with hearty slow cooker dinners, quick weeknight skillet meals, and a creamy shrimp alfredo that makes Friday feel like a special occasion! All planned out and ready to go for the week.

Beef pot pie in a bowl with a side of biscuits.
Want to save this?
Just enter your email and I’ll send it right to you, plus great new recipes weekly!

In a house with 8 kids comfort food is always the most requested recipes! This week has something for everyone from a slow cooker beef pot pie on Monday to a fun root beer float popsicle for dessert. Having the plan set and the groceries bought on Sunday means dinner is handled all week without the daily stress of figuring out what to make.

If you have leftovers, make sure to scroll to the bottom and see how you can use them in another recipe. Your family won’t know they are eating leftovers.

These Weekly Meal Plans have been saving dinnertime for a lot of families. If you have missed any of our meals plans, make sure to check out Meal Plan 15, Meal Plan 14 and Meal Plan #13.

Printable Shopping List

Before heading to the store, print the shopping list. We have made it easy for you to shop your pantry first as the ingredients are categorized by the store.

Print Shopping List

Monday – Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie

If you love chicken pot pie, try this twist on the classic recipe when you make Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie Recipe. The beef is a nice change and adds a lot of flavor to the veggies. Plus, the slow cooker makes it so easy.

Estimated Cost: $21.50 Recipe, $3.58 per Serving

A white bowl filled with Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie stew features chunks of beef, potatoes, carrots, corn, and green beans, topped with two biscuit halves and a spoon resting inside.
Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie
It is a great recipe to make ahead and place in the freezer. The ingredients are simple and the perfect way to sneak in veggies.
Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie

Tuesday – Chicken Quesadilla

Easy Chicken Quesadilla is a quick dinner idea. Seasoned cooked chicken and cheese are cooked between two tortillas to make a delicious quesadilla. This simple Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad is perfect to serve with this recipe.

Estimated Cost: $8.99 Recipe, $2.25 per Serving

A close-up of three cheesy Chicken Quesadilla Recipe wedges stacked on a wooden board, with gooey melted cheese and chunks of chicken oozing from the folded tortillas.
Chicken Quesadilla
You only need 5 ingredients to make this recipe. Diced up chicken is cooked with taco seasoning and then layered on a tortilla with cheese. The quesadilla is then cooked to perfection on a skillet to get a crispy texture.
Chicken Quesadilla

Wednesday – Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Chicken

Your family will go crazy over this recipe for Crockpot Mushroom Chicken.  The gravy is the absolute best. If you want to pair it with some vegetables, this Steamed Broccoli goes great with this dish.

Estimated Cost: $12.68, $2.11 per Serving

A bowl of Crock Pot Smothered Chicken over rice, topped with mushrooms and creamy sauce, garnished with chopped parsley. A fork rests on the bowl, with a napkin nearby and a dish of chopped herbs in the background.
Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Chicken
Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Chicken with gravy is an easy recipe that uses lots of tender chicken and mushrooms. The gravy is amazing over rice and the entire dinner is effortless.
Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Chicken

Thursday – Skillet BBQ Pork Chops

Don’t let cooking pork intimidate you. This easy Skillet BBQ pork chops recipe is so easy in the skillet. It is the perfect weeknight meal. And this Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese is the perfect pair whenever there are BBQ dishes.

Estimated Cost: $9.16, $2.29 per Servings

A white plate with two pieces of barbecue chicken, a serving of mashed potatoes, and cooked green beans sits beside bowls of green beans, utensils, a striped napkin, and salt and pepper shakers—perfect alongside Barbecue Pork Chops.
Skillet BBQ Pork Chops
Dinner is ready in 20 minutes! Plus, the flavor is amazing and the skillet makes it so quick. The pork is moist and tender with hardly any work at all.
Skillet BBQ Pork Chops

Friday – Shrimp Alfredo

This Shrimp Alfredo Recipe comes together in just minutes. This recipe is much better than anything store-bought. Give this creamy and delicious shrimp alfredo a try. Serve it with a side dish, like Green Beans with Bacon, for a complete meal.

Estimated Cost: $16.56, $2.76 per Servings

A large stainless steel pot filled with creamy Shrimp Alfredo fettuccine pasta garnished with chopped parsley. A grey and white striped cloth is draped on the left side of the pot, and a marble surface is visible underneath.
Shrimp Alfredo
The shrimp was so delicious and the alfredo was creamy, cheesy and so amazing! I love that it was made at home with simple ingredients.
Shrimp Alfredo

Breakfast – Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza

Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza is the perfect weekend or holiday breakfast. It is loaded with flavor, and filling, and easy to make. Using a crescent roll gives it the best crust.

Estimated Cost: $8.36, $2.09 per Servings

Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza
The flaky crescent roll makes the best crust and cooks easily with the egg and sausage mixture. We have made this sheet pan breakfast pizza with a variety of additions.
Crescent Roll Breakfast Pizza

Dessert – Root Beer Float Popsicles

Save money and make homemade Root Beer Popsicles. Not only do these taste amazing but they are super easy. Give this treat a try!

Estimated Cost: $3.73, $0.62 per Serving

A hand holds a creamy brown Root Beer Float Popsicle with a white center, while more similar popsicles rest on a tray filled with ice in the background.
Root Beer Float Popsicles
The vanilla ice cream and root beer make such a delicious treat. They look amazing and taste so delicious for a treat sure to impress!
Root Beer Float Popsicles
Print Shopping List

Having a plan for dinner saves time and money. If you like to meal prep for the week, then check out Lazy Day Cooking Club. We will teach how to spend 2 minutes throwing dinner in the slow cooker so when you get home dinner is done.

Meal Prep Tips

  • Make the pot pie filling Sunday night. The slow cooker does the heavy lifting Monday but having the beef and vegetables prepped ahead cuts Monday morning assembly to under 5 minutes
  • Cook extra chicken on Sunday. Having shredded chicken ready covers Tuesday’s quesadillas in under 10 minutes
  • Make the root beer popsicles over the weekend. They need time to freeze so making them Saturday gives you a ready dessert all week
  • Set up the crescent roll breakfast pizza Saturday morning. It comes together in minutes and reheats beautifully throughout the week for quick breakfasts
  • Marinate the pork chops Thursday morning. A few hours in BBQ sauce makes Thursday’s dinner even more flavorful with almost no extra effort

Easy Side Dish Ideas

Ways to Use Leftovers

  • Crock Pot Beef Pot Pie – Serve the leftover beef pot pie over Homemade Mashed Potatoes for a delicious meal idea.
  • Chicken Quesadilla – Use the leftover chicken and make Chicken Oven Nachos for a quick and easy lunch or dinner idea.
  • Crock Pot Cream of Mushroom Chicken – Dice up the chicken and mushrooms and make Easy Chicken Fried Rice.
  • BBQ Pork Chops – This BBQ Pork Chops are so delicious and can be diced to make Pork Fried Rice Recipe.

If you have tried any of our meal plans, please leave us a comment or rate the recipe that you make this week. We love to hear from you.

Share this recipe!

Pin

About the Author

Hi, I’m Carrie Barnard — a professional food blogger with over 14 years of experience helping busy families make dinner fast, easy, and affordable.

At Eating on a Dime, I share simple, budget-friendly recipes that are tested in my own kitchen and approved by my 8 kids. With millions of readers each month, I’m here to help you cook real food for real families — without the stress.

About Carrie Page

Leave A Review

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *