Free printable weekly meal planner
Plan the week's dinners on one page. Type your meals in, or let the page suggest a few from our recipes, then print it or save it as a PDF and put it on the fridge. What you type stays in your browser, so it's still here when you come back.
How to use it
- Set the week. Write the dates at the top and choose whether your week starts on Monday or Sunday.
- Fill in dinners. Type your own, or start typing a recipe name to pick one of ours. Not sure? “Fill empty days with ideas” adds a recipe to each blank day.
- Add a note for each night. A side dish, something to thaw, or who's cooking.
- Print or save. Use the button, and choose “Save as PDF” in the print window if you'd rather keep a digital copy.
Tips for a meal plan that sticks
- Plan four or five dinners, not seven. Leave room for leftovers, a night out, and the evening plans that change.
- Put your easiest meals on your busiest nights. Look at the week's calendar first, then match the meal to the evening.
- Plan around what you already have. Use the chicken in the freezer or the half bag of spinach before buying more.
- Reuse ingredients across the week. One batch of shredded chicken can be Monday's dinner and Thursday's quesadillas.
- Write the plan before you shop, then build your grocery list from it.
Need meals to fill it with? Browse the recipes or dinner ideas, or read how to build a dinner list your household actually uses.
Rather not plan the whole week?
What's For Dinner works one night at a time. It keeps your list of dinners and picks tonight's meal for you, by roll or by household vote.
