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Weekly Meal Plan 7.31.26

  • Writer: Creative Manager
    Creative Manager
  • Jul 30
  • 2 min read


Dinner # 1: Easy Chicken Gyros

Get the recipe → (Mel's Kitchen Cafe)

A yogurt-lemon marinade that makes for juicy, tender chicken served in flatbread with tzatziki, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and feta. Fully customizable so even the pickiest eater at the table can build exactly what they want. Fresh, light, and the kind of dinner that feels like a treat on a hot summer night. Pick up store-bought tzatziki and flatbread to make it even faster.


Dinner # 2: Thai-Style Ground Turkey and Green Beans

Get the recipe → (Mel's Kitchen Cafe)

One pan, 20 minutes, and a bold Thai-inspired sauce that's a little sweet, a little salty, and just the right amount of spicy. Ground turkey and fresh green beans over rice — fast enough for the hardest night of the week and flavorful enough to actually look forward to.


Dinner # 3: Salmon Tacos with Mango Corn Salsa

Get the recipe → (Pinch of Yum)

Flaky, juicy salmon seasoned with taco spices and tucked into tortillas, loaded with a bright mango, sweet corn, and cucumber salsa that is genuinely addictive. Kids go crazy for the sweetness of the mango, and it all comes together in under 30 minutes. A summer dinner that feels fun and different without requiring anything complicated.


Dessert: Easy Blackberry Crumble

Get the recipe → (Six Sisters' Stuff)

Juicy fresh blackberries baked under a buttery brown sugar oat topping — no pie crust needed and ready in about an hour. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it tastes like summer in a bowl.


Full Grocery List

Produce

  • Fresh garlic (1 head)

  • 1 lemon

  • 2 limes

  • Fresh oregano (or dried)

  • Romaine lettuce (gyros)

  • 2 medium tomatoes

  • 2 English cucumbers

  • 1 red onion

  • Fresh green beans (1 lb)

  • Fresh ginger (1-inch piece)

  • 1 ripe mango

  • 1–2 ears fresh corn (or ½ cup frozen/canned)

  • Fresh cilantro

  • Fresh blackberries (2–3 cups)

  • Green onions

Meat/Protein

  • 1½ lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts or thighs (gyros)

  • 1 lb ground turkey (Thai-style)

  • 1–1½ lbs salmon fillets (tacos)

Pantry/Dry Goods

  • Low-sodium soy sauce

  • Honey

  • Chili garlic sauce

  • Sesame oil

  • Olive oil

  • Taco seasoning

  • Rice (for serving — Thai turkey)

  • Cornstarch

  • Corn or flour tortillas (salmon tacos)

  • Old-fashioned oats (crumble topping)

  • Brown sugar

  • All-purpose flour

  • Granulated sugar

  • Vanilla extract

  • Flatbread or pita (gyros — store-bought is fine)

Dairy/Refrigerated

  • Plain Greek yogurt (gyro marinade + tzatziki)

  • Feta cheese (gyros)

  • Butter (crumble topping)

  • Store-bought tzatziki (optional shortcut)

  • Vanilla ice cream (for serving with crumble)


Recipes this week from Mel's Kitchen Cafe, Pinch of Yum, and Six Sisters' Stuff. Click any link above for full instructions.

 
 
 

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