Quick and Easy Monthly Menu for January: 2025
This quick and easy monthly menu for January is a guide to help with planning weeknight meals. With a new year comes the thought of healthier meals, mixed with comfort food for the cold winter months. I hope you find a mix of both and are able to use this menu to help make mealtimes a little easier for you and your family.
Most of these weeknight dinner ideas are 30-minute meals (or less). Enjoy!
What is a Monthly Meal Plan?
Here is the monthly meal plan and recipes for the month of January. This menu plan includes main dish recipes for easy dinners with a few mentions of side dishes for the entire month.
I do my menu planning for weeknights only, and Friday nights are usually something quick and easy. All you need to do is add in the sides, and you are set. I hope this guide is helpful for you and your whole family.
I also send out reminders of the weekly menus each Monday in my weekly newsletter. If you would like to receive these reminders, along with other recipes and information, please join here.
Monthly Weeknight Menu for January
This full month of ideas includes some of our favorite meals. Enjoy these delicious recipes!
| Date | Meal | Information or Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | New Year’s Day | Black Eyed Pea Casserole, Ham, Cornbread, and Cabbage |
| 2 | Fiesta Chicken Noodle Soup | See Recipe Here |
| 3 | Nacho or Taco Bar | See Post Here |
| 4 | Weekend | |
| 5 | Weekend | |
| 6 | Hot Sauce Chicken | See Recipe Here |
| 7 | Shrimp Scampi | See Recipe Here |
| 8 | Soft Tacos (Chicken) | Use extra chicken from Monday’s meal. |
| 9 | Chicken & Dumplings | See Recipe Here |
| 10 | Baked Potato Bar | See Instructions Here |
| 11 | Weekend | |
| 12 | Weekend | |
| 13 | Spaghetti (Use spaghetti squash instead of pasta.) | |
| 14 | Pan Fried Tilapia | |
| 15 | Broccoli Cheese Soup | See Recipe Here |
| 16 | 15 Minute Chicken & Cauliflower Meal | See Recipe Here |
| 17 | Cauliflower Pizza | |
| 18 | Weekend | |
| 19 | Weekend | |
| 20 | Baked Salmon | |
| 21 | Farmer’s Market Chicken | See Recipe Here |
| 22 | Salmon Bowls | Use leftover salmon from Monday. |
| 23 | Turkey Chili | |
| 24 | Street Tacos | |
| 25 | Weekend | |
| 26 | Weekend | |
| 27 | Spanish Chicken & Rice | See Recipe Here |
| 28 | Turkey Meatloaf | |
| 29 | Smothered Hamburger Steak | See Recipe Here |
| 30 | Tortellini Soup | See Recipe Here |
| 31 | Chicken Salad Sandwiches |
Menu Tips
Tips for Using This Monthly Menu:
- Print or take a photo of the meal plan and keep it visible.
- It is a great idea to keep certain staples on hand (baking items, seasonings, etc.)
- Buy in bulk when possible.
- Look at the monthly meal plan and make a grocery list of all items you can get in advance. If possible, buy all of these items once instead of making multiple grocery trips. (Grocery Delivery is wonderful too! Walmart+ has been a lifesaver for me!)
- It is a good idea to keep a master list of the main grocery items you use on a regular basis. Having a ready made grocery shopping list can save you time, and help you remember items you need to purchase.
- Set aside time at the beginning of the month for meal prep, to prepare food (cut vegetables, divide bulk items and freeze when necessary, etc.)
- Look at your weekly meal plan over the weekend, and write out your weekly shopping lists so you can make one trip to the grocery store or farmers markets to get fresh produce and other items you will need.
- Remember that this is just a guide with recipe ideas – use what you want and skip the rest.
Favorite Kitchen Products
These are some of my favorite cooking products! Since we are in the middle of soup season, I included the bowl cozies and a Dutch oven. We LOVE our bowl cozies!!!
- Oil Sprayer
- Bowl Cozies (These make great Christmas gifts.)
- Dutch Oven – Great for soups!
I hope you enjoy these recipes, and that they help you save precious time each night. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.
If you have other quick and easy meals that you would like to share, I would love to hear from you.
There are such a wide variety of meals and ideas on Pinterest. I have found so many wonderful new recipes this way and have pinned many of them on Pinterest boards. If you are looking for other ideas, here is a link to my Main Meals Board.
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Have a wonderful 2025!
Until next month,
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“Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.” Genesis 9:3
We just made some chicken noodle soup this week! It sounds like a really tasty month.
Sounds delicious!!!
Love this mix of meals, Susan! We’ve had a monthly meal plan for years and it helps so much. I’m excited to try some of these recipes now too. Thanks for sharing that you like your Walmart+ membership. We’ve been on the fence so it helps to hear how much it helps you! Hugs, CoCo
Oh my goodness! The Walmart+ membership is my favorite!!!! I rarely go to the store anymore. They deliver everything. Many times they will pick up returns for you as well!
Hi, new friend, this post is a godsend. Thank you!! Pinning with great abandon. Love the smothered steak. And now the chicken and dumplings, which I make with a similar recipe but need to be reminded of recipes sometimes. Thank you for sharing some new and old favorite recipes!!
Thank you so much! I am loving your site too. All of your new year ideas are great!