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    Published: Nov 28, 2018 · Modified: Aug 28, 2022 by Denise Browning · "This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share some commission." · 2 Comments

    December Monthly Meal Plan -- #3


    This December Monthly Meal Plan has some seasonal and easy dinner ideas, sides, and desserts, helping you to plan ahead and to save time and money. 

    Many different types of food for a December meal plan

     

    Cheers, everyone! I am glad to bring you our December Monthly Meal Plan for the third consecutive month, in partnership with a group of amazing fellow Food Bloggers.

    As always, our menu is quite inclusive -- this means that no one was left out. 

    It contains recipes that satisfy different needs and preferences, such as 30-Minute recipes, Instant Pot, slow cooker, soups, gluten-free, vegetarian, etc...

    Yep, they are all here! 

    Finally, I hope you make great use of this plan and enjoy it!

    DECEMBER MONTHLY MEAL PLAN -- #3

    Image showing 8 dishes from December monthly meal plan

     

    December Monthly Meal Plan comes with 4 weeks of daily recipes: each week featuring 7 dinners, 3 side dishes, and 2 desserts.

    Please feel free to choose the recipes that work best for you each day, mixing and matching as you wish.

    Also, be sure and take advantage of the leftovers. 😉

    WEEK 1

    image showing ham and cheese baked rice from December monthly meal plan

     

    Dinners:

    Brazilian Chicken Shepherd's Pie

    Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic & Herb Salmon with Asparagus

    White Castle Casserole

    Loaded Baked Potato Soup

    Molasses Pomegranate Short Ribs

    Tequila Lime Shrimp

    Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Tacos

    Sides:

    Ham & Cheese Baked Rice

    Herb Rolls Recipe

    Green bean casserole

    Desserts:

    Caramel Stuffed Sugar Cookies

    Holiday Peppermint Cake

     

    WEEK 2

    Image showing Brigadeiro cookies from December monthly meal plan

     

    Dinners:

    20-Minute One Pot Coconut Noodle Soup

    Crock Pot Chicken Tacos

    Easy Baked Chicken

    Easy steak fajitas

    Easy chicken stir-fry

    Skillet shepherd's pie

    Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs

    Sides:

    Fried Mushrooms

    Spicy Zucchini Noodles

    Corn Chowder Macaroni and Cheese

    Desserts:

    Brigadeiro Cookies

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

     

    WEEK 3

    Peppermint marshmallow filled chocolate cupcakes from December monthly meal plan

    Dinners:

    Maple Blackberry Orange Glazed Ham

    Instant Pot Turkey Recipe

    Leftover Turkey Bruschetta Slider

    Skillet Marmalade Pork Chops

    Pasta Bake

    Instant Pot Pot Roast

    Green Bean Casserole Soup

    Sides:

    Red Hot Jello Salad

    Creamy Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes

    Garlic Roasted Broccoli

    Desserts:

    Peppermint Marshmallow Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

    Croquembouche

     

    WEEK 4

    Herb rubbed prime rib from December monthly meal plan

    Dinners:

    30-Minute Pork Fajita Bowl

    Herb Rubbed Prime Rib

    Spaghetti Squash Boats

    Easy Swedish Meatballs

    Deer Steak Recipe

    Coconut Chicken Tenders

    Chili Recipe

    Sides:

    Southern Cornbread 

    Espinacas a la Catalana

    Crispy Edamame

    Desserts:

    Toasted Coconut Pound Cake

    Slow Cooker Cinnamon Sugar Candied Almonds

     

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    1. Paula says

      November 29, 2018 at 12:13 pm

      Yumm-O! Now I need someone to clean the kitchen after I cook!

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      • Denise Browning says

        November 29, 2018 at 3:15 pm

        Haha. That is my dream!

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