Meal Plan- Summer Eats

It's summer!  I do not like to spend lots of time cooking in the summer.  But, I do want to eat healthy.  Also, I need meals that keep me eating paleo & also options that my family will actually eat!  All my main dishes are paleo, but there will be some side dishes that include gluten free grains and dairy.  This is how we make it work in our house.  Here are 20 dinner ideas for healthy, summer eating.  I'm not assigning days, just planning to cycle through these for a few weeks.  I figure 20 meals will get me through at least a month since we do not cook every night due to activities & leftovers.

Stupid Easy Chicken, shredded and served as a taco salad with French Dressing
Topping ideas:  tomatoes, olives, avocado, peppers, cucumbers, cilantro, salsa, limes, cheese, tortilla chips, ranch, sweet corn

Pineapple Beef Kabobs from Against All Grain Meals Made Simple, pg 162 with salad and roasted cauliflower

Paleo Chicken Spaghetti  Serve with Buttermilk biscuits with garlic and herbs added and fresh fruit

Barbecue Tri-Tip with Grilled Watermelon Salad and roasted carrots

Grilled Chicken with BBQ sauce, roasted potatoes, green beans

Persian Spiced Beef with Butternut Squash  Serve with sugar snap peas and fresh fruit

Grain Free Salmon Cakes  Serve with cole slaw and green beans

Spaghetti meat sauce over a choice of GF noodles or steamed broccoli

Garden Fish Packets  (omit cheese for paleo), rice, lettuce or fruit salad

Slow Cooker Paleo Turkey Meatballs, serve with salad and Crockpot Baked Sweet Potatoes 
This is a great meal when we will be gone all day.  Come home & it's all cooked.  The downside is washing 2 Crock-pots!

Grilled Hamburgers- Topping ideas: Avocado, dill pickles, tomatoes, BBQ Sauce, Fried Red Potatoes & Onions, green beans

Dijon Almond Crusted Fish Serve with roasted carrots & sugar snap peas

Chicken stir fry, cauli-rice or rice pilaf

Grilled Steak with my favorite steak marinade, mashed potatoes, Brussels sprouts, fruit

Ginger Chicken with Simple Mango/Avocado Salsa  serve with cole slaw

Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes, Buns, Peas

Ina's Grilled Lemon Chicken, fresh fruit

Grilled Lemon Pepper Salmon, Serve with roasted sweet potatoes, broccoli

Mongolian Beef over Cauliflower Rice, fruit

Greek Chicken, baked potatoes, kale chips



Summer lunch at our house is leftovers warmed up, salads, sandwiches, stir-frys, etc. 


Breakfast:
Butternut squash frittata
GF Cinnamon French Toast
Sweet potato hash with kale & eggs
Almond butter on toasted Date & Walnut Bread with berries
Spaghetti Squash Frittata
Paleo Pancakes
Scrambled Eggs & Bacon
Cooked spinach with hard boiled eggs
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes with Eggs
Grain Free Granola with coconut milk & berries