December just might be the busiest month of the year. If your schedule looks anything like mine, you have work events, potlucks, recitals, concerts, family gatherings, parties, and so many other wonderful reasons to your calendar is jam-packed. Our Monthly Menu Plan for December keeps that in mind. We’ve got your dinners planned for you so there’s one less thing you need to worry about.
This month, when you are at your busiest, the slow cooker is going to be working overtime. Whether you are planning a dinner at home like Make Ahead Sloppy Joes, or you are feeding many for a family gathering (you’ll definitely want to serve them a Holiday Ham with all the fixins’), a stress-free meal is goal. And if there is any stress, I suggest dessert! I’m looking forward to Cherry Almond Bars this month!
We have many readers asking for all of the Monthly Menu Plans and the Printable pages to be in one location. So, we put them all together on a special page for everyone. Grab over 3 years worth of Budget Friendly Recipes and Menu Planning Tips too!
December Menu Plan
1 – Breakfast for Dinner – Cheesy Bacon Pull Apart Biscuits with Fruit
2 – Make Ahead Sloppy Joes and Oven Fries
3 –Barbecue Meatballs, Oven Fries
4 – Honey Hoisin Chicken Sandwiches in the Slow Cooker and Fresh Veggies
5- Homemade Pizza Pockets, Salad
6 – Healthy Slow Cooker Chili and Cornbread
7 – Beefy Noodle Casserole with Steamed Veggies
9 – Classic Tuna Macaroni Casserole
10 – Taco Bar with Homemade Taco Bowls and all the fixins’
11 – Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole and Salad
12 – Creamy Turkey (or Chicken) Pot Pies
13 – Pepperoni Pizza Ring
14 – Slow Cooker Beef and Noodles, Salad
15 – Turkey Tetrazzini (from the freezer)
16 – Slow Cooker Enchiladas with Rice
17 – Blueberry Pancakes and Fried Eggs
18 – Copycat Chick-fil-A Sandwiches and Fries
19 – Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken and Salad
20 – Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Bread
22 – Chicken Strips with White BBQ Sauce
23 – Quick and Easy Chicken Enchiladas
24- Christmas Eve – Holiday Appetizer Buffet
25 – Christmas Day: Breakfast – Caramel Pecan French Toast, Dinner – Ham with all the fixins’
26 – Leftovers
27 – Ham & Egg Casserole
28 – Open Face Ham, Apple and Cheddar Sandwiches, Cheesy Potato Casserole
30 – Vegetable Lasagna Roll Ups
31 – New Year’s Eve – Party Recipes
Desserts for the Month
- Cherry Almond Bars
- Grandma’s Soft Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Cookie Cups filled with White Chocolate Raspberry Cream
- Christmas Cupcakes
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3 Comments
I just found your website and am feeling so blessed! I am struggling with finding inexpensive nourishing meals to feed our family of 5. We are on a strict budget of $235 a month (no assistance) for food and household items (including diapers). Its been very difficult but challenging 🙂 I appriciate these menu ideas so much, thank you!
Hi Tawny, we are thrilled that we are able to help you with your menu plan and meals for your family!
Happy Cooking!
~Liz
Wow! Your site is AMAZING! Thanks SO MUCH for sharing all you’ve learned! I’m currently trying to find ways to budget cut so that I can stay home with the kids and not go back to work, and this gives me hope! It must have taken you a lot of time to share this with us all, so please know that it is much appreciated. I can’t wait to dig into this more!