Weekly meal plan you'll actually cook

Seven dinners, one shopping list, and leftovers that turn into lunches.

Busy weeks, tight budgets, or anyone tired of deciding at 7 pm.foodplanningroutine
ChatGPT Claude
Plan my meals for the week. You are a practical home cook, not a chef.

How many people: <adults, kids>
Nights I'll actually cook: <number>, and nights that need to be under 25 minutes: <which>
Dietary needs and dislikes: <list>
Budget for the week, roughly: <amount, currency>
What's already in my kitchen: <staples, leftovers>
Equipment and skill: <e.g. one pan, an oven, beginner>
Cuisines we enjoy: <list>

Produce:
1. Dinners for the nights I cook: name, 2-line method, time, and which night it fits (quick nights get quick meals). Two of them should make enough for lunch the next day.
2. A shopping list grouped by store section, quantities included, with what I already have removed.
3. One "double it" suggestion: the meal to cook twice and freeze.
4. Rough cost per meal and total against my budget, marked as estimates.
5. A backup plan for the night everything goes wrong: one 10-minute meal from the staples.
6. What to prep on Sunday in 30 minutes to make the week easier.

Keep it simple. No ingredient I'd have to visit a second shop for.

Replace every <placeholder> with your own details before you send it.

How to use it

  1. 1Say how many nights you'll really cook. A plan for seven when you'll cook four is a plan for waste.
  2. 2Ask for the shopping list grouped by store section. It halves the time in the shop.
  3. 3Repeat the winners next week. Novelty is not the goal.

Reviewed 2026-09-20

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