Welcome to my new month-to-month sequence referred to as 4 in 5! I’ll be sharing a 4 dinner meal plan as soon as a month that makes use of seasonal recipes made with simply 5 substances every and feeds 4 folks.
These are tried and true recipes that the crew and I all make for our households at dwelling, particularly on busy weeknights ❤️. My hope is that you just’ll proceed to revisit these recipes for months and years to return while you’re in search of simple weeknight meals to feed your households.

September 2025: 4 in 5 Meal Plan
HERE SHE IS! Our September 2025 4 in 5 Meal Plan. Every one in all these 4 recipes feeds 4 folks, and makes use of simply 5 substances (hi there, simplicity!) that may all be purchased for beneath $80. This month we’re making:
- Dumpling Soup
- Floor Beef Macro Bowls
- Salmon Burgers
- Cottage Cheese Pizza
Why did we make this meal plan?
Fact is, that is precisely how we eat in our personal houses, particularly on busy weeknights with younger children! We’re all in search of recipes to feed our households which are:
- Made with the least quantity of substances doable.
- Prepared in half-hour.
- Interesting to ALL (even the kiddos!).
It’s a weekly battle, and I’m positive you all can relate. And that’s precisely how this meal plan was born! To resolve the Sunday evening “what are we making for dinners this week?” drawback.
How are we doing this?
We’re speaking — utilizing a pre-made salad package as an alternative of a slaw from scratch, or utilizing a packet of taco seasoning as an alternative of our selfmade model. Simple swaps that make dinnertime planning and prep simply that a lot simpler.
The place else can I discover these recipes?
A few of these recipes are impressed by recipes on this web site, however for essentially the most half you received’t discover these recipes on Match Foodie Finds!
As a substitute, we’re together with a free downloadable PDF with all the recipes + substances for every month-to-month 4 in 5 meal plan. Revisit these recipes for months and years to return while you’re in search of simple weeknight meals to feed your households.






