Ideas and resources for menu planning in January, many seasonal winter and real food recipes. Very simple ingredients, from scratch, frugal recipes.
You can save so much money by planning your meals. Even if you only plan three days at a time, you can be more thrifty by planning ahead.
*Attention real food purists – the recipes I link/pin are all from scratch, but some of them you may have to make substitutions or modifications. For example, I link recipes that have sugar, but you can substitute whatever your favorite sweetener is.
Seasonal produce for January includes:
Vegetables
Brussels sprouts
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Kale
Leeks
Parsnips
Potatoes
Rhubarb
Spinach
Turnips
Fruit
Apples
Clementine
Grapefruit
Kiwi fruit
Lemons
Oranges
Pears
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Tangerines
Epicurious Seasonal produce maps by state
CUESA Seasonal vegetables by month
Recipes from the January Meal Plan:
Fried Rice Energy Bites from Super Healthy Kids
Mediterranean Cauliflower Pizza from Eating Well
Mixed Greens and Sausage Soup with Cornmeal Dumplings from Bon Appetit
Pea Risotto with Squashy Souffle from Every Day with Rachael Ray
Quick and Easy Italian Soup from Healthy Roots, Happy Soul
Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Soup with Chickpeas and Coconut Milk from Greens & Chocolate
Slow Cooker Moroccan Lentil Soup from Eating Well
Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups from Budget Bytes
Sweet Potato Basil Soup from Bon Appetit
Sweet Potato Mac & Cheese from Eating Well
White Bean Italian Pizza from Finding Joy In My Kitchen
January Meal Plan Pinterest Boards:
Meal Plan January
Recipes to Try Winter
Participated in Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural, Meal Planning Monday, Menu Monday, Menu Plan Monday, and Motivational Monday linky parties
Featured on Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Party Blog Hop on UrbanNaturale
*Also see our Frugal, Flexible Monthly Menu Planning
OR
Weekly Meal Plan Printable Template
We hope you enjoyed our January Meal Plan post
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You will not regret the Fried Rice! It’s my favorite- go-to meal!
What a wonderful January Meal Plan you have prepared! Eating well on a budget works so much better when we plan ahead, shop strategically and work the plan! I especially love the Moroccan Lentil Soup. Great for cold winter suppers! Thank you so much for sharing these valuable tips on the Healthy, Happy, Green & Natural Blog Hop! I appreciate it!