September Menu Ideas
We’re sharing all our September Menu Ideas today!
September is a great month to establish routines that will help make your life easier.
It’s the perfect time to meal prep and plan, to get creative with lunches and afternoon snacks, and to add healthy family favorites to your menu as well.
Since September is in the middle of Florida’s rainy season we’re looking forward to easing into the Fall season with generous bowls of soup and bread fresh from the oven.
September Menu Ideas…
Week 1:
- Sunday: Easy Freezer to Oven Chicken Parmesan with an Italian side salad and crusty loaf
- Monday: 25 Labor Day Recipes for a Mouthwatering Cookout Meal or Labor Day Charcuterie
- Tuesday: Quinoa Enchilada Bake
- Wednesday: Fall Chopped Salad with Spinach, Butternut Squash, Apples, and Cheddar
- Thursday: Healing Chicken and Rice Soup
- Friday: New England Lobster Roll with zesty fries
- Saturday: French Onion Chicken with roasted veggies
Week 2:
- Sunday: Easy Beef Brisket with cole slaw and baked beans
- Monday: Grilled Chimichurri Portobellos with Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes and grilled asparagus
- Tuesday: Easy Tamale Pie
- Wednesday: BBQ Chopped Chicken Salad
- Thursday: Vegetarian Black Bean Soup
- Friday: Kale Pesto Pizza
- Saturday: Creamy Spinach and Artichoke Salmon with roasted veggies OR use these ideas to host an Oktoberfest party
Week 3:
- Sunday: Cauliflower Gnocchi with Asparagus, Chicken Sausage, and Pesto
- Monday: Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Tuesday: Chicken Enchilada Soup
- Wednesday: Autumn Kale Salad with Apples, Goat Cheese, and Fennel
- Thursday: Jerk Chicken Bowls with Pineapple Black Bean Salsa
- Friday: 21 of the Best Pot Pie Recipes to Celebrate National Pot Pie Day
- Saturday: Greek Style Baked Cod with Lemon and Garlic and Garlic Parmesan Roasted Vegetables
Week 4:
- Sunday: Eggplant Casserole
- Monday: Cranberry Rosemary One Pan Chicken
- Tuesday: Sheet Pan Nachos (we’ll be subbing chicken for turkey, but quinoa would be good too)
- Wednesday: Roasted Sweet Potato, Pear, & Pomegranate Spinach Salad
- Thursday: Tuscan White Bean Soup
- Friday: Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole
- Saturday: Fried Cabbage Sausage Skillet
Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables to Enjoy…
Apples, carrots, cauliflower, chili peppers, corn, cucumber, eggplant, grapes, green beans, melons, peaches, pears, pumpkins, raspberries, tomatoes, and zucchini.
Food Holidays to Celebrate This Month…
If you like to plan your menus around food holidays like we do, here’s a list of what’s coming up this month according to National Today:
- 09/05 – Cheese Pizza Day
- 09/06 – International Bacon Day, Coffee Ice Cream Day, Tailgating Day
- 09/09 – Weiner Schnitzel Day
- 09/12 – Chocolate Milkshake Day
- 09/13 – Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day, Peanut Day
- 09/14 – Cream Filled Donut Day, Eat a Hoagie Day
- 09/15 – Cheese Toast Day, Crème de Menthe Day, Double Cheeseburger Day, Linguine Day
- 09/16 – Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
- 09/17 – National Apple Dumpling Day, Monte Cristo Day
- 09/18 – National Cheeseburger Day, Rice Krispie Treat Day
- 09/20 – Eat an Apple Day, Fried Rice Day, Queso Day, String Cheese Day, Oktoberfest
- 09/21 – National Chai Day, Pecan Cookie Day
- 09/23 – National Baker Day, Great American Pot Pie Day
- 09/25 – Lobster Day, Quesadilla Day
- 09/26 – Better Breakfast Day, German Sandwich Day, Chimichanga Day, Dumpling Day, Key Lime Pie Day, Pancake Day
- 09/27 – Chocolate Milk Day, Corned Beef Hash Day
- 09/28 – International Poke Day, Strawberry Cream Pie Day
- 09/29 – National Biscotti Day, Coffee Day
- 09/30 – Hot Mulled Cider Day
Sweet Treats to Try This Month…
September is a great time to blend the last of the Summer fruits and vegetables with Fall inspired menu ideas. It’s also a fun time to try out new recipes in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.
As always, you can find out How to Meal Plan By The Month here or find previous Monthly Menu Ideas here.
Let us know what you’re excited to try on our September Menu Ideas list!
Until next time, I’ll see you on Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest.Many blessings,
CoCo
I love all of the great meal ideas for the month of September Coco! I’ll be sure to try out several of them. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you so much, Susan! I’m excited to try them as well. I love summer fruits and veggies but there is definitely something fun about adding lots of cozy meals to our monthly menu. Happy cooking, CoCo
Coco, Thanks for a great menu plan for September! This month I’m going to try to plan ahead and their are so many delicious recipe’s to choose from here.
You are so welcome, Maria! I can’t even tell you how much time planning our menus saves us each month. It’s huge! Hope you have a special month, CoCo
There are so many great ideas here. The jerk chicken bowl sounds amazing!