diff --git a/cookbook/forms.py b/cookbook/forms.py
index 52eb993ed..422b89d8b 100644
--- a/cookbook/forms.py
+++ b/cookbook/forms.py
@@ -242,8 +242,17 @@ class RecipeBookForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
 
 class MealPlanForm(forms.ModelForm):
+
+    def clean(self):
+        cleaned_data = super(MealPlanForm, self).clean()
+
+        if cleaned_data['title'] == '' and cleaned_data['recipe'] is None:
+            raise forms.ValidationError(_('You must provide at least a recipe or a title.'))
+
+        return cleaned_data
+
     class Meta:
         model = MealPlan
-        fields = ('recipe', 'meal', 'note', 'date')
+        fields = ('recipe', 'title', 'meal', 'note', 'date')
 
         widgets = {'recipe': SelectWidget, 'date': DateWidget}
diff --git a/cookbook/migrations/0031_mealplan_recipe_optional.py b/cookbook/migrations/0041_auto_20200502_1446.py
similarity index 59%
rename from cookbook/migrations/0031_mealplan_recipe_optional.py
rename to cookbook/migrations/0041_auto_20200502_1446.py
index 76a8a1b67..84f5aa4eb 100644
--- a/cookbook/migrations/0031_mealplan_recipe_optional.py
+++ b/cookbook/migrations/0041_auto_20200502_1446.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 3.0.4 on 2020-04-13 17:48
+# Generated by Django 3.0.5 on 2020-05-02 12:46
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 import django.db.models.deletion
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import django.db.models.deletion
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):
 
     dependencies = [
-        ('cookbook', '0030_recipeingredient_note'),
+        ('cookbook', '0040_auto_20200502_1433'),
     ]
 
     operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='mealplan',
+            name='title',
+            field=models.CharField(blank=True, default='', max_length=64),
+        ),
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name='mealplan',
             name='recipe',
diff --git a/cookbook/models.py b/cookbook/models.py
index 0f1763654..b127f96d7 100644
--- a/cookbook/models.py
+++ b/cookbook/models.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class UserPreference(models.Model):
     PLAN = 'PLAN'
     BOOKS = 'BOOKS'
 
-    PAGES = ((SEARCH, _('Search')), (PLAN, _('Meal-Plan')), (BOOKS, _('Books')), )
+    PAGES = ((SEARCH, _('Search')), (PLAN, _('Meal-Plan')), (BOOKS, _('Books')),)
 
     # Search Style
     SMALL = 'SMALL'
@@ -221,16 +221,14 @@ class MealPlan(models.Model):
     MEAL_TYPES = ((BREAKFAST, _('Breakfast')), (LUNCH, _('Lunch')), (DINNER, _('Dinner')), (OTHER, _('Other')),)
 
     recipe = models.ForeignKey(Recipe, on_delete=models.CASCADE, blank=True, null=True)
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=64, blank=True, default='')
     created_by = models.ForeignKey(User, on_delete=models.CASCADE)
     meal = models.CharField(choices=MEAL_TYPES, max_length=128, default=BREAKFAST)
     note = models.TextField(blank=True)
     date = models.DateField()
 
-    def note_head(self):
-        try:
-            return self.note.split('\n')[0]
-        except:
-            return ''
-
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.meal + ' (' + str(self.date) + ') ' + str(self.recipe)
+        if self.title:
+            return self.title
+        return str(self.recipe)
+
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html b/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
index 653ca57fd..b4f8f72cf 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/meal_plan.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
                                 {% for mp in days_value %}
                                     <a href="{% url 'edit_meal_plan' mp.pk %}"><i class="fas fa-edit"></i></a>
                                     {% if mp.recipe %}
-                                        <a href="{% url 'view_recipe' mp.recipe.id %}">{{ mp.recipe.name }}</a><br/>
+                                        <a href="{% url 'view_recipe' mp.recipe.id %}">{{ mp }}</a><br/>
                                     {% endif %}
                                     <span>{{ mp.note_head }}</span>
                                 {% endfor %}