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Family Meal Plan
MONDAY
- Main Dish: – Italian Beef Casserole– This dish is loaded with flavorful ground beef, tender rice, veggies and topped with cheese. Perfect for a busy night and leftovers make for easy lunches!
- Side Dish:
- Pesto Roasted Vegetables – These are fast and oh, so delicious.
- Garlic Bread– We love this recipe!
TUESDAY
- Main Dish: Chicken Fajita Casserole– This one pan wonder meal is quick to put together and REALLY, REALLY, tasty!! With tender chicken, bell peppers, onions, and rice all baked to bubbly in a creamy fajita sauce, this is one everyone in the family devours!
- Side Dish:
- Mexican Roasted Veggies – This is such a great (and easy!) way to add some extra veggies on the plate and they go perfectly with this meal.
- Chips– My kids love to crumble them over top and use them to scoop up bites of the casserole.
WEDNESDAY
- Main Dish: Instant Pot Chicken Chili– My go to recipe for a quick and easy chicken chili!
- Side Dish:
- Toppings– Our favorites are sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro, and diced avocado.
THURSDAY
- Main Dish: Chili Pie – A perfect night 2 dish for leftover chili! This recipe makes eating leftovers lots of fun! What kid doesn’t want to eat pie for dinner?!
- Sides:
- Side salad– serve it up with a little side of this cilantro ranch. SO YUM!
- Sides:
FRIDAY
- Main Dish: Cast Iron Garlic Strip Steak– I once heard cast iron steak called “the original fast food.” This is so true! Steak may be “fancy,” but it is actually super quick and easy to make a really great steak!
- Side:
- Baked Asparagus– This side is equally as fancy AND easy!
- Mashed Potatoes– These are my go to garlicky potato recipe.
- Side:
- Dessert – Lemon Cheesecake Cream Pie– This no bake fresh lemon pie wants it to be spring just as much as we do!
APPETIZER
- Hawaiian BBQ Meatballs– These are great as an appetizer, snack, or even a grazing type meal. I always get rave reviews when this recipe is served!
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