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Family Meal Plan
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Monday
- Main Dish: Spinach Feta Turkey Meatballs – These are flavorful in the best way and disappear faster than you expect (yes, even from picky plates).
- Side Dish:
- Baked Tomato Ricotta Pasta – Creamy, saucy, and the kind of pasta everyone keeps sneaking extra bites of straight from the pan.
- Lemon Rice – Bright, simple, and exactly what this dinner needs to pull everything together.
Tuesday
- Main Dish: Mexican Chicken Salad – Fresh, bold, and a meal that feels exciting instead of “just another salad”. Plus, it’s packed with protein AND great for tomorrow’s lunch!
- Side Dish:
- Borracho Beans – These are the kind of beans you scoop “just a little more” of… and then keep going back for.
- Easy Mexican Cornbread – Soft, slightly sweet, and perfect for grabbing seconds without even sitting back down.
Wednesday
- Main Dish: Sheet Pan Cashew Chicken – If you’ve made this once, you already know why it’s on repeat. If you haven’t, you’re about to.
- Side Dish:
- Veggie Fried Rice – A great way to make dinner feel bigger without making it harder.
- Asian Cucumber Salad – Cool, crunchy, and exactly what you want alongside all those bold flavors.
Thursday
- Main Dish: Chicken Taco Casserole – Taco night energy without all the assembling and cleanup. Everyone just digs in.
- Side Dish:
- Side salad with Jalapeno Ranch (family FAVORITE!) – This dressing turns salad into something people actually get excited about! You can also drizzle the ranch over your casserole.
- Mexican Roasted Veggies – Simple, flavorful, and might surprise you when it’s the first thing gone from everyone’s plate.
Friday
- Main Dish: Cajun Chicken Skillet – Big flavor, quick cook, and the kind of dinner that makes Friday feel like Friday.
- Side Dish:
- Garlic Smashed Potatoes – Crispy, buttery, and the side that gets scraped clean every time.
- Side salad with ranch dressing – Mix cajun seasoning into ranch for an extra kick.
- Dessert – Devil’s Food Cake Cookies – Rich, chocolatey, and somehow gone before they’ve even cooled.
Appetizer
- Honey BBQ Boneless Wings – Sweet, sticky, and guaranteed to draw everyone into the kitchen asking, “Are they ready yet?”
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