Easy meals that the whole family loves are what we all shoot for in the kitchen! This week, Monday Menu hits the target with an all in one Sheet Pan Pineapple Shrimp recipe and everybody’s favorite- Spaghetti Stuffed Garlic Bread! Plus, side dish ideas, breakfast, snack and dessert recipes to keep the yum going all week long. All-in-one is the theme for the week!

You can never wrong with an easy sheet pan dinner! A snap to prepare- just put everything on the pan and bake it- and a breeze to clean up. If that’s not a bull’s eye of a meal during the busy school and work week, I don’t know what is! Don’t think your family will go for shrimp? Substitute with chicken tenderloin strips.

Then finish the week strong with an all-in-one baked spaghetti dinner -Spaghetti Stuffed Garlic Bread. Feel like a kid again with a little garlic bread goodness in every saucy spaghetti bite! Round it all out with a quick zesty green bean salad, and dinner is done.

Blackberry Jam Cake, easy Peanut Butter Apple Parfaits and quick Sweet Heat Pickles are sure to make snack, dessert and breakfast time delicious too!

Easy Side Dish Ideas

An Easy Green Salad or Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Muffins would be great extra side dishes to round out your Pineapple Shrimp Sheet Pan meal!

Dessert This Week

Bring wonderful old fashioned flavor to your table with this vintage Buttermilk Blackberry Jam Cake recipe.  Not too sweet, buttery rich with tart blackberries and the zing of orange, this old fashioned cake gives any self-respecting pound or coffee cake a real run for its money!

Here’s What We’re Snacking On

Get spicy with these quick and easy Sweet Heat Bread and Butter Pickles! This simple, semi-homemade bread and butter pickle recipe lets you enjoy special small batches of crisp refrigerator pickles that will bring a little zesty wow to your burgers, sandwiches and appetizer trays. No canning required!

Making Breakfast Easy

Back to school is in the air! And Easy Peanut Butter Yogurt Parfaits with apples & pumpkin granola are a quick and simple way to get a healthy breakfast or afternoon snack on the table!  Rich, velvety layers of greek yogurt, mixed with peanut butter, honey and spices with the crisp crunch of fall apples and sweet pumpkin granola make this treat you and yours will want to eat all the time!

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