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    Monday Menu #135- Cheesy Tuna Casserole & Lemon Chicken Salad

     

    Tuna Noodle Casserole gets an upgrade with all white albacore tuna and a homemade cheese sauce instead of canned soup. Easy and delicious, this seafood + pasta dish never tasted so good! Follow it up with a hearty Lemon Chicken Salad guaranteed to please guys and gals alike. Don’t forget to check out the recipes for side dishes, breakfast, snack and dessert. Monday Menu makes deciding what to cook this week easy!

    collage of easy main dish and side dish casserole that can be served together for easy meals on busy weeknights

    This Week’s Secret To Success

    This week’s meal ideas work because they rely on delicious, cheesy casseroles! Easy 9×13 casseroles are the work horses of family meals, and the recipes featured here are no different.

    They can be put together ahead of time, usually make enough for leftovers and freeze well. And this week’s casserole recipes? Neither one of them use canned soup. For us, that’s a total plus. They’re still easy to make, loaded with full, savory flavors and made of real ingredients! A win all around!

    This recent 5 star review says it all.

    5 stars

    This will forever be how I make cheesy potatoes going forward! I went looking for a recipe that doesn’t use canned soup, and this was a home run. Absolutely delicious and so easy! I put it together yesterday and refrigerated it then baked it for Easter dinner today. My family loved it! Thank you so much for the awesome recipe. -Jennie

    Side Dishes

    Don’t want to make all the salads and side dishes listed here. Just choose the ones you like and serve them with both main dishes. These recipes can be mixed and matched and still create great meals!

    Menu 1- Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

    Creamy delicious goodness is what you get with this easy upgraded recipe for Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole. Made with a simple homemade cheese sauce, sea shell pasta, tender albacore tuna and a crunchy panko topping, you’ll not find any canned cream soup in this version of a classic family favorite! Round it out with easy, time saving sides for an easy casserole meal you'll serve again and again.

    Cheesy Tuna Noodle Casserole

    Crisp Apple Coleslaw with Homemade Buttermilk Dressing

    Southern Slow Cooker Black Eyed Peas & Ham

    Menu 2- Tasty Lemon Chicken Salad

    Tasty Lemon Chicken Salad

    Easy, Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole (no canned soup)

    Crunchy Broccoli Salad with Strawberries

    Dessert This Week

    Brighten up your week with happy, easy Lemon Squares. This classic recipe has a basil twist for even more of those sunshiney, fresh spring flavors we’re craving. Don’t want the hint of basil? Simply omit from the recipe to create traditional lemon bars and enjoy!

    A classic lemon square topped with a basil leaf.

    Here’s What We’re Snacking On

    To keep up all the fresh goodness, we’ll be snacking on Whipped Feta Tzatziki Dip this week! It’s where cool, classic Tzatziki meets the salty, garlicky goodness of whipped feta dip in this spectacularly quick & easy dip that’s creamy, light and full of happy cucumber crunch.

    Whipped Feta Tzatziki Dip is creamy, light and refreshing with tangy yogurt and cool cucumbers. Salty feta and garlic round out the flavors.

    Making Breakfast Easy

    Triple Berry French Toast Muffins are like mini french toast casseroles baked in muffin cups! Loaded with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and a vanilla-y egg custard, these muffins are perfect for breakfast on-the-go, holidays, Mother’s Day and brunches. They are such an easy way to serve French Toast!

    French toast baked with berries in a muffin tin and topped with powdered sugar to create a classic breakfast on the go or for a crowd.

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    Tuna Noodle Casserole gets an upgrade with all white albacore tuna and a homemade cheese sauce instead of canned soup.  Easy and delicious, this seafood + pasta dish never tasted so good! Follow it up with a hearty Lemon Chicken Salad guaranteed to please guys and gals alike. Don't forget to check out the recipes for side dishes, breakfast, snack and dessert.  Monday Menu makes deciding what to cook this week easy!
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