Monday Menu answers the question, “What’s for Dinner” with 2 easy family meals that everyone is sure to love, plus a breakfast recipe, snack idea and dessert of the week! For this week’s meal ideas, get ready to serve EASY Chicken Nacho Foil Packets, followed by a family favorite- Baked Ziti!
This Week’s Secret To Success
What’s not to love about pasta or about nachos, especially when they don’t take a lot of time to make? But these recipes are more than just quick, here are a few of the strategies that really put this week’s meal ideas to work for you:
- The nachos, salsa and green salad all share ingredients to make shopping more efficient!
- Tomato Alfredo Baked Ziti is a family sized 9×13 casserole that comes with the possibility for a few leftovers to make the next meal afterwards a snap!
- Chicken Nacho Foil Packets bring a lot of fun to the week.
- Everyone can build their own nachos and packet, making them just the way they like them.
- Use the grill or the oven to cook those nachos up crispy with loads of melted cheese!
- Foil packets are the best for very little to zero clean up. Just crumple up that foil and throw it away!
And don’t forget to keep scrolling for this week’s dessert, snack and breakfast recipes. Seasonal eating is still at its best with all the fresh fruits and veggies!
Menu 1- Easy Pasta Favorite
Tomato Alfredo Baked Ziti is an easy family pasta dish that combines the bright, tomato-ey goodness of marinara with rich, cheesy alfredo sauce to create the creamiest, most delectable comfort food around.  Quick & easy, it's perfect for busy weeknights and makes enough for leftovers!
A simple green salad is all you need to round out this meal. And this easy green salad with creamy mayo dressing fits the bill perfectly! You will love it because one taste will remind you of a salad we all ate growing up.
These easy dinner rolls offer up homemade yeast roll goodness with a simple semi-homemade approach! These tender, buttery rolls are the perfect complement to any holiday or family dinner, not to mention soups & salads. They’re so easy you just might not want to have a meal without them!
Menu 2- Easy Nacho Night
Forget doing the dishes with these deliciously fun Chicken Nacho Foil Packets. Loaded with melted cheese, tender, seasoned chicken, black beans, corn and tomatoes, these no-mess, easy nachos are the perfect Tex Mex recipe for cookouts, camping, game night or any ol’ time a nacho craving hits!
This Easy Green Chile Rice is richly savory and simmered to perfection in chicken broth with diced chiles, onions and just a little butter. This simple rice recipe delivers loads of flavor and is the the perfect side dish to serve with your best Mexican eats.Â
Dessert This Week!
Grilled just right to bring out the natural sweetness, then stuffed with a toasted pecan crumble, topped with vanilla ice cream, and drizzled with honey… Pecan stuffed grilled peaches. They are the best of fresh summer eating!
Here’s What We’re Snacking On
Enjoy this easy recipe for homemade bruschetta with a refreshing summer twist! Sweet watermelon, grape tomatoes, red onion, fresh basil, a touch of salty feta and a simple balsamic dressing make a delightfully tantalizing appetizer everyone will love! Serve Watermelon Bruschetta on thin slices of crusty french bread or as a dip with naan or pita chips.
Making Breakfast Easy
There is never a bad time for breakfast, especially when it’s as easy as this Make-Ahead Blueberry Breakfast Bake. It’s a little bit french toast, a little bit blueberry pancakes and every bit exactly what every breakfast and brunch table needs. Full of plump, ripe blueberries, golden sourdough, eggs, sweet cream and a hint of cinnamon and vanilla, this simple breakfast casserole makes enough to cover breakfast several times this week!
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OMG! I want to make every one of these….today! The pictures look amazing!
Thank you, thank you! xoxo They are so yum; I know you would love them!