This week’s meal ideas are comfort food delicious! Saucy, buttery mushroom, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, steak and pasta! Sound like you’re dining at a fancy steakhouse? No, this is your kitchen, and it’s easier than you think!
This Week’s Secret To Success
- This week delivers “sit-down dinner” goodness without a lot of fuss!
- The green bean casserole (no canned soup) and Tuscan Butter Mushrooms go with both meals, so mix and match your side dishes for flexibility to match your schedule.
- We’re also sharing ingredients this week, we’re maxing out mushrooms and sausage to make shopping + prep easy, cut down on partially used, wasted ingredients, and really lean into those seasonal flavors. So buy bulk and save!
- Cast iron skillet steaks take just 8 minutes to cook. So we’ve got a few quick recipes mixed in there to keep things balanced.
- If you don’t have any cast iron, it’s really is a great way to cook. I use my 12 inch skillet and my enamel covered braising pan almost weekly.
A successful meal isn’t just about tasty or convenient recipes. That’s only half of the dinner equation!
So, don’t forget to make a plan for you table this week!
Having a few things you really love and on the ready is THE KEY to making meal time special and inviting others over for dinner stress free.
Menu 1- Cast Iron Skillet Steak
This 3 ingredient, 8 minute, easy recipe guarantees the perfect pan seared, cast iron skillet steak every time! Not everyone has an outdoor grill. And even if you do, the weather doesn’t always permit grilling a big juicy steak outside. But with these easy instructions, you can enjoy top notch, tender, juicy beef steak on the stove top whenever you like! Serve it with easy Tuscan Butter Mushrooms and Cream Cheese & Garlic Mashed Potatoes for a real steakhouse style meal!
Menu 2- Classic Manicotti
Let’s talk ultimate comfort food! I’m talking delicious pasta stuffed with a smooth, creamy filling of rich Ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheeses, punctuated with garlic, parsley and lemon and topped with zesty pasta sauce. Classic 3 Cheese Baked Manicotti is the best of what good pasta dishes are all about! And it’s not all that difficult, if you know one easy secret. Serve it with Green Bean Casserole for an easy side dish that lasts!
Dessert This Week
With a salty, buttery-rich pretzel crust, soft cream cheese layer, a white chocolate pumpkin fluff all topped with whipped cream, chocolate chips and more pretzels , This Pumpkin Chocolate Delight isn’t your ordinary 4-layer dessert!
Breakfast Made Easy
Welcome to delicious! This easy recipe for Sausage Mushroom Quiche bakes up delectable goodness every time. Loaded with savory Shiitake mushrooms (sub with button mushrooms, if you like), ground sausage, fresh spinach and sharp Parmesan cheese, this quiche is guaranteed to be your favorite for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
Snack of the Week
Cheesy Green Chile Sausage Balls will make your traditional sausage ball recipe sing with the addition of savory green chiles! A simple mixture of sharp cheddar cheese, canned diced green chiles, ground pork sausage and biscuit mix, this sausage ball recipe is easy and outlandishly good!
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