Let Monday Menu put together your favorite Southern Discourse recipes to create delicious, no-hassle meals! Every week, we share 2 complete family-friendly meal ideas, along with a dessert recipe, a make-ahead breakfast and a snack recipe that’s ideal for weekends, movie nights or just an afternoon/ after school pick-me-up!
This week keep your household fed with a fun Taco Tuesday twist and a shortcut alfredo lasagna + sides! Then cap it all off with a 4 Layer Pumpkin Chocolate Pretzel Delight that just might be the best fall dessert ever.
We’ve got those in-between times covered too! Start the days with an easy banana French toast casserole with a frosted corn flake topping. Talk about cereal and fruit upgrade! And keep the theme going with Blueberry Muddy Snack Mix for after school, weekend and weeknight munching!
Menu 1- Taco Tuesday Upgrade
Get ready to make your regular ol’ taco Tuesday sing with these wonderfully delicious, flavor packed Taco Stuffed Baked Sweet Potatoes. A little sweet, a lot of savory and loaded with all the things you love about your favorite taco, these stuffed potatoes pack a true flavor punch without a taco shell!
Covered in a cool sour cream sauce, rolled in cheese and seasonings and spritzed with lime, this Mexican Street Corn recipe cooks up tender in a foil packet that keeps the corn warm until your family can get their hands on it. Not to mention these foil packets can be used on the grill or right in your oven!
Not taco dinner is complete without a little salsa. So Get your tortilla chips ready! Fresh tomatoes, cilantro & lime create an easy, bright, restaurant-style salsa that you can enjoy any time. This simple homemade salsa recipe also makes a perfect topping for your favorite enchiladas, tacos or Tex Mex casseroles!
Menu 2- Shortcut Lasagna
This easy White Ravioli Casserole recipe is full of shortcuts! Layers of spinach, frozen cheese ravioli, sausage crumbles, Alfredo sauce & cheese are baked to a golden, bubbly perfection in no time flat to create a delicious lasagna-style family meal. With just 6 ingredients and 2 steps, it’s perfect for busy weeknights, but special enough for guests!
Italian Green Bean Salad is the perfect side dish for just about anything. Besides brightening up spaghetti, lasagna, chicken Parm and all things Italian, it positively works magic when paired with grilled steaks, pork chops and chicken.
Dessert This Week!
One of the best ways we celebrate the magic of autumn is with something deliciously pumpkin. This easy-to-make Pumpkin Chocolate Delight with a Pretzel Crust certainly fits that bill and then some! 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 isn’t your ordinary 4-layer dessert.
Here’s What We’re Snacking On
Get ready for a delicious blueberry twist on a classic homemade snack favorite! Blueberry Muddy Buddies Snack Mix isn’t your ordinary quick cereal treat. Made with creamy white chocolate & blueberry Muddy Buddies, salted almonds, crisp Rice Chex cereal and scrumptiously tart berries, this incredibly addictive snack is salty Chex mix and swoon worthy blueberry goodness all wrapped in one!
Making Breakfast Easy
This Banana French Toast Bake has layers of luscious caramelized bananas and rich, buttery croissants bathed in delicious egg custard and topped with crunchy frosted corn flakes! This special brunch casserole combines all your breakfast favorites in one delicious, easy casserole perfect for brunch, special weekends and holidays.
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As a minister’s wife, I always need different recipes. There are so many same eats at the church dinners, some delicious and some not so whatever. Your site came on our e-mail and looked so interesting that I checked it out further. I plan to try several of the recipes this week! Thanks for offering this site, I’m sure it will be used by many readers.
Hi, Pati! Thank you so much for your sweet comment! Between church fellowships, potlucks, picnics and dinners, I bet you do get plenty of opportunities to share (and also eat!) lots of delicious food. I hope you find some recipes here that will add a little spark to the rotation. There are a few that readily come to mind I think you would love! Feel free to reach out at any time. I would love to hear more from you!