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A square casserole dish fulled of spaghetti, white chicken meat, cheese and Rotel tomatoes

Rotel Chicken Spaghetti

This easy chicken spaghetti dish is loaded with creamy, cheesy goodness! Savory shredded chicken, a creamy Velveeta cheese sauce, and zesty Rotel tomatoes with

Classic Summer Sandwich Recipes

Don't want to spend a lot time in the kitchen this summer? Here are 17 classic summer sandwich recipes to beat the heat and still put a delicious meal on the

A new York Strip steak cooked quickly and easily on the stovetop in a cast iron skillet and topped with butter.

Perfect 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. 

Chicken nachos made in a convenient foil packet with a text overlay for Monday Menu #307.

Monday Menu #307- Catalina Taco Salad + Foil Packet Nachos

Who doesn't love a little Tex Mex for dinner (and breakfast)? This week, we're going all out with Mexican-inspired recipes sure to satisfy all your fiesta

A serving of poppyseed chicken on a white plate with a salad and Monday Menu title overlay.

Monday Menu #201- Chicken & Dumplings + Poppyseed Chicken

Make chicken once and have 2 great southern classics this week! Poppyseed Chicken Casserole and Southern (flat-style) Chicken & Dumplings are always welcome

Classic family pot roast with potatoes and carrots with text overlay for Monday Menu #200 title.

Monday Menu #200- Classic Pot Roast + Beef Stew

1 pot roast, 2 cozy meals! This week's recipes work in perfect harmony to create a wonderfully aromatic & cozy family-style pot roast with vegetables and

A sweet potato stuffed with taco meat and piled high with taco toppings with a Monday menu text overlay to show a meal idea for this week.

Monday Menu #199- Tortilla Soup + Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Tex Mex with a twist is where it's at! All of the Monday Menu recipes go together in this meal plan to make 1, 2, even 3 main meal ideas this week. Mix, match

Green chile chicken salad on a bed of greens and stuffed into a homemade tortilla with a Monday Menu text overlay to show meal ideas for the week.

Monday Menu #198- Green Chile Chicken Salad + Cordon Bleu Casserole

Chicken is the star this week, but forget about boring or bland. We're talking Green Chile Chicken Salad and Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole! Loaded with plenty

A large Juicy Lucy Broiler Burger dressed with lettuce, red onion and tomato with a Monday Menu text overlay for an easy meal idea.

Monday Menu #197- Spinach Artichoke Casserole + Burgers

Get tasty meals on the table this week without a lot of fuss! You can never go wrong with burgers at home, and juicy Lucy style broiler burgers always hit the

Recipes for tasty Tex Mex Casseroles that are easy to make and feed the whole family.

Tasty Tex Mex Casseroles & Dinners

When it comes to feeding you family, you can never wrong with a delicious Tex Mex or Mexican inspired casserole or easy dinner. Dishes like Layered Beef

close up of a slice of white ravioli casserole to show ingredients and texture

Easy White Ravioli Casserole- A Shortcut Lasagna

This easy White Ravioli Casserole recipe is full of shortcuts!  Layers of spinach, frozen cheese ravioli,  sausage crumbles, Alfredo sauce & cheese are

A plate of creamy french onion beef and noodles with a forkful showing a bite.

Easy French Onion Beef & Noodles

Rich, beefy and completely comforting, French Onion Beef & Noodles is an easy one pot meal you can get on the table in 30 minutes! Made with savory stew

Collage of four recipes that make great lunch ideas whether you're eating at home of needing something for a well-packed lunch.

Quick & Easy Lunch Ideas

Whether you eating at home or putting together a well-packed lunch for work, a roadtrip or a day at the lake, these simple recipes make tasty lunches you will

Collage of 4 easy summer chicken dinner recipes to make this season.

Easy Summer Chicken Dinners

Call your family to the table with one of these easy summer chicken dinners! From foil packet nachos to refreshing salads, fried chicken and easy BBQ recipes,

Caprese Salad Recipe with Steak

Steak Caprese Salad

A bright & delicious fresh summer salad, this Steak Caprese Salad combines marinated tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and fresh basil with thinly sliced, tender

A close up of steak, potatoes, green beans cooked together on a sheet pan to show texture of the roasted vegetables and steak and the seasonings.

Sheet Pan Steak & Potatoes

If steak dinners are your favorite, you're going to love this easy and convenient Sheet Pan Steak & Potatoes recipe with green beans. It's a simple

A ground beef casserole with egg noodles, cheese and a creamy tomato sauce.

Cheesy Beef Noodle Casserole

I'm sure there's room in your menu for a quick one dish meal this week.  And this one is sure to get the family around the table! Seasoned ground beef,

Casseroles are the perfect busy weeknight meals! These all-in-one dinners are quick to put together, easy to bake and always make plenty for everyone. From pasta to rice, beef to chicken, this week's recipe collection has just the right casserole recipe no matter your schedule!

Easy Weeknight Casseroles

Casseroles are the perfect busy weeknight meals! These all-in-one dinners are quick to put together, easy to bake and always make plenty for everyone. From

A collage of recipe ideas to make this week including chicken pot pie and egg salad.

Monday Menu #165- Farmhouse Egg Salad & Chicken Pot Pie

We could call this week "Which came first? The chicken or the egg?" But no matter which you make first, you're family is going to love coming to the table for

the best recipes for comfort pasta dinners for the family with lots of melted cheese and sauce.

Easy Cheesy Pasta Recipes for Dinner

Cheese + Pasta = some of the best comfort food meals around! From Lasagna to Ultimate Baked Spaghetti, easy ravioli casseroles, stuffed shells, macaroni &

A title collage of the recipes that make easy meals for the week.

Monday Menu #161- Secret Ingredient Quiche & Ravioli Soup

Make a big pot of comfort soup this week with a dark green salad for an easy supper this week that is both convenient and satisfying. Follow it up with my

A collage of cozy recipes for easy weeknight meals.

Monday Menu #157- Tomato Soup & Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Cheesy Sausage & Egg Cheese Bread and a green salad followed by Taco Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, guacamole and cornbread muffins

a collage of easy 30 minute supper recipes for busy families or lazy weeknights.

30 Minute Supper Recipes

These easy 30 minutes supper recipes are lifesavers when you need to get dinner on the table quickly! From casseroles to tacos, burgers to steaks, this list of

recipe collage of easy dinner ideas to answer the question of "what are we going to eat?"

Monday Menu #153- Beef Ravioli Bake & Bacon Fig Pizza

Seasonal eating with figs this week, plus plenty of cheesy, pasta comfort food! Monday Menu puts together recipes for you so that you don't have to stress about

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