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Collage of recipes that create family meals using Easter leftovers.

Monday Menu #172- Ham Salad & Salmon Patties

This week's meals make the most of Easter leftovers so you can take a break! Chopped Ham Salad, Southern Salmon Patties and smart side dishes creatively use

A collage of fun recipes for family meals everyone will love.

Monday Menu #171- Pizza & BBQ

This week's menu is all about complete meals with fun foods everybody likes to eat! Your family won't even miss going out when you're serving Deep Dish Skillet

2 quick casserole that are so easy make up this week's Monday Menu meal ideas.

Monday Menu #170- Mexican Rice Casserole + Rotel Spaghetti

Easy casseroles will make sure everyone gathers around the table this week, no matter how busy schedules are. Cheesy Mexican Rice Casserole is a one pot dish

Collage of ground beef recipes to make dinner easy this week when meal planning.

Monday Menu #169- Taco Pasta Salad & Cheesy Meat & Potatoes

This week, getting dinner on the table is easier than ever with these tasty ground beef recipes! Hearty Meat & Potatoes Ranch Au Gratin is one of those soul

A collage of recipes that work together to make meals that are easy to shop for at the grocery store.

Monday Menu #168- Broiler Burgers & Creole Turkey Breast

Easy burgers no matter the weather, along with simple oven-roasted Creole Turkey breast make this week's meals delicious. The meal planning strategy of shared

Monday Menu title collage of dinner recipes for the week with text overlay.

Monday Menu #167- Shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches & Enchilada Casserole

Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole and Crock Pot Black Eyed Peas pair up with Shredded Chicken Sandwiches and Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad to create

Title collage with text overlay showing 4 of the recipes featured in this week's Monday Menu's meal ideas.

Monday Menu #166- Pot Roast & Pasta Salad

This week, get ready for a traditional family meal with a Southern Pot Roast, easy roasted lemon asparagus and an apple salad, followed with a light pasta salad

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

A collage of 4 recipes included in this week's family meal ideas for readers to enjoy.

Monday Menu #164- Enchilada Casserole & Spicy Italian Sandwich

Layered Beef Enchilada Casserole always makes a family favorite meal, as does my Spicy Italian Crescent Ring Sandwich! I'm sharing those recipes along with

A collage of cozy winter recipes to make.

Monday Menu #163- French Onion Soup & Wild Rice Sausage Casserole

Make life a little sweeter by getting to the table with those you care about and serving some delicious meals! This week, we're partnering up French Onion Soup

A collage of cozy recipe for easy meals this winter.

Monday Menu #162- Short Cut Potato Soup & Italian Stuffed Eggplant

This week's meal ideas are all about cozy comfort food! We're using the crock pot and getting a jump on our holiday treats to make life easy. I know you're

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

The title collage featuring quick and easy main dishes that can be made while prepping for a holiday.

Monday Menu #160- Chili Mac, Tortilla Soup & Shredded BBQ Chicken

When you're preparing for a holiday, it doesn't leave much time to do anything else. But before you give up on having delicious dinners this, check out these 3

a collage of recipes that show meals that can be made from leftover pot roast.

Monday Menu #159- Pot Roast & Po’ Boys

Use this week's recipes to create delicious 2 meals + snack, breakfast and dessert that are easy on you and your family will love! We're making a classic

A collage of recipes for easy family meals using shared ingredients.

Monday Menu #158- Wild Rice & Sausage Casserole + Tortellini Soup

Let this week's Monday Menu meal ideas do all the work for you! With shared ingredients to make shopping and prep easy, you can make these two meals using

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 casserole recipes and side dishes to make weeknight meals.

Monday Menu #156- Deep Dish Pizza & Beefy Rice

Deep Dish Pizza Skillet Casserole and Beefy Mushroom Rice are always crowd pleasers. Add a few sides dishes and you have loads of yum! Monday Menu is dedicated

2 busy week night meal ideas, complete with main and side dishes to feed a family.

Monday Menu #155- Sausage Jambalaya & Cheese Manicotti

Comfort, comfort, comfort food! The weather calls for it, and this week has it. From saucy pasta with 3 Cheese Manicotti to Easy Sausage Jambalaya, a savory

a skillet with smothered pork chops with a text overlay of Monday Menu #154 as this week's meal plan feature recipe.

Monday Menu #154- Pork Chops & Sloppy Joes

Skillet pork chops and mashed potatoes make the perfect family meal while sloppy joe sliders and a Frito corn salad bring a little fun to the week. Monday Menu

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

A collage of best recipes for creating quick and easy weeknight meals for families.

Monday Menu #152- Mexican Rice Casserole & Rotel Chicken Spaghetti

This week's Monday Menu meal ideas are centered around 2 quick and easy comfort dishes- Cheesy Rotel Chicken Spaghetti and a Mexican Rice Casserole that's an

a collage of easy to follow recipes that create quick weeknight meals for families.

Monday Menu #151- Chicken Cordon Bleu & Burgers

This week, our cooking is going to be smarter, not harder. All in favor?! Chicken Cordon Bleu as an easy pasta casserole and quick hamburgers under the broiler

A collage of easy weeknight meal ideas for quick cooking that is family approved.

Monday Menu #150- Easy Stroganoff + Rotisserie Chicken & Melon Salad

Easy weeknight meals are what's in store this week! One Pot Beef Stroganoff is always a guaranteed family favorite while Rotisserie Chicken & Melon Salad

A collage of fresh family recipes that make great meals to make this week.

Monday Menu- Peppered Pork Tenderloin + Ravioli Casserole

These easy family meal ideas have it all - fresh ingredients, short cut ingredients and loads of "gather around the table" flavor. A simple pepper crusted pork

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