There is nothing better than feeling prepared for the busy week ahead. There is nothing worse than not knowing what your family is eating for dinner at 5:00 in the afternoon. I’d love to help you be in the prepared boat! Here are 5 very Easy Recipes for Your Week ahead!

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Hot-Pressed Santa Fe Wraps – This easy recipe is an oldie but a goodie!

One-Pot Beefy Broccoli Rice – I love easy one pot recipes!

One-Pot Creamy Sausage Spaghetti – Here’s another easy one pot recipe! This has become our new favorite spaghetti!

Skillet Covered Burritos – This easy recipe is one pot too! It’s another oldie but a goodie!

Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken Sandwiches – I look forward to these for dinner every time I make this recipe!

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Easy Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake – This one is easy!!! It uses some of my favorite shortcuts like frozen tortellini and rotisserie chicken!

Simple Slow Cooker BBQ Beef Sandwiches – My family loves these!! It’s such an easy weeknight dinner to come home to after a long day at work.

Creamy Beef Noodles – This recipe has been a long time favorite!!

One-Pot Creamy Sausage Spaghetti – My kids like this one more than regular spaghetti! It’s definitely a go to easy weeknight dinner!

BBQ Chicken Roll-up – This one uses another one of my favorite shortcuts: refrigerated pizza dough! Perfect for leftover grilled chicken!

Slow Cooker Southern Cheesesteak Sandwiches – One of my kids calls these “Pepperoncini Sandwiches.” These are so good!! Another great option after a crazy busy day.

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin Tacos – These are one of my favorites because we can also do “Chipoltle-Style” burrito bowls! This kind of dinner makes me happy!

Pizza Joes – I love to buy the soft bakery kaiser rolls or hamburger buns for this recipe.

Taco Calzone – This is a great Taco Tuesday addition to your meal plan. I would make two if you’ve got a lot of eaters! Goes great with some guacamole and sour cream!

Instant Pot White Beans and Sausage – No easy dinner list is complete without this one!!!! I make this for my coworkers and my girls love it too!

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This Easy Low Carb Quiche recipe has truly become one of my favorite breakfasts!! I make it on the weekend and divide it up for my breakfast all week. I love that it is quick, easy, and delicious too!

So we all know eating eggs for breakfast provides us with protein, but when you combine them with cottage cheese and turkey sausage, it really helps this breakfast pack a protein punch! It’s a breakfast you can feel good about eating for sure.

It comes in at about 150 calories per serving with 13 grams of protein. So it packs a lot of protein with few calories. This is always my goal for my meals and snacks throughout the day, as I try to save a little more calories for my dinner.

What ingredients do you need for this Easy Low Carb Quiche?

• low carb tortilla
• eggs
• low-fat cottage cheese
• salt and pepper
• spinach
• chopped tomatoes
• shredded mozerella cheese
• SEE THE FULL RECIPE BELOW.

What kind of dish should I use for this recipe?

Sometimes I use a 9 inch pie plate, which works fine. But if I want a little more crust from the tortilla, I will divide my recipe into two oven safe soup/souffle bowls. This allows me to get those crispier edges. It’s really all about what you prefer! I change it up all the time, and you can even change up your veggies!

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Easy Low Carb Quiche

This Easy Low Carb Quiche recipe is a delicious high protein and low calorie breakfast idea! It is a perfect way to help hit your protein goals for the day.

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Ingredients

• 1 low carb tortilla - soft taco size
• 3 large eggs
• 1/3 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 cup fresh spinach
• 2 links turkey breakfast sausage, cut up into 1/2-1 in pieces
• 1/2 cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 cup shredded part skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a pie plate with cooking oil spray. Lay tortilla in plate. Sides should come up edges slightly. This is going to hold your filling.
3. Add cottage cheese and eggs and salt. Stir with fork to combine. Add spinach, turkey sausage, tomatoes and shredded cheese.
4. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until center is cooked.
5. Slice into fourths.

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Check out these other low-carb breakfast ideas:

• Cinnamon Sugar Protein Muffins
• Easy Ham and Onion Egg Bites
• Best Protein Pancakes

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Whether you are counting macros, watching your calories and carbs, or just trying to eat healthy in general, I’ve got some great ideas for you! These are all easy healthy meals for the new year, and all of these are easy to meal prep for lunches and dinners. Let’s get started!

Low-Carb Tuscan Chicken

Skinny Pepper Nachos

Skinny Stuffed Peppers

Skinny Turkey Lasagna

Skinny Turkey Meatball Soup

Skinny Meatza Pizza

Best Protein Pancakes

Zucchini Pizza Dish

Egg Roll Soup

Skinny Chicken Vegetable Soup

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Rotisserie chicken ideas are my favorite. These Easy Chicken Alfredo Sliders are no exception. This dinner is so easy your kids can make it for you! Just have that rotisserie chicken deboned and you just mix, assemble, and bake!

Sliders make a great easy dinner or easy appetizer! When I see those Hawaiian rolls, my heart just gets happy! Aren’t they the best? I like both the original sweet ones and the savory too. I buy them often for my kids to make sandwiches for school too!

What makes this recipe so easy?

A rotisserie chicken is one of the quickest ways to get dinner done in a hurry. It’s perfect to throw into pastas like this one and make sliders like these too!

What do you need to make these Easy Chicken Alfredo Sliders?

• 1 rotisserie chicken
• Hawaiian slider buns (I like the savory butter ones for this recipe, but the original sweet are fine too).
• jarred basil alfredo sauce
• butter
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• grated parmesan
• sliced mozerella cheese
• Optional: roma tomatoes
• Optional: pizza sauce for dipping
• Full reciipe and ingredient amounts below.

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Chicken Alfredo Sliders

Easy Chicken Alfredo Sliders - Dinner cannot get much easier than these! Plus, they are so delicious and perfect for a weeknight, game day, or party!

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Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
• 12 ct. Hawaiian slider buns (savory)
• 1 cup of jarred basil alfredo sauce
• 1 roma tomato, chopped
• 6 slices mozzarella cheese
• 1 stick butter
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp grated parmesan
• Optional: pizza sauce for dipping

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Slice Hawaiian rolls in half keeping the buns together to form one section of top rolls and one sheet of bottom rolls. Spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking oil spray. Place bottom section of rolls in pan.
3. In a bowl, mix chopped chicken with alfredo sauce. Spread chicken mixture onto bottom bun. Top with roma tomatoes and sliced cheese and top bun section.
4. In a small pot, heat butter, onion powder, garlic powder, and parmesan until butter is melted. Brush all of this sauce onto buns allowing it to flow over the sides as well.
5. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.

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If you’re in the mood to switch things up, I also love making my Copycat Spicy Chicken Romano pasta or this Creamy Chicken Pasta Bake when I want something just as easy. And when I have a little more time on my hands, my Roasted Garlic Cajun Chicken Pasta always delivers.

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This would be a wonderful dinner served with a salad and bread! And a glass of wine would be quite nice too! Let me know when you try this recipe! The easy homemade alfredo sauce is next level good! Don’t forget to tag me on Instagram!!

What ingredients are needed for this Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake?

• butter
• cream cheese
• heavy cream
• garlic powder
• grated parmesan cheese
  You can use shredded parmesan cheese as well.
• basil paste
  If you don’t have basil paste, add 1 tsp dried basil or 1 tsp of dried Italian seasoning.
• kosher salt
  Want a little more spice? Add in 1 tsp creole seasoning into the alfredo sauce instead of the 1 tsp of kosher salt. Taste to season with a little more salt.
• refrigerated cheese tortellini
• chopped rotisserie chicken
• shredded mozzarella cheese

Tips for making this Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake:

• You can change up the cheese to suit your preferences. You can add Colby Jack or Fontina if you’d like.
• I use a combination of white and dark meat from the rotisserie chicken.
• If you don’t have basil paste, add 1 tsp dried basil or 1 tsp of dried Italian seasoning.
• Want a little more spice? Add in 1 tsp creole seasoning into the alfredo sauce instead of the 1 tsp of kosher salt. Taste to season with a little more salt.

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Easy Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake

Easy Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake - A quick creamy pasta recipe filled with a delicious homemade basil Alfredo sauce, cheese tortellini, rotisserie chicken, and shredded mozzarella cheese.

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Ingredients

• 1 stick butter
• 3 oz cream cheese
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tsp basil paste
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 36 oz refrigerated cheese tortellini
• 3 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add in cream cheese and stir until melted. Add heavy cream, garlic powder, basil paste, and salt. Stir and let it come to a boil and then reduce to a simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir in parmesan cheese. Remove from heat.
3. In a casserole dish, layer half of the tortellini pasta( no precooking required). Top with 1 1/2 cups rotisserie chicken, 1 cup shredded mozzarella, half of the cream mixture. Repeat layers once more. Top with remaining mozzarella.
4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and turn on broiler to brown the cheese on top for about 2 or 3 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 or 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Substitutions:

• You can change up the cheese to suit your preferences. You can add Colby Jack or Fontina if you'd like.
• I use a combination of white and dark meat from the rotisserie chicken.
• If you don't have basil paste, add 1 tsp dried basil or 1 tsp of dried Italian seasoning.
• Want a little more spice? Add in 1 tsp creole seasoning into the alfredo sauce instead of the 1 tsp of kosher salt. Taste to season with a little more salt.

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Fried chicken sandwiches are all the rage lately, and they are super easy to make at home!  These easy Cajun Fried Chicken Sandwiches are paired with a quick cajun sauce that we make all the time down here in Louisiana!

What do you need to make these Cajun Fried Chicken Sandwiches?

It’s only a few things needed!  That’s why I love making these.  Plus, the kids eat them up really well!

• thin-cut boneless skinless chicken breasts
• creole seasoning
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• vegetable oil
• brioche buns
• bread and butter pickle slices
• mayonnaise
• ketchup

The key to frying up these chicken sandwiches quickly and making them tender is pounding the chicken out.  This is easily done with a meat mallet, but you can use a heavy skillet if that’s all you have.  Do this between two sheets of plastic wrap before seasoning the meat.  I promise, this step is not hard!! 

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Y’all know I love sharing family recipes with you, and this Easy Creole Coleslaw comes from my momma.  She always made a quick coleslaw like this that we would eat with fried fish, fried shrimp, and grilled meats.  

I always have just about everything to make it and usually just grab a head of cabbage or pre-shredded cabbage if I’m short on time…or just don’t feel like exerting too much energy in the kitchen.  It’s only 5 ingredients that really pack a punch of flavor too!

What do you need to make this Easy Creole Coleslaw?

• cabbage (green and purple, or just green if you’d like)
• shredded carrots
• creole seasoning
• Italian dressing
• mayo

Let me know if you give it a try!!  Find the recipe below!

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Easy Creole Coleslaw

Easy Creole Coleslaw - This quick and easy coleslaw is packed with Cajun Creole flavors and only takes a few ingredients to make!

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Ingredients

• 1 head of green cabbage, thinly sliced and chopped
• 1/4 head of purple cabbage, thinly sliced and chopped
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing
• 1 tsp creole seasoning

Instructions

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients and stir until thoroughly combined.
2. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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I’m so excited to share our salsa recipe with you guys!  I don’t know what has taken me so long to get the Easy Blender Salsa Recipe on here!  We make it all the time!

I keep the ingredients stocked as often as possible, especially in the summer.  It takes hardly any time to whip it up.

Plus, this salsa freezes beautifully!  I usually freeze it in mason jars or freezer bags.  We always have a batch ready to go when we are craving chips and dip!

What do you need to make this Easy Blender Salsa?

• canned whole tomatoes
• 2 cans Rotel
• red onion
• jalapenos
• minced garlic
• sugar
• salt
• pepper
• cumin
• lime juice
• cilantro

Tips for making this salsa recipe:

• • If you want really spicy, leave in all the jalapeno seeds.  I usually leave in half of them.
  • You can use a yellow onion if you don’t have a red onion.
  • No need to chop cilantro.  I just tear off a large handful of the bunch.
  • This recipe freezes great!  I like to freeze it in mason jars or in freezer bags, so we always have salsa!

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• Smoked Chili Con Queso Dip
• Hot Bean and Cheese Dip
• Baked Corn and Sausage Dip

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One-Pot recipes are my favorite dinners to make around here!  And boy do we have several on this site.  I love these dinners because it makes for such easy clean-up.  Plus, they all cook up pretty quick and easy! I can’t wait to hear which one is your favorite!  Let’s get started with an insanely popular recipe! 

One-Pot Cabbage Casserole
This one is one of the most popular recipes on this site!  

One-Pot Cajun Black-Eyed Peas and Rice

One-Pot Mexi Beef and Corn Bake

One-Pot Beefy Broccoli Rice

One-Pot Cheesy Chicken Popper and Bacon Pasta

Easy One Pot Pizza Pasta

One-Pot Sausage and Red Rice

One Pot Beef Taco Rice

Here are my favorite pots for One-Pot Recipes:

• Faberware Jumbo Skillet
• Le Creuset Round Dutch Oven
• Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven

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