Meal Plan for January 1-7

Black Eyed Pea Soup

Simple and comforting, this black eyed pea soup is full of smoky, spicy flavor.

Cornbread

Serve with this easy, southern buttermilk cornbread for an easy, budget friendly, and LUCKY way to start 2021.

Vanilla Pudding

If you want a little something sweet to end on this homemade vanilla pudding is the perfect alternative to all those rich holiday desserts.

Fried Potatoes & Sausage

Such a simple, cozy meal! Slice up smoked sausage and add it during the last 5 minutes of cooking your fried potatoes for an easy skillet meal. Just add a salad to the side. Make extra potatoes for Sunday. Get extra sausage for Thursday.

Cheese Biscuits

Add a batch of these piping hot cheese biscuits to the table if you have time. They're light, flaky, and delicious! No time to make them from scratch? Sprinkle grated cheese on top of refrigerated biscuit dough!

Apple Rings

Add a little something sweet with these cinnamon spiced apple rings. Make extra and using them with the cheese biscuits and some deli ham for sliders later in the week.

Mississippi Pot Roast

Perfect for Sunday dinner! Make extra Mississippi pot roast because we'll be using the leftovers later. Add the leftover fried potatoes as a satisfying side. Green beans are perfect with this.

Vienna Rolls

Make a batch of these vienna rolls but make some of them small (dinner rolls size) and some sandwich sized for later in the week. You might want to triple the recipe - these freeze really well!

Chocolate Upside Down Cake

This is an easy, Depression era recipe! The topping bakes right on this chocolate upside down cake!

Chicken Spaghetti

Happy National Spaghetti Day! This chicken spaghetti is quick & easy. If you're pushed for time grab a rotisserie chicken from the deli to use in this. I serve broccoli with this.

Baguette

This quick baguette is done, literally start to finish, in 30 minutes. While it's baking make some garlic butter! Just add garlic powder and salt to taste to softened butter.

Brownies

These are the best brownies ever! Chewy, gooey, and so chocolatey! Save some for dessert later in the week.

Steak Sandwiches

Grab that leftover beef and some of those Vienna rolls (or store bought) and make some easy Italian Beef sandwiches.

Pasta Salad

Tangy Italian pasta salad is make ahead easy and goes perfectly with the steak sandwiches.

If there's leftovers you can add leftover chicken and enjoy it for lunch!

Cranberry Cookies

I like to make the cranberry cookie dough, spoon it on cookie sheets, then freeze it. When frozen it goes into a Ziploc. When I'm ready I take out as many as I need, bake as usual, and have fresh cookies anytime!

Fiesta Chicken

Fiesta chicken is so easy and your family will love it! Try to save some to make nachos for lunch tomorrow.

Serve over rice and add a salad if you like.

Peach Dump Cake

Throw together this super easy peach dump cake for dessert. Use peach pie filling or cherry or apple - whatever you like! Ice cream on top is nice.

Sausage Alfredo

Smoked sausage, pasta, and Alfredo sauce is cozy and comforting in this easy smoked sausage Alfredo skillet meal. Serve with salad and garlic bread.

Caramel Sauce

For dessert take those leftover brownies and warm them up slightly. Top with chocolate ice cream and this easy Jack Daniels caramel sauce. Sprinkle with some coarse salt crystals if desired.

Enjoy 30 quick weeknight dinner recipes!