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3 Easy Weeknight Meals – When You Don’t Have Time to Cook

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Weeknight meals used to be a complete mess at our house. Between homework, after-school activities and my husband and I working full time, we were resorting to cereal for dinner more often than I like to admit. We recently made it our mission to eat together as a family as often as possible. We brainstormed a list of meals that we all enjoy, that are easy to make, and we even included a few that the kids can make themselves. Woo hoo!

Now, the kids help me make a weekly meal plan, and then I grab the essentials at Meijer. Thanks to Meijer’s great selection and unique produce and deli offerings, I can find everything I need to make family meal time happen most days of the week.

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3 Easy Weeknight Meals

Meatball Subs and Salad

Ingredients

  • One bag frozen meatballs
  • Sub sandwich buns
  • Provolone or Mozzarella cheese
  • Pizza sauce
  • Pre-packaged salad from the Meijer deli.

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Cook frozen meatballs in the microwave according to package directions.
  3. Build your sub. Cheese, sauce, meatballs.
  4. Place on a cookie sheet and bake until cheese is melted – about 5-7 minutes. Check often.
  5. Enjoy with salad on the side.

Chicken Nachos

Ingredients

  • One package boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • One jar salsa
  • One bag tortilla chips
  • Other toppings as desired – like shredded cheese, black beans, avocado, sour cream, tomatoes, guacamole, pico de gallo, etc.

Instructions

  1. Place the chicken in a crockpot and pour the jar of salsa on top.
  2. Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
  3. Remove the chicken and shred with two forks.
  4. Place tortilla chips on a plate and build your nachos.

NOTE: This shredded chicken is very versatile. Enjoy it on salads, wrapped in a burrito, on top of a baked potato, etc.

Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

  • Frozen peas and carrots
  • Frozen corn
  • Soy sauce
  • Instant rice
  • Two eggs

Instructions

The great thing about this recipe is that you can customize it to your liking. You can use any type of frozen vegetables you like, and you can make as much or as little as you want. It also works great with leftover rice.

  1. Cook rice according to package instructions.
  2. On medium-high heat, cook frozen vegetables.
  3. Add chicken.
  4. Add rice.
  5. Add soy sauce to taste.
  6. Push mixture to side and add two eggs. Scramble.
  7. Mix together and enjoy!

To see a video of these meals coming together, click here.

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This is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own.

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