5 Healthy Weeknight Meals to Help You Conquer Mealtime

Nothing seems to make my life more complicated than the necessity to feed people every single evening. Mamas, can we discuss why our people need to eat every night?! It’s a bit excessive 🙂

The truth is I love gathering people around a meal. I love using food as a gateway to bring people to my everyday table, into my everyday life.

What I love less is the weekly meal planning and do not even get me started with grocery shopping. Have I mentioned the dishes?

The number one thing that is saving my life is having a few weeknight recipes that are fresh, healthy and easy. I can go to the grocery store without needing to make a list because we make these meals so often.

Here’s what’s in my arsenal:

01. Homemade Taco Meat and Avocado Crema – We make this weekly! It truly comes together in under twenty minutes. What I really love about it is the versatility. It can be served over rice like a burrito bowl, in taco shells, or over a bed of lettuce.

02. Sweet & Spicy Shredded Chicken Sliders: I make the meat in a crockpot or Instant Pot to keep things quick and simple. The sauce, which is just three ingredients, is always a crowd pleaser!

03: Two Ingredient Roast: This is the ultimate set it and forget it meal. A roast that just uses a jar of pepperoncini but is packed with flavor! It is perfect to feed a crowd, or for a week when you need leftovers.

04: The Best Burger Recipe: homemade burgers really come together fast and it is fun to have an evening of grilling outside (especially with the warmer weather coming!).

05: Weeknight Pasta Sauce: Making homemade Bolognese sauce is easier than I thought when I first tried it out. The flavor cannot be beat. This is the meal I make every time we have new guests over! We also keep it healthy by serving it over sweet potato or butternut squash noodles.

As a bonus, if I’m ever in a pinch for a weeknight meal (which happens weekly) I always have everything I need to throw together some sheet pan nachos! They are filling and can be very healthy when you top them with a lot of fresh veggies!

Here’s to showing up to our everyday tables a little less frazzled and with a meal that is stress-free but satisfying!