🏷 Easy Wins Week Menu

5 dinners for busy families that are low stress, fast prep, and crowd approved.

🎯 Flavor without the Fuss

Smart shortcuts that don’t compromise flavor so that you can get maximum comfort with realistic effort.

• Busy families
• Minimal prep time
• Simple ingredients
• Budget-conscious shopping

All meals are repeatable, kid-friendly, and realistic for weeknights.

🗓 This Week’s Dinners

Monday – Fancy Sloppy Joes

This comes together really fast but feels special because it isn’t just your average jarred “Joe” sauce. Bonus – it really stretches a pound of ground beef!

Approx 30 minutes

Full Recipe: Fancy Sloppy Joes Recipe

Tuesday – Sheetpan Sausage and Veggies

Dinner on one sheetpan? Yes, please! Easy dinner, easy cleanup, but big flavor= winner, winner sausage dinner!

Approx 30 minutes

Full Recipe: Sheetpan Sausage and Veggies Recipe

Wednesday – Burrito Bowls

Picky eaters win tonight because this one is easy to customize! Pick your family favorites and let everyone build their own bowls.

Approx 30 minutes

Full Recipe: Burrito Bowls Recipe

Thursday – Sheetpan Pesto Chicken and Veggies

All the flavor, none of the fuss! Sheetpan meals mean easy to make and easy to clean up, but it’s a family win because you can pick your favorites and knock out dinner in no time!

Approx 30 minutes

Full Recipe: Sheetpan Pesto Chicken and Veggies Recipe

Friday – BBQ Chicken Pizza

Pizza night gets a glow up! Everyone can help make this one, and everyone will love it. Pick your favorite sauce, favorite cheeses, and favorite people and do pizza night at home!

Approx 30 minutes

Full Recipe: BBQ Chicken Pizza Recipe

🛒 Core Ingredients

Starter list — adjust based on recipes, preferences, and what you already have.

🥦 Produce

• Salad
• Broccoli
• Onions
• Red Bell Peppers
• Baby Potatoes
• Mushrooms
• Cherry tomatoes

🍗 Protein

• Ground Beef
• Sausage or Brats
• Chicken
• Optional- shrimp

🧀 Dairy

• Sliced Provolone
• Sour Cream
• Parmesan
• Smoked Gouda
• Mozzarella

🥫 Pantry

• Hamburger Buns
• French Bread or Sourdough
• Beef Broth
• Rice
• Salsa
• Black Beans
• Pesto
• Pizza dough
• BBQ sauce

⏱ Sunday Prep (Optional but Powerful)

If you have 30–45 minutes on Sunday, you can:

• Chop vegetables for Sausage & Veggies and Pesto Chicken & Veggies.
• Cook rice for one meal
• If using rotisserie chicken, pre-shred it.

This saves time and energy during the week, but these recipes are manageable without prep. This is for those of us who are “extra”!