Hello and happy Sunday!
This week's meal plan includes: Easy meal prep ideas—while you can survive off of Christmas cookies, it's probably not entirely the best idea. Prep some Chipotle shrimp bowls, chicken piccata, Mediterranean Orzo Salad, and tuna melt fixins so you have food on hand throughout the busy week!
And I'm sharing some of my favorite (and simple) Christmas recipes so you can relax, entertain, and enjoy the holiday!
The Main Dish:
• Meal Prep 1: Mediterranean Orzo Salad - This easy pasta salad with crunchy vegetables, spinach, briny olives, and feta cheese is the perfect meal-prepped meal or flavorful pasta salad side. When I make this pasta salad, I literally eat it all week long.
• Meal Prep 2: Chipotle Lime Shrimp Bowls - These chipotle lime shrimp bowls with brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, and avocado take only 30 minutes to prepare and are perfect for meal prep.
• Meal Prep 3: Easy Chicken Piccata - This chicken with a lemon-caper sauce is ready and on the table in 20 minutes and leftovers reheat beautifully. Serve with creamy mashed potatoes, buttered noodles, a simple salad, or garlic bread.
• Meal Prep 4: Tuna Melt - When you need a quick meal and don't want to make a big production, grill up a tuna melt. More substantial than a grilled cheese, and you probably already have all the ingredients on hand.
Christmas Day Recipes:
• Brunch: Cinnamon Rolls - What could be better on a cozy Christmas morning than perfectly pillowy-soft and fluffy cinnamon rolls with a tender middle and decadent cream cheese icing? The only thing better is they can be assembled the night before and baked off in the morning!
• Cocktail: Bloody Mary Bar - Create a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar for a mix-and-match cocktail soirée so your Christmas guests can assemble their own super savory and fully loaded cocktail!
• Appetizer: Puff Pastry Pigs in a Blanket - Hot diggity dog, these puff pastry bites are the perfect last minute Christmas appetizer that will delight kids and adults alike.