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Easy Zucchini Fritters Recipe

This easy recipe for zucchini fritters is a perfect low calorie side. They are quick and easy, plus they are great for making ahead. Veggie cakes of any kind make a tasty light lunch and it is a delicious way to get more vegetables into your diet.

zucchini fritters on white platter with sour cream

Top with an egg for a nutritious and filling breakfast, serve as a side with your favorite chicken recipe or these Baked Chicken Meatballs. They are just the right size for little hands and for tucking into lunchboxes.

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Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan 157

The dinner divas weekly meal plan has another week’s worth of delicious dinner recipes for you. This week, we have a pasta dish that is simple and out of this world delicious, plus a pork recipe that is perfect for weeknight dinner.

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While we’re all home during this time, we’re focusing even more on quick and easy dinners and comfort food.

If you’re anything like me, you’ve been digging through the cupboards to find hidden treasures that you’ve forgotten were there.

So, let’s see what we have cooking this week!

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Dinner Divas Meal Plan Week 155

Welcome back to another Dinner Divas meal plan. I hope all is well with you and your family. This week, we have tacos and meatballs on the menu, as well as two fantastic bonus recipes.

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We’re going to focus on our quickest, easiest recipes for the rest of the month. Things can get a little fancy around here sometimes, but right now, we’re all back to basics, including the Dinner Divas.

So, let’s see what we have cooking this week.

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Dinner Divas Meal Plan 154

Happy Friday, friends and welcome back to another Dinner Divas meal plan. This week, we have a delicious linguine recipe, along with more of the comfort food we’re all craving right now.

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Let’s see what’s cookin’ this week!

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Beef and Beer Chili Instant Pot Recipe

This Instant Pot beef and beer chili recipe is one of our favorites. It’s a crowd pleaser for a reason and it just got even better. With the addition of a good dark beer, it’s magical. If you prefer to leave out the beer, don’t worry, it’ll still be delicious! It’s chili that tastes like it lazily simmered away half of the afternoon in 30 minutes.

We are big fans of chili in our house. This simple turkey chili is one we make at least a few times a year, along with this turkey pumpkin chili made in the slow cooker.

bowls of instant pot beer chili with glasses of beer

My original intention with this chili was bison instead of ground beef, however I didn’t embrace the idea of a $12 serving of chili. I’m used to paying a little more for food, but the price of bison has gone up quite a bit since the last time I purchased it. Once I regained my composure and wiped away my tears, I set off toward the ground beef.

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Dinner Divas Meal Plan: Week 150

The dinner divas meal plan provides a week’s worth of dinner recipes plus 2 extra recipes each week. Our meal plans feature mostly healthy dishes that won’t take all day to cook.

On the menu this week, we have a couple of soup recipes, a chili pot pie and tacos. Obviously, we’re all in the mood for comfort food.

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We hope you love this week’s dinner divas meal plan as much as we do!

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Dinner Divas Meal Plan 149

The dinner divas meal plan provides a week’s worth of dinner recipes plus 2 extra recipes each week. Our meal plans feature mostly healthy dishes that won’t take all day to cook.

This week, we have a handful of recipes that are perfect for celebrating Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.

Plus, as usual, weeknight recipes like an easy pasta sauce recipe and a healthy salad recipe that is perfect for work week lunch prep.

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We hope you’re hungry, because the menu this week is delicious!

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Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

Classic Chicken Noodle Soup is the epitome of the “cure all soup”. It is comforting and delicious, it reminds us of childhood, it is what we crave when we’re under the weather and knowing how to make a good pot of soup from scratch is a good skill to have in your arsenal. From easy lentil soup to langostino chowder, you’ll be able to create anything.

pot of soup with ladle

Once you master the basics of making a good pot of soup, it opens up infinite possibilities to all of the variations you can make.

Homemade chicken noodle soup isn’t exactly groundbreaking, earth-shattering, cutting-edge haute cuisine, but something everyone should have in their arsenal. When it’s good, it’s really good and it possesses inexplicable magic.

A good bowl of classic chicken noodle soup can make you feel so much better when you’re not feeling your best. It satisfies your soul and can warm you to the core on a bone-chilling day.

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Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan 145

Welcome back to the Dinner Divas weekly meal plan! The dinner divas provide a week’s worth of dinner recipes plus 2 extra recipes each week. Our meal plans feature mostly healthy dishes that won’t take all day to cook.

This week, we have a couple of soup recipes, a delicious pasta, and a sandwich recipe, just to name a few.

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We hope this meal plan makes your life a little easier, provides you with some inspiration and helps you get dinner on the table. We’re here to help you plan your dinner menu for the week ahead, so let’s get to it!

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Easy Falafel Recipe (Baked not Fried)

A quick and easy falafel recipe from scratch that is perfect for beginners. Made from dried chickpeas, not canned, these falafel have great flavor and texture. They are baked in the oven, to make them a bit healthier too. Add a few falafel patties to this Mediterranean chicken meal prep bowl for an extra boost of protein. 

baked falafel with tahini yogurt dressing drizzled over top

 

Making falafel from scratch isn’t difficult. A little planning ahead and you’ll have your favorite Middle Eastern street food snack in no time.

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