Weekly Meal Plan: Warm & Wonderful Comfort Food

Comfort food is exactly what you need as the cooler weather hits. A little something savory and delicious to keep you warm and cozy!

A week of comfort food is in order. While summer isn’t quite over, the nights are beginning to be cooler. It’s all I can do to keep myself from cranking the oven and baking meal after meal of dinners that warm the house.

My favorite way to heat the house has always been baking and cooking. Here’s a meal plan to get you from Monday through Friday with warm, stick to your ribs meals.

Monday:

In keeping with the Meatless Monday routine, Monday’s baked dish is the Pioneer Woman’s Mexican Rice Casserole. Chock full of veggies, bubbling with cheese, and just plain good! It makes great leftovers for lunch, too.

Pioneer Woman Mexican Rice Casserole Recipe

15 m 40 m 12 Servings 14 Ingredients

Pioneer woman mexican rice casserole photo

This Mexican rice casserole recipe makes for a great-tasting, hearty meal. Thank you, Pioneer Woman!

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Tuesday:

Tuesday could use a little French twist, couldn’t it? This easy baked endive wrapped in ham and covered with a warm, gooey cheese sauce is perfect.

Endive & Ham Bake Recipe

15 m 35 m 2 Servings 9 Ingredients

Easy Endive & Ham Bake is what's for dinner. Perfect rainy day food.

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Wednesday:

How about breakfast for dinner on Wednesday? This sweet berry French toast bake can be put together in the morning before work, rest all day in the fridge, and then baked for dinner.

Fry up a few pieces of bacon on the side, and you have a great sweet and salty dinner.

Overnight Berry French Toast Recipe

15 m 40 m 8 h 10 Servings 10 Ingredients

Overnight Berry French Toast uses the bounty of summer to make a delicious breakfast or brunch casserole. Perfect for 4th of July...

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Thursday:

Thursday is a great night for Italian food! If you have a few eggplant lingering the garden, this is the perfect use for them. And even if you have kiddos that can be picky eaters, the best way I know to disguise a vegetable is to make it crispy and cover it in cheese. Heck, even an adult that doesn’t like eggplant would love this dish!

Baked Eggplant Parmesan Recipe

40 m 45 m 6 Servings 15 Ingredients

Eggplant Parmesan is comfort food defined. Bake it with panko bread crumbs for that fried crunch without the fat!

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Friday:

Sweet, sweet Friday! Resist the urge for takeout, and start your slow cooker on Friday morning. This cheesy, spicy crockpot pulled chicken sandwich is better than anything you can get in a restaurant. Plus, it’s quicker, too! I’ve made this recipe many times, and can attest to its cheesy powers. I’ve never met a man who didn’t love it either!