Cooking From Your Pantry | Menu Plan Ideas, Freezer Meals and Simple Recipes Week 50 of 52

3 Breakfast Ideas

Nutella Filled Cinnamon Rolls – Kids gonna be home soon for the holiday break?  Plan on making some of these, and you’re sure to lock down best parent ever.  {Pin it for Later}

Blackberry and Toasted Pecan Quinoa – If you are looking to stay on the healthier side in between all of the holiday gatherings, this recipe should fit the bill.  {Pin it for Later}

Ham and Potato Scramble – Making scrambles is one of my favorite ways to use up leftover ham.  {Pin it for Later}

4 Lunch Ideas and Dinner Ideas

Crock Pot Sweet Potatoes – Crock pot sweet potatoes frees up valuable time during the meal time rush.  This is also a great alternative to your holiday sweet potatoes–as they don’t take any valuable oven or stove top space. {Pin it for Later}

Chili Verde Soup – Sometimes you need a little break from all of the holiday oriented meals…this soup is a very, very tasty break.  {Pin it for Later}

Crock Pot Chicken with Orange Marmalade – This is one of the simplest recipes I have, and yet it tastes so good.  Simple really is best sometimes.  {Pin it for Later}

Roasted Acorn Squash – If you put aside some winter squash, try roasting it for an easy side to any meal.  {Pin it for Later}

3 Sweet Treats 

Pumpkin Gingersnap Ice Cream – This stuff is like the holidays in one bowl.  It’s soooo tasty.  {Pin it for Later}

Pineapple Buttermilk Pie – This old-fashioned pie tastes so different from your standard pies.  It will wow.  {Pin it for Later}

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies – This recipe requires a cake mix, some eggs, butter and a powdered sugar.  It doesn’t get much easier than that.  {Pin it for Later}

Featured Freezer Meal Recipe

Chicken with Rice Pilaf – I love pretty much anything that involves chicken and rice–add that it’s a freezer meal and we have a winner.  {Pin it for Later}

Featured Preservation Recipe 

How to Dehydrate Sweet Potatoes – Sweet potatoes prices are at their rock bottom, might as well dehydrate a few.  {Pin it for Later}

What are YOU planning on making this week?

~Mavis

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