Hi there pals! How are you? How was your weekend? Our weekend was full of plenty of Florida enjoyable — assembly my sister’s child boy (!!!), boogie boarding on the seashore, digging into the home made ice cream cake my brother-in-law made to have fun Leslie’s birthday, knitting classes with Mae, home made poke bowls, pool time and extra! We’ll be in Florida all week lengthy so running a blog could also be a bit of sparse however I nonetheless wished to examine in at present with a glimpse into our meals final week as a part of my Week of Weeknight Meals collection. I started this collection a pair years in the past to offer you guys a peek into what our actual weeknight dinners seem like, as a throwback to the outdated days of the weblog once I use to submit my meals 3 times a day.

As all the time, final week’s meals had been easy to arrange and all images had been snapped in real-time — no fancy meals images allowed! You’ll see a mixture of casseroles and curries, Instantaneous Pot meals and reheated freezer meals. Hopefully no less than one of many meals beneath will come out at you in the event you’re on the lookout for some dinnertime inspiration this week! (Word: I’ll attempt to carry notes concerning the boys’ plates again subsequent month. I simply merely forgot to put in writing them down this week and my mind is mush and can’t bear in mind them!)

Week of Weeknight Meals: June 2025

Monday: Grilled Hen Thighs (utilizing our fav Paleo Hen Marinade) + Avocado Corn Salad

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Ryan grilled a bunch of hen thighs for us for dinner and likewise to make use of as leftovers for lunches in the course of the week on Monday night time. I marinated the hen in our endlessly favourite paleo hen marinade and we ate the hen thighs with a corn and avocado salad on the aspect. To make the salad, I didn’t measure something however mixed candy corn (frozen however thawed), plenty of cilantro, freshly squeezed lime juice, salt, a touch of pink pepper flakes, pink onion, inexperienced onion and avocado. It was great!

Tuesday: Excessive Protein Lasagna

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Our household’s love for this excessive protein lasagna continues to be in full swing! I’ve made it weekly for the previous few months as a result of we adore it so, a lot and it’s a breeze to whip up, which isn’t one thing I ever thought I’d say a few lasagna recipe.

Wednesday: BBQ Hen Salad Grain Bowl

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Wednesday’s meal regarded like a “clear out the fridge earlier than we go away for Florida” form of dinner. I wished to make use of up our contemporary produce and topped a mattress of brown rice with finely chopped romaine lettuce, cilantro, corn, pink onion, avocado and BBQ pulled hen, all tossed in an avocado lime ranch dressing. It was contemporary and scrumptious!

Thursday: Lasagna + Salad

On Thursday night, we arrived at my dad and mom’ place in Florida round 8 p.m. and had been greeted by the scent of lasagna! Lasagna twice in a single week? Signal me up! We had my mother’s lasagna paired with a easy aspect salad which was form of like dinner 2.0 since we additionally ate some sandwiches I packed within the automobile round 5 p.m. as a result of I simply can not appear to attend to eat dinner till 8 p.m.

Friday: BBQ Pulled Hen Sandwiches with Carrot Apple Slaw and Avocado Corn Salad

When my mother and I had been brainstorming meals to carry over to my sister’s home for dinner on Friday night time, a number of dishes had been contemporary in my thoughts since they had been recipes I made inside the previous week at our home. We settled on BBQ pulled hen sandwiches (we adopted this recipe for the hen), carrot apple slaw and the identical avocado corn salad I made on Monday night time! It was the right simple meal for a sizzling Florida Friday night time.

Query of the Day

Any good recipes you’ve made currently which are value sharing?

What was one of the best factor you ate for dinner final week?