A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (2024)

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Now that school is back in full swing, I can imagine that your Happy Home has been feeling the weight of growing responsibilities and less time to get it all done!

It’s hard to plan dinners for your Happy Home when your attention is being pulled toward packing lunches, getting homework assignments completed, PTA meetings, football practices, etc., etc.

So Happy Home Fairy planned a whole Week’s Worth of Delicious Dinners for you!

Our Happy Home LOVES each and every recipe you will find here – they are tested and Happy Hubby/Happy Buddy approved!

Plus, each recipe has a Prep Time of about 15 minutes or less.

I pray that this will be helpful to you and will make your Happy Home’s bellies’ happy!

Monday:A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (2)Catalina Chicken Bake

Serve with rice and a green salad.

Tuesday:

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Easy Pleasing Meatloaf

Serve with mashed potatoes and roasted zucchini.

Wednesday:

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No Peak Stew

*Recipe from Love from Texas*

Serve over egg noodles and with steamed carrots.

Thursday:

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Swiss Chicken Casserole

*Recipe from Meet the Dubiens*

Serve with steamed broccoli.

Friday:

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Pizza Bubble!

Serve with brownies.

It’s Friday – go ahead and reward your hard-working students! 🙂

Are you hungry yet???

To make it simple, I put the first 4 recipes in a special printout for you!!!

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And to make things even easier, I made a little Grocery List of everything you will need to make Happy Home Fairy’s Week’s Worth of Dinners.

Click HERE for your Happy Home Fairy Week of Dinners Grocery List!

*Please note – I did not include some staple pantry items (garlic powder, Italian seasoning) in this grocery list that are needed for the Pizza Bubble! Please check that recipe before you hit the store to make sure you are all set!*

Let me know how it goes and how everyone enjoys their delicious dinners!

Happy Week’s Worth of Dinner Plan-ing! 🙂

“Give us this day our daily bread…” Matthew 6:11

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About Happy Home Fairy

Julie Brasington is a Preschool Director, wife of a South Florida Worship Pastor and mom of 3 boys. She writes at Happy Home Fairy where you can find easy craft ideas, FREE printables, simple recipes, holiday fun, thoughts on raising kids, and encouragement for moms.

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  1. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (13)Jaimee

    Well, I thought this was a great post of yummy and quick dinner ideas…then I got to the printable recipe cards and thought “oh how sweet of her!”…then I got to the printable GROCERY list! Thanks so much!! After summer, and a move, and transitioning back to school, my dinner planning has fallen by the wayside. Lots of last-minute pancakes and grilled cheese being had here lately ; ) LOVE this post and all the extras you’ve included to make an easy week of good meals! I needed this!

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  2. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (14)Katie

    OH JULIE!!! this is AWESOMELY AMAZING!!!!!! Thank you SO SO SOOO very much!!! I can not tell you what PERFECT timing this post is!!!! 😉 If my poor kids eat one more bowl of plain pasta or one more plate of chicken nuggets I think they will turn into them. I can NOT wait to get to the grocery for all my ingredients. and you made it SOOOO easy!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!! xoxoxo

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  3. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (15)Melissa M.

    You just made my day. Thanks for sharing the recipes and having a shopping list. I am trying to plan my meals more each week. Thanks.

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  4. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (16)Susan @ defrumpme.com

    Wonderful!! You have done all the hard work for me! I just adore quick prep meals!! And your printables are so cute! Thanks so much!

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  5. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (17)Susan Davis

    Okay, I am seriously in love with this site! I made the chicken bruschetta bake last night (soooo good – my hubby and I both wanted the leftovers for lunch today, but I was nice and packed them in his lunchbox today) and then today my 3-year-old and 2-year-old made the stained glass apples.

    Tomorrow we are planning to make leaf people and Friday night after the kids are in bed, hubby and I will be having a puzzle date and some hot apple cider. Thanks so much for all the inspiration and fun! My family is loving that we are turning into a ‘happy home.’

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    • A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (18)Happy Home Fairy

      Susan – Thank you so much for your kind words!! I am so glad your Happy Home liked the chicken bruschetta bake. My hubs could eat that stuff for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You were very sweet to give him the last of it. 🙂 I hope Happy Home Fairy continues to bless you with many more Happy moments!

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  6. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (19)Rachel Bailey

    This is seriously a HUGE help! I don’t have any little ones yet, but I always struggle with dinner ideas for my hubby! I can’t wait to try them out – unfortunately I am fridge-less at the moment thanks to the massive flooding here in NJ. I get a new fridge delivered tomorrow and I’ll be stocking it full of these recipe ingredients… can’t wait to get back to cooking again! (I think I’m having withdrawal…!)

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    • A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (20)Happy Home Fairy

      I can’t wait for your fridge to arrive too!!! I am sorry about the flooding! I used to live in New Jersey! I hope that you are safe! Can’t wait to hear about your week of cooking. 🙂

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  7. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (21)McRae Family

    Is it crazy of me to think that a great idea would be for your readers to submit 1 weeks worth of recipes?! I would totally do it – that way – your site would have months worth of recipes and all bundled together by the week 🙂 If you don’t like something, then you swap it out with a different recipe!

    Just saying – I’d love it -and we’d all save money because we wouldn’t have to buy them off those “weeks menu” sites…and they are kid tested/mother approved, because I’m assuming your target audience has children or cooks for children 🙂

    🙂

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  8. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (22)bp

    Great ideas! Thanks for sharing AND including the cards to print too. I enjoy your posts so much and your creative fun ideas.

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  9. A Week's Worth of Easy Dinner Recipes - Happy Home Fairy (23)Caterina

    I made the Swiss Chicken Casserole. The whole family loved it! So easy and delicious. Thanks so much and keep the recipes coming.
    Caterina

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