Weeknight Meal Planner: Meals for Chicken Lovers

This simple roast chicken recipe calls for just four ingredients: kosher salt, pepper, two whole chickens, and olive oil. Since the recipe calls for two chickens to serve eight people, most families can get away with saving most (or all) of the second chicken for use later in the week.
Serve With:
Mashed potatoes
Favorite frozen green vegetable

Simmer sauteed pork tenderloin in white wine and fresh rosemary, then save the juices to make a delicious pan sauce with just a little cornstarch and water. Cranberry chutney is the perfect partner for this flavorful pork tenderloin.
Serve With:
Boiled red potatoes
Bagged salad

This easy Mexican-inspired casserole is a great way to use up some of your leftover roasted chicken.
Serve With:
Mixed green salad
Canned refried beans

This vegetarian lasagna is so hearty, you won't even miss the meat. Chopped spinach and canned black beans make this dish nutrient-rich and flavorful.
Serve With:
Garlic bread

Throw the last of your leftover chicken into this simple chicken and dumplings recipe for a hearty comfort food dinner.
Serve With:
Buttered French bread

This moist, tender blueberry coffee cake scored high in our Test Kitchens, where tasters unanimously considered it a delicious way to use the first blueberries of the season. Studded with plump, juicy berries, the cake also features a sprinkling of turbinado sugar on top that adds another dimension of texture. Ideal for breakfast, brunch, dessert, or as a snack to savor with coffee, it's a recipe you'll make more than once.