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  2. Weeknight Meal Planner: Week of April 18th

Weeknight Meal Planner: Week of April 18th

April 14, 2016
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We’ve served up 5 quick and delicious weeknight meals, complete with side suggestions and a special weekly bonus recipe.
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Strawberry-Avocado Salad

Credit: Photo: Jennifer Causey  Styling: Claire Spollen

Strawberries give this avocado salad a major pop of color in only 25 minutes.

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Kickin' Orange-Glazed Chicken

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Kick up weeknight dinner with a quick citrus-glazed chicken.


Serve with:
Lemon-Sauteed Green Beans

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Honey Walnut Shrimp with Asian Slaw

Credit: Photo: Annabelle Breakey Styling: Robyn Valarik 

Our weeknight dinner take on a Chinese-restaurant favorite uses the same ingredients but saves the time it takes to order take out.

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Pan-Seared New York Steak and Mushrooms

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The mushrooms, steak, and sauce all cook in the same pan with this quick dish, which makes dinner cleanup a snap.

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Grilled Scallop Tacos with Smashed Avocado and Charred Corn Pico

Credit: Photo: Greg Dupree Styling: Lindsey Ellis Beatty 

Mouth-watering, seafood tacos are on the dinner table tonight.


Serve with:
Cilantro-Lime Rice

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Crunchy-Chewy Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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Crisp around the edges and soft and chewy in the center, can we get a dozen of these salted chocolate chunk cookies?

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1 of 6 Strawberry-Avocado Salad
2 of 6 Kickin' Orange-Glazed Chicken
3 of 6 Honey Walnut Shrimp with Asian Slaw
4 of 6 Pan-Seared New York Steak and Mushrooms
5 of 6 Grilled Scallop Tacos with Smashed Avocado and Charred Corn Pico
6 of 6 Crunchy-Chewy Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies

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