Weeknight Meal Planner: Holiday Meals
April 23, 2012
Credit: Photo: Gentl & Hyers; Styling: Cindy DiPrima
Food is a central part of any holiday celebration. We've put together five meals that will add a little cheer and a lot of ease to your weeknight meals during the holidays.
Black Friday Breakfast
Credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Jen Rotenstreich
If you love to kick off the Christmas season with 5 am runs to Best Buy and Wal-Mart the day after Thanksgiving, be sure to fuel up first with a hearty breakfast.
Serve With:
Scrambled eggs
Serve With:
Scrambled eggs
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Tree Trimming Supper
Credit: HOWARD L. PUCKETT
Fuel little (and big) hands for hanging ornaments, tossing tinsel, and stringing lights with this hearty Mexican-inspired casserole. It features favorite Mexican flavors like chiles, cumin, coriander, and of course–lots of cheese!
Serve With:
Spanish rice
Serve With:
Spanish rice
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Cozy Christmas Eve
Credit: Photo: Jim Franco
Keep Christmas Eve dinner super-simple with this easy and elegant roast chicken.
Serve With:
Mashed potatoes
Serve With:
Mashed potatoes
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New Year's Eve
Credit: Lee Harrelson
Southerners believe that eating black-eyed peas brings good luck in the new year; spice up those humble peas with spicy andouillle sausage for a satisfying one-dish meal.
Cornbread
Cornbread
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