Weeknight Meal Planner: Easy Recipes for Beginner Cooks

Updated: October 11, 2014
Learn to cook this year with a week's worth of simple, staple recipes for dinner plus one bonus recipes!
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Extra-Easy Lasagna

Photo: Lee Harrelson; Styling: Jan Gautro, Laura Martin
Sounds daunting, but this lasagna recipe couldn't be any easier. You don't even have to cook the noodles!
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Easy Chicken and Dumplings

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Buffy Hargett
Pre-cooked chicken and canned biscuits mean your foray into cooking doesn't involve too much strenuous activity.

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Slow-cooker Turkey Chili

Every cook should have a go-to chili recipe! Luckily, yours just involves dumping ingredients in a slow cooker and walking away.

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Spaghetti and Easy Meatballs

Photo: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis; Food Styling: Anna Theoktisto
Yes, you can make homemade meatballs! Really! Did we mention you can do it in 30 minutes?

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Extra Cheesy Grilled Cheese

Photo: Beth Dreiling Hontzas; Styling: Lisa Powell Bailey
Get your grilled cheese just right with this simple, satisfying recipe. Serve with easy roasted broccoli for a full meal.
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Buttermilk Pancakes

Lee Harrelson
Say goodbye to your Saturday morning bowl of cereal, because you're learning how to make classic buttermilk pancakes this week!

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