Weeknight Meal Planner 1/30/17: Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach

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Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Blakeslee Giles; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

We’ve served up 5 quick and delicious weeknight meals, complete with side suggestions and a special weekly bonus recipe.

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Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach

Photo: Jennifer Causey; Styling: Lindsey Lower

Meatless Monday can, and should, be filled with color and flavor. Create a gorgeous dish that makes you forget that you skipped the meat, like this spaghetti. Fresh mint, basil, and parsley as well as garlic and red pepper make each bite burst with fresh decadence.

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Salmon with Potatoes and Horseradish Sauce

Photo: Romulo Yanes; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen

You can't go wrong when you start with salmon and a sour cream sauce, especially if the sauce is flavored with dill and horseradish. Fill out the plate with a side of steamed green beans and you'll have an elegant, satisfying meal in no time.

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Shrimp and Black Bean Tacos

Photo: Romulo Yanes; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen

Tacos make a family-friendly meal that everyone will love. Each person assembles their own taco to their preference with toppings like pico de gallo, green onion, avocado, and cilantro, held in place by a black bean mash.

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Chicken Chilaquiles Casserole

Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Blakeslee Giles; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

A one-pan, assemble-and-bake Tex-Mex casserole is the answer for a busy weeknight. It takes just 5 ingredients to make a melty, cheesy, smoky green chile chicken dish. Add rice and black beans for a full on fiesta! Use the breast and leg quarters of a rotisserie chicken and store-bough enchilada sauce for convenience.

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Greek Chicken Nachos

Photo: Jennifer Causey

Dinner doesn't get much easier, or more fun, than sheet pan nachos. This version takes a detour to Greece with pita chips, a shredded Greek salad, and crumbled feta. Toast the chips in 2 batches first; then combine the chips, pile high with toppings, and return to the oven to heat everything through.

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Everything Cream Cheese Jalapeño Poppers

Photo: Caitlin Bensel; Food Styling: Blakeslee Giles; Prop Styling: Audrey Davis

We all know that the addictiveness of the savory everything spice blend is amplified when paired with smooth cream cheese. Each popper is bursting with flavor and a variety of optional toppings keeps each bite interesting (and makes for a gorgeous platter). Make these for a weekend treat and share with friends.

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Weeknight Meal Planner: Week of January 30th

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Spaghetti with Pistachio-Mint Pesto and Spinach

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Salmon with Potatoes and Horseradish Sauce

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Shrimp and Black Bean Tacos

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Greek Chicken Nachos

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