Meal Plan #96 & Thanksgiving Dinner Hacks
Happy meal planning Monday! Enjoy this week’s healthy recipes and 4 Thanksgiving dinner hacks to help you host with ease and save some time.
Thanksgiving week is upon us! If you find yourself hosting a Thanksgiving dinner, the amount of prep, cooking, and clean-up can seem daunting. Make your gathering run a little bit smoother with these easy Thanksgiving dinner hacks that will save you some precious time.
Keep the mashed potatoes warm in the slow cooker
Nothing is worse than cold, gluey mashed potatoes that have been sitting out too long. Utilize your slow cooker to keep your spuds creamy and tasty! Add some butter to the liner and spoon them into the slow cooker. Set it to warm and stir about every hour.
Revive your turkey with chicken broth
If you’ve overcooked your turkey and the meat is dry, drizzle it with some warm chicken broth. It will moisten and add flavor to your turkey. This also helps perk up slices that have been sitting out and are cold.
Set your table the night before
You should try to do anything you can the night before, including setting the table. Add your linens, serving dishes and utensils, individual serving sets, seasonings, etc to the table. This helps contribute to an overall sense of calm on the big day. Also, take the time to grab extra chairs, high chairs, and kids’ dishes too.
Free up fridge space with a cooler
There’s never enough room in the fridge on Thanksgiving day! To help free up some space, fill a cooler with ice and load it up with canned beverages, juice, wine, and any other drinks. This gives you space in the fridge and also keeps your guests from crowding in the kitchen.
Now onto this week’s meal plan.
In case you missed any posts last week you can read them here!
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Healthy Weekly Meal Plan #96
MY COOKING PHILOSOPHY IS TO KEEP IT “HEALTHY AND EASY.”
RECIPES AT HAMMERS N HUGS WILL INCLUDE ALL-NATURAL INGREDIENTS THAT CAN OFTEN BE FROZEN AND HAVE BEEN TESTED AND APPROVED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY!
Click HERE to download a macro-friendly healthy weekly meal plan to your phone/desktop with linked recipe instructions and a digital grocery list template to make your life easier!
Watch the video below to see how to use my digital meal plan and grocery list template.
All of these recipes include macros per serving and can be added to My Fitness Pal by typing “fat macro” etc in the ingredient search tool.
Bon appetit!
This easy gluten-free, dairy-free slow cooker tomato beef steak recipe is bursting with a delicious low-carb flavor of beef and vegetables.
Bursting with flavor and vegetables, this easy vegetable beef stew recipe is a kiddo favorite thanks to the magic ingredient at the end!
This low-carb tuna pesto flatbread recipe includes delicious creamy tuna on a flavorful pesto over a crispy cauliflower crust.
This gluten free, dairy free banana cinnamon baked oatmeal recipe is an easy family breakfast or can be frozen for later!
This baked chicken enchiladas recipe is packed with meat and veggies smothered in a creamy Greek yogurt topping.
Here is to a great week friends!
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