As we’re beginning a new season, I’ve updated my monthly meal list with more winter-appropriate recipes. These 30 Easy Winter Meals are our family’s favorite soups, casseroles, slow cooker meals and more! This time around, I grouped the meals by the categories I use: vegetarian, chicken, beef and pork. Learn more about how to work your meal plan categories with my Menu Plan Mind Mapping.
Working off a monthly meal list is saving me so much time, because it’s easy every week to choose meals off the list, make my grocery shopping list after seeing what we have on hand or in the freezer, and run that errand. Done! I try to have very few meals that require me to stand at the stove during dinner hour; I like to spend some time prepping casseroles ahead of time (even freezing them) so they’re ready to go on a busy night.
- Vegetarian Baked Ziti and garlic bread
- Corn & Potato Chowder and salad
- Macaroni and Cheese Casserole with broccoli and salad
- Cheese Tortellini with pesto and peas
- Crustless Italian Spinach Pie and cornbread
- Spinach Stuffed Shells and salad
- Breakfast for Dinner: Savory Omelets (spinach & feta cheese) with rosemary potatoes and fruit
- Homemade Pizza with veggie toppings and salad
- Homemade Spaghetti Sauce and spaghetti, salad and cauliflower
- Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup and rolls
- Easy Chicken Broccoli Alfredo
- Shredded Chicken Tacos (slow cooker) with wheat tortillas and toppings, plus black beans
- Green Chile Chicken Casserole and corn
- Italian Chicken Spinach (my kids are still asking for this weekly) with pasta or quinoa
- Chicken Broccoli Rice Casserole
- Crockpot Cashew Chicken
- Stroganoff-Style Chicken with egg noodles
- Ginger Chicken Soup
- Sausage Pesto Pita Pizzas
- Sausage & Veggie Roast
- Sausage Lentil Soup with homemade bread
- Crockpot Hamburger Soup
- Slow Cooker Beef Stew and homemade rolls
- Taco Cornbread Casserole
- Hamburgers with wheat buns, sweet potato fries and corn
- Easy Slow Cooker Pork Chops & Hash Browns
- Herb Roasted Pork with baked potatoes and green beans
- Honey Parmesan Pork Roast (slow cooker), baked potatoes and broccoli
- Pork Ragu & Fettuccine and asparagus
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Barbacoa (just like Cafe Rio) with tortillas, beans, and fixings
I’ve been collecting great recipes on my Slow Cooker & Crockpot and Captivating Casseroles Pinterest boards. Come check them out to find more easy winter meals.
What are your favorite Easy Winter Meals?
30 Easy Meals is linked up to Menu Plan Monday at OrgJunkie and Fluster’s Creative Muster Party at Fluster Buster.
Christina @ Northern Cheapskate
Thursday 5th of December 2013
Thank you for pulling together this collection! It seems like I get in a bit of a rut with a rotation of about 7 things, so it's nice to have a list of new recipes to try!
Sally
Tuesday 3rd of December 2013
Thanks for including my Cashew Chicken recipe! Happy cooking, Sally :)
Gina
Tuesday 3rd of December 2013
It's so easy and such a great alternative to takeout!
Heather Paulding
Monday 2nd of December 2013
Oh yum yum yum! I struggle to break out of the Spaghetti and Meatball rut, so this should help immensely! xo
Nicole @TinyStepsMommy
Monday 2nd of December 2013
I am saving this amazing list! Thank you so much for giving me a few more ideas for my rotation.