Easy vs. epic meals

Most nights are easy night, sometimes you need something EPIC

Author

Kristina Todini, RDN
November 06, 2024

When I plan my weekly meals, I think about dinners two ways: simple (easy) nights and challenge (epic) nights.

Most nights are easy—quick meals ready in 40 minutes or less. About 1-2 times a week I embrace a challenge meal with a new-to-me recipe, ingredient, or technique (this is how you keep learning!).

This week I challenge you to think this way as well: choose easy meals most nights of the week, but for at least one meal…make it EPIC. ✨

✨ + 👩‍🍳,

Kristina
mealtime maverick

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5 easy weeknight dinner ideas 👩‍🍳

Choose easy meals most nights of the week to reduce cooking time.

An easy pasta night

Use a protein pasta (like chickpea or bean) to up the nutrition

An easy rice and tofu night

One my menu every week, we switch up the veggies

An easy crunchy salad

Plus it’s great for lunch leftovers the next day

An easy curry bowl

Once you know the foundational recipe, it’s so easy to try with new flavors

A simple (and quick) soup

Having a go-to soup on hand makes weeknights easy

5 epic weeknight dinner ideas 💪

Choose 1-2 more challenging meals per week to try new recipes or techniques.

An epic taste of New Orleans

Having a few recipes from your favorite cuisines (like Cajun) makes epic nights more fun

An epic homemade pizza

Who needs pizza when yours is better than delivery?

An epic pasta

Simple pastas are great, but having 1-2 epic recipes that require a little more effort keeps things interesting

An epic enchilada

Love enchiladas, but they do take more prep so they’re perfect for nights when you have more time

An epic comfort favorite

Sometimes you just need something comforting

One more thing… 👇

How to Create (and Stick to) a Weekly Meal Plan (+Video!)

Want to start meal planning but not sure where to start? This step-by-step guide shows you how to create, shop from, and stick to a weekly meal.

Today’s video 🎥

One of my favorite “epic” meals (that happens to be very easy)

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