Plan your Easter weekend with this on-the-menu menu featuring 46 easy and delicious recipes, easy dinners, family favorites and traditional Easter meals everyone will love.
It’s been a big cooking week for us, full of family, company, overnight guests and Easter celebrations. Thank God, I will get a lot of help. I love the holidays when our house is full, a little busy and a lot of fun. It’s such a sweet change from the usual routine.
This week’s menu features main dishes that are special enough for company but still easy to make, with a variety of delicious sides, salads, and desserts.
Wishing you many blessings, good food and a very happy Easter.
Let’s start the week with a simple and very satisfying pasta dish that seems perfect for the start of spring. This one-pan dinner features tender pasta, juicy spicy chicken, earthy mushrooms and crisp asparagus, all tossed in a garlicky, creamy sauce. And it comes together in about 30 minutes.
I pair it with Nani’s fried rice, a staple in our house, along with a tangy dressed salad. The week is off to a very tasty start.
Creamy Garlic Chicken Mushroom Asparagus Penne
Nani’s Fried Rice
Italian salad
It’s grilling time, and you know how much we love to grill! Tonight’s easy chicken dinner is full of fresh, bright flavors and perfect for a spring evening.
This menu is all about those classic Mediterranean flavors that we love. Simple, fresh and so satisfying ideas. It’s like bringing a little Greek-inspired dinner to your table.
I’m especially excited to try homemade pita bread again. I made it years ago and remember how delicious it was. I can’t wait to make it again and warm it out of the oven. It is worth the effort.
Grilled Greek Chicken
Whole wheat pita bread
Simple Greek Salad
Company is coming, and you know I love it! I enjoy cooking and trying new recipes when we have family or friends over. My philosophy is simple: If a recipe doesn’t pan out, we can always order pizza.
But just by looking at this, I know it’s going to be a winner. This pork dish has a very simple elegance with its bold Dijon flavor, and is paired with a warm, down-home potato casserole. It’s the kind of food that feels a little special but is still very comforting.
Tonight’s dessert is both gorgeous and delicious. I’m a big fan of bundt cakes, especially when they get a little help from a box mix. I enjoy baking, but icing cakes is not my favorite thing, so a bundt cake is always a great choice. It’s simple, beautiful, and always turns out well.
Best Pork Tenderloin with Dijon Mustard Cream
Savory Steakhouse Potatoes
Garlic butter mushrooms
Arugula Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
Glazed Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cake (using box mix)
Tonight’s dinner is another staple in our house, and I absolutely love this recipe. Our whole family does. This is a heritage dish my mom made for us when we were growing up. But this is not your mama’s salmon cake recipe. These are so easy and, I must say, even tastier than my childhood ones.
The air fryer makes all the difference. It makes the salmon cake crispy on the outside and soft and delicious on the inside. If you don’t have an air fryer, it’s definitely worth considering. I always use mine. If you don’t have one yet, you can pan-fry this cake.
If you make one thing this week, make a salmon cake!
Healthy and delicious Air Fryer Salmon Cake
Homemade cole slaw
Crispy Smashed Potatoes
It’s family pizza and movie night, one of our favorite traditions. We started this when our children were young and now they continue it with their families. Tonight, our son’s family is visiting us, and I couldn’t love him more.
Emma Kate and I will be watching the animated movie Sing for the 100th time, and her younger siblings will enjoy it too.
Have you ever eaten lavash bread? It becomes wonderfully crispy when baked and makes the perfect base for pizza. And this one is so beautiful, it almost looks too good to eat.
I always look forward to Friday nights like this, good food, a fun movie and time together as a family.
Lavash Flatbread Sun-Dried Tomato and Prosciutto Pizza
Favorite Caesar Salad
Parmesan Ranch Popcorn
Lemon Oatmeal No-Bake Cookies
I am so excited to make tonight’s menu. This flat iron stick looks amazing!
One of my favorite ways to prepare meat is to marinate it and grill it. Tons of flavor! The marinade on this steak is Asian inspired- so delicious!
Asian Garlic Flat Iron Steak
Chinese garlic green beans
Leftover Nani’s Fried Rice
Happy Easter, friends! He is up!
Dinner today is very much a tradition at our house. My family likes what they like on the holidays, and Easter is no exception. I don’t make ham very often, and I really should. It truly is the gift that keeps on giving: a wonderful holiday meal, delicious leftovers and soup bones that later become the base of a hearty soup. I love the flavor of oranges with ham, so I’m trying a new glaze recipe. An Easter adventure.
I hope your day is filled with love, joy and the blessed gift of Easter.
Baked Ham with Orange Honey Glaze
Best dill pickle potato salad
Homemade green bean casserole
Pineapple Casserole Bake
Easy spring salad for Easter
Key lime pie trifle
From my dear friend Ann at Sutton Place The most amazing blog and recipes, and I look forward to making her strawberry icebox cake.
Have you ever made an icebox cake? They are very tasty. My mother-in-law made one when we visited her shortly after Bobby and I were married, and I’ve never forgotten that first bite. She gave me her chocolate icebox cake recipe, and I’ve been making it for over 40 years. I was a baby when Bobby married me!
No-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake
Fresh and full of flavor, Squash Blossom, Zucchini and Tomato Salad A beautiful way to enjoy seasonal ingredients.
This Roast Chicken and Asparagus Pesto Pasta Light, fresh and perfect for an easy spring or summer dinner.
Nothing says warm weather like crisp and juicy Watermelon salad on the table.
Sweet and simple, this Perfect Strawberry Tart A dessert you’ll want to make again and again.
Have a great Taco Night with Grilled Chicken Tacos with Peach Mango SalsaFull of fresh, vibrant flavor.
You will see why it is called that The best potato salad you will ever make After just one bite.
Loaded with bold flavor, the Balsamic Steak Gorgonzola Salad with Roasted Corn Hearty enough for dinner.
Creamy and comfortable, Baked Feta Pasta A simple dish that looks a little special.
Serve Amazing Sour Cream Scones Hot for breakfast or with a cup of coffee in the afternoon.
simple and delicious, Grilled salmon with herb butter is always a great treat Dinner
For a fun and easy dessert, try Baked Poundcake and Peaches. it is Hot, sweet and so good.
Crispy and full of flavor, Garlic Herb Muffin Bread Potato Galettes Make a delicious side dish.
This Bunny Butt Cake This is such a fun and festive dessert that is perfect for Easter and will make everyone smile.
You will like this Indispensable Whole Roasted Carrots; They are sweet, tender and such an easy side dish for any spring meal.
This Chicken Wellington A hearty and impressive dinner that looks special but is easier to make than you might think.
Refreshing and full of bright flavors, Strawberry Citrus Iced Tea A lovely drink to serve throughout the week.
This The best broccoli salad Crisp, delicious and always a welcome addition to any meal or gathering.
Fresh spring pasta salad with asparagus and LamOn-Dill Vinaigrette Light, bright and simple, perfect as a delicious side dish.
Things to make your meals easier…
Happy cooking, friends.
