Here’s a nutritious yet simple menu for the week of Christmas. It’s designed to save you time, stretch ingredients and help make use of Christmas leftovers. I’ve also created a handy grocery list so that you can easily stock up the ingredients.

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Sunday, December 23^rd

• Lunch
  • Tomato soup
  • Grilled cheese sandwiches

• Dinner
  • Slow cooker beef and mushroom stew. Get the recipe here and substitute baby carrots to save prep time.
  • Cheese garlic biscuits. These are made using a biscuit mix to save you time.
  • Baked potatoes

  

Monday, December 24^th (Christmas Eve)

• Lunch
  • English muffin pizzas. Use the recipe here, but you can use whatever ingredients you have on hand for your toppings.
  • Green salad. Use bagged and washed salad mix to save time

• Dinner
  • Chicken breasts with lime sauce. Here’s a simple recipe and you can even use bottled lime juice if you don’t have fresh lime on hand.
  • Rice
  • Vegetable medley
  • Brown and serve rolls

  

Tuesday, December 25th (Christmas Day)

• Lunch
  • Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato (BLT) sandwiches. They’re easy to make and you can pre-cook the bacon and chop up the lettuce and tomato ahead of time. Then, let everyone assemble their own sandwiches.
  • Baby carrots with ranch dressing

• Dinner
  • Ham. A cooked ham is such a simple thing to make. You can heat it up as is or mix some honey and Dijon mustard to make a delicious glaze.
  • Roasted turkey breast. Just use a breast, if you don’t have a big crowd.
  • Mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce
  • Stuffing…you can make it from scratch, but don’t stress yourself out too much. The boxed kind is usually a crowd pleaser.
  • Broccoli cheese casserole. Here’s an absolutely delicious one.
  • Ask your guests to bring a vegetable dish or check out this site for vegetable dish ideas.
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  • Dessert Ideas:  You can purchase delicious premade desserts from the bakery to save time, or if you’re ambitious, try these ones.
    • Apricot fruitcake
    • Old fashioned apple pie

Wednesday, December 26^th

• Lunch
  • Use your leftover ham to make grilled ham and cheese sandwiches
  • French fries

• Dinner
  • For a change from regular turkey soup, try this Southwestern turkey soup recipe.
  • Using your leftover mashed potatoes, make pan-fried potato cakes.

  

Thursday, December 27^th

• Lunch
  • Turkey club tortilla roll-ups. Here are some guidelines to put yours together.
  • Cut fresh fruit
• Dinner
  • Don’t let that ham go to waste, try this ham casserole.
  • Corn muffins are simple to make with this recipe.

Friday, December 28^th

• Lunch
  • Ham and Bean Soup. Here’s a nice hearty recipe.
  • Biscuits, using your biscuit mix.

• Dinner
  • Turkey tetrazzini. This highly-rated recipe uses egg noodles, for a delicious light texture.
  • Salad
  • Brown and serve rolls

Saturday, December 29^th

• Lunch
  • Turkey salad sandwiches. Use recipe for turkey salad.
  •  Oven baked sweet potato fries. Here’s a good recipe.

• Dinner
  • Tacos. Give yourself a break and use a taco kit that includes shells, taco seasonings and taco sauce.
  • Don’t forget the shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cheese and sour cream.
  • For something a little extra, try this recipe for refried beans.

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