...  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. By the way, if you can use more menu plans and meal planning tips, claim your free gift here. Sunday, December 23rd 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 24th (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 ...  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. 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 26th 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 27th 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 28th Lunch Ham and Bean Soup. ...