This week I’m focusing on super easy dinners that include ingredients I can prep ahead of time and are quick to get on the table. I’ll be solo parenting a few nights this week so I’m keeping things really easy this week.

Monday: Oh She Glows Crowd-Pleasing Vegan Caesar Salad with roasted brussel sprouts. This is such a delicious salad and the dressing is so good. Don’t forget to soak the cashews beforehand for the dressing. {I prep the salad dressing early so it’s quick to put together.}

Tuesday: Burrito bowls with sweet potato, black beans and quinoa. We top these with avocado, Greek yogurt, salsa and cilantro. {I prep the quinoa and sweet potatoes beforehand so everything comes together faster.}

Wednesday: Pinch of Yum Instant Pot Red Curry Lentils with brown jasmine rice (my favorite recipe from Dad Cooks Dinner) and Costco naan. I’m excited to give this new recipe a try. {I prep the rice beforehand since it’s also cooked in the Instant Pot.}

Thursday: Pesto salmon and salad. This salad is a copycat from a local restaurant and is so delicious. Mixed greens are the base with chopped beets, avocado slices, grape tomatoes, slivered almonds, corn and topped with goat cheese crumbles, cornbread croutons and Honey Dijon Vinaigrette from this recipe. {I prep the cornbread before and everything else is quick to put together while the salmon bakes.}

Friday: Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi with pesto is one of our favorites. I usually cook up two bags and follow these directions so they don’t turn out too mushy.

Weekend: One night of breakfast for dinner, either scrambled eggs and toast or blueberry Kodiak pancakes. And the other night sushi takeout to keep things easy.

Prepping things beforehand helps me get dinner together pretty quickly when kids get hangry and I usually do this during naptime or start dinner a little earlier than usual.

Hopefully you find these dinner meal plans helpful!