Week 1 Month of Our Simple Suppers Challenge

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Credit: Greg DuPree

Ready to find one part of your life to relax for the next 4 weeks? Follow our Month of Simple Suppers Challenge and you can make dinner without much time or effort. We've planned out all the meals and put together your weekly grocery list. You just have to put it together and get the family around the table. The recipes are designed to be quick and easy, but full of flavor. You'll even have some leftovers for lunches.

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Week 1, Monday: Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole

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Recipe: Creamy Chicken Alfredo Casserole

This creamy baked pasta calls for an entire package of baby spinach. Now that's one delicious way to eat your veggies.

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Tuesday: Greek Meatballs with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce and Rice

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Recipe: Greek Meatballs with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce and Rice

Reserve 12 meatballs and 1 cup cucumber-yogurt sauce for stuffed pitas to serve for dinner the following night. Simply reheat 12 meatballs; stuff 3 into each of 4 warm pita bread halves. Add lettuce, tomato, and red onion; top with cucumber-yogurt sauce.

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Wednesday: Sheet Pan Flank Steak, Greens, and Yukon Gold Fries

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Recipe: Sheet Pan Flank Steak, Greens, and Yukon Gold Fries

Prep this sheet pan supper in the morning and, when you get home from work, you'll have dinner on the table within an hour.

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How To Make Our Easiest Lasagna

Recipe: Extra-Easy Lasagna

If you're a first-time cook (or, if you just like simple dinner recipes), this creamy, hearty lasagna is for you. You don't even have to cook the noodles in this impressive pasta dinner; they become tender and juicy in the tomato-basil sauce. Join Test Kitchen Director Robby Melvin as he walks step-by-step through our Extra-Easy Lasagna, and you'll quickly see (and taste!) why this recipe is one of our top-rated.

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Thursday: Winter Vegetables and Gnocchi

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Recipe: Winter Vegetables and Gnocchi

Save valuable time by purchasing pre-chopped fresh butternut squash and frozen pearl onions.

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Friday: Sausage Calzones

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Recipe: Sausage Calzones

These stuffed pizza turnovers start with a jar of marinara sauce.

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10-Minute Dessert: Chocolate Banana Pudding

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Recipe: Chocolate Banana Pudding

Banana pudding gets a 10-minute makeover, making it a no-brainer for busy weeknights.

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