Seasonal Meal Planning: Winter 2020

This is the last seasonal meal plan post of 2020, and I'm all about it. I really enjoy all of the cozy meals that come along with the winter months, and I make sure to switch up the flavors so that we don't get bored. Once the Thanksgiving meals are finally wrapped up and the leftovers are all gone, we move into braises, sheet pan dinners, casseroles, and soup territory.

Check out this collection of 25 Cozy and Simple Family Dinner Recipes for more winter meal ideas!

The beauty of making this list is that when it comes to making the weekly meal plan all I have to do is pick a meal from each category and I'm almost finished! I add in sides and vegetables where they are needed (based on my freezer stash or my shopping schedule) and presto! Meal plan.

As before, I'll place our meal contenders in several categories. Winter meals tend to be more slow cooker than salad, but I do my best to keep some variety. I will add as many links as I can and also highlight recipes that I'm trying to create recipe blog posts for. I ran a little behind on fall recipe posts, so there will be some repeats here that I want to make sure I cook and photograph.

Soups

Pantry-Friendly Chicken Tortilla Soup
Beer Cheese Soup - Recipe post in progress!
French Onion Soup
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup for the Pressure Cooker - Recipe post in progress!

Oven Meals

Baked Gnocchi with Bacon
Chiles Rellenos Enchiladas - Recipe post in progress!
Quiche
Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables
Curried Broccoli, Chicken, and Cheddar Casserole - a friend recently reported that she made this with chickpeas instead of the chicken and it was tasty. I will be giving this version a try!
Breakfast Casserole
Lentil and Halloumi Salad with Roast Cauliflower - Recipe post in progress!