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    Welcome to Add Salt & Serve, where you will find easy recipes and meal plans for busy cooks! Our recipes are easy, delicious, and family-friendly, and our meal plans are uniquely crafted to make the most of your time and money.

    Quick & Easy Recipes

    • Tortellini, leftover turkey, and peas in a cheesy casserole.
      Leftover Turkey Tortellini Casserole
    • A bowl of Copycat Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup served with a piece of toasted garlic bread and a wedge of Parmesan cheese with a grater to the side.
      Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup (Copycat Recipe)
    • Cheesy Tuna Casserole
    • Frozen Burrito Casserole.
      Easy Frozen Burrito Casserole
    • Cast iron skillet with cooked ravioli mixed with salsa, herbs, and tomato sauce and topped with cheese, black olives, and cilantro.
      Mexican Ravioli
    • Corn and black beans topped with shredded cheddar cheese on a bed of tortilla chips on a white plate
      Chicken Enchilada Soup (15 Minute Meal)

    Trending Recipes

    These are our most popular recipes and posts, and they include some of my personal favorites. Give one a try and let me know what you think!

    • Terlingua chili over spaghetti garnished with cheese
      Terlingua Chili
    • Half of a cooked acorn squash topped with a butter, sugar and cinnamon mixture plated with a serving of poppy seed chicken casserole and seasoned green beans
      Microwave Acorn Squash
    • Beef slices with broccoli in a soy-based sauce served over white rice on a white plate with chopsticks to the side
      Easy Beef and Broccoli using Leftover Steak
    • ground beef and rice dinner in a pumpkin
      Dinner In a Pumpkin
    • Ground beef, peas, and green beans topped with mashed potatoes and cheese
      Easy Shepherd’s Pie (Freezer-Friendly)
    • Potato soup in a brown soup bowl, topped with shredded cheddar cheese and garnished with chopped green onions.
      Hash Brown Potato Soup {30 Minute Recipe}

    Free Meal Plans

    Our meal plans are free and customizable! Use them as is or substitute recipes—your choice. All quantities are adjustable for both the meal plan and the shopping list. Learn more or get started for free by selecting a meal plan below.

    • List of recipes in Meal Plan Week 52 (Group 2).
    • List of recipes in free meal plan for week 51 (Group 2)

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      Easy Zucchini Bread
    • Sliced cornbread in a round cast iron skillet and piece of cornbread on a plate
      Easy Cornbread with Corn Kernels
    • Instant Pot French dip sandwiches with au jus
      Instant Pot French Dip with French Onion Soup
    • Colorful rotini pasta in a bowl with diced peppers and nuts
      Thai Pasta Salad with Sesame Ginger Dressing

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    Bulk Cooking Plans

    OAMC, bulk cooking, and cooking for the freezer are different ways of preparing ahead and filling your freezer with prepared ingredients, meals, or even an entire month's worth of food. Check out our popular bulk cooking plans below.

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      The Potato Plan (Bulk Freezing Potatoes)
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      The Chicken Plan
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      The Hamburger Plan
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      Bulk Cooking the Easy Way

    Busy Cook's Pyramid

    30 minutes is an ideal time limit for weeknight meal preparation, and using the secrets of a busy cook as shown in the Busy Cook’s Pyramid is how you can accomplish this goal. The secrets are a combination of several different techniques with which you are probably already familiar, and when you combine them in an organized manner, it makes weekday cooking a breeze.

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    Mary Ann Kelley

    Hi there! I'm Mary Ann Kelley, and I'm the food blogger/meal planner here at Add Salt & Serve. Read more

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