Easy Dinner Shortcuts

Sharing is caring!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Marie Callender’s for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Part of what prevents families from getting a hot dinner on the table is the fact that we over complicate things.

We have a tenancy to make things so much harder than it needs to be. 

I am guilty. This is where my passion for meal planning came from. 

The fact is, it doesn't have to be hard. I love when I can incorporate easy recipes and some other shortcuts to get dinner on the table for our family.

I love shortcuts. Anything that makes life easier WITHOUT complicating our day.

This past week I tossed a beef roast in the slow cooker.

I peeled some potatoes and tossed in bag of frozen Parisian carrots.

The house smelled divine.

About an hour before dinner was ready I tossed a frozen mac and cheese in the oven. It one of Marie Callender’s.

I whipped up and batch of cornbread too and tossed that in the oven too.

This nights dinner required LIMITED work and attention from me. It was so easy and reminded me of the dinners my mother cooked when I was a kid.

We sat around the table and enjoyed our dinner and one another. Our boys love this!

This is how family dinners should be!

This fall, Marie Callender's will launch the Comforts From Home Project by bringing the comforts of home to those who protect America's homes every day: the brave men and women of the U.S. Military. Every time you enter a code from a specially marked package of Marie Callender's meals or desserts, Marie Callender's will make a donation to USO2GO, a USO program that brings electronics, sports gear, books, games, and more to troops stationed in remote locations.

I shared with you guys a while back that I have a cousin I am very close to who is part of the Army Reserves.

She is just a few years younger than me and is a mom of two. Her husband is a youth pastor and she joined to pay off school loans. To know that companies like Marie Callender's isn't dismissing these families means a lot! 

I encourage you to follow Marie Callender’s Facebook so you can stay in touch and see ways that others are incorporate their meal ideas at the dinner tabel

Do you love dinner shortcuts?

I would love to know some of your favorite shortcuts for getting a hot meal on the table for your family!