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Savory Sunday: Sparkly Spring Meals

Welcome to Savory Sunday, a new way to create fast and easy dinners for the workweek. On Sunday, prep 5 components. Then mix and match these to master 4 weeknight meals—none of which takes more than 15 minutes to get on the table. Once you’ve made dinner the Savory Sunday way, you’ll never look back
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Components like Grilled Boneless Chicken Thighs, Roasted Radishes, and Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce are transformed into dinners like Chicken Souvlaki, Lemon-Parmesan Chicken Soup with Spring Vegetables, Creamy Pasta Salad with Beans, and more. Scroll to the bottom for component recipe links.

Meal 1

Chicken Souvlaki

READY IN 10 min.               SERVES 4

ASSEMBLY

STEP 1 Chop half the grilled chicken thighs into 1-inch chunks and microwave, covered, 2 min., until warm.

STEP 2 Chop 1 romaine heart and 2 tomatoes. Thinly slice ¼ small red onion. Toast 4 pitas with pockets.

STEP 3 Split open pitas and fill with chicken, lettuce, tomato, red onion, and 1 cup cucumber-yogurt sauce.

Per serving:                                                                           

371 calories, 8g fat, 2g saturated fat, 85mg cholesterol, 449mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate, 3g fiber, 6g sugar, 31g protein

All nutritional data is estimated.

Meal 2

Baked Almond-Crusted Flounder with Sesame Sugar Snap Peas and Zoodle Salad

READY IN 15 min.               SERVES 4

ASSEMBLY

STEP 1 Preheat oven to 425℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange 1½ lbs flounder fillets in single layer. In a small bowl, combine 2 tbsp miso paste, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp hot water, and black pepper. Whisk together with fork until smooth. Spoon miso mixture onto the fish. Top fish with ⅓ cup sliced almonds. Bake 8–10 min., until fish flakes easily with a fork.

STEP 2 Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup rice vinegar, 3 tbsp sesame oil, and 1 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce. Seed and thinly slice 2 red bell peppers. Slice 1 cup roasted radishes.

STEP 3 Add 1 (16 oz) pkg zucchini squash noodles to a large bowl with 1 cup sautéed sugar snap peas, bell peppers, radishes, sesame vinaigrette, salt, and pepper. Toss to combine and serve with fish.

Per serving:

368 calories, 24g fat, 3g saturated fat, 77mg cholesterol, 992mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 7g sugar, 27g protein

All nutritional data is estimated.

Meal 3

Lemon-Parmesan Chicken Soup with Spring Vegetables

READY IN 15 min.               SERVES 4

ASSEMBLY

STEP 1 In a large pot, bring 8 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth to a boil on high. In batches, stir in ½ (16 oz) pkg Nature’s Promise Organic Baby Spinach until wilted. Reduce heat to a simmer.

STEP 2 Meanwhile, thinly slice 1 cup sautéed sugar snap peas. Chop the remaining grilled chicken thighs into bite-size pieces. Stir in sugar snap peas, chicken, salt, and pepper. Simmer 2 min.

STEP 3 Grate 2 tsp lemon zest and squeeze ¼ cup juice from 2 lemons. Stir juice and 1½ cups cooked orzo into the soup. Cook 1 min. Divide soup among 4 bowls. Garnish each with some lemon zest and 1 tbsp grated Parmesan.

Per serving:

421 calories, 13g fat, 4g saturated fat, 65mg cholesterol, 1576mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate, 4g fiber, 5g sugar, 37g protein

All nutritional data is estimated.

Meal 4

Creamy Pasta Salad with White Beans

READY IN 10 min.               SERVES 4

STEP 1 To a large bowl, add 1¼ cups cucumber-yogurt sauce and stir in 2 tbsp lemon juice, 4½ cups cooked orzo, salt, and pepper.

STEP 2 Drain and rinse 1 (15.5 oz) can cannellini beans. Thinly slice 1 cup sautéed sugar snap peas and 2 cups roasted radishes. Halve ¾ cup pitted kalamata olives.

STEP 3 Into orzo, fold ½ (10 oz) bag matchstick (shredded) carrots, cannellini beans, sugar snap peas, radishes, and olives until well combined.

Per serving:                                                                                

362 calories, 3g fat, 1g saturated fat, 3mg cholesterol, 174mg sodium, 65g carbohydrate, 7g fiber, 5g sugar, 19g protein

All nutritional data is estimated.

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