Sunday

Sunday dinner ideas for families

The sit-down night. Pot roast, chili, or baked chicken. Cook extra. Monday is meatless because Sunday already did the work.

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Sunday dinner is the belonging night on the weekly calendar. It can be a slow cooker pot roast you started after breakfast, a pot of chili, or a tray of baked chicken. The point is a sit-down and a leftover plan, not a restaurant project.

These Sunday dinner ideas for families stay cookable: pot roast, turkey chili, white chicken chili, lemon herb baked chicken, honey garlic pork chops, baked mac and cheese, sheet-pan sausage, and moussaka if you have the afternoon.

Monday on the hub is Meatless Monday because Sunday should have made extra. If the roast is gone, use the vegetarian week plan. Either way you are not staring at the fridge at 5 p.m. on Monday.

Sunday dinner recipes

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Start it in the morning. Sit down at dinner. Monday eats the rest.

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Turkey Chili

A pot on the stove. Better on Monday. Cornbread optional.

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White Chicken Chili

Same Sunday pot, different chili. Freezes well.

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Lemon Herb Baked Chicken

Chicken, quinoa, asparagus. A sit-down that is still weeknight-simple.

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Honey Garlic Pork Chops

A little more ceremony than Thursday. Still one pan.

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Baked Mac and Cheese

The side that becomes the main for kids. Make a full pan.

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Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies

If Sunday got away from you. Still a real dinner.

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Classic Moussaka

The long Sunday bake when you actually have the afternoon.

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Sunday pot, Monday ease

Pot roast and chili are Monday lunch and, if you cooked enough, Monday dinner. Freeze a quart of chili if the week looks busy.

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A pot or a sheet pan. Enough for Monday lunch.

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Frequently asked questions

What is an easy Sunday dinner for a family?+

Slow cooker pot roast or a pot of chili. Both start in the morning and wait for you. Sheet-pan sausage if the day got away.

What Sunday dinner makes good leftovers?+

Pot roast, chili, and baked chicken. Slice or ladle them into containers before you sit down so Monday is already handled.

Should Sunday dinner be a roast every week?+

No. Roast when you have the morning. Chili, baked chicken, or mac and cheese still count as Sunday dinner.

What time should I start a Sunday pot roast?+

Morning, on low, so it is ready in the late afternoon. The slow cooker pot roast recipe lists the full cook time.

How do I keep Sunday dinner cheap?+

Chuck roast, dried beans in chili, and a boxed pasta bake stretch further than steaks. Saturday BBQ leftovers also count as Sunday lunch.

What do I cook on Monday after Sunday dinner?+

Eat the leftovers, or follow Meatless Monday on the weekly dinner plan if the pot is empty.