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Simple Recipes to Get You and Your Family Back to Routine

With the holidays behind us, we hope everyone is feeling rested and refreshed for the New Year ahead. Getting back to a bit of a routine is critical. The holidays only happen once a year, but after all the eating, shopping and entertaining, staying home and cooking for your family feels refreshing again.

To get back into a routine, the best place to start is with the basics. Refrain from overcomplicating things; start with the bare minimum, and the rest will slowly fall into place. We wanted to share tips, tricks and recipes to help you get back into the swing.

I think we can all relate to the pressure we receive from the media, friends and family regarding New Year’s resolutions. Why is there so much pressure to refresh and renew every year? There is enough stress and tension in our lives on a day-to-day basis, so instead of ultimately trying to change your life and goals overnight, start with a tiny change or addition to your life at a time.

Our first tip, the best place to start, starts with cooking and eating at home. This is an excellent way for you and your family to cut down on costs, but it also gets you out of the cold. Cooking is the perfect window into trying new recipes and keeping you off the couch.

With everything going on, we want to share a few of our quick and easy back-to-basic recipes to help you get back into the New Year routine. At the same time, it provides everyone in the family with something they will enjoy. This includes fussy eaters.

Even if you are not the biggest fan of cooking, we have a few recipes that will help make the cooking process less daunting and, most importantly, keep things simple and easy.

Last Night’s Leftover Shredded Chicken Wrap

We all know what it can be like to be in a last-minute pinch; the kids are hungry, and anything will suffice. Our easiest last-minute dinner recipe is Last Night’s Leftover Shredded Chicken Wrap.

No one ever finishes all their chicken from dinner the night before, so this recipe is the perfect solution, and you’ll most likely have all the ingredients in your fridge. You only need less than 25 minutes; your kids will ask for seconds.

Chicken Salad Toaster Wrap

Whoever says sandwiches aren’t dinner food has never met a busy mom! If you are looking for something similar to a wrap but prefer a creamy chicken mixture, try this chicken salad toaster recipe instead.

Quick and Easy Sloppy Joe’s

If you feel like a chicken wrap for dinner is not cutting it, then our Quick & Easy Sloppy Joe recipe is the perfect solution. You can make one delicious dinner with a bit of ground beef, diced tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, tomato paste and, more importantly, Six Wonder® White Hamburger Buns. 

Grilled Cheese Pizza Rollups

Grilled cheese is always a hit, no matter how it is sliced and diced. However, turn a classic grilled cheese into a pizza roll-up, and your kids will be in the kitchen helping you make them. Whoever said you cannot make food fun or should not play with your food was lying to you.

Breakfast for dinner is the perfect solution when you are in a bit of a cooking funk and are not feeling as inspired. Not only is it super easy, but even your kids will be excited to do something different from your typical evening dinner.

Chorizo and Bean Burger

Suppose you are scouring the pantry for a last-minute dinner idea or looking to use what you already have at home! Then this recipe for the Chorizo and bean burger is the perfect place to start when it comes to getting back to the basics.

Keep things quick, easy and to the point this New Year. Start with a tiny change at a time until it starts to feel like a habit. Once it does, you can introduce another task. Be kind to yourself and return to what you enjoy cooking with your family, food and Wonder®.