Meal Plan: Easter Preparations

With Easter approaching this coming Sunday, you’re likely starting to think about the family coming together, coloring Easter eggs, filling baskets and more. But have you started thinking about the food you’re going to make for that big family dinner? Not to worry–Sparkle Markets and Megan have you covered with a few delicious and different dishes you can serve this year!

Breakfast

Easter Breakfast Bagel Casserole

Have family that will be over the whole day? Make some breakfast ahead of time and don’t worry about the stress of preparing something the morning-of. This breakfast casserole is packed full of flavor using Sparkle kielbasa, cheese, eggs and more, and you can easily customize it to yours and your family’s tastes. You likely won’t have leftovers after making this one!

Lunch

Veggie Paninis

Save the meats for dinner and go vegetarian for lunch! Try a light meal of Veggie Paninis, filled with peppers, onions, mushrooms, cheese and more. These sandwiches would even make great appetizers if cut into smaller portions.

Appetizers

Zucchini Roll Ups

Roll ups are always an easy dish to make as appetizers, and these Zucchini Roll Ups are no different. Perfect for spring using fresh zucchini, lots of spices and some prosciutto, everyone will be grabbing one (or two) of these to snack on before dinner.

Side Dishes

Fancy Scalloped Potatoes

Whether you have ham, lamb or beef for Easter, the perfect accompaniment is scalloped potatoes. Making a simple change, arranging the potatoes a little differently, makes this dish look totally different. If you choose to make this after Easter, feel free to add some ham to use up any leftovers.

Dinner

Easy Easter Ham with Roasted Pineapple

Looking for an easy ham recipe that doesn’t require a lot of preparations? The slow cooker does most of the work for you in this dish, and it only calls for 8 ingredients. The roasted pineapple also gives this ham a unique flavor.

Desserts

Carrot Cake Cookies

Why not have some cookies for dessert this year? Try Carrot Cake Cookies (Easter Bunny approved) that are super sweet and the whole family will love, even the kids.

Activities

Hard Boiled Eggs 3 Ways

Are the kids looking forward to coloring eggs? We’ve got 3 easy ways to hard boil a bunch of eggs at once, making this annual activity easy on you and super fun for the kids.

Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs

Did you know you can use every day pantry staples to dye eggs? The kids will be very entertained with the coloring process if you start pulling out spinach, onions, blueberries and more to use for the dye!