Creamy Lemon Chicken and Potatoes
National Relaxation Day starts with lemon chicken and baby potatoes that cook together, leaving only a light cream sauce to finish.
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Settle in with hands-off dinners and chilled, make-ahead sweets.
Let the slow cooker handle lemon chicken or tomato-basil tortellini soup while one-pan broccoli cheddar orzo covers a quick dinner.
Finish with peach cheesecake jars or chocolate peanut butter oat bars, both ready from the refrigerator when it is time to unwind.
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Tomato Basil Tortellini Soup
For the slow-down supper, tomato-basil broth simmers unattended before tender tortellini, spinach, and cream join near the end.
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Broccoli Cheddar Orzo
The day-off dinner is a 30-minute broccoli cheddar orzo whose starchy one-pan method creates its own smooth sauce.
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Peach Cheesecake Jars
Ripe peach cheesecake jars give the relaxation-day menu a chilled, individually portioned dessert that can be assembled ahead.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Oat Bars
Complete the no-fuss comfort spread with chewy chocolate peanut butter oat bars that chill firm for clean, make-ahead slices.
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