Weeknights Can Be Overwhelming. These Meal Ideas Aren’t.

It's not just Pumpkin Spice Season! Fall is made for homestyle comfort foods such as lasagna, soups, and stuffed green peppers.

Sysco Retail Store has all this and more — much of it packaged so all you need to do is heat it and eat it. Remember, you don't need a membership to shop there, and Sysco Retail Store's October specials are perfect for those nights when you just don't have time to cook. Yes, even if you feel like every night is a no-cooking night between late work meetings and the kids' extracurriculars, you don't have to be stuck going through a drive-thru.

Here are some of our favorites:

• Italian roast beef with au jus: $43.41
• Vegetable lasagna: $24.55
• Meat lasagna: $28.99
• Stuffed green peppers: $29.71
• Beef chili with beans: $25.31
• Red pepper gouda bisque: $17.88
• Fully loaded potato soup: $23.66
• Broccoli cheddar soup: $25.19
• Tomato basil bisque: $12.54
• Chicken noodle soup: $13.45
• Chicken wild rice soup: $12.40

For an anytime pick-me-up, you also can grab toasted marshmallow coffee syrup ($10.17), pumpkin spice coffee syrup ($11.09), house blend ground coffee ($12.50), and mid-day ground coffee ($16.42).

Remember, you don't need a membership to shop at The Sysco Retail Store, 900 Highway 10 S, Saint Cloud. They are open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays and from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays. Be sure to follow them on Facebook to learn about the latest specials and upcoming events.