What are some quick, good, and easy recipes for dinner?!
That is our usual menu.
We like chicken, beef, and pork. We aren't real big on fish.
My family consists of my husband, myself, 2 small boys...one is a very picky eater. He rarely eats any meat.
Answers: We are sick of the same things each week! Fajitas, pork tenderloin, tacos, spaghetti, chili, beef tips with gravy over egg noodles, homemade chicken fingers....
That is our usual menu.
We like chicken, beef, and pork. We aren't real big on fish.
My family consists of my husband, myself, 2 small boys...one is a very picky eater. He rarely eats any meat.
*******CHICKEN DORITO SURPRISE
1 bag Doritos
1 (16 oz.) Cheddar cheese, grated
4-5 boneless chicken breasts, cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can diced Rotel tomatoes
Combine in food processor: Cream of chicken soup, Rotel, 2/3 cup grated cheese and chicken. Line cake pan with layer of Doritos, then spread mixture on top of Doritos. Layer with Doritos again and top with cheese.
Cover and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Then uncover and bake for 10 minutes more. Serve with guacamole and sour cream.
******Beef Stroganoff Casserole
Ingredients
1 lb. Ground beef
1 can Cream of mushroom soup; condensed
8 oz. Sour cream
1 can (small) black olives; sliced
1 can (small) mushroom stems and pieces
12 oz. Egg noodles
Directions
Cook egg noodles according to directions and set aside. Cook ground beef until it is no longer pink. Drain off grease. Add soup, sour cream, olives, mushrooms, and noodles and cook until heated through.
Serves 4
********PARMESAN PORK CHOPS
6 center cut boneless pork chops
1 med. onion
3/4 c. mayonnaise
Approximately 1 c. Parmesan cheese
Garlic powder
Onion powder
Salt (optional)
Pepper (optional)
Sprinkle garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper on both sides of pork chop. Slice onion in thin transparent slices. Cover each pork chop with onion slices. Spread mayonnaise over top of pork chop (cover onions). Sprinkle Parmesan cheese to completely coat mayonnaise. Set oven at about 375 degrees. Bake for about 45 minutes until mayonnaise and cheese form a golden crust. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
rice a roni and baked potatoes
try the local fish market and serve with raw salad with kale and spinach
or just serve the different kinds of salads
If I'm in a huge rush, I usually either do grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, or just rice with a scrambled egg and some soy sauce (like fried rice, but without all the extras).
This is my family's favorite meal..
1 lb hamburger meat
2 tbs butter
1 pkg beef rice a roni mix
1 can beef broth
brown hamburger till just browned .drain off fat..
In the same skillet(empty) add butter and cook pkg to
directions on box. After rice is cooked add meat and pkg of seasoning that came with rice and broth..bring to boil then turn down to simmer till rice is tender..I serve this with mashed potatoes and a vegetable..Is also good with warm buttered bread..My son always puts the rice mixture on bread and eats it cold or hot..I have never had anyone not like it..My sons friends used to request it when they stayed over..Enjoy!
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I have two for you...if your family likes pasta, how about pasta salad; you will need rainbow pasta, fat free or low cal creamy salad dressing, black olives(sliced) and cheddar cheese... prepare pasta as usual.. when done, combine pasta, dressing, olives, and cheese while pasta is still hot and chill before dinner..nice side dish.! Main course; for a different meatloaf; use ground sirloin with stuffing instead of bread crumbs; combine all other ingredients as normal and bake it in a greased bunt pan for a "round" meatloaf... When done, put mac & cheese in the center...how's that?
My favorite website is ALLRECIPES.com because you can do a ingrediant search and type in what you want and it will list recipes for you!!! And people review the recipe if they liked it or not. It;s great!!!
My favorite recipe is Chicken breast cut up in thin slices. And add ham and cheese in middle and roll it. Secure with toothpick. Add oil and butter to top of chicken and bake it oven. You can make pasta or rice to go with it. YUMMY!!!
Penne pomodoro - I used to order this in a restaurant until I figured our how easy it is.
Hot Italian sausage - slice and cook in a pan - 2or 3 will do
Saute in some chopped green pepper and onion
Pour over a can of chopped tomatoes
Cook and drain some penne (about a cup or cereal bowl full dry)
Add the penne and heat again in the pan. If it seems like too much penne don't put it all in.
You can add - more hot pepper - chop some pickled ones
Chopped black olives pitted.
Here are some yummy, easy and KID FRIENDLY recipes that we enjoy.
*Chicken Pot Pie :)
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1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup frozen green peas
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
2 (9 inch) unbaked pie crusts
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 425
In a saucepan, combine chicken, carrots, peas, and celery. Add water to cover and boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and set aside.
In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft and translucent. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat and set aside.
Place the chicken mixture in bottom pie crust. Pour hot liquid mixture over. Cover with top crust, seal edges, and cut away excess dough. Make several small slits in the top to allow steam to escape.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool for 10 minutes before serving
* Chicken Quesadillas :)
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4 flour tortillas
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
2 cups cooked and chopped chicken
salsa or 1 can Rotel
*onion, chopped (optional)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350. On a baking sheet, spread cream of mushroom on tortillas. Add a handful of chicken, salsa and some cheese to each. Fold over and spread more cream of mushroom on top. Press the tortillas closed all around the edges. Sprikle with more salsa and cheese. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and the tortilla is semi crispy.
* Easy Pepperoni Pizza :)
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1 or 2 tortillas for each person (depending on how hungry they are!)
1 package pepperonis
2 cups shredded cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce
*whatever else you want on your pizza
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 375. Spread sauce on each tortilla. Sprinkle cheese on top, space out pepperonis. Add anything else you want. We like to add onion and green olives to ours. Place in oven on a baking sheet. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and totillas are no longer soft.
TASTES JUST LIKE A THIN CRISP PIZZA! No one would ever guess it's a tortilla used as the crust :)
If you really want to experience food as it should be, get a nice french bread, and a strong to mild mozzerella or chedder, and that'll be it, that's the ultimate food experience for me