Something quick and easy for dinner?!
Something quick and easy for dinner?
I work all day as Cashier in the commissary on the base where my husband is stationed so I am standing for hours. When I make it home I do not feel like standing in front of the stove. Does any one have any ideas for weekly menus that are really quick and simple. I am thinking 5 ingredients tops and something that can be whipped up in like 30 minutes. Keep in mind that my husband is a little picky and does not eat any kind of fish. He also will not eat bone in chicken.
Additional Details1 month ago
I also do not really want something from a box.
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1 month ago
I also do not really want something from a box.
Invest in a slow-cooker, fairly small. Maybe 3 or 3.5 quarts at most. You can put plenty of meals into a slow cooker in the morning (stew, boneless chicken dishes, chili, meatballs, pork or beef roasts, bbq pork, etc) and set a timer, and the food will be warm and ready for you when you get home. A lot of slow cooker recipes are very simple, and do not require a lot of ingredients. Also, you can freeze large batches of chili, lasagna, etc, and defrost portions in the fridge the night before and reheat in an oven or microwave in order to have dinner ready within minutes after getting home. Spend your Sunday cooking several meals (boil lots of chicken and then shred it to use in chicken salad or chicken enchiladas or quesadillas or burritos or casseroles that you can put together the night before you plan to bake them). Casseroles are easy to put together and then throw in the oven and forget about for a half hour. Use frozen or canned veggies (I prefer frozen) to complement such meals, or prepackaged salads (or use salads/raw veggies that you prepared yourself ahead of time and stored in tupperware). Invest in a rice pot in order to make easy to prepare carb side dishes (you literally pour in one part rice and one part water, turn the thing on and it is done within twenty minutes..and stays warm while you wait) or use Stove Top and other prepackaged carb sides (mashed potatoes or noodles). Or just heat up a loaf of frozen garlic bread. Search on google for easy slow cooker recipes and casserole recipes.
Put the raw chicken tenders in a baking dish with a can of creme of chicken soup. Cover with aluminum foil and cook 35 minutes. Then pour over rice to serve. garnish with parsley for presentation.
Think about using a crock pot. You can get everything chopped the night before, throw it all in the crock pot in the morning ( takes about three minutes), and let it do its thing on low all day. You come home and can put your feet up !! There are several recipes on line for crockpots. That little invention has saved many a working woman.
Boneless skinless chicken sprinkled with(McCormick grillmates Roasted Garlic and Herb) if you don't have or can't find use some garlic powder, salt, pepper, and poultry seasoning Place in deep oven safe dish and broil Put tabs of butter on top of chicken to keep it from drying out turn as it browns keep in till cooked through. Make some instant rice and a veggie and your good
One of my quick ideas is to bake the meat. Take steak or chicken breasts and season with your favorite seasonings. I like to use lemon pepper. Usually I turn the oven on about 375 and bake for about 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the size of the meat. I use frozen vegetables that I can cook on top of the stove as the meat cooks. For a starch you can cook noodles or rice, try to stick to whole grains as much as you can.
Pasta Carbonara is a great and fast recipe .
While You cook the pasta You make a plain white sauce based on a white roux .
Chop up some bacon and bake them .
Season the sauce with salt and pepper and mix it with parmezan cheese .
Once your pasta is 'al dente' You put it in a bowl , cover it with the sauce and baked bacon . To finish everything of you mix the lot with one egg yog . Buon appetito
Best website ever, www.kraftfoods.com recipies that are SUPER Simple, they give you PICTURES, plus nutritional facts, and you can make most of them in like 20-30 min tops.
There are soooo many ideas out there! You can cook ahead like roasting a couple of chickens in the oven. Serving sliced breast and mashed potatoes and a salad the first night, making chicken enchilades (easy breezy) the second night, chicken tacos or chicken and dumplings the third, save the broth from the roasted chicken and put in freezer for when you make a simple chicken noodle or vegetable soup.
You can do similar things with a big roast. First night, roast,
2nd, french dip sandwiches,3rd a beef and noodle casserole, 4th beef and broccoli stir fry...
Get the idea? Just think big and re create leftovers into something new!
I made this the other night and it was so quick, easy and tasty.
Put thin, boneless pork chops (or b/s chicken breasts) in the bottom of a casserole and season as desired. Pour frozen veggies on top (I used a mix of broccoli, peppers, snow peas, etc) or broccoli, whatever veggie you want. Top that with MOST of a package of Stove Top stuffing saving a couple of tablespoons. Mix your favorite cream soup (mushroom or broccoli or celery...) with about half a can of milk or water and pour over the stuffing and veggies. Sprinkle the rest of the stuffing (mixed with a little melted butter to make a crumble) on top. If you want, add a little cheese. Cook at 375-400 for about 1/2 hour or until meat is done.