Any dinner ideas for this weekend?!
Any dinner ideas for this weekend?
I am having people over this weekend, about 6 adults and 3 kids. I want to make something that is good and semi easy, any ideas??
Answers:
here's an idea, do 3 diff types of pasta, 3 sauces (red, alfredo, pesto for example), and a couple diff meats (ground beef, chicken strips) and set up your counter like a pasta bar. Serve a nice salad and some hot fresh garlic bread, and everyone will be happy. It's really quick, buy the sauces premade and just warm them up.
Don't forget the scallops wrapped in bacon and the cocktail weenies!
Everyone loves a great lasagna!
* 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
* 3/4 pound lean ground beef
* 1/2 cup minced onion
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
* 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
* 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
* 1/2 cup water
* 2 tablespoons white sugar
* 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
* 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
* 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
* 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
* 12 lasagna noodles
* 16 ounces ricotta cheese
* 1 egg
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
* 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
2. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
4. To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
Heres a salad to go with it...dont forget the french bread!
* 6 cloves garlic, peeled
* 3/4 cup mayonnaise
* 5 anchovy fillets, minced
* 6 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
* 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
* 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* salt to taste
* ground black pepper to taste
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 4 cups day-old bread, cubed
* 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1. Mince 3 cloves of garlic, and combine in a small bowl with mayonnaise, anchovies, 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cut the remaining 3 cloves of garlic into quarters, and add to hot oil. Cook and stir until brown, and then remove garlic from pan. Add bread cubes to the hot oil. Cook, turning frequently, until lightly browned. Remove bread cubes from oil, and season with salt and pepper.
3. Place lettuce in a large bowl. Toss with dressing, remaining Parmesan cheese, and seasoned bread cubes.
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Pot roast (beef chuck) with baby red potatoes, carrots, and pearl onions. Serve a Cesar salad as the first course. A warm desert is good for wintertime fare, like a cobbler.
how about a nice pot of chili with cornbread and a caesar salad ?
you could make the chili in a crock pot (just brown the beef the night before and get everything ready. You could also throw hotdogs on for the kids and give them the option of having chili dogs.
Well, I'd hit Costco (or a similar type of store that pre-makes food) and get about 3 of their roasted chickens, cut them into quarters and serve with mashed potatoes, gravy, fresh steamed carrots with butter, brown sugar, and ginger, and green beans. Apple pie for dessert. For the kiddlings, I'd consider hot dogs with tater tots.....you'll be the hit of the neighborhood!
This site has some excellent, easy but impressive recipes. Plus lots of menu ideas, tips and timetables:
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Swiss Steak Quick and Easy
SUBMITTED BY: Helene
"My mother has been making this Swiss steak for years. It is wonderful, and can be made either on the stove top or -- when you don't have a lot of time but want a hearty meal ready when you come home -- in the crock pot. Serve over a bed of egg noodles or rice with a hunk of thick crusty bread."
Original recipe yield:
6 servings
PREP TIME 20 Min
COOK TIME 1 Hr
READY IN 1 Hr 20 Min
PHOTO BY: ULTRAGIRL US METRIC
SERVINGS About scaling and conversions
INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 pounds cube steaks, pounded thin and cut into bite-size pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 medium onion, chopped
1 pound mushrooms, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
1 (1.2 ounce) package brown gravy mix
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
DIRECTIONS
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Dredge steak strips in flour. Working in batches, place strips in hot oil. Fry until browned on both sides. Remove to a warm platter. When all meat is browned, return meat to Dutch oven, and stir in onions, mushrooms, salt, pepper, gravy mix, and stewed tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then simmer about 30 to 45 minutes.
About 20 minutes before steak is finished, fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes; drain.
Serve Swiss steak over noodles.
Notes
Can be made in the crock pot. Just brown meat as instructions indicate, add ingredients to crock pot, and cook on Low all day.
If you can't find 'cubed steak,' just hand the butcher in your grocery store a package of round steaks and ask him to cube them for you.
Just one of my favs
see ya
mike
Baked BBQ chicken with rice& peas
tossed salad
Baked Red skinned potatoes
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I dont know what the weather is like where your at, but how about a backyard BBQ. Its easy, you can make just hotdogs and hamburgers. If you're looking for something indoors then try tacos, everyone can make their own hard shell tacos just have all the ingredients set up across the table. You can make a classic roasted chicken in the oven with potatoes and carrots, maybe a nice rice (minute rice) and some mashed potatoes and then have some chicken nuggets on the side for the kids in case they dont like the roasted chicken and maybe even some mac and cheese (just use some curly noodles) the kids will think their fun and the adults will think they are more grownuppy than from a box.
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