Dinner for two...ideas please!?!
Me and my friend are having a girls night in tonight after work and I am in charge of getting the food and the wine!. It needs to be as cheap and healthy as possible and something that can be prepared quickly and easily!.
Whenever we have tea together we nearly always have baked potatoes so I'm trying to think outside the box!.!.
Any ideas!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Whenever we have tea together we nearly always have baked potatoes so I'm trying to think outside the box!.!.
Any ideas!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
That sounds like fun! (Are you in England!? If so, this will reach you too late for dinner!.)
I suggest spaghetti w/meat sauce, a salad, garlic bread, red wine and a dessert/pudding!.
Not sure if this is available outside the US, but anyway:
Brown ground turkey (or beef) w/green pepper, onion & garlic!. Add to it a bottled tomato sauce!. Serve over whole wheat pasta!.
On the side, a very simple salad, say 3 ingredients or so, w/vinaigrette dressing!.
For the garlic bread, just toast whatever bread you have on hand, brush it w/olive oil and sprinkle garlic powder over the top!.
Get whatever red wine you like!.
For dessert, maybe some sugar free jello or pudding made w/skim milk!.
Have a great time!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I suggest spaghetti w/meat sauce, a salad, garlic bread, red wine and a dessert/pudding!.
Not sure if this is available outside the US, but anyway:
Brown ground turkey (or beef) w/green pepper, onion & garlic!. Add to it a bottled tomato sauce!. Serve over whole wheat pasta!.
On the side, a very simple salad, say 3 ingredients or so, w/vinaigrette dressing!.
For the garlic bread, just toast whatever bread you have on hand, brush it w/olive oil and sprinkle garlic powder over the top!.
Get whatever red wine you like!.
For dessert, maybe some sugar free jello or pudding made w/skim milk!.
Have a great time!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pasta and salads are always cheap options, and fairly nutritious!.
If you're in for something different, why not pick out a sweetish bottle of champagne (like BareFoot or Ballatore) around $10!. My menu to go with it would be:
- oven toasted french bread and fresh (make or buy) basil-nut pesto (bread is about $1, pesto is about $4)
- caprese salad with roasted italian sausage (fresh tomato sliced with fresh basil, mozarella cheese, & tomatoes on lettuce with vinegrette, topped with sliced sausage) (total cost is under $15)
- proscuitto wrapped melon balls with table grapes (total cost is under $5) and a few chocolates!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you're in for something different, why not pick out a sweetish bottle of champagne (like BareFoot or Ballatore) around $10!. My menu to go with it would be:
- oven toasted french bread and fresh (make or buy) basil-nut pesto (bread is about $1, pesto is about $4)
- caprese salad with roasted italian sausage (fresh tomato sliced with fresh basil, mozarella cheese, & tomatoes on lettuce with vinegrette, topped with sliced sausage) (total cost is under $15)
- proscuitto wrapped melon balls with table grapes (total cost is under $5) and a few chocolates!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Italian Bean and Sardine Salad
1 1/2 C cannellini beans
1 C roasted red pepper, cut in 1/2" pieces
2 C romaine leaves, chopped in 1" pieces
1 can sardines
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 tbs!. Tomato Red Pepper Salad Dressing (recipe follows)
Comibine all ingredients in a medium bowl and toss to combine!. Chill until served!.
Tomato Red Pepper Salad Dressing
2 small cans of tomato paste
2 whole roasted red pepper or pimento from a jar
4 tbs!. red wine vinegar
4 tbs water
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp!. dried basil
Per serving:
390 calories
12 g total fat
32 mg cholesterol
45 g carbs
30 g protein
11 g fiber
167 mg sodiumWww@FoodAQ@Com
1 1/2 C cannellini beans
1 C roasted red pepper, cut in 1/2" pieces
2 C romaine leaves, chopped in 1" pieces
1 can sardines
1/2 tsp dried oregano
2 tbs!. Tomato Red Pepper Salad Dressing (recipe follows)
Comibine all ingredients in a medium bowl and toss to combine!. Chill until served!.
Tomato Red Pepper Salad Dressing
2 small cans of tomato paste
2 whole roasted red pepper or pimento from a jar
4 tbs!. red wine vinegar
4 tbs water
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 tsp!. dried basil
Per serving:
390 calories
12 g total fat
32 mg cholesterol
45 g carbs
30 g protein
11 g fiber
167 mg sodiumWww@FoodAQ@Com
Stir fry
Cube 2 chicken breasts and saute in skillet!.
Add 1 pkg!. of frozen veggies and stir until al dente!.
Serve with white or rose wine!.
If you have Trader Joes you could get some Two Buck Chuck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Cube 2 chicken breasts and saute in skillet!.
Add 1 pkg!. of frozen veggies and stir until al dente!.
Serve with white or rose wine!.
If you have Trader Joes you could get some Two Buck Chuck!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
simplest pasta dish ever!.!.!.!.toss with olive oil, salt, and crushed peppers!. Then, saute some baby tomatoes, onions and mushrooms!. The juices from the onion and mushrooms would act as a sauce too!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
fix a salad, buy some frozen raviolis, deep fry 'em, dust 'em with finely grated parm and have some marinara for dipping!. Quick, easy and great with yer grape juice!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
