Anyone got any good dinner ideas?!
Anyone got any good dinner ideas?
Im so sick of making the same dinners over and over again. I feel like we eat the same thing every week. What do you make your family for dinner? Any ideas will be greatly appriciated
Answers:
I know what you mean! I work from home and have a child and a husband to feed. I usually try to change up on my dinners at least twice a week because I get bored easily. Here is a recipe I enjoy making though so I hope it's helpful.
I love to make turkey bacon shrimp burgers
Ground turkey
salt, pepper, little dab of cajun season, cook til done.
Add cheese and bacon and whatever else you like on your burgers and shrimp.
Also garlic french fries
Put crinkled or straight fries in overn til done.
While fries are cooking in a bowl mix together melted butter, garllic salt and one clove of garlic (diced) and mix together.
pour over fried when done! Great and new way to enjoy fries.
Another side I like to add with this meal is wrapped bacon and shrimp.
Clean and devain shrimp.
Wrap Maple or apple bacon around them and stick tooth pick in them. Put in oven til bacon is done! And enjoy!
My family really loved this meal! It was fun to make because it was different and new!
Hope I helped you
perogies...sauteed in butter
hamburgers w/ sauteed mushrooms and onion (alittle different than the traditional hamburger/cheese burger)
homemade soups...turkey, chicken noodle, etc.
you can make chicken breast (boneless/skinless) on the stove top then add some BBQ sauce till heated....a great way for that BBQ flavor in the winter.
rub a boston butt(pork shoulder) with mustard, put it in your oven at 250 nine hrs later southern pulled pork
when i became a stay at home father for a few years I had no idea how to cook at all. My favorite place that I found and helped me become adventourous is http://www.allrecipes.com go there and knock yourself out. It is great because you can put in what is in your pantry and recipes will pop out. Golden yam brownies, sweet potato lasagna, gourmet meals they are all so easy to make.
There are many pasta recipes that are delicious. How about a dinner of Shrimp Pasta, or Mexican Spaghetti?
Lemon herbed chicken, or Teriyaki Stir fry over rice with eggrolls?
Italian meatloaf, or Homemade Pizzas with goat cheese?
super easy, yummy soup recipe:
Spinach Tortellini Soup
1 package frozen spinach-thawed
2 cans reduced sodium chicken broth
2 cloves of garlic minced
1 tbl. Olive oil
2 cans stewed or Italian seasoned diced tomatoes (don’t drain)
1 package fresh tortellini
Parmesan cheese
Salt/pepper to taste
1. In stock pot, heat olive oil and sauté garlic.
2. Add chicken broth and tomatoes, bring to a light boil.
3.Add tortellini and cook until done (they puff up huge!)
4.Add spinach and stir through until hot.
5. Serve with parmesan cheese and crusty bread!!
Leftovers will soak up a lot of the liquid, if so; just add a bit more broth/water.
Hmmm. You didn't say anything about time constraints, so I'll assume you are a working mom and don't want to spend 6 hours in the kitchen. There are many good recipe web sites, but there aren't many "quick and easy and good".
Since the mainstays in most kitchens are ground meat or chicken here are a few suggestions. Ground meat:
Quick and easy "Goulash" - Brown a pound of meat and drain off the fat. salt and pepper to taste. Add 2 or 3 8oz. cans tomato sauce, 2 cans drained Veg-all or any mixed veg. that isn't too heavy with potatoes, Italian seasoning and garlic powder to taste and simmer for 20 minutes. Plate some steamed rice and serve the the goulash over it. Garlic bread on the side and you're done. Start to finish about 30 minutes.
Lime chicken; place boneless skinless breasts on a plate and squeeze the juice of 1 1/2 limes over them. Let them marinate for about 20 minutes (longer if you have time). Don't worry about the whiteish look they will get, it is the acid in the lime cooking the chicken a little. When finished marinating season with seasoned salt (I prefer Lawry's) and garlic powder. Heat a little olive or veg. oil in a skillet. Cooked over medium heat turning every few minutes. Every time you turn them take the other 1/2 lime and dribble a few drops of juice onto the side that you just exposed. The sugar in the lime juice will carmalize into a dark crust. Cook until done. Serve with a can of asparagus and some long grain and wild rice, like Uncle Ben's, and rolls or garlic bread. About 40 minutes including the marinating period.
1. BEEF STROGANOFF
Toss linguini in a sauce of chunks of beef, sour cream and tomato paste
2. CREATE YOUR OWN TACOS
Put out bowls of chopped beef, cheese, tomato, olives, salsa, onion, lettuce and let your family create their own taco or burrito
3. STUFFED PEPPERS
Stuff green peppers with cooked rice and chopped beef. Tope with cheese and tomato sauce and pop in the oven
4. CRAB APPLE CHICKEN
Roll a mixture of crabmeat and stuffing mix into a chicken breast filet. Bake in the oven and top with a sauce of butter melted with a touch of brandy and sauteed apples
5. HOT OPEN TURKEY SANDWICHES
Bread on a plate topped with turkey and gravy with a side of mashed potatoes
6: FISH AND CHIPS
Get a Bristish batter recipe off the internet and serve fish and chips in baskets lined with newspaper and serve with malt vinegar
7. DANISH HAM PASTA
Mince danish ham and red onion and garlic in a processor...add it to sautee pan with crushed tomatoes. Simmer for a good while and toss in angel hair pasta
8. SHEPHERD'S PIE
In little casserole dishes put in cooked chopped beef, carrots and peas, top with buttered mashed potatoes and bake
9. CHILI OVER RICE
Make chili, put over rice and top with cheese
10. CHICKEN CUTLETS WITH APRICOT SAUCE
Bread and fry chicken breasts, get SAUCY SUSAN apricot sauce in a jar and serve with it
11. RIBS AND COLESLAW
Ribs are easy to make and best served with coleslaw and baked beans!
12. PASTA PRIMAVERA
Sautee zucchini, carrots, squash and onions......make a sauce out of parmesan cheese and cream and toss with angel hair pasta
13. BRUSCHETTA PIZZA
Get a Boboli crust and top with tomato and red onion brushcetta and parmesan cheese
14. CHICKEN FRIED PORK CHOPS
Flour and fry pork chops and serve with scalloped potatoes and apple sauce
15. CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS
Very easy recipes on the internet
16. HOMEMADE POT PIE
Get a premade pie crust and fill with turkey, veggies and gravy or whatever you like best
16. BEEF STEW
yum
17. CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
Put ham and cheese inside chicken breast......good recipes on internet
.....OK..gotta go..I'm hungry now
The question is what don't we make for family dinner. We eat everything under the sun.
Tonight it's crab and corn chowder with cornbread.
If you are really tired of the same meals over and over, try foodtv.com for over 20,000 recipes and watch food network on Saturdays and Sundays from 7-2 to get some new ideas.
Cajun food is always a crowd pleaser. Gumbo, Jambalaya, Red Beans and rice(southern), and Crawfish acadiana are some favorites in my house.
- mac and cheese (either alone or with add ins like ground beef or tuna)
- spaghetti & garlic bread
- pork chops, mashed potatoes & corn
- tacos, taco salad, enchiladas
- chili
- lasagne
- wraps (diced turkey or chicken, lettuce, colby jack cheese wrapped in a tortilla)