Share Your Top 5 Go-To Dinners

[Anonymous]

Although I've said it a million times, I really want to get into the habit of creating a meal plan for dinners each week. I hate trying to come up with "what's for dinner?" at 6pm each night. With that in mind, I'd love to hear your top 5 dinner meals. I have a 3 yr old fyi. Here are mine (although we're sooo bored of them):

Spaghetti, carrot sticks, muffins (with veggies snuck in)
Scrambled eggs, veggie sausage, english muffin, applesauce
Lemon chicken, rice, steamed veggies
Grilled chicken, corn on the cob, quinoa salad
Ok, guess I only have 4 go-to meals!

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Tacos, spaghetti, meatloaf (winter), homemade soup (gazpacho summer, beef veggie winter), pork tenderloin grilled and rice, fried rice next day with leftovers, steak with salad.

[Anonymous]

Sliced cheddar, bread, frozen veggies
Broiled fish, rice, frozen veggies
Hummus, sliced veggies like carrots and Peppers, and bagels
Pasta, sauce, canned beans like garbanzo beans, and frozen veggies
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich and sautéed eggplant or something fresh from our csa.

[Anonymous]

scrambled eggs with veggies/cheese
grilled cheese and tomato soup (trader joe's)
pre-packaged Indian food (trader joe's)
in the summer-various veggies from the garden sauted with rice
nachos!

[Anonymous]

I swear I am not trying to police this forum, but this topic has gotten a lot of attention in the "Food" forum. You might get lots of great ideas there! (And the foodies are a bit kinder and more helpful in that little web neighborhood.)

[Anonymous]

Easy one:

1. chicken with arugula and potatoes

http://www.pbs.org/everydayfood/recipes/roasted_chicken_potatoes.html

2. Black bean burritos (rinsed back beans, green peppers, onions, mild salsa, cheese), baked at 350 for about 25 minutes.

3. Grilled chicken, wild rice, salad (foreman grill)

4. Crab cakes, steamed cauliflower and cheese, salad

5. Spinach tortellini and pesto, steamed broccoli

6. Summer time: a cold pasta salad with crisp sliced peppers and cold spicy marinara sauce. Yum.

[Anonymous]

Breakfast for dinner (eggs, whole wheat pancakes or oatmeal), tacos, chicken stir fry, lasagna (winter), chili (fall/winter), friuit cheese plate (fruits, pita hummus, cheese or yogurt), grilled chicken and salad.

[Anonymous]

tacos, in the summer grilled pizza, in the winter trader joe's pizza dough baked w/ toppings, lasagna (can make 2 small dishes and freeze one uncooked,) homemade chicken pot pie w/ leftover chicken, chicken waldorf salad from marthastewart.com, in the winter i like to throw a roast in the crock pot w/ some veg, or beef stew in the crock pot. hmm, i really like cooking a lot better in the winter! in the summer it's a lot of fresh bread, melon, corn on the cob etc.

[Anonymous]

- Veggie burgers (Morningstar prime grillers) with sweet potato fries or roasted kale or okra
- pasta/tortellini with jarred sauce and frozen broccoli and frozen meatballs
- quiche, fruit salad, and (regular) salad - I like this one b/c you can have the leftover quiche and fruit salad for bfast
- Roasted chicken thighs with thyme and potatoes and squash/seasonal veggie in the pan roasted with it
- Sliced steak sauteed with white beans and halved grape tomatoes with arugula salad- a nonspicy version of this (http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Spice-Rubbed-Steak-with-White-Beans-and-Cherry-Tomatoes-357350)

[Anonymous]

Some are quicker then others and there's more then 5, but here they are:

Pasta of all varieties (with sauce and Parmesan, cheese/milk, or pesto and chicken or some other variation). We also sometimes do a garlic pasta (garlic and olive oil in a pan, toss in some shredded carrots and veggies then stir in pasta. Top with Parmesan. sometimes with chicken as well).

Grilled cheese (of all varieties) with veggies or fruit on the side. Sometimes we make the grilled cheese with onion and tomato on it.

Quesadillas (with cheese, cheese and salsa, or some other variety). Usually served avocado, carrot sticks, or some other cold veggie or fruit.

Bagel pizzas (sometimes as "make your own") also with cold veggies or fruit.

Chicken and rice (cubed chicken with cream of mushroom baked in the oven then served over rice). Usually served with corn or broccoli.

Once in a while we do chicken tenders with rice or potatoes, or with pasta as a quick and easy chicken Parmesan.

More intensive meals - salmon, homemade meatballs, baked mac and cheese, spring rolls, etc.

[Anonymous]

Salmon and yellow rice
Chicken or steak over arugala salad
Kilbasa and onions/peppers
Chicken curry
Chicken picatta

Those are all 30 minute or less meals

[Anonymous]

let's see:

Trader Joe's chicken chile burgers(yummy! ), with steamed veg and a fruit

grilled chicken ( kids love chicken wingy's ), with rice and cheese, w/ black beans and tomatos. makes a good salad starter the next day - mix up corn w/ the black beans, tomatoes and throw on a salad with the chicken and some ranch.

quesadillas - leftover chicken, cheese, beans, avocado and some salsa

frozen raviolis with parm and butter or red sauce or pesto, garlic bread and veggies and fruit

scrambled eggs w/ sausage, toast and fruit is fun. the kids love breakfast for dinner.

I always cut up a bunch of fruit every few days and then it is easy to dish out with meals.

[Anonymous]

spaghetti and turkey meatballs - homemade usually, I kind of wing the recipe, pre-made from Trader Joes if I'm really exhausted, salad and cut up veggies on the side

salmon cakes - use canned salmon, mix with panko crumbs, beaten egg, a little mustard, a little chopped onion, etc...saute in olive oil, tricolor pasta or Trader Joes healthy harvest cous cous on the side with frozen veggies

hamburgers or turkey burgers, homemade on grill, with various sides, corn on cob, baked beans, grilled veggies, salad, fruit salad, etc...

boboli pizza - saute mushrooms, garlic and spinach, add a little pepperoni for flavor as well as cheese and sauce

quesadillas - various fillings, chicken, refried beans, veggies, etc...good way to use up odds and ends

chicken sausages, baked sweet potatoes and frozen veggies

[Anonymous]

Burritos with cheese, tomatoes, sometimes scrambled eggs or ground turkey and black beans.
Turkey hot dogs
Pizza
Pasta with tomato sauce
Scrambled eggs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Burritos with cheese, tomatoes, sometimes scrambled eggs or ground turkey and black beans.
Turkey hot dogs
Pizza
Pasta with tomato sauce
Scrambled eggs

Forgot to add a roasted whole chicken w/ veg and couscous