What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?

[Anonymous]

Carnitas tacos from Roberto Santibañez’s Tacos, Torta’s and Tamales https://www.thespicedlife.com/carnitas/

Nagi’s Vietnamese Caramelized Rice Bowls https://www.recipetineats.com/vietnamese-caramelised-pork-bowls/

Madhur Jaffrey’s ground turkey and peas: https://emmasbakingaddiction.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/indian-ground-turkey-with-peas-murghi-ka-keema/

[Anonymous]

1. Salmon cooked in foil in the oven, roasted green beans, rice

2. Black beans & rice, with onions & peppers, salsa, guac, cheese

3. Grilled marinated chicken breasts, steamed broccoli, roasted sweet potato wedges

4. Hard boiled eggs with pesto for dipping, cheese, crackers, olives, carrot sticks, sliced red peppers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Salmon rice bowl - teriyaki salmon, sweet potato, cucumber, brown rice, edamame, spinach

Vietnamese caramelized pork with carrots, zucchini and onions (from recipe tin eats, I add the veggies) with rice or noodles, cucumber salad, seaweed salad, broccoli, tofu

Korean lettuce wraps - bulgogi, radish, cucumber, carrots, scallions, shallots, bean sprouts, kimchi, rice, spinach, nori, lettuce cups, herbs

If it’s not obvious, I’m Asian (Korean American) and we eat East Asian or SE Asian food 75% of the time.

Those are some of our family favorites, but I'm German born and raised.

[Anonymous]

*stuffed shells (usually spinach and cheese)
*pork loin roast with potatoes and apples
*Mississippi pot roast with mashed potatoes
*"Mexican bean bake" (refried beans with bisquick, salsa, and green chiles, topped with salsa and cheese and baked), served with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and sour cream, with Spanish rice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m blown away by how many people here can’t count to three.

I'm blown away by how rigid and nasty you are.

[Anonymous]

I can count to 3. I just thought I'd list more because they are family faves that are easy to cook and might be useful for OP. So sorry to offend, I won't do it again.

[Anonymous]

These are my weeknight quick meals for our three picky eaters under 10

Frozen salmon (wegmans farm raised)
Bacon in oven with broccoli
Rotisserie chicken

Sides: rice, croissants, black beans, apples, baby carrots, mashed potatoes, strawberries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Salad bar" - we all take a couple veggies and other salad ingredients (eggs, cheese, leftover chicken shredded up, plus of course lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes etc) and chop them up, then go through and pile on whatever appeals.

Fish tacos - cabbage is popular in our house so I always made extra slaw. Pile on seasoned, pan seared fish with avocado and lime in a corn tortilla. Simple but hearty.

Meat + veg - maybe half our meals fall into this category. Marinated chicken thighs on a sheet pan with green beans or asparagus. Instant pot pork loin with seared brussels sprouts and a drizzle of balsamic. Salmon with stir fried veggies (this is particularly good for the end of the week, when there's an assortment of leftover vegetables that aren't enough to be their own side dish-- I always have a half head of broccoli, a quarter head of cabbage, a half an onion, etc-- throw in a can of baby corn or water chestnuts and now it's fancy)

Black bean or turkey burgers - usually with a salad, sometimes with tater tots if we're feeling a need for comfort food

These are the quicker weeknight things, and all benefit from division of labor. One kid peels and slices eggs, another trims sprouts or washes lettuce. DH is always on instant pot duty because that thing kind of scares me.

Chicken on a pan with a vegetable is one of your family's "top three meals" ?

[Anonymous]

For my kids, would be:
1. Noodles stir fried with shredded chicken, cabbage, and carrots

2. Ravioli with pesto

3. Taco night

[Anonymous]

Mac cheese

Chicken nuggets

Buttered noodles

[Anonymous]

Cod or halibut roasted with tomatoes and fresh thyme, served with rice or couscous and green veggie

Grilled pork chops, baked sweet potatoes with broccoli or green beans

Homemade pizzas with a big green salad

[Anonymous]

-Smoked chicken or ribs with salad and potatoes
-chicken shawarma served with rice, pita, hummus, and greek salad
-shrimp with linguine
-rice bowls with alternating proteins (salmon with teriyaki sauce is popular)
-ground turkey tacos with fixings
-masoor dal with rice, served with simple salad
-madhur jaffrey turkey kebabs
-pasta with homemade bolognese sauce

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:-Smoked chicken or ribs with salad and potatoes
-chicken shawarma served with rice, pita, hummus, and greek salad
-shrimp with linguine
-rice bowls with alternating proteins (salmon with teriyaki sauce is popular)
-ground turkey tacos with fixings
-masoor dal with rice, served with simple salad
-madhur jaffrey turkey kebabs
-pasta with homemade bolognese sauce

And yes, I added more than 3 bc most people in my family have different favorites!

[Anonymous]

I found a local chef who makes meals I can just throw in the oven for 20-40 minutes, so from them we've liked:
- teriyaki chicken and vegetables
- chicken enchiladas
- Cobb salad, where each person can choose what to add
-Fried(baked) chicken with a vegetable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mac cheese

Chicken nuggets

Buttered noodles

Are you my husband? This is all one of our kids will eat in 3 lines.