I’m in a dinner rut and need easy ideas

[Anonymous]

Breakfast for dinner is a favorite of my kids
Shrimp scampi with pasta
Terriyaki chicken or shrimp stir fry w/ lots of frozen veggies thrown in
Edamame
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Baked salmon w/ pesto on top
Fajitas
Chicken breasts in the slow cooker w/ either bbq sauce or salsa and then easy sandwiches of tacos
My kids will eat any type of soup or chili if they can toss shredded cheese and crumbled tortilla chips so we’ve been doing lots of white bean and chicken chili
Kale and kielbasa soup
Kielbasa sliced w/ mashed potatoes, broccoli on the side
French onion soup and baguette
Chicken schnitzel

[Anonymous]

Burritos (we make veggie burritos with black beans)
Pesto pasta with whatever vegetables we have, and chicken sausage
Spaghetti and meatballs with jarred sauce and frozen meatballs, usually served with salad
Crockpot split pea soup with crusty bread
Crockpot beef stroganoff
Crockpot chili
Instant pot chicken biriyani
Instant pot wild rice and mushroom soup
Baked salmon, brown rice and steamed veggies
Garlic chicken and rice
Beef and broccoli stir fry and rice

In the summer we often do a grilled protein on a salad-so good and quick/easy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On rotation in our vegetarian household:

Chana masala
Saag paneer/ Kadai paneer/ butter paneer
Dal & rice
Taco night
Pan pizza
Sheet pan chow mien
Beans & rice
Bao buns with various fillings - spicy tofu, sweet-sour eggplant etc
Serious Eats easy ricotta gnocchi
Seasonal risotto
Various pasta dishes

NP. I took your recommendation and made sheet pan chow mei tonight. We had air fryer panko tofu on the side. I pretty much followed the smitten kitchen recipe, but used a bag of fresh mixed vegetables from the produce section, and added sliced almonds. It was really good! I'll make it again for sure (it was a little too heavy on the sesame oil, which is what I think every time I follow a recipe with sesame oil anyway).

Thanks for the suggestion 🙂

[Anonymous]

I am a fan of throwing a protein and veggies onto a sheet pan (all cut to same size pieces), tossing with a sauce/marinade to slant toward a flavor profile and roasting at about 400 deg for about 20 min. Examples:

Chicken, cherry tomatoes and broccoli tossed in pesto - serve over pasta with mini mozzarella balls
Beef, green beans tossed in soy vey - serve over rice
Salmon, broccoli, halved baby potatoes tossed in evoo, lemon and Greek seasoning- crumble some feta over at end
Chicken, sliced pepper and onions tossed in evoo and taco seasoning - serve with tortillas, guacamole, etc

[Anonymous]

Lasagna Soup: https://www.skinnytaste.com/lasagna-soup/
Chicken Enchiladas OR Bean & Cheese Enchiladas... (have become lazy and now I just use the canned enchilada sauce and follow recipe on the can -- very easy weeknight meal!)
Vegetarian Chili: https://cookieandkate.com/vegetarian-chili-recipe/
Spicy California Shrimp Stack: https://www.skinnytaste.com/spicy-california-shrimp-stack/
Tortellini Soup: https://damndelicious.net/2019/01/30/creamy-tortellini-soup/

[Anonymous]

I did a bunch of meal prep this weekend, including a couple of comfort casseroles that just need to finish baking when I get home from work:

tuna noodle casserole
hamburger pie
made up some meatballs
prepped veggies for sheet pan chicken enchiladas
made white chicken chili in the crockpot to heat up for lunches
sliders
panninis

[Anonymous]

I hear you, Op!
Sometimes, i don't know what to cook anymore. Just eat cereal for dinner!

sometimes, I make lemon chicken. Pretty simple. Cut chicken breast into chunks, add salt, and black pepper, squeeze 1-2 lemon juice into it. When the chicken is cooked, it is done.
I do make the sauce gravy like by adding a few table spoons of water mixed with corn starch or rice flour. I like the sauce.
You can even add broccoli and cover it for a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

NYT shwarma, add cauliflower for veg
chilli, vegetarian or beef
pork loin with roast brussel sprouts
steak and salad or greens
spinakopita with greek salad and tzatziki
ceviche
dal with rice
stir fry with noodles or rice
chicken soup with homemade noodles
chicken sate with rice and cucumber salad
puy lentils with spinach
salt and pepper chicken in air fryer with a salad.

[Anonymous]

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a53449/cheesy-spinach-pesto-flatbread-recipe/

https://everyday-reading.com/creamy-sausage-tortellini-with-spinach/

https://damndelicious.net/2013/07/07/korean-beef-bowl/

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a53825/homemade-sloppy-joes-recipe/

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/3-ingredient-orecchiette-with-sausage-and-fennel

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mccormick.com/recipes/main-dishes/easy-chili-recipe%3famp=1

Baked salmon with a store-bought marinade

Baked chicken drumsticks with store-bought BBQ sauce

Those are some of my quick week-night dinners that my kids usually like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anchovy-lemon pasta
Cacio e pepe
Chana masala
Shakshuka
Chili
Baked salmon
Chicken salad with a rotisserie chicken
Salmon burgers
Thai curry with frozen veggies/curry paste in a jar/coco milk

Gross.

I’m Thai and that’s insulting. Don’t those frozen veggies turn to mush?

NP, but frozen vegetables can be great. Peas degrade really quickly after being picked , but when flash frozen in the field stay pretty good. The trick is to toss them into the sauce about a minute before it’s done cooking—they don’t need anymore than a minute on heat. I throw frozen peas into lots of things. Other vegetables vary in how good the frozen version is. I also freeze spinach all the time if we can’t eat the whole container before it starts to wilt. If you’re going to cook it, there no real difference if you freeze it first.

[Anonymous]

This week we are doing:

Stuffed shells (Fork knife swoon recipe - my daughter's favorite)

Raclette with vegetarian steak and cheese/peppers/onions etc over potatoes

Burrito bowls - we make rice, beans, tofu, onion, tomato, avocado, salsa, sour cream, tortilla chips