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[quote=Anonymous]I can eat the same thing for lunch every day, but dinner needs to be different. I crave the variety. And neither DH nor DD like salads, so serving the leftover chicken or beef on top of a salad is a no-go for dinner.

Dinners in our house are generally an animal protein (beef, chicken, pork, fish, shellfish, lamb...) and a vegetable. Although I grew up with main + hot veggie + starch + salad, that is too complicated for two working parents, so I keep it simple.

If the meat is cooked inside, it somehow becomes my responsibility, thus we grill as much as possible. Veggies are usually roasted, sometimes steamed or nuked. Clean up from grilling and roasting is also pretty easy and quick.

Latest addition to the rotation that doesn't really fit the model is tacos. DD has decided that she loves them. With bagged lettuce and salsa fresca instead of diced tomatoes and onions, it is super quick and easy, too. We've been making them with ground turkey.

Once a week I will try to do something in the crockpot. Nothing that takes too much prep, as I don't have the time in the AM either. BBQ pulled pork or chicken, split pea soup, black bean soup, pot roast, stew, "salsa chicken" are the go to items. They make a lot, so I try to do it early in the week so we can eat the leftovers for lunch.[/quote]

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