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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For me easy dinner includes easy cleanup, so my recommendations are:

Rotisserie chicken, fresh bread/biscuits, salad or quick veggie

Frozen burgers, baked beans, salad or quick veggie

[b]Chicken or shrimp, veggies, jar of simmer sauce, rice[/b] (can use the frozen microwave kind if you want really low effort)

Grilled cheese with tomato soup

Gyros-I use Trader Joe’s packaged gyro slices, with pita, tzatziki, and veggies. Can add fries if you want more substance to the meal

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Can you give this inexperienced cook some specific recipes for the simmer sauces?
- How much shrimp? What kind of veggies? What kind of simmer sauce? How long to cook?
- Chicken thighs? Breasts? Diced? Rotisserie? What veggies? What sauce? How long to cook?[/quote]

+1. Any suggestions? I've been eyeing these bottles at Traders.[/quote]

Tikka masala or butter chicken from trader Joe's, or Patak brand at other stores. Use 1 pound of chopped or shredded chicken,  or a can of garbanzo beans and/or broccoli crowns . Follow directions and serve over basmati or jasmine rice. Not authentic,  but it's pretty good.[/quote]

Chicken should be cooked in advance. [/quote]

I was the original simmer sauce poster, and I use raw chicken with no problem. Breasts or boneless thighs. I cut in small pieces, throw the sauce over it and let it cook. You just need to cook it longer than if you're using cooked chicken (which is also totally fine). If you're using shrimp, I just get a bag of frozen shrimp, quick thaw it, and throw it in once the sauce is boiling and any veggies are cooked. That only needs 3-4 minutes.

If you read the jar, it usually says 1 lb of chicken for a jar. I usually do 2 jars and maybe 1.5 lbs of chicken plus veggies. For veggies, choose whatever you like best. You can also just serve veggies on the side if you don't want to have them sauced. I do carrots, chickpeas, cauliflower, peas, zucchini, whatever. Not all at the same time--just whatever I have on hand and am in the mood for.

We usually do butter chicken/tikka masala (similar) or a korma sauce. I have a kid who is very anti spicy food--so we only do the mild sauces. Patak's are fine, the Harris Teeter brand isn't terrible either. I'm hit or miss on the Trader Joe's ones personally, but I do like their frozen naan!
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