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[quote=Anonymous]Ooh 15-25 minute meals are my jam. I get home around 4:45, kids are aged 6-13, youngest goes to bed at 7 (ie done with teeth, pjs, bath, etc.) So we have a time crunch. I made some good things this week so I will share our menu:  
- https://www.skinnytaste.com/one-pot-orzo-with-sausage-spinach-and-corn/ (25 minutes - I do the onion at same time as sausage)
-https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025351-prosciutto-and-melon-salad with side of crusty bread (less than 15 minutes) 
- sweet potato black bean tacos (microwave 2 potatoes until almost cooked, chop, saute in pan with taco seasoning. Warm up black beans). Serve with lime, sour cream, cilantro, cheddar (15 minutes)
- homemade deli sandwiches with lettuce, tomato, pickles with side of cole slaw and chips

On Sunday I made two trays of this (doubled everything except sausage for my crew):
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025733-crispy-gnocchi-with-sausage-and-broccoli
- it is more than 25 minutes but is just 10 mins prep, then hands off for 30 minutes. Then we had leftovers for lunches also.

We also love these quick meals:
 -https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hummus-dinner-bowls-with-spiced-ground-beef-and-tomatoes (use store bought hummus and serve with naan rounds) 
- this 10 minute skillet dinner: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/10-minute-sausage-skillet-with-cherry-tomatoes-and-broccolini
- mexican rice skillet-  microwave 2pkg spanish rice, saute prepackaged fajita chicken strips, add jar of corn/bean salsa, can of black beans, cooked rice; melt cheddar cheese on top. Serve with tortilla strips. (Maybe 15 minutes)
- we do a salad night almost every week, e.g., 2 bags of caesar salad with steak. This is the kids' favorite night because we always have ice cream for dessert on salad night. 
- breakfast for dinner
- Dice chicken or buy paneer, saute in pot along with chopped or frozen vegetables, throw in a jarred simmer sauce, serve with rice.  
- Big pot of chili; repurpose leftovers the next week with nacho dinner. We add corn, chopped tomatoes, etc. to try to make it somewhat less junky. 
- Lettuce wraps with premade sauce
- NYT sheet pan quesadillas (we load them on there - I think the recipe has like 6 quesadillas but we fold them first and fit a ton on). We do black beans instead of corn. Side of fruit or frozen vegetable or tomato salad (we just slice tomatoes and add some herbs/salt and sometimes some balsamic dressing)
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