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[quote=Anonymous]Hell OP, who has MORE than an hour, max, to get dinner on the table on a weeknight (I ask in all seriousness, and I get home kind of early)?!

-Roast a chicken or two on the weekend and have for dinner.  Refrigerate leftovers and use in chicken noodle soup, chicken stir fry, chicken tacos, or just reheat, add bbq sauce, place on rolls.  Honestly my 3YO is perfectly happy if it's just served cold, plain, with fruit or a simple veg.  If you find yourself with extra preroasted chicken, it freezes well (I just plan to use the frozen/defrosted stuff in something that's cooked again, like soup).

-pasta, which in our house tends to contain bits of whatever I'm trying to use up!

-several links kielbasa sausage, sliced + red bell peppers + onions + a teensy bit of bbq sauce = yummy and fast.  Serve with noodles (possibly leftover), mashed potatoes (I make them the night before), rice, couscous, etc.  Whatever's easiest and your kids will eat.

-similar to PP, nugget-sized pieces of chicken or fish coated in panko and oven roasted.  Steam some broccoli and you're set.

I'm a big fan of prepping as much as possible in the evening/days beforehand.  I have been known to roast a chicken on Monday night (during bathtime) for dinner Tues.  Chop veggies, marinate stuff, pre-portion everything.  When the kids are crazy and I'm tired and the phone is ringing and the dog is barking, the last thing I need to do is have to THINK about what I'm doing with my hands.  This week I'm pre-making a lasagna and refrigerating it.  Plan to pop it in the oven, turn oven on, walk away and do the other 1,000 things that need attention at the end of the day.[/quote]

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