Baguette sandwiches (ham, cheese, tomato, lettuce, mayo) and soup

Shrimp scampi. Boil salted water for pasta; put a saute pan on. Heat olive oil, white wine, lots of pre-minced garlic, red pepper flakes to taste (we like spicy), salt and pepper in the saute pan. Add shrimp (pre-shelled) when you put the noodles in. Quick saute, then add a few tablespoons of butter and lots of fresh flat-leaf parsley. Drain the noodles, put back in pan, add shrimp and sauce, stir.

Start to finish: 10-15 minutes depending on how fast your stove will boil water. Good enough to serve to company if you don't have time to cook something really fancy.

I serve with some kind of veggie I can steam in the microwave and French bread to sop up the sauce.

Bacon & cheese omelettes with toast

Grilled cheese with canned soup

Fritatta with whatever vegetables we have, and leftover spaghetti thrown in (very tasty) if we have any. Add salad.

Black bean quesadillas.

Pasta with fried eggs (Mark Bittman) - quick and easy pasta with the eggs as a sauce, basically. Yummy and fast.

Rice and beans with salsa, tuna melts, spinach quesadillas, frittatas with whatever veggies are in the fridge.

Anonymous wrote:Pasta:

Pasta with butter, parm, & toasted walnuts; salad.

Pasta with sausage and broccoli.

Mac & cheese (homemade) w cauliflower.

Mixing sauteed prociutto and dried cranberries in this dish is yummy (how we make it...still really east. Also.works with tortellini)

All our dinners are quick-n-easy.

Chicken parm w/ pasta & salad (hint: we buy the pre-breaded chicken from Trader Joe's) is what we're having tonight. The chicken has 5 more minutes before I add the sauce & cheese, then I'll start the water boiling for the pasta while I pull together a salad.

Eggs, toast and bacon.

Eggs
Quesadillas

Roasted potatoes with a variety of toppings - kind of like a baked potato bar

Vegetable fajitas can be thrown together in no time

We put vegetarian chikn starters in rice a roni for a not-so-healthy but delicious and quick meal

Grilled cheese

Salad

Browned butter sage chicken over gnocchi. I add whatever veggies we have on hand and spinach.

Brown the butter with the sage. Put the chicken in for 3-4 minutes a side (I normally cut mine after this and if there's pink at the thicker end of the breast I throw it back in the pan).

Pasta:

Pasta with butter, parm, & toasted walnuts; salad.

Pasta with sausage and broccoli.

Mac & cheese (homemade) w cauliflower.

besides take out - what is an easy dinner for your family on a busy night? Thanks!