Anonymous wrote:Recently I had no clue what to make for dinner but had a package of ground beef thawed. I googled ground beef recipes and the first one that popped up was this one which I tried and which everyone loved and instantly made it into the regular rotation:

https://fitfoodiefinds.com/mexican-ground-beef-skillet-recipe/

I do sometimes add frozen corn and then we just top with whatever we like - sour cream, avocado, hot sauce, jalpenos, guacamole

This looks good to try for the superbowl!

Recently I had no clue what to make for dinner but had a package of ground beef thawed. I googled ground beef recipes and the first one that popped up was this one which I tried and which everyone loved and instantly made it into the regular rotation:

https://fitfoodiefinds.com/mexican-ground-beef-skillet-recipe/

I do sometimes add frozen corn and then we just top with whatever we like - sour cream, avocado, hot sauce, jalpenos, guacamole

Anonymous wrote:Salmon teriyaki
Steak & vegetable stir fry
Cod-tomato bake
Salmon sushi hand rolls
Bolognese
Chicken shawarma
Tacos

no joke we ate almost the same meals (minus the hand rolls- we had cauliflower/chick pea curry that night)

Salmon teriyaki
Steak & vegetable stir fry
Cod-tomato bake
Salmon sushi hand rolls
Bolognese
Chicken shawarma
Tacos

I can't even remember most of what we ate last week. All I can recall are:

Roasted squash with yogurt and spicy green herb sauces, crispy chickpeas, salad, and naan

Pasta with broccoli, sausage, white beans, and parmesan (got multiple nights out of this one)

Homemade pizza

Maybe a tofu stir fry or sag paneer? Those might have been the week before. It all runs together.

We had roast dinner tonight.
I cheated and used rotisserie chicken.
Roasted potatoes in the oven for an hour.
Steam in the bag broccoli/carrots
Whatever gravy you like

Super easy

Slow cooker honey garlic chicken. Recipe is by Well Plated. It's healthy and very good.

^^ I add extra yogurt per seasoning packet. it's potent

McCormick Gyro packet - it includes seasoning for yogurt, and seasoning for meat. I also add cumin + little allspice to the meat

Last week I think it was (working backwards):

Lentil and cheese enchiladas
Chili with corn bread
Pasta with meat sauce (waiter ground beef with minced garlic and ground carrots, add rao marinara)
Grilled salmon with orzo and peas
bean and cheese quesadillas with green onions, guacamole and tomatos
Fried noodles with some leftover pork, egg omelette carrots, peas, scallions (usually make this without meat but wanted to use up that leftover shredded pork)
Pork butt in crock pot, shredded with bbq sauce on rolls

mexican anything:
i cook ground beef with taco seasoning from TJ. set up table with bunch of condiments (cheese, salsa, sour-cream, guac, chips, tacos). kids makes themselves nachos with chips, beef, cheese and salsa/sour cream on top. i prefer a bowl. husband starts with nachos, polishes up with a bowl.

pasta dinner:
cook ground beef with organic vodka sauce from TJ's. cook some pasta. that's it. easiest dinner, kids love it.

burgers:
husband makes burgers outside while i prep all condiments, cut up veggies, mushrooms, toast buns, air-fry fries. this one is my favorite.

Grilled cheese
Lentil soup
Spaghetti w/ grilled chicken
Miso soup and salmon
Chicken n veggie stir fry

The goal is to serve something quick both the adults and children (elementary aged) will eat..

Spaghetti with meat sauce
Marinated grilled children tenders w/roasted red potatoes
Stuffed peppers w/ground turkey
Some sort of shrimp dish
Leftovers and takeout

Cooking 4x a week seems the absolute max we can manage.

Anonymous wrote:With some shifts in our work schedule, we're trying to organize weeknights better. Family of two adults, two teens. The dog eats dog food so not a consideration.

What did you eat for dinner last week?

This is what we had. I'm asking for ideas so I might as well contribute:
sheet pan chicken fajitas with bell peppers
Mac and cheese and carrots and celery
chicken shawarma with rice
Strata with bacon (using leftover stale bread)
Japanese curry with chicken
Spaghetti
murgh makhani (time consuming but a family fav)

I see that we eat a crazy amount of chicken.

We all eat crazy amounts of chicken.

We had jambalya last night, chicken and pastry (from America's test kitchen), orzo with sausage, homemade pizza and beef and broccoli.

Lentil soup with biscuits

Sheet pan potatoes, carrots, Brussels, sausage

Quiche

Chicken Cesar salad wraps

Sliders-a couple of us had fish and a couple of us had falafel