Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 18:51     Subject: Re:What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Salad bar" - we all take a couple veggies and other salad ingredients (eggs, cheese, leftover chicken shredded up, plus of course lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes etc) and chop them up, then go through and pile on whatever appeals.

Fish tacos - cabbage is popular in our house so I always made extra slaw. Pile on seasoned, pan seared fish with avocado and lime in a corn tortilla. Simple but hearty.

Meat + veg - maybe half our meals fall into this category. Marinated chicken thighs on a sheet pan with green beans or asparagus. Instant pot pork loin with seared brussels sprouts and a drizzle of balsamic. Salmon with stir fried veggies (this is particularly good for the end of the week, when there's an assortment of leftover vegetables that aren't enough to be their own side dish-- I always have a half head of broccoli, a quarter head of cabbage, a half an onion, etc-- throw in a can of baby corn or water chestnuts and now it's fancy)

Black bean or turkey burgers - usually with a salad, sometimes with tater tots if we're feeling a need for comfort food

These are the quicker weeknight things, and all benefit from division of labor. One kid peels and slices eggs, another trims sprouts or washes lettuce. DH is always on instant pot duty because that thing kind of scares me.





Chicken on a pan with a vegetable is one of your family's "top three meals" ?


NP - what is your issue with this?

I understood it to mean - baked chicken on a cookie sheet served with rice, veggie or whatever.

I make a delicious bone in/skin on chicken thigh. I drizzle it with olive oil, put on a rub and bake it at 425x35 minutes. Delicious and nutritous.


Not the poster you're quoting, but I get where they were coming from with the question. "Chicken and vegetables" just sounds incredibly bland and non-descript for a "Top 3" dinner. Technically "chicken shawarma" IS chicken and vegetables and you don't see anyone questioning that - it's how it's described. If they had said "the NYT recipe for Chicken in 2 vinegars and a side of roasted eggplant" it wouldn't have received the same comment.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 17:25     Subject: Re:What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:"Salad bar" - we all take a couple veggies and other salad ingredients (eggs, cheese, leftover chicken shredded up, plus of course lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes etc) and chop them up, then go through and pile on whatever appeals.

Fish tacos - cabbage is popular in our house so I always made extra slaw. Pile on seasoned, pan seared fish with avocado and lime in a corn tortilla. Simple but hearty.

Meat + veg - maybe half our meals fall into this category. Marinated chicken thighs on a sheet pan with green beans or asparagus. Instant pot pork loin with seared brussels sprouts and a drizzle of balsamic. Salmon with stir fried veggies (this is particularly good for the end of the week, when there's an assortment of leftover vegetables that aren't enough to be their own side dish-- I always have a half head of broccoli, a quarter head of cabbage, a half an onion, etc-- throw in a can of baby corn or water chestnuts and now it's fancy)

Black bean or turkey burgers - usually with a salad, sometimes with tater tots if we're feeling a need for comfort food

These are the quicker weeknight things, and all benefit from division of labor. One kid peels and slices eggs, another trims sprouts or washes lettuce. DH is always on instant pot duty because that thing kind of scares me.





Chicken on a pan with a vegetable is one of your family's "top three meals" ?


NP - what is your issue with this?

I understood it to mean - baked chicken on a cookie sheet served with rice, veggie or whatever.

I make a delicious bone in/skin on chicken thigh. I drizzle it with olive oil, put on a rub and bake it at 425x35 minutes. Delicious and nutritous.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 17:20     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Shakshusha with pita and cucumber slices (we add a lot of veggies in the sauce)

Sheet pan gnocchi, beans, and vegetables

"burger salad" which is lettuce, tomato, onion, shredded cheddar cheese, pickles, either ground meat or lentils seasoned with a "burger spice" blend we like, and a dressing that is mayo, mustard, ketchup, and pickle juice. Either croutons or oven fries with it. I realize this may sound gross but honestly my family loves it.

Bonus 4th is sheet pan pancakes (we like the kodiak mix) with yogurt and fruit.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 17:10     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mac cheese

Chicken nuggets

Buttered noodles


Are you my husband? This is all one of our kids will eat in 3 lines.


This is all that most kids will eat, lol.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 17:09     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:These are my weeknight quick meals for our three picky eaters under 10

Frozen salmon (wegmans farm raised)
Bacon in oven with broccoli
Rotisserie chicken

Sides: rice, croissants, black beans, apples, baby carrots, mashed potatoes, strawberries


I would never have thought of bacon as a dinner meat with veggies. It's brilliant.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 16:07     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:Mac cheese

Chicken nuggets

Buttered noodles


Are you my husband? This is all one of our kids will eat in 3 lines.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 16:06     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
I found a local chef who makes meals I can just throw in the oven for 20-40 minutes, so from them we've liked:
- teriyaki chicken and vegetables
- chicken enchiladas
- Cobb salad, where each person can choose what to add
-Fried(baked) chicken with a vegetable.
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 16:05     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:-Smoked chicken or ribs with salad and potatoes
-chicken shawarma served with rice, pita, hummus, and greek salad
-shrimp with linguine
-rice bowls with alternating proteins (salmon with teriyaki sauce is popular)
-ground turkey tacos with fixings
-masoor dal with rice, served with simple salad
-madhur jaffrey turkey kebabs
-pasta with homemade bolognese sauce


And yes, I added more than 3 bc most people in my family have different favorites!
Anonymous
Post 05/28/2025 16:04     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
-Smoked chicken or ribs with salad and potatoes
-chicken shawarma served with rice, pita, hummus, and greek salad
-shrimp with linguine
-rice bowls with alternating proteins (salmon with teriyaki sauce is popular)
-ground turkey tacos with fixings
-masoor dal with rice, served with simple salad
-madhur jaffrey turkey kebabs
-pasta with homemade bolognese sauce
Anonymous
Post 05/26/2025 08:15     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Cod or halibut roasted with tomatoes and fresh thyme, served with rice or couscous and green veggie

Grilled pork chops, baked sweet potatoes with broccoli or green beans

Homemade pizzas with a big green salad
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2025 21:34     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Mac cheese

Chicken nuggets

Buttered noodles
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2025 21:27     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
For my kids, would be:
1. Noodles stir fried with shredded chicken, cabbage, and carrots

2. Ravioli with pesto

3. Taco night
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2025 13:24     Subject: Re:What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
Anonymous wrote:"Salad bar" - we all take a couple veggies and other salad ingredients (eggs, cheese, leftover chicken shredded up, plus of course lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes etc) and chop them up, then go through and pile on whatever appeals.

Fish tacos - cabbage is popular in our house so I always made extra slaw. Pile on seasoned, pan seared fish with avocado and lime in a corn tortilla. Simple but hearty.

Meat + veg - maybe half our meals fall into this category. Marinated chicken thighs on a sheet pan with green beans or asparagus. Instant pot pork loin with seared brussels sprouts and a drizzle of balsamic. Salmon with stir fried veggies (this is particularly good for the end of the week, when there's an assortment of leftover vegetables that aren't enough to be their own side dish-- I always have a half head of broccoli, a quarter head of cabbage, a half an onion, etc-- throw in a can of baby corn or water chestnuts and now it's fancy)

Black bean or turkey burgers - usually with a salad, sometimes with tater tots if we're feeling a need for comfort food

These are the quicker weeknight things, and all benefit from division of labor. One kid peels and slices eggs, another trims sprouts or washes lettuce. DH is always on instant pot duty because that thing kind of scares me.





Chicken on a pan with a vegetable is one of your family's "top three meals" ?
Anonymous
Post 05/25/2025 13:22     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
These are my weeknight quick meals for our three picky eaters under 10

Frozen salmon (wegmans farm raised)
Bacon in oven with broccoli
Rotisserie chicken

Sides: rice, croissants, black beans, apples, baby carrots, mashed potatoes, strawberries
Anonymous
Post 05/24/2025 15:02     Subject: What are your family’s “Top 3” dinners?
I can count to 3. I just thought I'd list more because they are family faves that are easy to cook and might be useful for OP. So sorry to offend, I won't do it again.