Does anyone else cringe when they hear this question everyday? My DH works until 9 every night so I need dinners that I can either make one handed or make rather quickly while LO is asleep. Not to mention, trying to keep dinners healthy can be a challenge!
What are your quick go-to dinner ideas? Pls share! I'm in a rut!
Right now my fave is chicken fried rice or chicken tacos.
Re: What's for dinner?
It's funny to me bc the days when DH has had LO while I work, I have come home and said " go take an hour to yourself".......yet ALL of the other days when I'm in charge, I get this question!
Since its summer we've been grilling a lot.
Baked chicken in itallian dressing is always a go to in our house!
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Some ideas:
* Grilling salmon, steam broccoli in the microwave, uncle ben's 90 sec rice pouch
* Grilled chicken over salad w/some sort of fruit, cheese and nut thrown in
* Pasta/Salad
* Jenni-O Turkey Burgers, Trader Joes sweet potato fries, salad
* Anything in a crockpot- chili etc.
Find a menu rotation of 14-21 easy meals that work for you that have simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand. I keep a "menu" up on the fridge so no one ever asks me, they can just check themselves. I also sometimes prep a few ingredients the night before when I have 2-5 minutes to do so. Planning a loose week's menu ahead of time really helps cut back on that frantic feeling around dinner time.
PS- I also get the thinly sliced chic breasts (scallopini)- they cook really quickly and are easy to throw into salads etc.
Me too! I buy unsweetened almond milk, and I don't notice a difference in my cereal. It has less calories than cows milk, too, so that's a plus!
I would definitely do crock pot dinners! That's the easiest way to cook with a baby in the house and then it stays nice and warm for your hubby.
I think it is only because you like making people hungry! lol
LOL I just made myself hungry & it's not even lunch time yet. D*mn it now I wont be able to function.
Roasting chicken (whole or pieces) and veggies on one pan is quick and easy.
I've been buying these stuffed chicken breasts by a brand called Barber Foods. I get the unbreaded ones. Stick them in the oven for about 35 minutes, and there you go. They're really good! It's not for everyday because of preservatives, but for a quick healthy-ish meal, it works. I might combine it with microwave pouches of brown rice, and microwave some frozen veggies. Quick and easy.
Instead of making meat sauce from scratch, when I'm in a hurry I make it by browning ground beaf in oil and garlic and adding a jar of whatever pasta sauce I feel like. Use whole wheat pasta or pasta made of veggies.
Taco salad with ground beef is also quick if you buy pre-cut veggies and use a packet of taco seasoning.
I also love English Muffin pizzas
brisket and brie tacos, corn on the cob
ETA - my key to survival is to leftovers. I cook in bulk on days I work from home, or weekends and freeze stuff. Brisket was in the freezer, so that's easy. I have bags of meatballs, marinara, pulled pork or crockpot chicken.
I love to cook and meal planning is kind of my "thing" so I don't cringe as this question but I definitely go through phases of running out of ideas... and then I go to Pinterest!
A few faves: baked penne w/ meatballs, beef or chicken lo mein with frozen egg rolls and/or ramen noodle salad, baked enchiladas, roast chicken, prosciutto wrapped chicken breasts, pork tenderloin, lasagna, ribs in the slow cooker...