Working Moms...Dinner Ideas?

caseyleigh77 · October 2011

Long time no see ladies!

I am in desperate need of some lighting fast dinner ideas. When DH is not working out of town he needs to be in bed around 7pm. So this doesnt leave me much time to deal with dinner. What are your go to meals? When he is OOT I just have whatever I have around the house.

TIA

secretkeeper321 · October 2011

Lightening fast.....salad or pasta or quesadillas or tj's ready to go freezer stuff or a pizza from papa murphy's. Not all of them are the healthiest, but some options are better than others.

MommySteph2009 · October 2011

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-cheeseburger-pie/8c78aa78-c368-40fa-8a88-1654640c7525 Impossible hamburger pie

tacos

spaghetti

burgers

breakfast (eggs, meat and toast or tortillas)

pizza (made from a premade crust, like from TJ's or a pillsbury one)

calazones (zlso made from a premade crust, like from TJ's or a pillsbury one)

https://www.makeaheadmealsforbusymoms.com/teriyaki-chicken/ chicken teriyaki

tri_bride05 · October 2011

Not a working mom, but I have trouble cooking with the kiddos under foot so I try to do the time consuming cooking on weekends. Sunday I grilled a bunch of chicken, made mashed potatoes, brocoli, and made a huge pot of chicken soup. So our dinners this week are all about chicken:

Sunday: Chicken, mashed potatoes and brocoli

Monday: Chicken soup, quesadillas

Tuesday: Asian cole slaw with chicken (using the bagged cole slaw mix in the produce section and making a quick peanut dressing)

Wednesday: Chicken tostadas (spread refried beans, cheese, and chicken on tortillas and bake on a cookie sheet for 10 min or until cheese melts, top with shredded cabbage, sour cream, salsa, guacamole)

Thursday: Chicken burgers and salad

sednonsatiata · October 2011

Go to Wal-Mart to buy the taste of home Busy Family Favorites recipe book. They're all geared toward being ready in 30 minutes and there are 363 recipes. It's awesome! I'd also recommend the comfort food diet cookbook, also by taste of home. Basically the same thing as the first book I mentioned but has "diet" options like using nonfat milk instead of whole, which you can easily change if you want more fatty flavor.

mythreesons03 · October 2011

I am big on crockpot stuff, right now I have crockpot chicken curry going and cooked the rice already. I also make chicken chili that last a couple days and is easy.

oceanangelbeauty · October 2011

I really love my crock pot for rushed dinners. I also love dinners where most everything was prepped ahead and all I have to do is heat it..

caseyleigh77 · October 2011

Thanks for all the great ideas. Time to dust off the ol crock pot it seems.....and grab a few new cookbooks

fricksgirl · October 2011

I've been picking one or two things to make on the weekend and making 2-3 batches instead of just one, and freezing it. That way I've got a little stash with a lot of variety going on in my freezer. It's really hard, I am in the same boat, we are home at 5:45 and we aim for everyone to be in bed by 7, asleep by 7:30.

I've had luck with soups, lasagna, taco casserole, spaghetti sauce, meatloaf, those types of things. It just takes a lot of leg work to get it all set.