Favorite easy-to-make dinners

BC&LM · June 2014

What's your favorite easy-to-make dinner that both you and LO will eat? (By easy-to-make, I mean not too many ingredients and a shorter prep time than your other dinners.) Bonus points for recipes!

ConnieRob · June 2014

Spaghetti and meatballs. I make a double batch of sauce and meatballs and freeze half for another night.

Stir fried zucchini, summer squash and kielbasa tossed with rotini noodles.

Quesadillas. Cheese usually but I'll throw in leftover steak, chicken or veggies if I have them.

Veggie fried rice. You need cold rice for this but it's great. Heat a few tbsp of oil in large pan, add cooked rice and stir it around a bit. I add in some chicken base (or you can use a bullion cube reconstituted in 1/3 cup of water instead of 1 cup of water), soy sauce, onion and garlic powder. Add in a bag of frozen mixed veggies ( I use the pea, corn, carrot and green bean mix). Once those are warmed up, scoot the mix to one side and scramble a few eggs in the pan them mix it all together.

Grilled cheese or grilled pizzawiches (mozzarella and pizza sauce grilled cheese)

Western Diva · June 2014

Pepper and chicken skillet. Stir fry two chopped chicken breasts, one chopped onion and two peppers. Once cooked add in cooked pasta (two cups when dry) and one jar of pasta sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella!

CoffeeBeanFiend91 · June 2014

Sometimes we do like a breakfast hash. Put chopped bacon in a skillet then onions and garlic until they soften. Add diced potatoes with lots of seasoning. Cook until side an crispy. Add some eggs. Yum. It's super filling and easy

BC&LM · June 2014

Great ideas! Keep them coming!

needanustart · June 2014

Tacos and slow cooker pork and beans are great for all the kids and parents in our world.
Also all babies and husbands seem to like this recipe and it's nice because it's it a true healthy one pot meal:
https://www.mamaandbabylove.com/2011/04/05/freezer-cooking-with-slow-cooker-recipes/

Also grilled cheese and soup is a hit around here (we like lentil to keep it healthy!)

WasNotWas · June 2014

My absolute favorite is what I call sweet potato smash.

Sweet potato, diced peppers, can of diced tomatoes, diced onions, and ground beef. All sautéed in evoo for as long as it takes to cool the beef.

The best thing about it is there are so many ways to eat it. Straight, with pita chips, add cheese and avocado make a quesadilla, the possibilities are endless.

ilovemarfa · June 2014

Goulash- just brown your ground beef and throw it in with noodles and tomato sauce. I sometimes sauté mushrooms and put those in with it.

No longer the best · June 2014

Thanks for posting this! I just went back to work and I need all the help I can get!

Cricket81 · June 2014

Western Diva said:
Pepper and chicken skillet. Stir fry two chopped chicken breasts, one chopped onion and two peppers. Once cooked add in cooked pasta (two cups when dry) and one jar of pasta sauce. Top with shredded mozzarella!

I've been doing this with zucchini and yellow squash added. It's yummy and LO gobbles it up. I also pulled aside some of the chicken and veg before the sauce got added. I chopped it up pretty fine and used it to make a quesadilla for LO. He loved that too.