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I'm getting tired of eating out and/or eating the SAME OLD dinners. Blah, blah.
What is your favorite easy and somewhat healthy dinner? Believe me, I'd love to eat mac and cheese every night but I have a dress to fit in to! I need some inspiration! Thanks!!
Ours is probably not the most meat-eater friendly, since it's totally vegan! But when we're dead tired or low on ingredients for a full meal, we make veggie BLTs... toasted whole grain bread with a spread of avocado, lemon and a splash of olive oil in the place of mayo, and then regular lettuce and tomato plus the bacon substitute, Smart bacon.
Another easy one is whole wheat pasta tossed with cheese while it's still hot (again, we use vegan mozzarella, but goat cheese or regular mozzarella would work well, too) with asparagus and any other veggies you'd like thrown in.
Or we saute portobella mushrooms in olive oil, sea salt, and garlic, and throw them on a whole wheat bun to make a sandwich. You can eat them over rice with steamed veggies, too, they're really versatile.
Catfish seasoned with cajun seasoning (just seasoned, not breaded), cooked in a skillet with olive oil. Steamed asparagus (PamperedChef microwave steamer is awesome!). Takes less than 10 minutes for the whole meal.
This is good too: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/skillet_gnocchi_with_chard_white_beans.html
And this, though it takes a little longer because you have to chop up all the veggies, and you don't have to follow it exactly (I usually use zucchini, yellow squash, onion, leeks, and tomatoes): http://www.bhg.com/recipe/pasta/grilled-garden-pasta/
Stir Fry with Bottled Stir Fry Sauce and Instant Rice OR
Pasta. I usually make big batches of homemade sauce and freeze a few portions to have on hand. Can be made meatless, with lots of veggies in the sauce +whole wheat pasta for a "dress" friendly version.
I love to cook so I usually do a complete meal every night- often fish or chicken and 2 or 3 veggies or a salad.
When I do need to hurry and want healthy:
spaghetti squash done in the microwave with salsa
baked sweet potato with salsa
baked potato with broccoli and cheese
Turkey Burgers with sweet potato fries! Baked BBQ or LEmon Pepper Chicken with rice or mashed potatoes, We make veggie soups a lot easy to reheat and can eat off it for a week ;-) Stuffed salmon is always a favorite too. YOu can find them in the store and just bake them in the oven. Quick and easy and delicious.
I love goat cheese and spinach. I love stuffed chicken but it's a pain to make.
I sautee chicken breasts in a pan with some simple seasonings. While the chicken is doing it's thing, I wilt a massive pile of spinach in the microwave! 3 mins and you're good to go. I plate the spinach, put down some goat crumbles and top with a hot piece of chicken. Serve with steamed veggies or instant rice. Winner, winner, chicken dinner. :)
Yum, these all sound really good! I am not picky so I will be trying them all!
Sounds better than the slim fast bar and graham crackers I had tonight! (FI and I had too much going on today to have a "real" dinner!)
Thanks ladies!
I'm a total www.cookinglight.com addict, their Thai Style Ground Beef (I do it with ground turkey) and Herbed Chicken Parmesan are a constant in my cooking rotation. Check out the site you will fall in love with the search tool and the fact they give you all the nutrition information for each recipe.
Uh oh, my go to "home alone and don't feel like cooking" meal is a cucumber and a bag of microwave popcorn...
BUT when I'm actually trying, it's probably blackened chicken breat with rice and salad. I cook rice or quinoa in a big batch and keep it in the fridge for lunches of quick dinners.
Quick Shrimp Scampi
Saute garlic in olive oil and butter, then add a tbsp of white wine and let simmer. Add frozen peeled tail-off shrimp (the kind from Costco), season with salt and cover until shrimp is warmed through. Pour over cooked pasta. Garnish with pepper and a squeeze of lemon.
It takes 10 minutes.
Scrambled egg white omelets, with some veggies like tomatoes, zucchini, and asparagus....heat up some tortillas or whole wheat english muffins....yum! Super simple, healthy, and filling.
Actually... this is going to sound crazy, but, engagement chicken :) just pop it in the oven with some potatoes and onions around it and you have a great meal with leftovers!
@julies1949:I thought my FI and I were te only ppl on earth who ate spaggheti squash and baked potatoes with salsa! Yay, we all win at life! It's so yummy!
My go-to dinner which is super easy is just lemon dill chicken done in the skillet on the stove. It's so yummy and my FI loves it! I also love to roast potatoes with onion soup seasoning.
@sweetpea1031: What is engagement chicken?
I'm not much of a chef, so my go-to meal as of late has been Lean Cuisines. On the upside, very delicious!
Spaghetti with Puttanesca sauce!
Fry some garlic, a bit of anchovy paste (it's worth it), some chili pepper flakes, in olive oil (1/4 cup?), then add a can of diced tomatoes, some olives, few capers, sometimes i add tuna. and voila! serve over spaghetti. It's ridiculously tasty.
@ChantelleyLace: delicious and deceivingly simple! here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/engagement-roast-chicken-recipe/index.html
there is a story that if you make it for your BF he will propose within a year... I made it for my FI and he proposed a week later :) I don't think it was due to the chicken, but it was fun, and its really tasty. It sounds a lot harder than it is, takes like 10 minutes to prep and then you have like an hour to relax, drink some wine or cute up if you like!
Oh and I don't make the sauce or use chicken stock.
The other day I kinda made this up:
Diced tomatoes, with onions, bell peppers, olive oil, black pepper,red pepper, and shrimp. After the shrimp is cooked I added it to some angel hair pasta.
Spinach
with strawberry goat cheese
cut up strawberries
nuts
strawberry low-fat vinegarette
Toss all ingrediants in a bowl, add the dressing, and eat. Takes about 5 min to put together, is very yummy and pretty healthy :)
I am obsessed with throwing a pound of spinach into any sort of sauce. So it would be noodles, spaghetti sauce and a pack of spinach. (you let the spinach wilt in the pan).
It's amazing how many servings of veggies you can get by doing it this way and the spinach tastes incredible (I hate regular spinach, too bitter).
Spaghetti, what else! I use organic low fat jarred sauce and any type of pasta i feel like.
The secret is fresh garlic and onions (and peppers and mushroom if you have them).
in a big old pan Sautee the onions and garlic in some olive oil, then add mushroom and pepper if using.
Then add jarred sauce and cooked pasta to pan and heat thoroughly. add Parm if desired.
Chicken stir fry with bottled sauce, or grilled cheese sandwiches (with ham and tomato), BBQ anything... or taco salad!
Throw some frozen breaded fish filets in the oven, then thow it in a tortilla with mayo, grated cheese, spinach and tomato, then wrap it up!
Or a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store with microwaved sweet potatoes and some other type of veggie.
Just an alternative for all those who suggested bottled stir fry sauce. There's an easy homemade recipe: Put a couple tablespoons of brown sugar in a bowl. Slowly pour soy sauce over it, mixing with a fork, until the sugar dissolves. You can add a spicy sauce to it later (like sriracha). I like the lower-sodium soy sauce. You can either marinate your meat in this, or add it to the stir fry pan after your veggies have cooked a bit.
I'm hungry now!! Thanks for the inspiration.
Here's something super easy but only some people may like it. Heat up a can of chunky Clam Chowder and throw it over some pasta. Clam Linguine! Sorta!
I make up a cup or two of whole wheat pasta, add some shredded cheese, tomatoes, peppers and parma, maybe some bacon bits if they're in the fridge, snow peas or whatever other veggies I have on hand. Tasty, filling, and fast.
Our go-to meal (we probably eat it once a week) is chili. SO EASY:
In a large pot:
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cans diced tomatoes
2-ish TBSP chili powder
1-2 TBSP cumin
salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste
Bring to a boil, then turn down a bit
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Add 2 cans of beans, your choice, rinsed
Throw in any veggies you want to add (we like green peppers and a can of corn)
Throw in browned meat or diced tofu
Simmer for at least 30 minutes (longer is better)
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Voila - chili! We serve over quinoa or elbow noodles usually.
We make salsa chicken packets. Here's how.
-We get aluminum foil out (1 large-ish piece per "packet") and put a boneless skinless chicken breast (or half of one if its big) in the middle of the foil.
-Then put some fresh diced tomotos, salsa and canned corn on top (I like to put LOTS of each). (For the salsa, I think I use Pace. The canned corn is drained and not creamed corn-- just regular.)
-Fold over a-foil to make little packets. Place on a cookie sheet (I cover cookie sheet with a-foil too) and bake for 18-22 mins at (I think) 450 degrees (bake longer for larger pieces of chicken).
-Normally I put it over rice but you could put it with pasta or whatever other side you want.
It's super easy.
We always need quick meals. We are always so busy, next thing we know its 7-7:30 and the last thing we want to do is start cooking something.
One thing I made the other night that was quick and simple:
Chicken Tenderloins saute in pan with Rosmary, Italian seasoning (or make your own) with olive oil. Add some Balsamic Vinegar towards the end and some spinach and cover for about 5 minutes on low heat (just to let the spinach wilt and let everything absorb the flavor). Serve with brown rice!!
It seriously only took as long as it takes to cook chicken!
Definitely try turkey burgers, I prefer to have mine with a salad iinstead of sweet potato fries. They are extremely easy to make and I usually rustle up a huge batch, portion them out and freeze them. That way I can have a turkey burger made from sratch in minutes when ever I want.
chicken caesar salad
grilled cheese and tomato soup
tacos
homemade pizza
pasta
beans and rice!! - 1 cup uncooked rice, 1 can of (black or other) beans, 1 can of petite decided tomatos. Cook the rice and dump the 2 other cans in. Top with mexican cheese. done!
Also the breaded trader joes fish with some side like salad or veggie. very quick and healthy!
Chicken tenderloins browned in a frypan, put on baking sheet, top with salsa, ham or proscuttio, and light cheese. Chuck in oven at around 180C (No idea in F, somewhere in the middle i guess) till cheese melts and browns a bit, top with sliced avocado and light sour cream, serve with steamed veggies and mashed potato if you like. Yummmy!
My favorite thing to make is Slow Cooker Jambalaya. You have to cut up some veggies but you throw it all in the crockpot for a day and it's a yummy meal!
Sourdough sandwich with mango, roast beef, spinach and goat cheese. Takes all of 10 minutes to make on the griddle.
Pre slice the mango, put the bread on the griddle, let it toast slightly, put on goat cheese and roast beef to taste, then when nearly perfectly toasted (to taste) put on spinach and mango.
It's one of FH favorite meals.
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Chickent burgers are very quick and yummy, with sweet potatoes. I love my slow cooker! The other night I made chicken tacos, you just put chicken, garlic, salsa, and chili powder in, let it cook all day, and pull it. My hubby was in love.
@lilyfaith: We're trying your avacado spread tonight- FH hates mayo so hopefully this will work *fingers crossed*
@Masala: How do you avoid getting the chili smell everywhere? We made chili this winter and hated being around each other or his apartment for a good week because the smell got everywhere, including all of his furniture and both of our clothes and even skin.
Tacos, only takes about 15 minutes and are super yummy:
I love this meal because I always prepare extras so I can have taco salad for lunch the next day!
What is my really don't wanna cook but I'm hungry meal? Cereal 
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