go to dinner recipes?

[my4girls]

I am getting really bored with everything in our rotation and need to bring in some new recipes. Anyone care to share their "go to" recipes?

[dcannie]

i'm really bad at this b/c i don't use a lot of recipes. i just taste as i go. but i'm sure you can google or pinterest these to find good recipes.

i love chicken tikka masala. (saute onion then cubed chicken, add garam masala, cumin, red pepper. add a can of diced tomatoes, some heavy cream or evap. milk & cornstarch slurry to thicken. simmer & serve over jasmine rice.)

i like pioneer woman's meatloaf (the one wrapped in bacon.) it gives us leftovers for days.

i've made this asparagus soup almost every other week the past few months. sunnyvegan.com/spring-asparagus-soup/

skinnytaste eggplant parm.

couscous or quinoa w/ grilled vegetables & fresh herbs

burritos w/ brown rice, black beans, tomatoes, lettuce avocado slices, black bean salsa (black beans, corn, tomato, red onion, cilantro, lemon juice,) cheese, sour cream in a spinach tortilla.

broccoli cheese soup

[dorothyinAus]

Macaroni Mickey Mousse -- www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2009/11/friday-guest-historian-day-macaroni.html

The only thing I do differently is I up the macaroni to 1 3/4 cups and omit the pimento. I can serve it by itself with some garlic bread and and a vegetable dish of some sort for a great meal for my vegetarian husband, or I can use it as a side dish for anything from schnitzels to baked chicken or braised round or cube steaks. It's a versatile dish and I always have the ingredients on hand.

[doctorsbaby]

Roasted Chicken Breast with Sweet Poyatoes & Carrots

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper
Place boneless skinless chicken breast on one side of the pan
Peel & dice sweet potatoes & carrots fairly small (1/2" maybe) and put on the pan
Drizzle everything with extra virgin olive oil
Sprinkle with salt & pepper to taste
Roast for 25 minutes - turn the veggies 1/2 way through but leave the chicken alone

We have this about once a week, takes very little prep, only one pan and cooks pretty quick!

[redheadbaker]

I recently made a honey-ginger-scallion dressing to go over pan-sauteed tilapia. It was really good. I made it again without the scallions and put it over chicken and it was still good.

Tilapia with Honey-Scallion Dressing

But usually if I don't have a recipe in mind, I'll just season the protein with one of those McCormick or Mrs. Dash seasoning mixes, microwave a side of frozen veggies and some instant rice or cous cous.

[kateandmark]

We do pasta with garlic and olive oil a lot. I toss in whatever veggies are left in the fridge to use them up and grilled chicken or ham if we have that.

I've been making these a lot too: katesrecipebox.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/cafe-rio-chicken-tacos/ They're so easy and so good.

[FrozenSunshine]

A few of our go to recipes are:

Gooey open face turkey sandwiches aka hot browns.

www.myrecipes.com/recipe/hot-brown-sandwiches-10000001611751/

Stuffed Chard rolls..

www.eatingwell.com/recipes/stuffed_chard_with_fresh_marinara.html


Beer can chicken, usually served with mashed potatoes or something easy that doesn't require too much inside cooking.

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/pats-beer-can-grilled-chicken-recipe/index.html

I think we lived off of these French Dip sandwiches on cold nights in grad school.

www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/french-dip-sandwiches-recipe/index.html

Other go-tos that I don't have set recipes for are below. (I'd be willing to check measurements on those next time around.)

Chicken Tikka Masala
Tequila Chicken Fajitas
Cheesesteak sandwiches
Knock off Chic-fil-a nuggets
Oven fries
Kabobs
Stuffed burgers


We also eat oven fried potatoes and kale chips like they're going out of style.

[texassmith]

May 16, 2012 19:21:50 GMT -5 dcannie said:

i've made this asparagus soup almost every other week the past few months. sunnyvegan.com/spring-asparagus-soup/

Do you think I could use regular butter in place of the earth balance? (we are not vegan). This sounds delicious!

[dcannie]

May 17, 2012 7:12:05 GMT -5 texassmith said:

May 16, 2012 19:21:50 GMT -5 dcannie said:

i've made this asparagus soup almost every other week the past few months. sunnyvegan.com/spring-asparagus-soup/

Do you think I could use regular butter in place of the earth balance? (we are not vegan). This sounds delicious!

i used regular butter and it was great.

[lilscorpio1985]

-Turkey burger sliders with sweet potato fries
-Chicken Parm with garlic bread
-Chicken Stirfry
-Ropa Vieja, black beans, white rice, and oven fried plantains
-Chicken tortilla soup with cornbread muffins