Dinner plans - I need some help..please :)

3xsthefun wrote: Ok, I'm going to the grocery store tomorrow and I need to buy enough to for 2 weeks worth of dinners. I was wondering if someone may to willing to give me some ideas? I can come up with a few ideas and then I run out. So if you could help me I would be much grateful. Also if anyone have some easy recipes they could share would be much appreciated.

luvmykids replied: I like to do chicken or ribs in the crockpot with bbq sauce, bake the bagged hash browns with sour cream and cheese, and corn on the cob.

Sloppy joes, tacos, etc. I get a cheap cut of beef, cut it up, brown it, then simmer it with a can of tomatos and towards the end throw in some frozen green beans. Shake n bake chicken or pork chops, lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs.

I'm going blank I'll try to think of some more.

mummy2girls replied: spagetti bake
stew
chili
shepards pie

parmasean chicken. Take chicken breasts shake in bake them for how ever long it takes( 1 hour? ). then take out of oven and add some sauce, mozz cheese and parm cheese and place back in till cheese melts. Make pasta while the chicken shake in bakes too of course. Add remaining sauce into pasta. and then voila.. yummy

chicken and rice casseorole add 2 cups rice and put in casserole dish. Add 2 cans of soup and 2 cans of water. mix. Let stand on cupboard for a few hours. Then add how many chiscken breasts tou wants and sprinkle a pkg of onion soup. bake 1.5 hours at 350.

brushetta bake..very easy... take 3 chciken breasts and cut up in bite sized pieces. place in greased casserole dish. in a big bowl take a big can of stewed tomatoes and mash them, add 1 tbsp of parsley, and 2 garlic cloves( crushed), add 1 pkg of stove top stuffing and blend till its moistened. add to casserole dish. sprinkle some mozz cheese on top and bake 30 minutes in 350 degrees. VERY YUMMY!

Take 3 chicken breasts and place in casserole dish. in a bowl add 2 cans of cream of chicken soup. Add ketchup to the soup..I would say about 3- 5 tbsp. And mix. Add to chicken and bake for 1 hour at 350. serve with rice and the sauce canm be poured on top of rice as flavour:)

stella6979 replied: I am a big fan of chicken breasts and came across this recipe one day. I absolutely love it and it's so easy to make. When I made it though, I didn't have any onion soup mix, so I just used some onion powder and it was still very good. I served it over rice with green beans and garlic bread.


INGREDIENTS
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
seasoning salt to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Sprinkle the chicken breasts with seasoning salt to taste. In a large skillet, brown the chicken in olive oil, on both sides, until they are golden brown.
Then place the chicken in a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a medium size bowl, combine the sour cream, chicken soup and dry onion soup mix. Pour the mixture over the chicken and bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour. Let cool and serve.

3xsthefun replied: Thanks for the ideas so far. Please keep them coming.

Monica, do you mix the sour cream and cheese together with the hashbrowns before you make them, or do you just bake the hashbrowns first and then add the cheese and sour cream?

Maegy loves corn on the cob especially the mini cobs she eats like 3 of them.

Thanks, for all of the chicken recipes, but I don't think Rob will like it to well..he says I make to much chicken. Seriously thankyou though, I did need some new ideas. It seems like I always make chicken the same way.

Oh, and does anyone have any good recipes to make a good Philly Cheesesteak sandwich? I would love to find a good one.

luvmykids replied:
I forgot...I mix the hashbrowns (thawed) with a can of cream of chicken soup, 1 cup sour cream, and 1 c shredded cheese. If it seems too hard to even mix you can add some milk. Then I bake at 350, I forgot how long, maybe 20-30 minutes? And top with a little more cheese.

I have a few more, they may sound weird but are really good

Cook a pkg of pasta, add a can of bean soup, a can of milk, a can of tomatos and chopped ham.

Brown a pkg of Italian sausage, cook a pkg of lentils according to directions, add the cut up sausage and a can of tomatos (I don't drain them on this one). Lentils are super cheap, really good for you, and really filling. DH is a meat and potatos snob but he likes this one!

Another one is I buy the cube steaks, brown them, then add cut up potatos and onions, water to cover, salt and pepper, put a lid on, and let it simmer until done. The key to this one is to go to the Mexican food section and look for the Korr seasonings, the beef one, it's like boullion. I add that to taste too, it makes a really yummy gravy. Or you can just use the pkg brown gravy, it doesn't taste quite the same but is still good.

One of the kids' favorites is on the Bisquick box, Impossibly easy cheeseburger pie. I think it calls for ground beef, cheese, fresh tomato, onion, and some milk and egg to add to the Bisquick. If that sounds like something you guys would eat I'll find the recipe.

You can also go to allrecipes.com and find recipes by key ingredient, like whatever cut of meat, I get a lot of ideas there.

stella6979 replied: Philly Cheesesteak Sandwiches

1 cup mayonnaise
2 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound beef round steak, cut into thin strips
2 green bell peppers, cut into 1/4 inch strips
2 onions, sliced into rings
salt and pepper to taste
4 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise and toasted
1 (8 ounce) package shredded mozzarella cheese
1 teaspoon dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and minced garlic. Cover, and refrigerate. Preheat oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute beef until lightly browned. Stir in green pepper and onion, and season with salt and pepper. Saute until vegetables are tender, and remove from heat.
Spread each bun generously with garlic mayonnaise. Divide beef mixture into the buns. Top with shredded cheese, and sprinkle with oregano. Place sandwiches on a baking pan.
Heat sandwiches in preheated oven, until cheese is melted or slightly browned.

holley79 replied: Everyone has now made me hungry.

I take a large cast iron skillet and simmer 2 tsp of water with 3 packed cups of fresh spinich. Simmer till wilted. I take an inexpensive cut of steak and pound it to 1/4 inch thick. I season the beef very well then put the spinich on top of the beef. I roll the spinich up inside the beef. I place the beef seam side down in the skillet and start browning it. After it's browned I place it in the oven till fully cooked. It's

3xsthefun replied: Thanks a bunch everyone! These will really help!

If anyone else has any other ideas, please feel free to share.

DillsMommy replied: This meat loaf recipe is really good!

2 lb. lean ground beef
1 pkg. (6 oz.) STOVE TOP Stuffing Mix for Chicken
1 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce, divided

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Mix all ingredients except 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce.
SHAPE meat mixture into oval loaf in 13x9-inch baking dish; top with remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce.
BAKE 1 hour 15 min. or until cooked through (160ºF).

hopefulmomtobe replied: I am saving this forum! I need this too! What I do is write down dinners for one week, then switch them up for the next week replacing a dish or two. I write all these down until I get 3 or 4 weeks and then just keep going off of them for the next month. Of course I make new dishes here and there but it atleast keeps me going when I get stuck.

Jamison'smama replied: Breakfast for dinner...pancakes or waffles and sausage

I have a great breakfast casserole recipe with frozen hashbrowns eggs and sausage--that's about all the main ingredients.

I make a pot roast then a couple of days later make french dip sandwiches and potato salad.

Homemade pizza or calzones

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: How about stir-fry beef? I don't really follow a recipe. Just saute broccoli, carrots, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and maybe bean sprouts or snap peas. Once soft, sprinkle with soy sauce and I also add a little chicken stock to make a sauce. Then make some brown rice and wahla, dinner! Oh woops, I forgot the beef....haha Where's the Beef? Sorry, had to say it! I bought some tri-tip roast, sliced it thin and sauteed it with a little olive oil in a skillet.

I also make a lot of whole roasted chickens. Again, no recipe. Just buy a whole fryer at the store. Wash, pat dry. Rub with olive oil and kosher salt (it has to be kosher salt, or margarita salt, so gooooood!). Stuff fresh rosemary sprigs under the skin. Cut a lemon in half and stuff the half in the body of the chicken. Place breast side up in shallow roasting pan. Cook for two hours on 350 (depending on size...I usually make a 3.5 lb chicken for three of us with a bit leftover). This is also a yummy side dish...steam cauliflower. When soft, puree in a Quisinart and add a little butter. Just like mashed potatos, but better for you since it's a veggie, not a starch.

Tonight I'm making pasta with buffalo meat sauce. I just use boxed spaghetti. But we love buffalo over ground beef because it's so much more lean. And not that more expensive. I find it at Walmart. Just cook it up like you would ground beef. Strain the oil. Throw in marinara sauce. You can add sliced mushrooms or zuchini too! Yum! Make with a big green salad!

3xsthefun replied: Thanks, you all giving me some good ideas!


Hmmm.. I didn't know they sold buffalo meat at Wal Mart. Maybe I'll have check and see if ours has any.

I forgot about homemade pizza and calazones, I haven't made any for awhile. I need to do that instead of buying frozen pizzas all of the time.

redplaydoh replied: One very quick meal I used to make (when Cambell's soup was available to me).

In a rectangular casserole dish put one cup of uncooked rice in the bottom, add whatever meat (chicken, pork, beef, etc.) on top. Pour one can of Chicken Gumbo soup over the meat add one can of water. I lift the meat up to make sure the water gets underneath to cook the rice there. I also add various spices to suite my own taste. Cover with foil and bake 1.5hrs at 350. It's so easy and you have your meat and side dish in one easy step. I also double the recipe a lot depending on circumstances.

Btw I like it best with beef or pork.

kimberley replied: i think we married the same guy with the "too much chicken" comment lol

tomato beef stew
tacos
bbq steak/ribs
chili
meatloaf
roast turkey
grilled sausage
lasagne
beef noodles
beef cannelone
roast beef
chicken fingers/wings
stirfry

that's about all i can think of

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Here's another easy one that requires NO chicken!

Buy a beef brisket or top sirloin. Buy a box of Lipton onion dip mix. Put brisket in shallow roasting pan with aluminum foil underneath. Leave enough alum foil on top so that you can actually cover the whole top of the meat and wrap the meat like you would a burrito. Sprinkle the dip mix over top the beef and then wrap shut, letting no air in. Then bake/roast in oven for an hour or so. You don't even need to add water. The dip mix and the juice of the beef become a really good onion sauce. Serve with mashed potatos and some sorta veggie. My grandma makes this every year for Passover. I sometimes just do it for a regular dinner. Great leftovers for sandwiches.

The buffalo meat is in the specialty meat section at Walmart, where the lamb and other natural meats are sold. They also call buffalo - bison, if you didn't know that.

Does your DH eat fish? Grilled salmon is always an easy one and so good for you! I buy frozen soy beans (edamame) at the store and steam those when I make fish. And then add a side like brown rice, quinoa or couscous (boxed). Again, all of these things can be found at Walmart...no need to go to a specialty store.

3xsthefun replied: Ok, thanks for telling what section the buffalo meat is in I didn't think to look, because I was wasn't sure. I might try look this evening if I go back to Wal Mart, I'm pretty sure I will be.

Thanks for the other ideas. Yeah, Rob does eat fish that he catches he likes to go trout fishing.

Thanks, again everyone for your ideas they helped out alot yesterday. Only thing I didn't find was the Korr seasoning. I might have to check another store and see if they have it.