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re: Easy, but good dinner recipes.

Posted on 1/23/23 at 4:36 pm to
Posted by thegreatboudini
Member since Oct 2008
6671 posts
Posted on 1/23/23 at 4:36 pm to
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get a big pot of boiling water and cook noodles from two boxes of mac and cheese and 4 bricks of the shrimp ramen

mix all the noodles, cheese from mac and cheese and seasoning pack from the raman

add one pack of cut up hot dogs

let it all heat up and melt together



Carson from a decade ago, is that you?
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
36487 posts
Posted on 1/23/23 at 4:49 pm to
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Just saw a tik tok on these and am really excited to try this out. They added the au jus gravy packet and I think even a ranch for some reason?


I could see the au jus, but I'd skip the ranch. Just make sure you add the juice from the peppers too. It's really good.

I make a horseradish mayo to go on them.

We do them on ciabata rolls alot.

This post was edited on 1/23/23 at 4:54 pm
Posted by LSUGUMBO
Shreveport, LA
Member since Sep 2005
8878 posts
Posted on 1/23/23 at 4:56 pm to
Last Monday, I cooked a Greek seasoned tri-tip, fajita seasoned chicken and 2 lemon dill pork tenderloins. The chicken ended up in a casserole with onion/bell pepper, rice and enchilada sauce and topped with cheese. The pork will go with steamed broccoli tonight, and the tri tip was eaten throughout last week.

Crock pot roast and chicken, shredded for meals for the week.

Roasted cabbage steaks are easy and very filling, especially with the above shredded meat or taco meat.


Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1317 posts
Posted on 1/23/23 at 5:49 pm to
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I'd skip the ranch


Don’t.

In my Mississippi pot roast, I skip the au jus-too salty. Ranch gives it a good flavor.
Posted by Rip N Lip
Horseshoe Bend
Member since Jul 2019
5274 posts
Posted on 1/24/23 at 9:58 pm to
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Just saw a tik tok on these and am really excited to try this out. They added the au jus gravy packet and I think even a ranch for some reason?


This sounds like Mississippi Roast instead of Italian Beef.

ETA: And you really need Marconi Hot Giardiniera as a condiment for the sandwich……
This post was edited on 1/24/23 at 10:03 pm
Posted by Dam Guide
Member since Sep 2005
15950 posts
Posted on 1/24/23 at 10:08 pm to
Chicken or pork chops in a sous vide with pretty much any seasoning you want, put it in there at lunch, sear it when you get home and make a quick side for it. Very good and very easy.

I freeze a bunch of meals at a time every week or two and makes for easy dinners since I work 10s.
This post was edited on 1/24/23 at 10:09 pm
Posted by gerald65
Moss Bluff, LA
Member since Jul 2020
710 posts
Posted on 1/24/23 at 10:31 pm to
One of our quick and easy meals is pork chop and either rice or noodles.

We buy pork chops when they are on sale. I cut them into serving size pieces.... some a little larger for 2 people and freeze them in sandwich baggies.

To "cook" the meal, I zap a pork chop in the micro to thaw it. I also cook either some rice or noodles. Or we sometimes have left overs in the fridge.
I then cook the pork chop in a skillet on high heat with extra butter. I season with Tony's, garlic powder and salt. When the pork chop is almost done, I add the rice or noodles and a little water. Stir often. The butter will start to turn the rice/noodles a little brown. Turn off the burner and stir a little more before serving.

Note: Adding left over veggies is good also.

This same type meal can be done with chicken or any other meat.
This post was edited on 1/24/23 at 10:32 pm
Posted by gerald65
Moss Bluff, LA
Member since Jul 2020
710 posts
Posted on 1/24/23 at 10:57 pm to
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Anything you can make ahead and freeze that does well will work here too


Lots of cooked foods freeze well.

Anything that has a gravy or water base will stay good in a freezer. With the exception of potatoes. IMO, potatoes only stay good for a month or two in the freezer.

So, when you have the time, cook up a big pot of some kind of stew like dish and freeze it in meal size containers. A soup, gumbo or jambalaya [with out the rice] are also good to freeze.

We cook large pots of spaghetti sauce and freeze for quick meals later.

Another quick meal.... make up a double or triple size batch of sloppy Joe mix. Freeze in meal size zip lock bags. Heat it up in micro while getting the bread ready.

The same can be done with ground meat and Taco mix. I usually keep some cheese in the fridge for making Tacos.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
71095 posts
Posted on 1/24/23 at 11:31 pm to
I do A 4 ingredient tomato sauce pasta from Marcella Hazan’s classic cool. Book

Crush a can of San marzano tomato’s in a pot with 1 onion cut in half, 5 tablespoons of butter and salt. Reduce down. Remove the onion and add pasta.

It’s amazing super easy.
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 10:43 am
Posted by btrcj
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2019
671 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:08 pm to
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Google “sheet pan and dinner recipes”


I see some I would like to try.
Except I will take the opportunity to use my #14 cast iron skillet.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
48223 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:25 pm to
The roasted tomato soup in the link below is really easy and quick. It's like a sheet pan soup in no time.

LINK
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
36791 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:45 pm to
hamburger meat and carrots. May not be the fastest meal you'll ever cook, but its certainly worth the effort.

CN
Posted by Mo Jeaux
Member since Aug 2008
59752 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:03 pm to
quote:

get a big pot of boiling water and cook noodles from two boxes of mac and cheese and 4 bricks of the shrimp ramen

mix all the noodles, cheese from mac and cheese and seasoning pack from the raman

add one pack of cut up hot dogs

let it all heat up and melt together

serve


quote:

good dinner recipes


Posted by DocHolliday1964
Member since Dec 2012
1317 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:21 pm to
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hamburger meat and carrots.



While I love this recipe, it AINT quick FWIW. It is easy though
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 2:23 pm
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
16538 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:44 pm to
Instant pot blacked eyed peas and grilled pork steaks. Super cheap. Super easy.

I had it last night.
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 2:45 pm
Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
36791 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 3:01 pm to
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it AINT quick FWIW


didn't claim it to be. Just said it was worth the effort.
Posted by SpotCheckBilly
Member since May 2020
7018 posts
Posted on 1/28/23 at 2:57 pm to
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Jacques Pepin's chicken thighs and spinach is one of the quickest and easiest meals you can prepare at home. So good too.

My recommendation is to follow it exactly before you start playing around with it.

Chicken and Spinach



I didn't follow your recommendation, but didn't screw it up too badly. This is a keeper recipe. Thanks for the link.
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
14107 posts
Posted on 1/28/23 at 3:46 pm to
Baked Barbecue Meatballs

Take a bunch of frozen Italian style meatballs ( I use ones from Costco) and place in a casserole dish. Squirt a sweet barbecue sauce like Sweet Baby Ray’s all over top, cover, and bake at 350 for 30 - 45 min. Serve with parsleyed potatoes, and sweet peas or steamed broccoli. Alternatively, make your own meatballs and do the same.


Smoked Sausage & Potatoes Skillet.

Slice and brown smoked sausage in a big skillet. Remove and reserve sausage. Sauté diced onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic in the sausage fat. To the skillet of sautéed veg, add large diced/chunked potatoes that have been parboiled until almost tender. Add the sausage back to the skillet, along with a little chicken stock, let it simmer till potatoes are at desired tenderness, with some browned edges.


Sausage or Meatloaf Sauce Piquant

My husband’s choice for using leftover meatloaf is to chunk it up and throw it in a pot with a jar of Benoit’s Sauce Piquant and let it simmer for awhile. He serves it over rice. He’ll do the same with leftover (or freshly cooked) smoked sausage.


When I make rice dressing or eggplant dressing, I will freeze portions of the cooked dressing mixture (sans rice) in 8 oz containers. When my husband and I are eating different dinners (which happens often because he doesn’t eat low carb), he’ll pull out a dressing mix from the freezer, cook some rice, and have that as a side or entree for his meal.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
82936 posts
Posted on 1/28/23 at 4:27 pm to
We have been doing baked potatoes using leftover pulled pork, brisket or chuck, depending on what I have smoked lately. Big hit with the whole family and super easy.
Posted by L Boogie
Texas
Member since Jul 2009
5136 posts
Posted on 4/11/24 at 3:34 pm to
My Instant Pot doubles as a slow cooker, and I use it often.

Beef and broccoli is easy and delicious, as is pulled pork for sandwiches, or chicken soft tacos.

Egg Roll in a Bowl is a super simple, quick skillet dish packed with veggies, and you can add whatever you want to suit your tastes.

Beef & Broccoli

Egg Roll in a Bowl

I add water chestnuts and mushrooms to both of these.
This post was edited on 4/11/24 at 3:39 pm
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