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[MRoseB]

Just wondering what does everyone have on a regular basis. Care to list 2, 3 or more of your easy, quick meals that's on your meal plan regularly?

We have sloppy joes, tacos, and bbq crockpot chicken a lot.

[mauimagic]

Meatloaf, green beans, salad and rice

Turkey or pig kalua, rice, corn

Baked chicken wings, deli cole slaw, baked beans

[Inkstain82]

Spaghetti, tacos, chicken and salsa.

[sunshine]

mock lobster, rice pilaf, frozen peas (microwaved), pistachio fluff

chicken breasts on the GF grill, bagged salad, broiled tomatoes

[dancemommy]

Here are some regular main dishes for us:

Porkloin or chicken in the crockpot with bbq sauce
Enchiladas or tacos
spaghetti
grilled meat (anything from salmon to burgers)
meatloaf
whole roasted chicken
jambalaya with sausage and chicken
homemade pizzas
stir fry chicken or shrimp and vegis
big pots of soup or big salads
chicken strips or shrimp breaded in flax and Panko breadcrumbs

For sides we typically do a starch and a vegi or fruit. We are careful though in classifying- for example- corn is a starch not a vegi in our house. (We try to do lower carb for health reasons). We love garlic bread, but would never serve it with spaghetti- too much carb. I'd do garlic bread with a big salad though...

[Contrary Housewife]

We eat much more complicated food than this, but these are the easy ones that recur monthly. (all cooked from scratch)

tuna salad
egg salad
tomato soup
burgers
beef tacos
chili dogs
kielbasa
pizza
brats
grilled chicken
pork chops
cubed steak
chicken pot pie
corned beef
stir fry
ham
gyros
chili
sweet & sour pork

If the dish doesn't already contain vegetables I steam one up for the side, broccoli is a favorite. Likewise, if the dish doesn't already include bread, rice, potatoes or beans, I make a carbohydrate side.

[Spirit Deer]

I try to keep it to one type of carb per meal, too. I figured out a long time ago what they feed to cattle to fatten them for market, and it's not green leafy vegetables!

I make meatballs and freeze them already cooked. For a fast meal, I put some in a micro-safe dish and pour a small can of tomato sauce over, then add some basil and oregano and stir. Heat through and serve on buns. Throw together some coleslaw and there's a meal.

Bisquick has a good website and has lots of Impossibly Easy Pie recipes to choose from. There are several main-dish pies I use for go-to meals when I'm in a hurry and don't want to cook. These love to be baked in cast iron, but you can use a casserole dish too. Fresh veggies go well with them. It's inexpensive to mix up your own biscuit mix to have on hand, and it's versatile so you can make many different things with it.

Omelets are quick and easy and can be tailored to individual tastes. Serve with fresh fruit as a side.

I keep browned hamburger in the freezer. To make sloppy joes on short notice, I just put the meat in a micro-safe dish, add catsup and mustard to taste, chop up some dill pickles and maybe some raw onion into the mix, and heat in the micro. Serve on buns.

Ditto for tacos using pre-browned hamburger from the freezer.

Creamed tuna on toast is fast, simple, and inexpensive. Make a gravy using tuna and ladle it over toast. I make the gravy with milk and thickening, but you can just open a can of creamed soup and thin it to the consistency you want with milk or water. Add a can of drained, sliced mushrooms if you want. For some crunch I sometimes add finely chopped celery or water chestnuts at the end so they're not cooked. If you don't like tuna, you can do the same thing with browned hamburger and make hamburger gravy, or use sliced kielbasa or even hot dogs to make gravy. Ham would be good too.

Sausage gravy over toast or biscuits is good, too.

I always have fake seafood in the freezer. It's easy to thaw it in the micro, mix with mayo, serve on sub buns, and it's an instant seafood sub. Add the same toppings you'd order at Subway.

Really, having meats cooked and ready in the freezer is one of the best ways to speed up cooking a meal. I also keep cooked turkey and things like cooked rice or wild rice in the freezer, too.

[Debbie-cat]

For us....the easy ones

Burgers
Soup and sandwiches
Chicken breasts on buns
Chili
Meatloaf

[MsMarieH]

spaghetti
chili
herb marinated grilled chicken breasts
garlic steaks
beef or pork roast in crockpot with cream of mushroom soup and dry onion soup mix
whole roast chicken
Caesar salad
tacos
sloppy joes


I also use planned leftovers. So for instance, chili becomes:

1) Enchilada casserole - chili layered with salsa and/or diced tomatoes, tortillas, and cheese - baked for 30 minutes at 350.

2) Cincinnati style chili - thinned with V8 or tomato juice, served over spaghetti with LOTS of cheddar cheese, some parmesgan cheese and chopped onions.

3) Baked potato topping

In the same way, my leftover chicken from my roast chicken becomes:

1) soup from the carcass

2) chicken / vegetable / stuffing casserole

3) chicken paella

4) chicken enchiladas

5) chicken caesar salad

[Ceashels]

Chicken Corn Chowder (cold weather comfort food)

Impossible Pie of some variety (I keep browned beef frozen now-a-days)

Brats or sausage with pasta

[Ali Lee]

I always have a can of salmon ready for patties. Lately I've been using a can of tuna--tuna patties. Microwave potato & veg. Done!

[Paws]

I keep cans of salmon ready for salmon patties too.

We have on a regular basis:
chili
spaghetti
whole roasted chicken with baked potatoes
baked bbq chicken
roasts with veggies
homemade burger helpers
loaded baked potatoes
grilled marinated steaks/chicken/pork chops/ribs
meatballs and rice
roast beef and rice with gravy
tacos
the old stand bys: hamburger, hot dogs, brats, etc

Freezer meals:
I also keep fully cooked and seasoned ground meat in the freezer in 1 - 2 cup portions.
chicken tetrazzini
chicken pot pie
beef pot pie
chicken and rice
creamy chicken and noodles
burritos
taco filling
meatballs
marinated meats-raw
fully cooked and seasoned chicken
country casserole
meatloaf-raw
fully cooked and seasoned hamburger steaks-for hamburger steaks and gravy
raw/seasoned hamburger patties
fried rice
spanish rice for stuffed peppers

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[pollypurebred39]

Udon or buckwheat noodles with peanut sauce (easy, and so good)
egg drop lettuce soup (super quick) and some rice (in the rice cooker)
kidney bean burgers and salad (easy)
field greens, feta, red beet eggs (already made) & homemade dressing (already made)
peanut butter and either black raspberry or apple jelly on whole wheat (super quick)
oatmeal with brown sugar and cream drizzled on top (super quick)
pumpkin pancakes with spiced brown sugar pumpkin butter & regular butter (super quick)

I make lots of bean recipes too, but they are not so quick.

[FrabjousDay]

I always have eggs, cream and pie crust on hand, so quiche is a staple around here. The filling depends on what's in the fridge/pantry.

[Russ]

I try to keep it to one type of carb per meal, too. I figured out a long time ago what they feed to cattle to fatten them for market, and it's not green leafy vegetables!
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that's great.