Darn cooking!! Im out of ideas.

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Posted by hayleyandsteve

are you looking for full meal ideas? just main dishes? recipes too or just ideas?

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main dishes really. i eat only mostly cuz DH doesnt get home til 1am so I dont bother with salads, appetizers, etc.

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Posted by Songstress

OMG Im in the same boat. Im so tired of everything!

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i keep thinking i better learn some new stuff cuz theres gonna be years ahead of cooking and its only been 2 months. already im tired.

okay, give me a few minutes and i'l give you a bazillion ideas!

BBQ chicken pizza.....SOOOOOOOOO easy!!!


sautee one small onion in some oil...add 1 lb of ground chicken and a can of diced green chiles....

cook until 'brown' more like a grey color LOL....add a cup of BBQ sauce

Meanwhile....toast 4 pocketless pitas in the oven or broiler. Add the chicken mix to the toasted pitas (splitting 4 ways). Top with some shredded cheese (we use cheddar). Cook until melted....

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

Penne alla Vodka....the easy way

cook one lb of penne

meanwhile....
sautee 2-4 cloves of garlic in 2 tbsp of oil

cook until translucent

add one can of tomato puree---bring to a boil---lower to simmer and add a 1/4 cup of vodka and a couple of shakes of red pepper.

simmer for like 15 minutes---add a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and whisk for 5 minutes.....TADA!!!!!!!!!

Toss with the pasta...top with some parm!!

here are a few weeks worth of ideas... we keep a weekly dinner menu, so these are from a few of our weeks (but i took out the repeating, so there aren't full meals for all 7 days.. plus we usually go out for dinner 1x/week... aka chef's night off)


panfried steak with rice & beans
fettucini al fredo
chicken milanese with cucumber & tomato salad
salmon baked in foil
chicken mushroom quesadillas
steak au poivre with steamed broccoli

baked tortellini with garlic bread
pita pizza with mixed green salad
BBQ chicken drumsticks with white rice
rigatoni with broiled veggies
chicken marsala with lemony broccolini
balsamic and black pepper steaks with roasted asparagus

turkey and artichoke stuffed shells with garlic bread
black bean and mozzarella bowl with grilled chicken
chicken with BBQ sauce and steamed broccoli
salmon with mustard-dill sauce and zucchini
meatloaf with roasted green beans

penne a la vodka
pasta primavera
grilled chicken and zucchini
veggie pizza with salad

chicken meatballs with rice
chicken burgers with pasta salad
fish tacos with salsa and radish salad
tortellini with mushroom sauce
greek chicken cutlets with rice
lime marinated skirt steak with rice and beans

chicken and lemon saltimbocca with broccolini
shrimp scampi with rice
sausage, peppers, and onions with salad
chicken enchiladas
spaghetti with turkey meatballs
roasted salmon with lentils

braciole with broccolini
chicken stuffed with sundried tomatoes and spinach
baked chicken nuggets with honey-mustard sauce and broiled zucchini
spaghetti with pinot grigio and seafood, french bread

shells with clams, mussels, and broccoli
chicken marsala
black bean quesadillas with corn salsa
roasted chicken-artichoke calzones
mini burgers with couscous salad
grilled chicken pits with cucumber-feta salsa

farfalle with turkey sausage, peas, and mushrooms
chicken picatta with couscous
mac and cheese with chicken meatballs
filet mignon with baslamic glaze and goat cheese
steak diane with white rice

penne with roasted tomatoes, garlic, and white beans
chicken saltimbocca with roasted asparagus
shrimp fra diavolo
fresh pasta with pesto
vegetarian chili

chicken parm with salad
grilled steaks with potato salad
chicken and avocado panini with garlic aioli
baked chicken with rice and biscuits
black bean tostadas with corn relish
crispy shrimp with tartar sauce and red cabbage slaw

HOPE THIS HELPS!

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Posted by soon2BMrsMcD

Penne alla Vodka....the easy way

cook one lb of penne

meanwhile....
sautee 2-4 cloves of garlic in 2 tbsp of oil

cook until translucent

add one can of tomato puree---bring to a boil---lower to simmer and add a 1/4 cup of vodka and a couple of shakes of red pepper.

simmer for like 15 minutes---add a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and whisk for 5 minutes.....TADA!!!!!!!!!

Toss with the pasta...top with some parm!!

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i went to make that today but i didnt have any penne so i just didnt cook at all lol

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Posted by hayleyandsteve

here are a few weeks worth of ideas... we keep a weekly dinner menu, so these are from a few of our weeks (but i took out the repeating, so there aren't full meals for all 7 days.. plus we usually go out for dinner 1x/week... aka chef's night off)


panfried steak with rice & beans
fettucini al fredo
chicken milanese with cucumber & tomato salad
salmon baked in foil
chicken mushroom quesadillas
steak au poivre with steamed broccoli

baked tortellini with garlic bread
pita pizza with mixed green salad
BBQ chicken drumsticks with white rice
rigatoni with broiled veggies
chicken marsala with lemony broccolini
balsamic and black pepper steaks with roasted asparagus

turkey and artichoke stuffed shells with garlic bread
black bean and mozzarella bowl with grilled chicken
chicken with BBQ sauce and steamed broccoli
salmon with mustard-dill sauce and zucchini
meatloaf with roasted green beans

penne a la vodka
pasta primavera
grilled chicken and zucchini
veggie pizza with salad

chicken meatballs with rice
chicken burgers with pasta salad
fish tacos with salsa and radish salad
tortellini with mushroom sauce
greek chicken cutlets with rice
lime marinated skirt steak with rice and beans

chicken and lemon saltimbocca with broccolini
shrimp scampi with rice
sausage, peppers, and onions with salad
chicken enchiladas
spaghetti with turkey meatballs
roasted salmon with lentils

braciole with broccolini
chicken stuffed with sundried tomatoes and spinach
baked chicken nuggets with honey-mustard sauce and broiled zucchini
spaghetti with pinot grigio and seafood, french bread

shells with clams, mussels, and broccoli
chicken marsala
black bean quesadillas with corn salsa
roasted chicken-artichoke calzones
mini burgers with couscous salad
grilled chicken pits with cucumber-feta salsa

farfalle with turkey sausage, peas, and mushrooms
chicken picatta with couscous
mac and cheese with chicken meatballs
filet mignon with baslamic glaze and goat cheese
steak diane with white rice

penne with roasted tomatoes, garlic, and white beans
chicken saltimbocca with roasted asparagus
shrimp fra diavolo
fresh pasta with pesto
vegetarian chili

chicken parm with salad
grilled steaks with potato salad
chicken and avocado panini with garlic aioli
baked chicken with rice and biscuits
black bean tostadas with corn relish
crispy shrimp with tartar sauce and red cabbage slaw

HOPE THIS HELPS!

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wow this is GREAT!! you cook ALOT lol

one of our fav meals is a taco salad. it's so simple and so yummy! here's what we do:

put TONS of mixed greens in our bowls, add avocado, cherry tomatoes, ground beef with taco seasoning. then we put on low fat shredded cheese (we buy the block cheese and shred it ourselves, i swear it tastes different that way!), low fat sour cream and taco sauce. it's soooooo good and it literally takes a few minutes.

our previous obsession was pesto pizza: whole wheat pizza crust (boboli), spread store bought pesto on it, add sliced tomatoes all over, feta cheese and fresh basil in the end. YUM!

also, our standby is lemon caper chicken and asparagus. :) HTH!

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Posted by bensgirl

one of our fav meals is a taco salad. it's so simple and so yummy! here's what we do:

put TONS of mixed greens in our bowls, add avocado, cherry tomatoes, ground beef with taco seasoning. then we put on low fat shredded cheese (we buy the block cheese and shred it ourselves, i swear it tastes different that way!), low fat sour cream and taco sauce. it's soooooo good and it literally takes a few minutes.

our previous obsession was pesto pizza: whole wheat pizza crust (boboli), spread store bought pesto on it, add sliced tomatoes all over, feta cheese and fresh basil in the end. YUM!

also, our standby is lemon caper chicken and asparagus. :) HTH!

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yummm the taco salad sounds delish!!

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Posted by hayleyandsteve

here are a few weeks worth of ideas... we keep a weekly dinner menu, so these are from a few of our weeks (but i took out the repeating, so there aren't full meals for all 7 days.. plus we usually go out for dinner 1x/week... aka chef's night off)


panfried steak with rice & beans
fettucini al fredo
chicken milanese with cucumber & tomato salad
salmon baked in foil
chicken mushroom quesadillas
steak au poivre with steamed broccoli

baked tortellini with garlic bread
pita pizza with mixed green salad
BBQ chicken drumsticks with white rice
rigatoni with broiled veggies
chicken marsala with lemony broccolini
balsamic and black pepper steaks with roasted asparagus

turkey and artichoke stuffed shells with garlic bread
black bean and mozzarella bowl with grilled chicken
chicken with BBQ sauce and steamed broccoli
salmon with mustard-dill sauce and zucchini
meatloaf with roasted green beans

penne a la vodka
pasta primavera
grilled chicken and zucchini
veggie pizza with salad

chicken meatballs with rice
chicken burgers with pasta salad
fish tacos with salsa and radish salad
tortellini with mushroom sauce
greek chicken cutlets with rice
lime marinated skirt steak with rice and beans

chicken and lemon saltimbocca with broccolini
shrimp scampi with rice
sausage, peppers, and onions with salad
chicken enchiladas
spaghetti with turkey meatballs
roasted salmon with lentils

braciole with broccolini
chicken stuffed with sundried tomatoes and spinach
baked chicken nuggets with honey-mustard sauce and broiled zucchini
spaghetti with pinot grigio and seafood, french bread

shells with clams, mussels, and broccoli
chicken marsala
black bean quesadillas with corn salsa
roasted chicken-artichoke calzones
mini burgers with couscous salad
grilled chicken pits with cucumber-feta salsa

farfalle with turkey sausage, peas, and mushrooms
chicken picatta with couscous
mac and cheese with chicken meatballs
filet mignon with baslamic glaze and goat cheese
steak diane with white rice

penne with roasted tomatoes, garlic, and white beans
chicken saltimbocca with roasted asparagus
shrimp fra diavolo
fresh pasta with pesto
vegetarian chili

chicken parm with salad
grilled steaks with potato salad
chicken and avocado panini with garlic aioli
baked chicken with rice and biscuits
black bean tostadas with corn relish
crispy shrimp with tartar sauce and red cabbage slaw

HOPE THIS HELPS!

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Wow, you are so motivated. I am so not. If I showed this to DH he'd leave me for you.

We're big chicken eaters ( I don't eat red meat) and Fh is always experimenting with different sauces. It really changes things up. Hehas a whole collection of different sauces- teryaki sauce, bbq sauce, worstchester, hot sauce, wine, honey mustard, et and he'll just add different combos of each to chicken and it always taste different. He sometimes adds veggies(peppers, onions, tomatoes, etc) and rice or potatoes..

They're always surprisingly good, although hard to recreate!

You should notebook the Newlywed Recipe thread. I've made a couple of meals from there and they've come out delish!!
I'll bump it for you.

soft tacos

steak with veggies and potatos

baked pork chop

lasagne

meat loaf

You can always try to switch things up!

We recently bought salmon burgers, sirloin burgers and popcorn chicken at Costco .. so I make that 1x a week ...

then I'll make:

pasta w/ broccoli
pasta w/ pesto broccoli
pasta w/ shrimp scampi
mac 'n cheese (we make our own - just add cheese and butter to the pasta when its hot!)
grilled chicken
grilled chicken (marinated w/ bbq sauce)
grilled chicken (marinated with dijon mustard)
breaded chicken cutlets
breaded chicken cutlets w/ bruschetta (tom, onions, EVOO)
broccoli rabe w/ chicken/turkey sausage w/ feta cheese (from Costco)
Lipton sides - theres a lot of pasta and rice sides that are really good - and sometimes I will just add grilled chicken to it.
Chicken Quesadillas - I just make grilled chicken and add onions, cheese, red peppers - then toast pita bread - add some salsa and sour cream .. and its quick and delish!

Some sides:
frozen corn
frozen mixed veggies
whole-wheat couscous (i usually add asparagus, EVOO, and feta cheese .. soo good!)
asparagus
whole wheat couscous w/ sun dried tom and cheese
garlic bread
sweet potato fries (from Trader Joe's)
baked fries (from Costco - I season them myself - sometimes add cheese on top)
salad (add diff veggies, cheese, nuts, craisins, etc to switch it up)

Look up recipes online to get ideas .. and also you can buy some really quick and easy things to make like frozen pizza (Kashi makes good, healthy ones) or like spinach and cheese pie, shrimp tempura, fried rice (all from Trader Joe's)

As u can see, we do ALL of our shopping at Costco and Trader Joe's


Hope this helps!

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Posted by soon2BMrsMcD

Penne alla Vodka....the easy way

cook one lb of penne

meanwhile....
sautee 2-4 cloves of garlic in 2 tbsp of oil

cook until translucent

add one can of tomato puree---bring to a boil---lower to simmer and add a 1/4 cup of vodka and a couple of shakes of red pepper.

simmer for like 15 minutes---add a 1/2 cup of heavy cream and whisk for 5 minutes.....TADA!!!!!!!!!

Toss with the pasta...top with some parm!!

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mmm andrea I'm going to make this tonight! Thanks

This is one of my faves, and definitely different!

Mexican Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients:
-1 lb chopped chicken
-taco seasoning powder
-8 oz jar of taco sauce
-black beans (about 3/4 cup)
-1/2 cup long grain rice
-1 cup water
-taco cheese (separated)
-6 peppers (any color)

Directions:
-cut the tops off of the peppers and scoop out all the seeds, rinse the insides of the pepper to make sure the seeds are cleared out. Dry peppers bottom side up on a paper towel

-Preheat oven to 350

-mix the rice & the water, bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover & simmer for 20 minutes

-cook chicken according to directions on the taco mix packet, drain water when chicken is done cooking

-pour enough water in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish to coat the bottom of the dish

-mix the rice, chopped chicken, beans, taco sauce & 2 small handfuls of the taco cheese (depending on how cheesy you want your peppers) in a mixing bowl.

-generously scoop chicken mixture into the 6 peppers. Place peppers in baking dish. Cover baking dish with tin foil, bake for 1 hour.

Optional: 5 minutes before done baking, uncover and sprinkle extra taco cheese on top of the peppers