What is your go-to weeknight dinner that you make at home?
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Interested in what your most typical fixed-at-home weeknight dinner looks like. Not a new recipe you’re trying on a day off, and not the simplest thing possible when you’re the most exhausted, just an example of an average, medium-effort family meal.
Euphoric_Injury_5535@reddit
Chicken and steak on the grill with some grilled potatos and greens.
And since I'm a new englanders you can't forget homemade clam chowder or (Clam Chowdah) And some biscuits and gravy maybe some grits if you want some.
IRVCath@reddit
Some sausage of Eastern European origin, some random veggies, and rice. If prepackaged stuff counts, a few pierogi or pelmeni.
HailState17@reddit
We have 3 teenage boys, and they’re all athletes… Pasta is king in our house. Lasagna (or a baked ziti, chicken parm, etc), broccoli, and some bread. Done. Best part? My wife and I take the leftover for lunch the next day.
Usually we meal prep, so throw it together on Sunday night, put the casserole dishes in the freezer, boom in the oven in time for dinner. EZPZ.
drebinf@reddit
Does. Not. Compute. Source: used to have teenagers.
Mysteryman64@reddit
It's what you call the time between when they start eating it and the short period in the fridge before they finish eating it an hour or two later.
whitewail602@reddit
I feel for you. My brother and I would drink a gallon of milk every other day and sometimes every day in high school. We'd eat an entire box of cereal for breakfast, and devour whole chickens for dinner. My best friend and I once got kicked out of a pizza buffet lol. I say kicked out, but it was more like they quit while they were still ahead. I don't know how mom did it.
Mysteryman64@reddit
Bakes potato with some steamed broccoli, cheese, and sour cream is my "lazy" dish.
Otherwise probably just pantry stew. Can of some sort of beans, bag of frozen veggies, some sort of meat, can of tomatoes, bullion cube and water.
Spice to taste. No fixed type, just whatever I'm feeling at the moment. Usually served with some bread and butter.
MarcusAurelius0@reddit
Meat, Veggie , Starch was what I grew up on.
ramcoro@reddit
Grilled cheese.
Jefffahfffah@reddit
Some sort of fish that I caught, probably just pan fried. Plus veggies of some sort and either rice or potatoes.
Eeendamean@reddit
Salmon with either quinoa or rice and roasted broccoli is a frequent one. We also do things like soups or chili fairly frequently because it doubles as meal prep for lunches. Tonight was chicken tortilla soup.
Jefffahfffah@reddit
Some sort of fish that I caught, probably just pan fried. Plus veggies of some sort and either rice or potatoes.
MrsTurnPage@reddit
White rice, pan seared pork chops, and 1 or 2 vegetables. Roasted broccoli, roasted cauliflower, lima beans, mashed potatoes (sweet or russet), carrots, cheesey baked zucchini, raw cucumber slices, and/or corn on the cob. We usually have 1 or 2 pasta dishes a week, as well.
Gallahadion@reddit
I have broiled salmon, rice, and fattoush at least one almost every week. The salmon is a whole filet, either fresh or previously frozen. I get the fattoush from my local grocery store, but it's made by a local Middle Eastern restaurant/bakery.
Massive_Length_400@reddit
Green onion egg fried rice with tofu
brilliantpants@reddit
Mm. That sounds awesome. Getting some good ideas from these comments!
brilliantpants@reddit
I like to do a stir fry. I usually do chicken, but could easily be beef or pork, depending on what’s on sale. So I cook the meat, set it aside and cook the veggies, which are usually a mix of frozen and fresh, throw the meat back in, add the sauce, and serve with rice or noodles.
Also have pasta with marina close to once a week, usually accompanied by turkey meatballs.
A lot of the time though we just go with a meat + a veggie + a starch. Whatever was on sale, or whatever I have in the freezer. Lots of seasonings and sauces on hand to change things up.
DueCaramel7770@reddit
We like seasoned baked tofu with baked broccoli and chick peas. Veggie burgers on crisp salad greens. Breaded and seasoned tofu “schnitzel” is my absolute favorite though.
vonMishka@reddit
Chicken fajitas Chili Spaghetti and meatballs or sausage Tuna steak with rice and sliced avocado Pork chops with roasted veggies Beef stew Grilled chicken with red beans and with salad Mediterranean chicken and pasta
BioA_IT@reddit
I'm a bachelor in my 30s, I stock my freezer with Totino's frozen pizzas and usually do that for dinner. I eat a decent lunch with veggies and all when I'm at work so I don't mind being lazy for dinner.
purplepeopleeater333@reddit
Easiest weeknight recipe:
Chicken and rice bowls. Either cook rice or microwave a pouch of rice. Add a little butter. Slice zucchini, like a half moon shape, pan fry in olive oil and salt. Add garlic if you want to be fancy. Pan fry chicken tenders/breats/thigh. Whatever you have. Mix it all in a bowl. Throw in a sauce made with equal parts garlic powder/soy sauce/chili sauce/honey. It’s easy and yummy.
9for9@reddit
Burgers, meatloaf, coconut curry chicken, beans & rice, braised chicken or beef, sausage and onions, and pan seared salmon are probably my main meals that I rotate through pretty regularly.
pirawalla22@reddit
We are in a habit of making macaroni and cheese using different vegetables, cheeses, and sometimes meats. We do it at least a few times a month. Broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and different types of peppers are the most common additions, along with maybe cut up chicken breast. Sometimes we start with a boxed mac n cheese like Annie's and add more cheese and pasta, but more recently we've been making our own cheese sauces and it's been pretty great.
We used to eat this at least once a week until we decided that mayyyyyyyybe we should try to limit the cheese/butter intake.
presidintfluffy@reddit
Rice, corn on the cob and some stake.
idiot-prodigy@reddit
Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread.
Tacos, refried beans, Mexican Rice.
Hamburgers, French Fries, Baked Beans.
Steak/Pork Chop, Corn on the Cobb/Peas/Green Beans, Baked/Mashed Potatoes.
Meschugena@reddit
We rarely make any kind of dinner anymore but if we're OD'ed on pizza I will pull out a lb of ground beef and 2 boxes of mac & cheese and add taco seasoning or hamburger seasoning. Boom...cheeseburger or taco mac.
LineRex@reddit
Our freezer is about the size of a shoebox so we really only keep water and icepacks in there, all of our food is fresh and prepped right before eating. The only real exception is beans which take too long to prep, so we buy them canned. We buy the tortillas at a local carniceria, meat is whatever is the manager's special at the local grocery market, rice is made every morning in the rice cooker and held warm all day, and seasonal veg is bought on Saturday morning at the farmers market.
OhThrowed@reddit
I'll take a chunk of meat, sauté whatever veggies are lying around (broccoli is common) and add a simple starch (potatoes, bread, rice)
doubtinggull@reddit
I do the same but skip the starch
SufficientZucchini21@reddit
Same. The veg is enough for us.
Roborana@reddit
Our norm is very similar. The only difference is that we often just eat the veggies raw.
sebago1357@reddit
Skip the veggies. Have some fruit, steak, potatoes and bread.
gravytraining26@reddit
The stuff I've had on rotation lately: -chicken enchiladas with my own salsa verde, refried beans as the side -white people taco night -oven roasted chicken wings with some kind of potato -cobb salad -chicken tostadas with pico de gallo and avocado
Kooky_Ad_5139@reddit
Cook some chicken, cook some rice, add a sauce and mix it all together. Maybe toss in some veggies (we buy a big bag of frozen mixed veggies) if it want something else. If not the veggies are heated up and topped with butter and various seasonings.
Sauce is usually cream of mushroom soup or this tikka masala jar from aldi.
Tacoshortage@reddit
I make elk Tacos once a week. The fear is real.
jennyrules@reddit
Chicken, rice and broccoli in a bowl. Everything is fresh.
mistyjeanw@reddit
Sphaghetti night: sphaghetti marinara, with ground beef; toast with butter and garlic
It can be simpler or more complex depending how much energy you have jarred sauce and dry pasta is commonly available
Akito_900@reddit
I'm single and the last couple weeks I've been having a PB&j, yogurt, cheese stick, and clementines and I've been loving it haha. I'm like a toddler but it hits the spot. I always get lunch at work and it's almost always vegetable-focused, so It all feels like a fine balance for me.
Chemical-Mix-6206@reddit
That's so great when it's hot out and I don't want to cook.
AdFinancial8924@reddit
I love eating like a kindergartener once in a while. The other day I had Pb&j, apple slices, and goldfish crackers. It was great.
AmerikanerinTX@reddit
White people tacos. Ground beef or turkey, add some tomato paste, maybe potatoes if I have time. Usually flour tortillas but sometimes corn. Might add some beans (usually canned), especially if meat is low. For meals like this, I've stopped trying to find "a vegetable that goes with it." Too much work. Instead I just tell my kids (and myself) they need to pick a fruit or vegetable with dinner, or I might put out some berries, cucumber or pepper slices, or a fruit tray. If I'm super ambitious I'll make a salad.
pippintook24@reddit
I make ziti, or chili cheese burritos. both are quick to prep and only take about 30 minutes to bake.
frecklesthemagician@reddit
I pan fry a mix of veggies which usually includes fresh sliced white onions and bell peppers and a half a frozen bag of mixed veggies like carrots, cauliflower, corn, peas.
As that is frying I’m also heating up pinto beans. I will usually make a batch for the week and reheat what I need by pan frying in a spray of oil.
At the same time I’m pan frying either two chicken thighs, 1 chicken breast, or 2 thin slices of top sirloin steak.
I also include a side of fresh carrot slices on my plate for extra crunch.
I pre-shred a block of cheese for the week so when I plate I add a little bit of cheese to my beans.
I make a delicious hot salsa for the week with 6-8 Roma tomatoes, a handful of Chile’s de árbol, half a white onion, a few garlic cloves, and blend with a little bit of water, a dash of oil, chicken bouillon powder, and salt to taste.
This is pretty much my regular meal. Sometimes I’ll make Spanish rice but not usually. Oh and I’ll eat it with 1 flour tortilla.
SteampunkRobin@reddit
Most fixed meals for me: quesadillas, suqaar, poke (pronounced POH-keh), ramen.
AwesomeWhiteDude@reddit
I do the whole meal prep Sunday thing and make a couple weeks worth of food usually around 1 type of protein. However I only freeze things that freeze well like the meat and veggies, if there is a starch like rice or pasta I make that the night of since it turns our way better fresh vs frozen.
So tonight I'm going to have Indian butter chicken with rice and oven roasted veggies. So I'll make the rice and throw in the thawed meat, sauce, and veggies into the rice cooker when there is 10 minutes left. Makes dinner super easy.
kateinoly@reddit
Big salad and grilled chicken.
KathyA11@reddit
Chicken and cannellini beans, sirloin tips in wine sauce with scalloped potatoes, linguine in meat sauce, fried chicken cutlets with mashed potatoes, deli roast beef with mashed potatoes and green beans, chicken marsala with pasta or roasted potatoes and roasted broccoli, hamburgers and fries, Italian meatloaf braised in homemade marinara and topped with fontina cheese (with or without pasta), grilled cheese sandwiches and potato salad, pot roast with scratch-made onion gravy and mashed potatoes, grilled deli roast beef and Swiss cheese sandwich, grilled deli chicken, Swiss and tomato sandwich, shrimp scampi with rice and spinach, chili dogs, stuffed shells, chicken parmesan with pasta or roasted broccoli. I try to make enouigh so that we have another dinner that week and another I can stick in the freezer.
AtheneSchmidt@reddit
A couple of my go tos. They take about a half an hour each. Unless I saute an onion (which I do a lot) then add another 30 min or so.
Can of chicken, can of Alfredo sauce, frozen pearl onions, maybe a handful of spinach if I have some, and some pine nuts or cashews. Boil some egg noodles. Very little effort. Still has veggies. Tasty.
Grilled cheeses, with tomato soup (I can my own every year, it is so freaking good.) (This one takes about 5-10 min, very quick.)
Make taco meat (ground beef and taco mix.) chop a tomato, pull out a bag of spinach (my family doesn't do much in the way of lettuce.) Pull out a bag of shredded cheese. If I'm willing to wait for it, I will make some onions with the taco meat, but that usually doubles the amount of cook time. We always have tortillas. Simple, quick, nutritious, everybody loves tacos.
Chop a yellow onion, and saute. Brown some ground hamburger. Add a can of tomato sauce, and a can of tomato paste. Add garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and basil to taste. Boil some spaghetti noodles, and pull the green can of Parmesan from the fridge.
Torchic336@reddit
Our “no one will ever say no to this and we almost always have the ingredients for meal” is sausage with potatoes and a mustard cream sauce. Slice a sausage, brats, andouille, whatever you got, slice some potatoes, drizzle with olive oil, season, and bake them to cook them most of the way, then you toss it all in a pan to pan fry it and crisp it all up a bit, add heavy cream or milk, seasoning, and Dijon mustard, stir frequently on a low heat until thickened and serve.
jastay3@reddit
An apple and chips.
sluttypidge@reddit
Spaghetti with meat sauce.
That or fried porkchops.
Intestinal-Bookworms@reddit
Spagett
Plow_King@reddit
summer? a big salad. winter? a bunch of fried vege chicken tenders.
BUT, i'm a vegetarian.
kiwispouse@reddit
A quick meal we like we call "skillet."
Cube chicken and mix with some oil and a packet of taco seasoning. Cook in skillet. When nearly done, add carrot, zucchini, kidney beans, black beans, and corn. I like to cut the veggies into thin strips - can't think of what that's called atm. Put lid over and steam until veggies are al dente (I add a little water from the kettle if not enough going on to create steam). Serve on bed of rice or in tortillas. I usually add refried beans to my tortillas. Add grated cheese, tada! A filling meal in about 20 minutes (two of us prepping/cooking). Plenty of filling for two people to have lunch the following day as well.
NorwegianSteam@reddit
I tend to make big batches of stuff for the week/lunches for work on the weekend. If that is all out, I am going lazy and just making a sandwich or throwing some Naan in the toaster and putting some hummus or tabule on it.
jacksbm14@reddit
I have one more year of college so im trying to avoid having to cook dinner every single night until i absolutely have to
drebinf@reddit
Decades ago I shared a house with 4 guys. Our go-to meal, besides chili, was "Campbells Surprise" - a pound or two of beef (or turkey or chicken or venison, whatever was cheapest or free), a couple cups of white rice, and a can or two of Campbells soup. Cook the meat, cook the rice, toss in the soup, add favored spices (salt, pepper, Maggi, hot sauce, whatever). Relatively cheap, stupid easy, not too boring because we varied the soups & meats & spices. Also works great as leftovers (though this was before microwaves were common or affordable)
NastyNate4@reddit
Easily a hot dog bowl. It’s kinda like a burrito bowl but use with chopped up hot dogs
jessper17@reddit
Sheet pan dinner: cook some quinoa or farro. Meanwhile, cut up chicken sausage or tofu, chop up various vegetables, add a couple swirls of olive oil, seasoning, and throw in the oven. Serve the meat and veg over the farro or quinoa.
Egg roll in a bowl: diced onion, pre minced garlic, ground turkey, seasonings, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and a bag of Cole slaw mix. Throw some sriracha mayo and sesame seeds on there and always make a double batch.
Mimerelli@reddit
Protein, vegetable, starch. I rotate through a few things and try different stuff when cravings hit. Some examples of "normal" dinners are:
Lazy meals are one pan things like fried rice, cheeseburgers (maybe with fries from the air fryer), or pot roast. Gumbo is one pot, but it's labor intensive at first, so I'm not sure how to categorize it.
The_Griffin88@reddit
Pastaroni with pre-cooked chicken.
jcpainpdx@reddit
Rice and beans and some raw or roasted veggies
lovejac93@reddit
Air
Karen125@reddit
Tonight, grilled pork chops marinated in caeser salad dressing and corn on the cob.
Mmmmmmm_Bacon@reddit
Spaghetti
Hamburger helper: Beef noodles
Manwich sloppy Joe’s
GoblinKing79@reddit
I literally slice up bell peppers, cucumbers, and cauliflower and dip them in this spicy habanero/zhoug/barbeque sauce dip thing I make. Like, 5 or 6 nights a week. I eat about 20 peppers and 12 Persian cucumbers every week.
Low-Cat4360@reddit
Lately some form of pasta or beans
seatownquilt-N-plant@reddit
Filipino Chicken Adobo with Green Beans or Salad,
Tater Tot Nachos [onion, bell pepper, celery],
Tater Tot Japanese Curry w/ Cheese Curd [onion, bell pepper, celery],
Hamburger Fried Rice [onion, bell pepper, celery],
Hamburger Gravy and Rice [onion, bell pepper, celery],
Tortellini with Pesto and Green Beans or [onion, bell pepper, celery]
Mac & Cheese with Vegetables [onion, bell pepper, celery],
Ramen with Egg [onion, bell pepper]
otto_bear@reddit
We do a lot of bean based dishes (we do one meal prep a week that’s legume based which typically lasts for a few dinners and lunches) in my house. I’ll soak some beans overnight then cook them in whatever form I have ingredients for or have planned. We often serve them on toast from nice bakery bread. Usually I’ll do that with a salad or a roasted vegetable, unless we’re running low on veggies and it’s too late to go to the produce market nearby.
Crepes_for_days3000@reddit
Street tacos or a one-sheet recipe.
SaltyEsty@reddit
Sauteed fish or shrimp on a salad.
BE33_Jim@reddit
Lots of red meat consumed in this house I do most of the cooking. Just me and my bride.
Likely a steak on the grill and steamed green beans or peas in the micro. Sometimes a potato. Chuck Eyes or we split a Strip or a Ribeye.
Feature_Agitated@reddit
Chicken tacos
GBPack52@reddit
Baked chicken with Cajun seasoning, rice, and steamed or sauteed veggies. Usually peppers, broccoli, and/or onions.
lisasimpsonfan@reddit
Since it's Summer, I will grill chicken, pork or beef. I will either grill or air fry fresh veggies like zucchini, yellow squash, green bean, or whatever looked good at the farmers market. If I don't fancy any of my fresh veggies I have bags of frozen in my deep freezer. My husband likes a starch with his dinner so I will make him rice or ready made mashed potatoes. Sometimes I will add a garden salad or coleslaw.
Betty_Crocker_Stan@reddit
I usually make something fairly simple. I love pinto beans, cornbread, and chow chow, and I make oven-fried chicken a lot too. Other regulars include tuna casserole, chicken and dumplings, chili (in cold weather), meatloaf, and salmon patties. In general, I prefer to use fresh vegetables, and I cook quite a bit of broccoli, cabbage, carrots, etc. I try to have a varied diet.
danathepaina@reddit
I’m very curious as to what is “chow chow”?
Betty_Crocker_Stan@reddit
It’s a sweet-sour relish made with cabbage, peppers, green tomatoes, and other vegetables. The recipe varies depending upon who makes it.
shouldvewroteitdown@reddit
Brown sugar baked chicken, some form of potato, caesar salad!
EvaisAchu@reddit
For me its rice, chicken, and a random fresh veg I have in my fridge. The chicken might be fried, grilled, baked. Made into nuggets, tenders, schnitzel etc.
Salomaybe@reddit
Most common is a protein and a sweet potato. Usually, the protein is some kind of steak and my favorite way to eat it lately is with kewpie mayo and pickled vegetables, like a kind of lazy banh mi. And I eat the sweet potato plain. Boring, yes, but I prefer the natural flavor to any additions.
CelticSamurai91@reddit
In our house homemade pizza, homemade burritos, chili, or Italian beef soup are what we usually make for supper.
squidwardsdicksucker@reddit
Get a pasta, get a meat, get a smorgasbord of vegetables. Boil the pasta, cook meat and vegetables in separate pan w butter and olive oil, add cooked pasta to pan, saute everything and add in whatever seasoning plus an extra bit of olive oil and butter.
Easy meal that is one pot and one pan for minimal cleanup and takes about 20 minutes to make give or take.
catsporvida@reddit
Tonight's dinner exactly!
Jenny441980@reddit
Baked potato, baked beans, and a veggie
PhyterNL@reddit
It's usually chicken and something since chicken is cheap. Tonight I did a seasoned breaded cutlet with buttery mashed potatoes. BBQ thighs with baked beans are also a favorite. Very simple meals, usually just the entre and a side. I have ingredients for shrimp curry for the weekend.
DrBlankslate@reddit
I grew up on one-dish dinners, and I tend to stay with that. So a typical cooked-at-home meal will be spaghetti, or chili, or a stir-fry, and that's it.
Aggressive_Onion_655@reddit
Baked chicken and steamed broccoli
R7M28R70@reddit
Chicken with pesto, roasted red peppers and mozzarella with pasta
Chicken shawarma with rice
Out for Thai
Marinated Turkey tips with potatoes, zucchini and yellow squash
Chicken with spices baked with rice and a vegetable
DOMSdeluise@reddit
for myself: some kind of leafy green (usually spinach or arugula) which I saute in oil and then dump a bunch of red wine vinegar on, pair it with baked chicken breast seasoned with whatever of the various spice mixes I feel in the mood for. I recognize this is a low carb meal but I don't do low carb or keto, just usually don't have it with dinner for no real reason.
AdFinancial8924@reddit
Either chicken or steak with brown rice and vegetables. I meal prep vegetables ahead of time and always have something different. Either a mixed green side salad with chopped cabbage and Brussels sprouts, sautéed bell peppers and onions, steamed broccoli or carrots are my usual go to. I bake the chicken ahead of time on Sundays so that I have it for the week. I don’t do anything complicated with it, just sprinkle a variety of herbs and spices. Usually Old Bay. I freeze some of it so I only have to heat it up. Sometimes I make turkey chili and that lasts a few days.
tcrhs@reddit
The most common meals I cook on weeknights are tacos, spagetti, or chicken pot pie.
GoodQueenFluffenChop@reddit
Broiled salmon with either rice and vegetables or in a sandwich with sweet potato fries on the side.
xmetalheadx666x@reddit
It's normally some kind of baked or barbecued chicken with some vegetables on the side. I'll also do burgers with fries and vegetables.
Wafflebot17@reddit
Sausage and pepper pasta
Cook bell pepper until it’s soft, mix with tomato based sauce and add Italian sausage? Take this mixture and add to any thicker noodle, I use rotini. I also tear off chunks of pepper jack cheese into the drained noodles while they’re still hot, when it melts in it gives the whole dish a fatty savory character that is excellent.
4-5 servings is like $8.
0rangeMarmalade@reddit
This week's dinners:
I can't wait for it to get colder so I can make soups, stews, and pot roasts because I can start those in a crock pot and just make some sides (if necessary) when I get home from work
CJK5Hookers@reddit
If it were up to me, we would have an endless rotation of chicken thighs in the air fryer and a vegetable on one night, and red beans and rice the next night.
But I don’t get to make those decisions alone and spend so much time cooking various things every night
SlamClick@reddit
Fast food, simple sandwiches, processed dinners. I'm a chef.
GF_baker_2024@reddit
Baked or grilled salmon, a baked potato or sweet potato, and a green vegetable, usually steamed or roasted broccoli or roasted Brussels sprouts.
Or, a big pot of black or pinto beans cooked with onions, garlic, peppers, cumin, and cilantro and fresh corn tortillas.
ReasonLast9206@reddit
Some type of pasta with a homemade sauce, or some type of green salad. I may or may not add a chicken breast to the salad. Pasta is usually vegetarian. Good cheeses, lots of fresh garlic, dried herbs or fresh if I have them. I always use fresh veggies, with the exception of canned tomatoes if I am making a red sauce. For salads, especially this time of year, all fresh veggies and or fruits. Some good bread too if we are just having salad.
ucbiker@reddit
Variety of casseroles. I do lean on canned beans but typically eat fresh roasted vegetables on the side.
throwawayhotoaster@reddit
I make pasta (I like fettuccine and rigatoni) about once a week. Sauce is ground beef and/or pork with jarred marinara sauce and some vegetables I have. Could be a combination of fresh and frozen. Easy and delicious.
Subvet98@reddit
Steak roasted potatoes and garden salad
LizzardBreath94@reddit
A typical weekly menu for us looks like: - one vegetarian - one meat and three (tradition southern American) - pasta - fish - ground deer (killed our selves)
Each meal always includes a vegetable, starch, and bread. We usually eat fresh veggies, but definitely not above canned vegetables. Starches are usually potatoes, rice, or Mac and cheese.
ami_unalive_yet@reddit
This week's dinners were:
Baked BBQ chicken thighs, diced potatoes, canned green beans, cornbread
Hot dogs, baked beans, chips
Taco rice
Spaghetti, side salad, garlic bread
Korean beef bowls and steamed broccoli
raisetheavanc@reddit (OP)
What’s taco rice?
ami_unalive_yet@reddit
Ground beef, taco seasonings, rice, peppers, onions, cheese, kind of all cooked together.
A recipe is here taco rice
SuperSpeshBaby@reddit
The basic standard: protein (chicken or fish) with some kind of sauce usually, vegetable (broccoli, green beans, asparagus, carrots), starch (rice, cous cous, potatos, noodles)
Other options: pasta with marinara sauce and ground meat, tacos, homestyle meatballs with gravy over rice, soup, curry, hamburgers or chicken burgers, dinner salad
C5H2A7@reddit
Baked or grilled chicken, a vegetable (usually green beans or broccoli) and rice or potatoes. We keep things pretty simple most nights.
Gladyskravitz99@reddit
A salmon and spinach dish served with rice. Delicious and pretty quick.
Spaghetti, of course. Tried and true. With steamed broccoli or grilled asparagus.
We also love the occasional breakfast for dinner: bacon, eggs, pancakes.
ice_princess_16@reddit
Meatballs with either spaghetti sauce or brown gravy. Add pasta and frozen green beans sautéd with garlic and Parmesan.
Cut up a chicken breast and throw in instant pot with homemade teriyaki sauce, onions, carrots, red peppers. Steam some rice and add a salad.
Breaded boneless pork chops with roasted seasoned potatoes or mashed potatoes and gravy (I use the packet) and fresh steamed broccoli. If I’m feeling ambitious I might make mac and cheese or au gratin potatoes.
Inspi@reddit
For convenience we turn almost everything into a casserole.
Usually a meat, chicken and pork are the most common, slow cooked in the crock pot all day with some sort of sauce on it. Then chopped up and mixed with either pasta or rice, and whatever canned veggies sound good that night.
For example
Last night was Buffalo chicken in Kraft Mac n cheese with a little extra buffalo sauce mixed in, plus a can of corn. Served in bowls and enjoyed in front of the TV.
yozaner1324@reddit
Steak or pork chops and mashed potatoes, baked salmon over rice with asparagus, nachos/tacos/burritos, some kind of curry
SnowblindAlbino@reddit
We cook at home every night, eating out maybe once a month. But we have no "typical" meal really...we make Thai, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and Vietnamese stuff regularly. Also Mexican at least once a week. Italian too. For bigger production meals maybe we'd do Ethiopian or Indian or even French food.
Recent weeknight meals: Ukranian cabbage rolls and pierogies, grilled salmon with asperagus, spaghetti with homemade basil pesto and zuchini from the garden, salmon burgers (leftover salmon), Japanese somen noodles with fried tofu. All pretty simple and made from scratch.
Veggies: the garden is at peak so we have fresh tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, zuchini, kohlrabi, beets, carrots, peppers, herbs, and some other stuff in abundance. Less so in winter but we can get pretty much anything in the US year round. We only eat fresh unless it's something I've canned at home (mostly salsa and pickles from our garden).
Proteins: a little beef, lots of pork, some chicken...wild game when we can get it from family (deer, elk, caribou, sheep, antelope...lots of hunters!), wild caught fish (salmon, halibut, trout, bass, panfish). We buy tofu in four-packs at Costco and that lasts two weeks (four pounds). Occasional cans of SPAM for musubi.
Carbs: I bake break every 2-3 days from scratch, my partner eat's Dave's Killer Bread, we love potatoes (made any way you can imagine), and we usually have rice with Asian dishes (unless there are noodles involved).
Bob_Cobb_1996@reddit
Tubesteak smothered in underwear.
TheBimpo@reddit
Mexican style beans and rice with tortillas. I'll use whatever veg I have and mix that in too. Could be peppers, onions, squash, zucchini, avocado...whatever.
Stir fry with whatever's in the fridge, served on rice or maybe some wheat noodles.
Omelette or frittata with whatever's in the fridge, toast.
Always fresh veggies except for a few like peas or mukimame that are best frozen.
moonwillow60606@reddit
I meal prep and cook on the weekend so that we can eat healthy foods during the week.
Tonight’s menu: roast chicken thighs, roasted sweet potatoes, green salad for dinner and scuppernong grapes for dessert.
And we had seltzer water to drink.
fiestapotatoess@reddit
Lately it’s been throwing whatever meat is on sale on the smoker, and pairing with reamashed potatoes and some frozen vegetables. I’ve got some sirloin steaks going right now.
FeltIOwedItToHim@reddit
Lasagna al tonno. Use good tuna packed in oil, fresh mozzarella, ricotta, roasted canned tomatoes, fresh pasta if possible, and lots of onion and black pepper. It's so good.
Fancy-Primary-2070@reddit
Huge glass casserole pan, Cut up potatoes, garlic, onion & chicken thigh. Fav spices (I have a couple blends from trader joes and Costco). Bake 45-50 minutes about at 375.. Doesn't matter exactly how long because thighs are forgiving.
Add a quicky salad or whatever fresh veggie (like asparagus in the air fryer for 8 minutes) - also emergency steamed veggies from freezer).
Best thing is glass pan can have roasted on stuff but the dishwasher cleans it perfect.
But really exhausted? Meat lasagna from Trader Joes. An hour in the oven.