Quick Dinner Ideas
Happy Monday! Here’s this week’s edition of “Quick Dinner Ideas.”
To me, “quick” dinner ideas doesn’t necessarily mean a meal you can throw together in five minutes. To me, the quick part comes before dinner time by:
- having a plan for this week’s dinners
- having the ingredients on hand–(a.k.a. a trip to the grocery)
That is the biggest hurdle to jump in having a quick dinner. Once you do that, for the most part you are set!
For those nights however, that you literally may have minutes to spare, plan a few super simple dinner ideas:
- light all beef kosher hot dogs (nitrate free if you can find them)
- pasta
- scrambled eggs
- frozen veggie burgers
- burritos with whatever fillings I have on hand
- frozen chicken, veggie and pasta “dinner in a bag” from the freezer section of the grocery
- a crockpot meal that you started in the morning and is ready at dinner time
- keep raw veggies and fruits on hand to add to a less than ideal dinner
Check out my post 10 Ways to Make “Making Dinner”Easier.
To help with menu planning and grocery shopping, be sure to check out my free printables:
Dinner Planner and Grocery List Printable
Weekly Meal Planner
Printable Grocery List
Okie doke, on to this week’s quick dinner ideas:
Chicken Cordon Bleu Crescent Roll-ups and veggie tray
Grocery list: Crescent rolls, chicken and ham slices, Swiss cheese and various raw veggies
Crockpot Ground Beef, Vegetable and Rice Soup
Grocery list: Ground beef, onion, canned carrots and green beans, instant rice, Italian chopped tomatoes, beef broth and Italian seasoning
Chicken, bacon, potato and corn chowder
Grocery list: Chicken, bacon, potato, corn, onion, celery, carrots and cream
Garlic, sundried tomato, chicken & pasta
Grocery list: Angel hair pasta, sundried tomatoes, garlic, chicken, mushrooms, chicken broth, parsley, basil, olive oil, Parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes
Quiche and Banana bread
Grocery list: Pie crust, eggs, broccoli, cheddar cheese, bacon or ham (or just veggies), white and whole wheat flour, sugar and bananas
Crockpot Chicken and Artichoke with Pasta
Grocery list: Chicken breast tenders, canned artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, Worcestershire sauce, cream of chicken soup and pasta
Hope you have a great week!