The Official What's For Dinner thread:Thursday 1-24-08? Recipe finder in OP. Enjoy!

[LindsayDunn228]

Black Bean Chili

1 lb. ground beef
1 red/sweet onion chopeed
1 green/red bell pepper, chopped
A few cloves of garlic, chopped
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1/2 box of beef broth (I think that's 2 cups)
A sprinkle of cumin
4 cans of black beans (I use Bush's with a seasoned sauce)
A cup or so (a few handfuls) of frozen corn

Heat a soup pot on medium high heat. Add the beef. Season with salt and pepper. After it is almost browned, add the peppers, onions, and garlic. Saute until tender, but not mushy. Add the stock and tomato sauce. Then beans. I add the juice too, it helps to thicken the soup. Add corn. Bring to a boil. Sprinkle with cumin. If you like, add some chili powder. Taste for seasonings. Mmm mmm mmm!

ETA: This is NOT a spicy chili!!!! My stomach cannot hack hot chilis and/or chili powder (don't know why, I used to be able to), so I leave them out. Feel free to add either or both and spice it up!!!

 

[smilie]

Wow that recipe sounds awesome Lindsay. Tonight we are having Lasagna.
I do have a question--what do you all do to "dress up" regular stove top stuffing and pork chops?

 

[liamsaunt]

I've managed to clear enough room in my kitchen so that I can use one burner on my stove, so tonight I am making ravioli with tomato-cream sauce (have to heat it in the micorwave), garlic bread, and a tossed salad.

Yesterday I went to my inlaws for Mother's Day. DH and I brought all the groceries and made chicken marinated in a soy glaze, roasted asparagus, seared summer squash, and from-scratch macaroni and cheese. It was all good, but I think my MIL might have been a little miffed. Apparently, she told my DH that she wanted Chinese food, which he neglected to mention to me

 

[bengalbelle]

Tonight we're having Mexican Lasagna. It's a simple dish to prepare and it tastes so good. It also freezes really well. We made it the day before a beach trip, froze it, let it defrost during the drive then popped it in the oven the next night. I've also tried it with both corn and flour tortillas and we like both.

Easy Mexican Lasagna

This simple and delicious one-dish supper calls for almost
no preparation (especially if you buy precooked, cut-up
chicken).

3 cups chopped cooked chicken breast
1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
2/3 cup canned diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can fat-free cream of chicken soup
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can fat-free cream of mushroom soup
1 (10-ounce) can enchilada sauce
Vegetable cooking spray
9 (6-inch) corn tortillas
1 cup (4 ounces) low-fat shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Toppings: shredded lettuce, nonfat sour cream, mild chunky salsa

Cook first 6 ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Stir together chicken and mushroom soups and enchilada sauce in a saucepan; cook, stirring often, 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Spoon one-third of sauce into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray; top with 3 tortillas. Spoon half of chicken mixture and one-third of sauce over tortillas; sprinkle with half of Cheddar cheese. Top with 3 tortillas; repeat layers once with remaining chicken, sauce, Cheddar
cheese, and tortillas, ending with tortillas. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 40 minutes or until lasagna is bubbly. Serve with desired toppings.

*To lower sodium, choose reduced-sodium soups, canned tomato products, and cheeses.
CALORIES 358(29% from fat); FAT 11.6g (sat 4.5g,mono 2.1g,poly 1.3g); PROTEIN 30g;
CHOLESTEROL 64mg; CALCIUM 0.0mg; SODIUM 1332mg; FIBER 3.7g; IRON 1.8mg;
CARBOHYDRATE 34g
Southern Living, JANUARY 2003

 

[Nancyg56]

Wow that recipe sounds awesome Lindsay. Tonight we are having Lasagna.
I do have a question--what do you all do to "dress up" regular stove top stuffing and pork chops?

I saute celery and onions and use chicken stock instead of water. For pork chops I would add some apples. Cook your chops the way you like them, then assemble them on a platter over the stuffing.

 

[Nancyg56]

Tonite I am roasting chicken thighs with onions and lots of garlic. Serving with yellow rice and veggies.

I love mexican lasagna! I use rachel Rays recipe but the one posted above looks yummy.

 

[liamandcaili]

Tonight I am having leftover roast sirloin (I did cook it right) and gravy from yesterday. I didn't make the cauliflower yesterday, so I am making it today, and probably sauteed spinach.

 

[scoutsmom99]

Breaded Porkchops, Baked Potatos, Steamed Veggies

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight I am making nachos with our leftover black bean chili. We are having some friends coming over later so I needed something like that so I wouldn't have a big cleanup.

WFD at your house?

 

[Nancyg56]

Tonite I am making a shepards pie with ground beef. It is still raining so I need some comfort food. DD will have to eat leftover chicken.

If it keeps raining, I am going to need some serious low calorie meal suggestions because I keep falling back on the meals that make me feel cozy, but I don't have the metabolism that I had in my youth.

 

[mickeymousemom]

Well, last night we had chili dogs. It's usually something simple around here for supper as DH works 2nd shift and at least one of my DD's is usually somewhere else. As much as we love the good stuff, it's just easier to do simple

Tonight I think I'm doing fried chicken. DD16 has been bugging me about making it, so I think tonight's the night..and all DD"s will be home. I'll probably also do from scratch mashed potatoes and gravy(not much of an instant potato girl here) and some kind of veggie.

 

[nucpharm29]

WEll, since we're leaving town tomorrow night we're trying to clean out the frig before we leave. Probably Chicken and rice or some chicken casserole. Last night I made a yummy stir fry with chicken and veggies I had in the frig.

 

[liamsaunt]

Tonight I am making chicken fajitas and guacamole. After some serious rearranging, I now have access to my entire stovetop. Hopefully after some more rearranging I will be able to get into my oven tonight. Storing my library in the kitchen during this renovation project was definitely one of the dumber ideas I have had recently.

 

[liamandcaili]

I am making the cod pomodoro recipe liamsaunt posted a while ago, pasta and salad. DS will only eat the fish if it's fried, so that is what I am doing for him and DD.

 

[T1130]

We are having tacos and rice. It is a last meal for me. Tomorrow I am having gum surgery and cannot eat solid foods for a week.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Grilled steak, sauted wax beans and corn. I may grill the corn too. The wax beans I got fresh from the store and am going to saute them in olive oil and garlic.

 

[liamsaunt]

We are having tacos and rice. It is a last meal for me. Tomorrow I am having gum surgery and cannot eat solid foods for a week.

Bummer! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Can you have smoothies and milkshakes, etc? I hope so!

 

[liamandcaili]

We are having tacos and rice. It is a last meal for me. Tomorrow I am having gum surgery and cannot eat solid foods for a week.

Best of luck with the surgery! Here's a simple, but filling smoothie you could try.

Yogurt Smoothie

2 c vanilla yogurt (low-fat-to full-fat okay, depends on your preference. I use Stonyfield Farm, but anything that is not too sweet would work)
1 banana, preferably pretty ripe but definitely not green
1 c frozen blueberries
water

Put yogurt, banana and blueberries in blender. Add water until mixture is desired texture.

I like to have this in the mornings...even when my teeth aren't hurting. Speedy recovery

 

[LindsayDunn228]

Tonight we are having Smoky Chicken Patties and onion rings. I got this recipe from a 30 Minute Meals episode. It was the one devoted to her dog. It was SOOOOOO sad!! Anyway, in honor of Rachel's dog, we call these "Boo Patties." Here's the recipe (note: it's also in her 365: No Repeats cookbook):

1 1/2 pounds ground chicken breast
1 tablespoon smoked sweet Hungarian paprika, available on spice aisle in small cans, a palmful
1 1/2 tablespoons grill seasoning blend (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
1/4 to 1/3 cup chopped parsley, a couple of handfuls of leaves, chopped
1/2 medium yellow skinned onion
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the bowl
8 slices sandwich white or whole-wheat bread
2 to 3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups chopped baby spinach, watercress or arugula

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Place chicken in a bowl and add the smoked paprika, grill seasoning and parsley to it. Using a hand held grater or microplane, grate the onion into the chicken. Add the garlic and mix to combine. Drizzle the chicken mixture with about 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and form 4 large thin patties then place them in the pan. Cook patties 5 minutes on each side. Toast bread slices and spread liberally with softened butter. Serve patties on buttered toast with some chopped dark greens.

 

[Nancyg56]

Well, I did not cook yesterday. DD had cabin fever because we have all been cooped up for over a week (I now officially hate rain) so she took her family off to the mall. So tonite I am going to try again for shepards pie or something with ground chuck, and something with turkey for DD. Illl be checking our recipes.