What’s for Dinner Tonight?

[#1hoosierfan]

Lasagna soup

 

[dizneegirl]

Doubt we'll be real hungry for dinner, so probably snacky stuff. I have some spinach dip and pumpernickel we might dig into.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Baked Mac and cheese, bagged salad, and a baguette.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

We have Sunday dinner with my parents. My sister and I usually take turns. This week I was baking a ham and she was going to bring mashed potatoes and green beans. My mom ended up making Mac and cheese instead of mashed! Yum!!

 

[leebee]

I also had American chop suey growing up. I cook onions and garlic in pan and cook ground beef. Add cooked pasta (I usually use elbows), and pasta sauce and sometimes diced tomatoes (DS hates chunky sauce ) oregano, basil and done. Wicked easy!!

Wicked? I bet I can guess where you are from, hahaha!

Tonight is actually a spin-off of American chop suey. I cooked up some diced onion and some italian-seasoned ground turkey (found it for $2... any time I can get enough meat for 5 of us for $2, I BUY IT.), mixed it in with about 3/4 of a pound of cooked elbows and 2 cans of diced tomatoes. Put it in a casserole dish and stirred in about 1c of shredded mozzarella and put dollops of ricotta on top (because it needs to be eaten). Casserole is in the oven now. I have no idea of how it'll come out, but it's all stuff everyone likes, and it's dinner. No time for picky eaters in MY kitchen!

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Pu Pu Platter & Combo Lo Mein

 

[Giraffe_Zen]

Turkey burger enchiladas.

 

[WorldWacky]

I made a recipe for Beef Bourguignon that I’ve had on my phone for a while now. I’m not a wine drinker but had been gifted a bottle of red wine, so I thought this was the perfect time to try it. I served it with noodles and it was delicious. Definitely a keeper!

 

[NYCgrrl]

I've never done this before, was really flying by the seat of my pants, but man, was it good!

I so enjoy cooking like that so you go, grrl! My problem can be forgetting how I did what I did the next time .

Yesterday was the last of the chicken soup with herbs and yogurt. Should have lasted longer but bribed my weekend home attendant with it to entice her to degrease the kitchen shelves which is not part of her duties. She also got some chocolate walnut cupcakes as a further enticement. Hey, whatever gets gets you what you want.

 

[cabanafrau]

Lemon rice soup tonight with a crusty artisan bread I picked up to go with it.

 

[LoveDaisy]

I’m making pulled bbq chicken sandwiches. The chicken is in the crockpot. I’ll serve it with coleslaw and fries.

We received an email saying layoffs are over. Feeling lucky to have a job.

 

[cabanafrau]

I’m making pulled bbq chicken sandwiches. The chicken is in the crockpot. I’ll serve it with coleslaw and fries.

We received an email saying layoffs are over. Feeling lucky to have a job.

Great news! I'm very familiar with that anxiety. We lived on that bubble for a lot of years while my husband finished out his first career job. He was pushed into retirement in the early stage of Covid and finally pursued another position when he just could not stand retirement life yet -- and we still had youngest DD in college at that point as well.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Great news! I'm very familiar with that anxiety. We lived on that bubble for a lot of years while my husband finished out his first career job. He was pushed into retirement in the early stage of Covid and finally pursued another position when he just could not stand retirement life yet -- and we still had youngest DD in college at that point as well.

I feel very lucky. I work at small company so odds are good I know most of the people impacted. Making it through is hard too. Survivor guilt is real.

It’s hard to live with the unknown and keep moving forward like everything is normal. I was not great timing with the remodel.

I’m glad your DH found something new. I hope it’s something he enjoys.

 

[NannyBeBe]

Baked ziti and salad.

 

[Meriweather]

Hot Chicken Salad Casserole.
Chopped chicken mixed with chopped celery, red bell pepper, cheese, green onion and cream of mushroom soup.
Topped with sliced almonds

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I want something easy tonight, so I am considering making Spaghetti con Tonno, spaghetti and tuna. I have a couple of cans of Cento tuna that I bought just for a night where I felt lazy. It's my late uncle's recipe, and mine *never* comes out as good as his did.

 

[LoveDaisy]

Thought I would share my slow cooker pulled bbq chicken sandwich recipe because it’s east and yummy.

3-4 boneless chicken breasts
1/2 cup Italian dressing (I use good seasons because I always have a packet in the pantry)
1/4 cup brown sugar
12 ounces favorite bottled bbq sauce (I use sweet baby rays original)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Mix everything but the chicken. Place the chicken in the slow cooker and cover with sauce.

Place lid on and cook on low 4-5 hours depending on size of the chicken.

Remove chicken and shred. Put meat back in slow cooker with juices. Stir.

Serve on a roll with provolone and coleslaw

I use slow cooker liners for easy clean up.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

Tonight was pan fried salmon, jasmine rice, and roasted broccoli.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

Jimmy John's sandwiches, pasta salad & a red velvet cookie to share. After just trying the tuna sandwich, I hope the pasta salad & cookie are better.

 

[leebee]

Marinated a pork tenderloin in VeryVeryTeriyaki and put it in to roast. Made jasmine rice and stir fried a bag of mixed asian veggies. While the tenderloin was in the oven I made a sauce (from scratch) based on sweet-n-sour, but not as tart and cloying, sort of a cross between that and a savory black bean/hoisin with pineapple, green pepper, and cherries (nod to s-n-s). The sauce was great, just fruity enough on the pork. Of course, as @NYCgrrl says, the issue will be remembering how I made it if we ever want it again!