help me dinner tonight

milkmommy · 04-13-2016, 04:34 PM

SO I have defrosted either. 2 packages of much better for us free range chicken thighs and a fairly decent amount of organic produce and such..
or I have a budget friendly "tube" of ground beef.. This is one of DHS grab and go days. (home just long enough to eat before returning to work) honestly I'm leaning towards using the GB and saving the better stuff for tomorrow evening when we can enjoy it better..
Which means I need to decide what to do... other than spaghetti (trying to think of something else but could still if it came down to that)... other things I have to work with

rice, (brown Jasmine wild ) GF pasta, tortillias (not GF but I can figure Margaret out regardless) potatoes, celery,carrots onions spinach kale spinach red/yellow mini peppers various frozen veggies apples chicken broth cream soups starters various spices milk cheese ummm I think that is it. We are fairly well stocked I'm just kinda out of ideas and want something simple but a bit different.

Aerynne · 04-13-2016, 04:41 PM

Do you have any BBQ sauce? Chicken thighs with BBQ sauce poured over the top are yummy baked. To make it a little more interesting, you can add a can of pineapple with juice before baking if you have canned pineapple. It's good with rice. Or you could do Hawaiian haystacks. I never heard of those until I moved to the western U.S. but they are yummy.

ViolaMum · 04-13-2016, 04:46 PM

My fastest meal is usually nachos. I do taco-seasoned beef, cheese, and every veggie I think my kids will eat diced fine. Then I let them play Build Your Chip at the table.

My Dh usually likes rice as well. In that case I usually let him just have a rice bowl dinner.

camperjen · 04-13-2016, 05:14 PM

Just tonight on facebook I saw "prison tacos". Stand up taco shells in a pan, add a 50/50 mix of browned ground beef + rice (to make the beef go further) and a 1/3 slice of american cheese. Put it in the oven just long enough melt the cheese. The method on the internet was to feed them as-is, but I'm sure you can add some toppings (salsa, shredded cheese instead of american, peppers chopped and even carrots, even though they're not typical mexican toppings).

I am babysitting a friend's four kids for the weekend and totally plan to do prison tacos with inexpensive toppings

ViolaMum · 04-13-2016, 05:18 PM

Sooooooo, what did you have for dinner?

2sunshines · 04-13-2016, 05:26 PM

Meatloaf? Spaghetti anf meatballs? Pasta casserole? Tacos?

These are our easy ground beef go tos...

milkmommy · 04-13-2016, 05:27 PM

I have a spinch pie in the oven basically ground beef oniins mushrooms garlic basil spinach a basic white sauce used gf flour. Its baking hope it turns out good.

ViolaMum · 04-13-2016, 05:29 PM

Aerynne · 04-13-2016, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkmommy

I have a spinch pie in the oven basically ground beef oniins mushrooms garlic basil spinach a basic white sauce used gf flour. Its baking hope it turns out good.

That sounds delicious!

2sunshines · 04-13-2016, 05:56 PM

Sounds super yummy!

milkmommy · 04-13-2016, 06:15 PM

it was good it came out a bit "watery" more like a stew but I can't say my measurements were all that accurate so likely my fault. (too rushed) I probably should have drained the meat a bit more as well. However it was still really good and worth making again.

04-13-2016, 04:34 PM	#1
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	help me dinner tonight SO I have defrosted either. 2 packages of much better for us free range chicken thighs and a fairly decent amount of organic produce and such.. or I have a budget friendly "tube" of ground beef.. This is one of DHS grab and go days. (home just long enough to eat before returning to work) honestly I'm leaning towards using the GB and saving the better stuff for tomorrow evening when we can enjoy it better.. Which means I need to decide what to do... other than spaghetti (trying to think of something else but could still if it came down to that)... other things I have to work with rice, (brown Jasmine wild ) GF pasta, tortillias (not GF but I can figure Margaret out regardless) potatoes, celery,carrots onions spinach kale spinach red/yellow mini peppers various frozen veggies apples chicken broth cream soups starters various spices milk cheese ummm I think that is it. We are fairly well stocked I'm just kinda out of ideas and want something simple but a bit different. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

04-13-2016, 04:41 PM	#2
Aerynne Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,358	Re: help me dinner tonight Do you have any BBQ sauce? Chicken thighs with BBQ sauce poured over the top are yummy baked. To make it a little more interesting, you can add a can of pineapple with juice before baking if you have canned pineapple. It's good with rice. Or you could do Hawaiian haystacks. I never heard of those until I moved to the western U.S. but they are yummy. __________________ Erin born of water and of the Spirit 4/96 married 5/02 Mama to: 2004 2007 2010 2012 2017 2019 Jan 2, 2024 And many I hope to hold in heaven one day

04-13-2016, 04:46 PM	#3
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	Re: help me dinner tonight My fastest meal is usually nachos. I do taco-seasoned beef, cheese, and every veggie I think my kids will eat diced fine. Then I let them play Build Your Chip at the table. My Dh usually likes rice as well. In that case I usually let him just have a rice bowl dinner. __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

04-13-2016, 05:14 PM	#4
camperjen Rose Trellis i love life! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Akron/Canton, OH Posts: 2,028	Re: help me dinner tonight Just tonight on facebook I saw "prison tacos". Stand up taco shells in a pan, add a 50/50 mix of browned ground beef + rice (to make the beef go further) and a 1/3 slice of american cheese. Put it in the oven just long enough melt the cheese. The method on the internet was to feed them as-is, but I'm sure you can add some toppings (salsa, shredded cheese instead of american, peppers chopped and even carrots, even though they're not typical mexican toppings). I am babysitting a friend's four kids for the weekend and totally plan to do prison tacos with inexpensive toppings __________________ Jen 54, Dan 59 Alex 18 Nathan 17

04-13-2016, 05:18 PM	#5
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	Re: help me dinner tonight Sooooooo, what did you have for dinner? __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

04-13-2016, 05:26 PM	#6
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,024	Re: help me dinner tonight Meatloaf? Spaghetti anf meatballs? Pasta casserole? Tacos? These are our easy ground beef go tos... __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

04-13-2016, 05:27 PM	#7
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: help me dinner tonight I have a spinch pie in the oven basically ground beef oniins mushrooms garlic basil spinach a basic white sauce used gf flour. Its baking hope it turns out good. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

04-13-2016, 05:29 PM	#8
ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	Re: help me dinner tonight __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

04-13-2016, 05:56 PM	#10
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,024	Re: help me dinner tonight Sounds super yummy! __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

04-13-2016, 06:15 PM	#11
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,300	Re: help me dinner tonight it was good it came out a bit "watery" more like a stew but I can't say my measurements were all that accurate so likely my fault. (too rushed) I probably should have drained the meat a bit more as well. However it was still really good and worth making again. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to a young adult Cecilia , tween Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

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