It’s Menu Monday! *ahem, Tuesday
Sorry I’m a day late. We didn’t get back home Sunday until very late. And then, let’s face it. As a Buckeye girl, through and through, yesterday and today are basically national holidays.
But that being said, I was planning on this week’s menu to be a “clean out” week. Basically, I’ve got a freezer full of stuff, and a pantry of various pastas, sauces, curries, etc. So I thought this would be a great week to just make dinners using what I have. I try to do this every 6 weeks or so. Or when I can’t close my freezer anymore.
Instead of my usual menu, here’s a collection of my favorite quick dinners. I usually have the ingredients on hand at all times. And these are meals I cook when what I had planned to make just doesn’t sound good, or if we have a bad toddler day, and I’m just spent. Know what I’m saying?
Favorite quick meals are:
Burritos, Quesadillas, or Tacos
Spaghetti or Baked Pasta
Frozen Potstickers
Indian or Thai curry from Trader Joe’s
Taco Salad
Burgers
Breakfast For Dinner (usually pancakes)
Fritattas
Paninis (usually buy panini rolls in bulk and freeze)
Variety of salads
What about you? Any favorite quick meals that your family gobbles up?? I’d love some more ideas to stretch my pantry clean out another week 🙂
Want more ideas for dinner tonight? Check out my Pinterest board where I pin all my favorites!
Follow me: Instagram | YouTube | Twitter |Â Facebook | Google+ | BlogLovin’Â | Pinterest
I love doing taco salads too when I have nothing left in the house to eat! I also love crockpot meals that don’t use very many ingredients… my favorite is greek chicken pitas! Add chicken, dried oregano, chopped onion, and a little bit of crushed thyme, and put on low for 4 hours. Shred with a fork and put chicken in a pita with greek yogurt, chopped tomatoes and chopped cucumbers! YUM!
Good ideas!! And that recipe sounds so yummy! I have a crockpot, but I’ve rarely used it! My husband swears all the food tastes the same when it’s done cooking. I must be doing something wrong!!
Quick meals make their way onto my menu quite frequently. Pizza, spaghetti, fish fillets (the breaded frozen ones…Paul loves them), tacos, and grilled ham & cheese sandwiches. It can’t be Martha Stewart’s kitchen every night! 🙂
Pizza! Should have added that one to the list.
Indeed, even Martha must have tacos on occasion 🙂
I cooked several big meals this weekend and early this week so we’ll be spending the rest of the week cleaning out the fridge. It’s kind of nice to not have to cook as much and just enjoy easy dinners.
Ooo excellent! I did that before Elizabeth was born and it was so great. I need to do that again. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Good ideas for some quick meals you have there! I always keep ingredients on hand for chili and a variety of soups. My favorites are regular chili, white chicken chili, and Raffy’s Quinoa and Ceci Soup (Food Network). Betty Crocker also has a great recipe for Quick Chicken and Dumplings – tastes like pot pie! Now I’m hungry. 🙂
Oh yum!!! It’s pretty cold here today so soup just sounds delicious 🙂 great ideas!