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Quick dinner ideas?
So insanity has begun this week with soccer starting adding to dd's tball. With homework and getting ready, I feel like I have no time to really cook anything, even normally quick meals.
Any suggestions? Sandwiches and I guess any possible leftovers. But we are talking Monday - Thursday so sandwiches 4 days straight sounds not so great!
There's really no time afterwards to grab food or make something for dd either.
Any suggestions? Sandwiches and I guess any possible leftovers. But we are talking Monday - Thursday so sandwiches 4 days straight sounds not so great!
There's really no time afterwards to grab food or make something for dd either.
Re: Quick dinner ideas?
Mac and Cheese microwaveable cups
Chicken Nuggets and a veggie (all done in the microwave)
Frozen pizza (20 mins in the oven)
Buttered egg noodles and a veg (egg noodles boil up so fast!)
Yogurt, cheese & crackers, and apple slices or carrot sticks with ranch
My three sons!
Frozen food is my fast friend.
Bake some fish/fish sticks and tator tots. Microwave a frozen veggie.
Frozen lasagna or complete pasta meal.
Fish sticks with peas (frozen) and noodles
Pancakes and French toast both reheat well, served with scrambled eggs
Peanut butter and jelly with carrot sticks
Hummus and carrots
Apples, cheese and crackers
We have soccer one night a week. There is no way to eat before as it starts at 5:30. Thankfully there is an Eat'n Park near the practice field, so we go there for dinner every Tuesday.
When just one kid was playing, I would have dinner ready when they walked in the door at 7. Now that both kids play, we both need to be there and that isn't an option.
Once or twice a season I will pack a picnic dinner to eat at the park after practice - pb&j, carrots, apples, cheddar bunnies.
Shredded beef or pork sandwiches (again precooked, reheat)
Boneless pork chops cook quickly
Pork & Sauerkraut in the crockpot
Grilled cheese/Tomato soup
Shrimp and feta pasta
Broccoli & Cheese (frozen) over baked (crockpot or microwaved) potatoes
Hot dogs
I usually cook a whole chicken once a week (rotisserie chicken would work too. Then I have left overs to quickly make:
Chicken fried rice
Chicken noodle soup
Chicken Alfredo (jarred sauce/angel hair pasta)
Chicken and gravy over biscuits
You could also purposely make left overs. Grilling on Sunday? Grill extra chicken breasts to reheat Monday or Tuesday. Make a big pasta salad, macaroni salad, potato salad or coleslaw to use a few days as a side.
I think the best ideas for us are to make some extra stuff on the weekend and freeze. Even though I really don't have time for that either. It's so busy this month! Maybe I'll pick up a rotisserie chicken for next week too. Thanks for the ideas!