Quick Dinner Ideas
Happy Monday! Here’s this week’s edition of “Quick Dinner Ideas.”
To me, “quick” dinner ideas doesn’t necessarily mean a meal you can throw together in five minutes. To me, the quick part comes before dinner time by:
- having a plan for this week’s dinners
- having the ingredients on hand–(a.k.a. a trip to the grocery)
That is the biggest hurdle to jump in having a quick dinner. Once you do that, for the most part you are set!
For those nights however, that you literally may have minutes to spare, plan a few super simple dinner ideas:
- light all beef kosher hot dogs (nitrate free if you can find them)
- pasta
- scrambled eggs
- frozen veggie burgers
- burritos with whatever fillings I have on hand
- frozen chicken, veggie and pasta “dinner in a bag” from the freezer section of the grocery
- a crockpot meal that you started in the morning and is ready at dinner time
- keep raw veggies and fruits on hand to add to a less than ideal dinner
Check out my post 10 Ways to Make “Making Dinner” Easier.
To help with menu planning and grocery shopping, be sure to check out my free printables:
Dinner Planner and Grocery List Printable
Weekly Meal Planner
Printable Grocery List
Okie doke, on to this week’s quick dinner ideas:
Southwestern steak salad
Grocery list: Mixed greens or romaine lettuce, tomatoes or salsa, grilled steak, and any or all of the following: cucumbers, corn, black beans, avocado and dressing of your choice
BLT sandwiches (bacon, lettuce and tomato), cheese crackers and fruitGrocery list: Bread, mayonnaise, bacon, lettuce, tomato, crackers and fruit
Quiche and Banana breadGrocery list: Pie crust, eggs, broccoli, cheddar cheese, bacon or ham (or just veggies), white and whole wheat flour, sugar and bananas
Turkey meatloaf, mashed potatoes and peasGrocery list: ground turkey, onion, breadcrumbs, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, potatoes, peas
Tuna Cornbread Cakes and vegetable soupGrocery list: Cornbread, tuna, green onions, mayonnaise, parsley, Old Bay seasoning, vegetable soup
That Southwestern steak salad looks very good. I’m going to give a go. For some reason right now I have a thing for salads. 🙂
Me too, maybe because I’m dreaming about summer…. 🙂
Tuna Cornbread Cakes sound great! I think I’ll put them on next weeks plan!
They get so nice and crispy, delicious. I hope you enjoy them! 🙂