It's been a month since I last posted a recipe. In that post, I talked about all the cooking that I was doing as a result of my pelvic girdle pain and my friend's new baby. Unfortunately, my enthusiasm has since faded while my pain and discomfort has increased. This has led to a lack of inspiration in the kitchen and a few lackluster supers. But, I'm making a few of my go-to, easy-breezy dinners and while they don't really involve recipes, I thought that I'd share the ideas here, just in case some of you were looking for something quick to make for dinner tonight!
1. Beef tacos - Use one pound of ground beef and a can of black beans with a store bought taco kit . Serve with tomatoes, avocado and green onions. Your choice of hard or soft shells (or try crumbling a hard taco shell into a soft burrito and melting cheese on top prior to adding your beef/beans - yum!)
2. Sloppy joes - Use one pound of ground chicken and a can of Sloppy Joe mix. Serve with squishy buns and top with cheddar cheese and fresh tomatoes. Throw a few cucumber slices on the side for a veggie hit.
3. Chicken Caesar salad - Buy a hot rotisserie chicken from the grocery store along with a package of chopped romaine lettuce (or chop your own lettuce). Mix with a caesar salad dressing of your choice and toss with cheese (whatever you have on hand). Make garlic buns (1 tsbp butter per bun plus a sprinkle of garlic powder - broil until crispy) or cook up a loaf of premade garlic bread.
4. Perogies and sausage - Buy some Italian sausages and frozen perogies from the grocery store. Fry up the sausages while you cook the perogies according to directions. If you like, saute some diced onions in your sausage grease. Top perogies with onions and shredded cheddar. Serve with sour cream.
5. Frozen pizza - stock up when they are on sale and pull them out of the freezer as you need to. Cheaper than ordering pizza but not nearly as good. Fills the void though!
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