Recommend me some good, easy dinner dishes

[xanis]

My classes were done for the day at 1 and I've done all my work for the day, and now I'm bored and in the mood to cook.

I'm looking for some good, easy dishes to make for dinner. I'm planning a trip to Superfresh/Whole Foods later on, so I can always pick up some miscellaneous stuff if needed.

Right now, I have the following ingrdients in my cabinets/refrigerator/freezer:

~ 2lbs ground meat
~ 6 chicken breasts
- lots of fresh garlic
- several boxes of pasta
- olive oil
- salt/pepper
- bacon

I like a lot of different kinds of food and I'm open to try pretty much anything. As of right now, I'm in the mood for something spicy or something with a sauce, or both. Any suggestions? Again, I'm allowing some time to head over to Superfresh and/or Whole Foods, so if there's a good dish I can always get some stuff.

 

[Lola]

try a stir fry with the chicken breasts. go to whole foods get some fresh veggies and look for some sauces to try. get some fresh hot peppers or dried red pepper flakes. cook the noodles you have or get some rice noodles and when they veggies are almost cooked, stir fry in the noodles.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Lola
try a stir fry with the chicken breasts. go to whole foods get some fresh veggies and look for some sauces to try. get some fresh hot peppers or dried red pepper flakes. cook the noodles you have or get some rice noodles and when they veggies are almost cooked, stir fry in the noodles.

That sounds pretty good. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[xanis]

bumpage for tasty food!

 

[Kirby]

When I'm broke, I thaw frozen fish fillets, sop in EVOO and soy sauce, bake, pan fry briefly and eat over white rice.

Moderately tasty, quick and cheap.

 

[RadiclDreamer]

Slice the Chicken breast into strips
Mix with thinly sliced onion and green/red peppers
Mix all together with 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/3 cup lime juice and about a tbl spoon of chili powder

Fry Chicken
Remove
Fry Veggies
Combine with Chicken

Enjoy, you have just made fajitas.

 

[xanis]

Originally posted by: RadiclDreamer
Slice the Chicken breast into strips
Mix with thinly sliced onion and green/red peppers
Mix all together with 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/3 cup lime juice and about a tbl spoon of chili powder

Fry Chicken
Remove
Fry Veggies
Combine with Chicken

Enjoy, you have just made fajitas.

Mmm that sounds pretty good.

 

[Howard]

http://www.cookingforengineers...cken--Mushroom-Marsala

 

[xanis]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I made my Superfresh run and got some stuff, and I'll be making chicken carbonara. Let's hope it turns out well.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Howard
http://www.cookingforengineers...cken--Mushroom-Marsala

Excellent site, great minimalist but loving approach to cooking!

One of my main gripes with many recipes is that they are far too fussy and include too many ingredients. That's why I almost never use recipes, but simply experiment on my own.

 

[PepePeru]

1 eggplant.
cut eggplant into slices, maybe .5 - 1 inches thick or so.
crack 1 or 2 eggs, whip w/ fork add salt + pepper, seasoning (i've just used whatever we've had around...oregano, "Italian seasoning" etc).
dip eggplant slices in egg
olive oil in pan.
fry the eggplant slices until they are tender. i just use a fork if it slides in easily, they are done.
put in a baking dish
after cooking all eggplant slices, pour a half jar or a whole jar of pasta sauce on top of the eggplant. Your call here.
add some Parmesan cheese on top. put in oven at 350-ish and just bake until the cheese melts or the sauce starts to boil a little. usually ~10 minutes.
done, easy & really pretty tasty.

we added some mushrooms with the eggplant the other night and that was good for a change.

oh yeah, boil some pasta with it.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: Howard
http://www.cookingforengineers...cken--Mushroom-Marsala

boy that sounds good! With a side of fresh pasta and a salad... MMMMMmm!