Easy Weeknight Meals

I've found that it's difficult to make small portions of protein: like steaks, or chicken breasts. So, I'll plan to make an additional fresh side to go with leftover proteins. 

​​Quick Meals

• Soups
  • Miso soup
  • Red Lentil Soup with Lemon
  • Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
• Salad
  • Warm Spinach Salad with Bacon, Onions and Egg​
  • Steak and Onion Salad
  • Bacon and Tomato Chop Salad with Lemon-Garlic Vinaigrette
  • Supi's Balsamic Salad
    • Tip: pre-chop your mix-ins for fast salad assembly, and use a bottled dressing if you like!
• Proteins
  • Sheet Pan Chicken Tikka
  • Roast Chicken & Sweet Potatoes
  • Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
  • Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry with Asparagus
  • Roast Chicken with Dijon Sauce
  • Easy Citrus Chicken and quick veggies
  • Lemon Butter Chicken
  • Chicken Katsu
  • Pan-Seared Steaks
  • Grilled Flank Steak
  • Miso-Marinated Salmon
  • Sausages and quick veggies
    • Cabbage and Sausage Fry
  • Ally Tacos​​
  • Dumplings with a veggie
  • Roast Pork Tenderloin with Gravy
  • Skillet Chicken in Balsamic Caramelized Onion Cream Sauce
    
  • Skillet Chicken Fajitas
    
• Pasta
  • ​Bachelor(ette) Pasta​
  • Frozen tortellini/ravioli and frozen tomato sauce
  • Spaghetti alla Carbonara
  • Unstuffed Shells with Butternut Squash and Leeks
  • crispy tortellini with peas and prosciutto
  • Creamy Lemon Pasta and a salad
  • Corn Bacon and Parmesan Pasta
  • Foolproof Spaghetti Carbonara
  • Everyday Meatballs
  • Rigatoni alla Vodka
  • Pasta with Cauliflower, Bacon, and Bread Crumbs
  • Weeknight Bolognese
  • Creamy One-Pot Pasta with Sausage and Squash
• Misc
  • grilled cheese and tomato soup
  • Lazy Pizza Dough + Margherita Pizza
  • Corn and Black Bean Quesadillas with Pepper Jack Cheese
  • Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps
  • Weeknight Nachos​
  • Zucchini quesadillas
  • Giant Bruschetta
    • Mothership Tomato Salad with cherry-sized mozzarella balls on toasted bread (perhaps Peasant Bread)
  • Avocado Toast
  • Taco Torte

Quick veggies

• ​The Best Way to Cook Broccoli
• My Normal Brussels Sprouts
• Fast Buttery Peas for Two
• Modern Succotash
• Corn on the Cob
• Oven-Roasted Asparagus
• Oven-roasted cabbage and kale
• corn salad with chile and lime
• Chana Masala or Red Kidney Bean Curry over rice

Quick Sides

• Fluffy White Rice for Two
• Basic Polenta
• orzo 
• buttered noodles
• French Lentils with Thyme
  

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Make Ahead

• Pizza dough
• Soups
  • sweet potato and sausage soup
  • Hearty Butternut Squash Soup
  • Lamb and Lentil Stew
  • Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup
  • Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
  • Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili
  • Overnight chicken soup with dumplings
• Egg Salad Sandwiches​
• Best Ground Beef Chili
• Lasagna Bolognese​
• Most any breads can be frozen
  • reheat for 15-20 mins in a 350° oven, wrapped in foil​
• Miso Sweet Potato and Broccoli Bowl
  • Cook the grains and vegetable and make the dressing beforehand. Night of, reheat and combine.