Easy and Popular Suppers--add some more

[Ottakee]

We had this tonight:

 

Hamburger stew

1lb. ground beef browned with onion (or use left over beef roast like I did tonight)

1 can corn

1 can green beans

1 can carrots

1 can cr. of mushroom soup

1 packet onion soup mix

 

Drain the veggies and mix all together in a casserole dish. Top with mashed potatoes (instant or left over ones) or even tator tots. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until bubbl. You can top this with cheese if you want.

 

I won't claim this is health food but with a salad and bread and applesauce, it was a quick to make and easy meal.

 

Any other ideas?

[mom2abcd]

White Castle Hamburger buns

 

1 lb. hamburger, browned and drained

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 package onion soup mix

 

Combine. Scoop onto hamburger bun and top with other bun. Bake in 350 oven for 15 minutes. Some may like to add cheese and a pickle.

[DianeW88]

One of my favorite websites for easy dinner recipes (plus it will generate your shopping list) www.simplifysupper.com The recipes are yummy, easy and best of all...it's free!!

 

Diane W.

 

married 22 years, homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years

[Ottakee]

Thanks for the link. That looks like it would have some nice and easy ideas. While not the healthiest, still better and cheaper than going out.

[Avila]

This is my easiest go-to meal.

 

 

Baked Chicken and Rice

 

· 1 can cream of chicken soup

· 1 can cream of mushroom soup

· 1 can cream of celery soup

· 1 cup uncooked white rice (not instant)

· Butter or margarine

· 3 to 4 chicken breasts

· 2 to 4 cups shredded Italian cheese

 

Combine soups and rice in an 8 x 10 baking dish. Place chicken on top. Top each piece of chicken with a pat of butter. Top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.

[Anne]

My personal favorite: saute chopped onions with curry powder. Add cubed sweet potatos and 1/2 (approx.) cup water. Cover & simmer until potatos are almost done (10 min?). Add 1 cup black beans, rinsed & drained, and a big handful of spinach if available. Heat through.

 

Yum!

 

Family favorite: Tuscan Pasta

 

Saute minced garlic, chopped onions & chopped carrots until tender. Stir in 1 jar of pasta sauce and crushed red pepper to taste. Cover & simmer 5 minutes.

 

Add 1 can white beans, rinsed & drained. (sometimes I add spinach) Heat through.

 

Meanwhile, cook @ 2 cups pasta (I use penne) until done. Combine.

 

Very good, very easy & very fast. And pretty healthy, too!

Edited April 17, 2010 by Anne
ETA - I think I got the Tuscan Pasta recipe from someone here!

[i.love.lucy]

One of our favs:

 

Meatball Stroganoff:

1 pkg premade meatballs (I can find organic turkey ones)

1 jar brown gravy or about 1 1/4 c of leftover homemade brown gravy

1 small tub sour cream

 

mix gravy and sour cream and meatballs and heat through

 

serve over pasta and with a salad

[MariannNOVA]

Can you use a slow-cooker recipe? We are still limited to using the slow cooker and microwave (woke up Wednesday morning to see that toaster oven was destroyed in what appeared to be a drive -by incident - don't ask :glare:)

 

PULLED CHICKEN:

 

Bottle of barbecue sauce into slow cooker

Couple of cans of Classic Coke or Coke Zero

Stir

Add (not frozen) chicken leg quarters or legs and thighs

Cook on High for 4 hours or Low for 8-10 hours

Option: Pop on grill on a throw away foil pan to just give it some crisp

 

Ravioli and meatballs:

 

slow cooker again

12-14 ounces frozen ravioli (large ones, not minis)

Large jar of Ragu or whatever sauce you like

Perdue Turkey Meatballs

 

Pour half jar of sauce in bottom of slow cooker

Place frozen ravioli over sauce

Pour a little more sauce over ravioli and spread

Place meatballs over that

Pour rest of sauce

 

Cook on Low for about 4 hours -- this cooks quickly.

[unsinkable]

I do a mini-burger dinner that I adapted from a "white castle" recipe.

 

Sprinkle some dried onion flakes in the bottom of a 11 x 7 glass baking dish. Pat about 1 lb. of ground beef into the pan. Sprinkle beef with seasoning of choice (we use salt-free seasoning.) Bake at 425 F. until desired doneness. It takes less than 15 min. until they are cooked thru for me.

 

If desired, remove and cover with cheese slices and return briefly to oven until cheese is melted. Remove and cut into small patties (8) and serve on dinner rolls.

 

These are fast and yummy.

[Guest Virginia Dawn]

My kids love This chicketti:

 

Two large chicken breasts boiled and chopped

1/4 cup minced onion

2-3 cloves garlic minced

1 16 oz can tomato sauce

1 16 oz can diced tomatoes

2 tsp. cumin

2 tsp chili powder

1 pickled jalapeno seeded and chopped (optional)

1/4-1/3 cup sliced green olives (depending on how much you like olives)

4 oz. grated cheddar cheese

 

Cook an 8 oz package of spaghetti in boiling water til aldente. In a large pot, Saute the onion and and garlic in a little oil add the rest of the ingredients and simmer about 15 minutes. Add as much of the drained spaghetti as you want and stir well . We like it saucy so I don't always use up all the spaghetti, I just refrigerate the leftovers. Spread in a 9by 13 glass baking dish. Sprinkle with grated cheddar, heat through in a preheated 350 degree oven for 15-20 min. Serve with something green. Yum.

[Heidi @ Mt Hope]

My most favorite, easy, comfort-food dinner is gnocchi with sausage and spinach. Boil the gnocchi (I find shelf-stable packages near the pasta at the grocery store) according to the pkg directions. Cook some crumbled Italian sausage in a frying pan (and drain excess oil). Add the cooked gnocchi, a little of the water you boiled it in, some coarsely grated parmesan cheese, and a few large handfuls of fresh baby spinach. Cook until spinach is slightly wilted. Serve with extra parmesan cheese. Yum!!!!