A Week's Worth of Rushed Dinners that Actually Taste Good

If you are anything like me, then one of the most stressful times of the day is the afternoon, when you have to prepare dinner. The older children are running around the house like loony birds, Hell Hound is barking at me for some dinner, the phone is ringing. Meanwhile Baby Bigfoot keeps peeling his clothes off. Here is a week of dinners that are tasty and fast. I did not make up these recipes, but I did change them here and there.

Monday

Lemon Chicken With Broccoli Over Rice

You Need:

steamed broccoli florets

cooked minute rice

chopped chicken breast

1 bottle of Lemon Pepper 30 Minute Marinade Sauce

Directions:

Steam the frozen chopped broccoli and set aside

Cook the rice according to the directions on the box, but mix in half of the lemon pepper marinade

Fry the chicken in the other half of the marinade

Arrange chicken and broccoli on a bed of rice and serve.



Tuesday

Loren’s Mad Good Chili



You Need:

 Your favorite bakery rolls

1 can kidney beans

1 jar salsa

1 can diced tomatoes

Chili pepper

onion, chopped

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey


Directions:

Fry the onion in a tsp. of olive oil, and then add ground beef.

Add other ingredients and simmer for a half hour.

Serve with rolls and a salad.



Wednesday

Chicken with Tomatoes and Spaghetti


You need:

1 lb spaghetti

5-6 plum tomatoes

2 lbs chopped boneless chicken breast

Parmesan cheese

1/3 cup olive oil

Fresh basil

Chopped garlic- I don’t know, I like a lot.

Directions:


Boil the spaghetti, strain and set aside.

Fry the garlic, tomatoes and basil in oil

Add spaghetti and parmesan cheese to pan.

Mix to coat and serve with a side salad.



Thursday

Shrimp and Rice Stir Fry


You Need:

Cooked brown rice- 4 cups

1 bag frozen, cooked and cleaned medium shrimp

¼ cup orange juice

2 tbsp. soy sauce

1 tbsp. corn starch

½ tsp. sugar

Minced garlic

1 bag frozen stir fried veggies

¾ cup chicken broth

Vegetable oil or peanut oil

Directions:


Mix together soy sauce, OJ, corn starch, sugar, and broth. Set aside.

Fry shrimp in oil and add garlic.

Add the veggies to the pan and heat through.

Mix together shrimp veggies and sauce.

Serve over hot rice.



Friday

Apple Filled Ebelskiver and Fruit Salad

You need:


Ebelskiver pan

Buttery spray

Pancake mix- instant or regular

Maple syrup or caramel sauce

Confectioner’s sugar

Finely chopped apples

Fruit salad side dish

Directions-


Prepare the pancake mix according to the box and set aside. Spray pan with butter and drop chopped apple pieces into each “cup” then coat with pancake mix. To see how this is done, watch a video at the William Sonoma website.

Picture from William Sonoma.