What's for Dinner?

[becca]

You rock, GN!  It takes me forever to prep a chicken.  Maybe some OCD at play!  They have been on sale, so I should get one.

[Macabre]

Last night was crazy. I finished work at 5:30, hadn't showered, and had a meeting at school at 7:00. And had to get DS home from school in between and dH was changing the oil on his car. 

I tossed fresh and frozen veggies in with some NoChicken Stock (the best veggie stock eeeeeever), a can of diced tomatoes, put some quinoa on to go in it later and got in the shower.  (sautéed the onions and other veggies first). It was surprisingly yummy. It was a bit of a stone soup. I had one zucchini, two handfuls of carrot sticks, fresh bagged green beans and the last of a bag of frozen corn. I added some milk near the end.  It was a very, very hearty soup.  DH made a few slices of parm toast to serve with it.

I need to remember this as an option more than I do on nights that are busy.

[becca]

I do stone soup often.  I call it "clean out the fridge soup."  But it usually starts with sauteed sweet sausage and onions and garlic. 

[Macabre]

I made this earlier this week:

Easy Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup

[hedgehog]

I spatchcocked a chicken earlier and stuck in some brine.  Will season with a nice rub that I already mixed up, then brown the chicken on the stove then roast in the oven.  I just finished making my first cranberry sauce of the season.  I will roast some baby carrots I bought yesterday, and baby potatoes.  Some nice grapes that I picked up yet ready will round it out nicely.  Oh, and definitely a nice wine.  I need to put some in the fridge.

[GoingNuts]

Baked Chicken with Mustard

Chicken cut into 8 pieces
2 Tbsps. Dijon Mustard
2Tbsps. Lemon juice
2Tbsps. Olive oil
1 Ttbsp. Fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped
3 cloves minced garlic
Salt and pepper to,taste

Preheat oven to 375.  Oil a baking sheet.

Combine all ingredients except the chicken in a bowl; add chicken and massage in.

Place chicken on baking sheet for 45-50 minutes; then broil for 5.  No need to turn the chicken.

I had this with baby red potatoes and broccoli.

[ajasfolks2]

I need to get my crock pot out, make it live on the counter, and have some easy-ish home cooked meals.

[Janelle205]

I have a whole chicken going in my crock pot right now.  Ours doesn't live on the counter, but it is easy to find it a spot on the island, and I store it in a spot where it is easy to grab.

[momtoAidenDeclan]

Can't wait to eat this tonight...

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/ethiopian_chicken_stew.html

[MaryM]

That looks yummy! 

Tacos here tonight.

[ajasfolks2]

Oven BBQ chicken (found some Guy Fieri sauce we really like . . . supposedly it is safe for our needs) . . .

Baked potatoes

Steamed broc (just enuf for tonite)

Was going to do oven roasted broc & cauli, but not enough ovens to do all the above & get supper on soon.

Did enough to give me tons of leftovers -- will freeze some chicken.  Did double the number of potatoes we needed.
When I serve as leftovers tomorrow, I'll do a batch of oven roasted broc, cauli, and shallots so that DS will be thrilled.

[GoingNuts]

Mushroom ravioli pomodoro, steamed broccoli.

[becca]

Whipped up a quick chicken soup with a rotisserie chicken(leftovers from two I had over the weeknd), and boxed stock.  Pulled off some for me and added spinach, put pasta in the one for the kids.  Dh mixed the two and I added a small bit of the noodly one to my larger bowl of the spinach-y one. 

[Janelle205]

I did a roast chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy tonight, and it is magnificent.

[GoingNuts]