What are your regular rotation dinners?

[#2ontheway]

I suspect this post is a candidate to be moved, and hope it's not annoying to post here.

We are fresh back into routine! (Separate post that I'm considering: how to deal with tweens who seem to require an additional meal after school.)

What are your standby weekly dinners?

Us:
Flatbread (naan works) pizzas - cheese, tomato sauce, whatever else we have in the fridge
Rice bowls - rice, some kind of meat (flank steak or meatballs), mango, soy sauce, avocado, cucumber
meat sauce pasta - jarred sauce or tomatoes, carrots/onions/celery sautéed, sausage
sheet pan - sausages or chicken thighs, potatoes, veggies (peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever else we have)
taco night - usually ground beef with seasoning, guacamole, all the toppings and tortillas
fish, sautéed greens, rice

[basil]

-Salmon (wild, frozen from Costco), rice, broccoli. I have baked tofu.
-turkey tacos, usually ends up more like taco salads. I have tofu again.
-pasta with veggie meatballs. I have zucchini noodles.
-TJs orange chicken with rice and broccoli. I have the vegan version with cauliflower rice.
- baked white fish (haddock or cod) with Panko+olive oil and lemon zest topping. With baked potatoes and veg.
- veggie burgers (kids haven’t realized beyond burgers aren’t made of meat yet), alexia sweet potato puffs, veg.

Most of the time we have a really simple salad (greens, grape tomatoes, cucumbers) along side.

On the weekends I’ll do something a little more complicated. Some repeat ones are grilled chicken thighs marinated in soy/brown sugar/ginger/garlic, chicken tenders marinated in yogurt and lemon and “tandoori spice”, seafood risotto in the instant pot, fish chowder, chicken hummus meatballs, and more I’m forgetting.

[KpbS]

Noodles and meat sauce w/ salad
Baked chicken, broccoli, mashed potatoes
Egg salad sandwiches with salad
Fish stew with salad
Stir fry (ton of veggies and chicken) over rice
Chili (sausages for DH) with salad
Crockpot chicken over rice with broc as a side
Mexican casserole w salad
Waffles, turkey bacon, fruit
Omelettes
Breakfast casserole with fruit
Turkey burgers, slaw, corn, chips/fries
Taco salad with salsa and guacamole
Pizza with salad or roasted kale
Turkey cutlets, potatoes, salad
Chicken soup with salad
Roasted sweet potatoes, yellow potatoes, and sausages w salad
Mac and cheese with sausages and kale or broc
Vegetable soup

2 of us are gf, 2 are dairy free, and 2 allergic to beef so we do what we can.

[mmsmom]

Tacos made with ground turkey. DH and I usually eat as a bowl, kids use shells or tortillas.
Quiche (usually ham and cheese) and zucchini muffins (a healthyish recipe)
Pasta with meat sauce (ground beef and jarred sauce)
Crock pot white chicken chili
Pioneer Woman’s Frito Chili
Crock pot sesame chicken with brown rice noodles
Spicy chicken lettuce wraps with brown rice
Pork chops with grain and a veg
Skillet chicken with bacon and green beans
Lots of pasta options and we only use whole wheat pasta but I try to keep pasta to twice a month
Grilled steak or chicken with farro risotto and roasted veg

[georgiegirl]

Salmon rice, rice pilaf, veg
Bruschetta (meat eaters can add kielbasa on the side)
Panzanella
Fish tacos (or spicy black bean quesadillas), guacamole and pico
Pupusas, slaw, Mexican corn
Charcuterie platter
Feta pasta bake (tik tok), salad
Taco salads
Bowls: sushi bowl, Mexican “chipotle bowl,” roasted veggie bowl
Sesame noodles, stir fried bok choi, cucumber salad
Caprese pasta salad with ravioli
Shrimp scampi


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[jgenie]

Tacos
Chili
Hot dogs
Pasta bolognese
Curried lentil soup
Butternut squash soup
Minestrone soup
Lemon lentil soup
BBQ chicken
Chicken with rice and beans
Tostadas
Enchiladas, rice and beans
Baked fish
Honey soy salmon
Spaghetti w meatballs
Pulled pork
Roast w veggies
Pork chops
Pork in green sauce
Korean pork noodles
Tomato soup w grilled cheese sandwiches
Teriyaki chicken
Homemade pizza
Roasted veggies
Stir fry - we love stir fry but I’m not great at making it. Hoping to work on that this fall.

[bisous]

Love this thread. I'll preface this by saying that one of my "Back to School" goals is upping my dinner quality. It went DOWN first during the pandemic when shopping scared me, then further during this past summer when juggling working and full time kid duty made it hard to find time to shop and cook!

We kind of have a boring rhythm with many repeats and kind of a template.

Generally we do:

Breakfast for dinner (this is a favorite that everyone will eat--anything from omelets, bacon, smoothies, waffles, etc.)
Pasta (My kids don't like red sauce! They love homemade pesto though. Sometimes with meatballs or chicken breast. Lately, not so much)
Some kind of chicken/rice/veggie combo almost weekly.
Tacos/Burritos at least once a week. Ours are super boring and the kids don't do enough veggies on these nights)
Vegetarian--I make a quinoa/black bean salad, sweet potato fries and a green salad--weird combo but I love this meal
At least twice a week I'll make something from TJs or Costco that you heat in the oven and serve. Orange Chicken, Taquitos, pizza, chicken strips

I'd like to add some more variety. I want to start making soup and bread night again. My soups require more variety in ingredients (I usually can't get everything I need from Costco, unlike most of the above) and better planning.

[lizzywednesday]

Ours is

Monday: boxed mac & cheese w/broccoli
Tuesday: tacos (w/rice and corn)
Wednesday: pasta, sausage, broccoli, and bread (bread-maker or store-bought)
Thursday: wild card (sometimes we cook; sometimes, it's leftovers)
Friday: takeout

Weekends are also wild cards.

[JustMe]

We are vegetarian and here is our rotation.

rice and beans bowls (with guac, salsa, etc)
stir fry with brown rice and tofu
pasta with broccoli
veggie burgers
eggs with various condiments
whole wheat english muffin pizza
veggie or lentil soup
bok choy with tofu and brown rice
kale, gabanzo beans, and brown rice

frozen broccoi is a staple here and is frequently used along side our main dish

[jgenie]

We are vegetarian and here is our rotation.

rice and beans bowls (with guac, salsa, etc)
stir fry with brown rice and tofu
pasta with broccoli
veggie burgers
eggs with various condiments
whole wheat english muffin pizza
veggie or lentil soup
bok choy with tofu and brown rice
kale, gabanzo beans, and brown rice

frozen broccoi is a staple here and is frequently used along side our main dish

My frozen broccoli always ends up so sad. Do you have a trick to making it well?