Help!!!!! I'm having trouble coming up with meals!?

Question

My husband does not like veggies. He will only eat corn on the cob and potatos , and he'll eat some fruits, but I need some dinner recipes. He likes beef, chicken, and fish and he likes pastas. He also likes pizza and foods like hot pockets with pizza inside.

Man some people are just rude. I don't treat my husband like a child, theres just some foods he doesn't like, just like anyone else, so please don't put down rude comments, I just wanted some simple recipes, not to be critizized! (He deserves a good meal every night, he works very hard every day to support our house hold!

Answer 1

I almost thought you were talking about my husband for a minute. I mean they are identical!!!!
Here's a list of some common meals at our house...
Hamburgers
Hamburger steak
chicken fried steak
grilled chicken
shake n bake chicken
marinated grilled catfish (on the george foreman grill)
bbq briskette
chicken parmesan (similar to pizza & cheesy )
pork chops (grilled, breaded, or baked)
tacos
enchiladas
nachos
meatloaf
I usually pair these with some sort of potatoe, I try to mix it up with mashed, or just cook cubed potatoes to just barely soft and drain and put butter on them, french fries. Oh yeah and we'll have baked potatoes with all the fixings sometimes.
We also do corn on the cob and I make black eyed peas and pinto beans a lot. Since there are so few veggies I try to make these as healthy as possible with low fat ingredients, lower fat meats and sauces.
We've been married a year and I have just gotten a stock menu of things that we both like.
Lasagna and different pastas are really good, I like recipezaar.com and allrecipes.com, you can look up your type of meat and then scan recipes and some you can delete the veggies in them to suit him.
Good luck!!

Answer 2

I know how you feel.....my husband is the same way, and I feel the same way that you do. Here are some ideas: spaghetti and meatballs w/garlic bread, anything off of the grill (steaks, hamburgers porkchops) served with baked potatoes or mac and cheese, the also have rice stuff that has cheese on it and maybe some broccoli it is in smaller pieces and he could pick it out (that's what mine does) , chicken tacos, grill some chicken add some provolone cheese and a little spaghetti sauce, have cube steak and serve with rice and gravy, take round steak and serve with rice or mashed potatoes and gravy, grilled ham and cheese and fries, bake fish and serve with a side, make pizza on english muffins, just a few ideas that we serve around here, and if you wanted a veggie you could always fix you something different on the side......he doesn't even have to look at it......(even though I always try and get my husband to eat some, he never gives in) Good Luck and happy cooking........

Answer 3

I have the same problem at home.
I try and make things like bbq pork chops, I make mashed St. Patty's day mashed potatoes. Make mashed potatoes like you normally would. In a seperate pot cook spinach and then when finished strain and put in the blender, and blend well. Then mix this with the mashed potatoes. This tastes just like regular mash.

Lasangna, Baked Ziti...you can try and sneak some veggies in here. I do this alot b/c I like veggies and no one else can really tell there are veggies in this. Chop them up real fine and sautee before adding to Lasagna.

You can also make different types of bean, chili, tacos, does he like salads?

Answer 4

I agree he needs to learn to cook, but here is a very easy chicken recipe that is very gooooood!

Crockpot Chicken

Ingredients:

1 whole roasting chicken, 3-4 lbs.
1/4 cup of your favorite salad dressing
Salt and Pepper to taste

Prep:
Rub chicken with salad dressing, inside and out, and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Put the whole chicken in a 4-5 quart crockpot, cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours (3-4 on high), until chicken is very tender.

Answer 5

check out rachel rays 30 min meal recipes . They come in 3 forms ( tv/ books / online) she has great idea's fpr even the pickiest eaters . not only that they are quick , fairly easy and taste great. Maybe there are some veggies he hasn't tried yet , or that can be cooked in a difrent way to make him like thme. good luck

Answer 6

Chicken Stuff
INGREDIENTS
1 (4 pound) whole chicken
1 (7 ounce) package corn muffin mix
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
In an 8x8 pan (NOT muffin tins), prepare muffin mix according to package directions.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large bowl, combine shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of celery soup, salt and pepper and mix well. Pour mixture into a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish and crumble baked muffin mix on top.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Stuffed Shells
INGREDIENTS
1 (12 ounce) package jumbo pasta shells
2 eggs, beaten
1 (32 ounce) container ricotta cheese
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
8 ounces grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (28 ounce) jar pasta sauce
8 ounces sliced fresh mushrooms
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a large bowl, mix eggs, ricotta, half the mozzarella, half the Parmesan, parsley, salt and pepper until well combined. Stuff cooked shells with ricotta mixture and place in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
In a medium bowl, stir together pasta sauce, mushrooms and reserved mozzarella and Parmesan. Pour over stuffed shells.
Bake in preheated oven 45 to 60 minutes, until edges are bubbly and shells are slightly set.


You can check out http://www.allrecipes.com for all kinds of recipes, just use the ingredients search.

Answer 7

aww I understand everyone is different some or more picky then others but that doesn't mean a meal you make for one you can not enjoy as well such as
spinach lasagna one can spinach in ur lasagna will not even notice its there
grilled sausage subs with peppers and onions
cheese steaks with french fries
hot dogs with buns baked beans and fries
freshetta pizza in frozen food isle so many varieties
celeste pizza one person pie its microwave able and comes in many flavors and only 1 per pie very cheap
Sloppy joes on buns
beef ribs with curly fries
meat loaf with cheddar filled center and bbq mixed in to beef as well as drizzled on top with and side of garlic sour cream and cheddar mashed potatos and cream corn in a can
Salmon grilled and served with diced potatos that were seasoned and fried in a pan
Fried chicken tenders bread tenders deep fry them and serve with fries onion rings or tater tots
chili with ground beef and beans and hot hot peppers tomatos extra find it all in cans easy and fast to make follow recipe on back of season packet
tacos with fish or beef or even chicken
fish sticks find in frozen foods isle serve with fries and or mashed potatos and corn

Answer 8

what i like to do is boil some shell pasta set it aside chop up veges very thin, layer veges in caserole dish then layer cooked pasta pour over fresh thickened cream add garlic and herbs then layer slices of potato ... cook for 40 minutes and sprinkle cheese over the top cook until melted... its yum

Answer 9

you need to invest in a great italian cook book! sounds like he'd eat their recipes. they have cheese, cream, pasta and beef, chickn and seafood. then you can make a side of veggies for you and your kids to eat (if you have kids) and even have a side salad. good luck!

Answer 10

Go to www.kraftfoods.com. You can search on ingredients like chicken and they will give you a list of recipes and you can create your own recipe box online to keep them in.