I need some quick and easy dinner recipes!?

Question

I am a babysitter, and need to make dinner every night for two girls (7 and 11) . The mom would like the meals to all be balanced (consiting of whole grains, protiens, leafy green vegetables, etc.). The family is also Jewish so I cannot combine cheese and meat. Thanks for any help!

Answer 1

PENNE ALL’ARRABBIATA
Ingredients ( Serves 2 )

Penne Pasta - 1/2 pound Ripe Roma Tomatoes - 1 cup, finely chopped ( Or 10 oz crushed tomatoes - canned ) Tomato paste - 1 tbsp Garlic - 2 cloves, medium size, finely chopped Red chilli flakes - 1/2 to 1 tsp Dried Oregano - 1/2 tsp Fresh Parsley - 1 tbsp, finely chopped Olive Oil - 2 tbsp Salt to taste Freshly grated parmesan cheese Method

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta al dente according to package instructions.
Meanwhile, heat oil in a deep skillet or pot. Add chopped garlic and saute` until fragrant.
Next add red chilli flakes, dried oregano and chilli flakes, saute` for 5 to 10 seconds and then add crushed/chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, salt to taste and mix well.
Simmer over low-medium heat for about 5 to 8 minutes or until the tomato sauce has reduced a little bit.
Add cooked pasta, chopped parsley and toss until mixed well.
Serve hot with freshly grated parmesan cheese.

MERLUZZO CON CONTORNO
Serves 2: 500 gr of frozen fillets of cod, 10 cherry tomatoes, 20 stoned black olives, 50 gr of capers, extravirgin olive oil, salt, 1 aubergine, 1 zucchini, 1 potato, garlic, extravigin olive oil, salt.

Cut the vegetables in cubes, dress with oil, salt and a clove of garlic inside. Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 250° C and cook the vegetables for 45 minutes. Prepare the cod in another pan and dress it with a sauce that you can made cutting in small pieces the tomatoes and adding the capers and the olives. Put some oil and a little pinch of salt. After 15 minutes add the cod in the oven with the vegetables and cook it for 30minutes. In this way both the coureses are ready in the same time.

Answer 2

Rachel Ray's meatloaf muffins are delicious!! It's possible some of these ingredients could be considered fancy so i'm not sure if this will help.. but make it sometime [= Oh and the recipe may seem long and hard by looking at it, but once you read through it a few times it's quite simple. I've made them plenty of times.. it's easy! :D (from the show 30-minute meals) 1 2/3 to 1 3/4 pounds ground sirloin 1 medium onion, cut into chunks 2 ribs celery from the heart of the stalk, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 green bell pepper 1 large egg plus a splash of milk, beaten 1 cup plain bread crumbs 2 tablespoons grill seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick) 1 cup smoky barbecue sauce 1/2 cup tomato salsa 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce Vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil Micro-way-cool Bacon and Green Beans, recipe follows Smashed potatoes and cream cheese, recipe follows Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Put ground beef into a big bowl. Put onion and celery into a food processor. Cut the bell pepper in half, rip out the seeds and throw them into your garbage bowl. Cut the pepper into a few pieces and add to the food processor. Pulse the processor blades to finely chop the vegetables into very small pieces then add them to the meat bowl. Add egg, beaten with milk, bread crumbs and grill seasoning to the bowl. Next, mix together the smoky barbecue sauce, the salsa and the Worcestershire sauce. Pour half the sauce mixture into the bowl with the meatloaf mix. Mix the meatloaf together with your hands. Wash up. Brush a 12-muffin tin (1/2-cup each) with vegetable oil or extra-virgin olive oil. Use an ice cream scoop to help you fill meat into a each tin. Top each meat loaf with a spoonful of extra sauce. Bake about 20 minutes. Cut open 1 muffin to test that the middle is cooked through. Or maybe try

Answer 3

Make Over 200 Juicy, Mouth-Watering Paleo Recipes You've NEVER Seen or Tasted Before?

Answer 4

Take minced chicken (1 big cup) & add to it very finely grated carrots & cabbage. Add chopped potatoes (chopped to tiny bits & washed with cold water till the run off water is not white). Cook on pan with constant stirring till chicken &/or potatoes are cooked. Remove out in bowl. Add eggs (2-4 depending on size) to make a slurry paste. Add 1 teaspoon of ginger + garlic paste, 1 green chilly finely chopped & salt to taste. Release a big spoonful of the slurry on a non-stick pan, with absolutely no oil . It will become into a thick patty.
Serve with whole grain bread. Tastes good & cant taste the veggies. Should serve 3, unless ur appetite is like me! ;)

Answer 5

Hamburger Hash

1 pound of lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 ribs of celery, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can of vegetable soup
1 can of baked bean
salt and pepper to taste

Fry ground beef until no longer pink, add onions, celery and garlic and cook until tender. Add soup and beans, stir to combine, salt and pepper to taste. Cook for further 30 minutes on low heat.
Serve with a nice leafy salad.

Answer 6

Go to epicurious.com. They have lots of good recipes that are rated and reviewed. They also have an advanced search that will help with main ingredients, cooking methods, etc.

Answer 7

Chicken breasts, brown rice and broccoli...
whole wheat pasta, fresh tomatoes with clams, and a tossed green salad...