What should I have for dinner? Seriously.?

Question

My wife and I can NEVER decide what to have for dinner. All we do is have burgers and random crap like that. Does anyone have any great ideas for a quick delicious meal. maybe not so quick but at least cheap, im only an E3 in the army so no 20lb lobster on solid diamond plates to enhance the taste. 10 points to the best tasting/cheapest meal.

Answer 1

Here's what I suggest: make lists of dishes you'd like to try or to make, one for main courses and one for side dishes. Then you'll have a list of ideas handy that you can mix and match. for example:

Main dishes:
Roast chicken
Steak
Fried chicken breasts
Chicken cacciatore (chicken with marinara sauce & veggies)
Hot dogs
Bratwurst
Chicken breasts w/cream of mushroom soup
BLT's
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Baked fish
Spaghetti
Tacos
Ham

Side dishes:
Egg noodles (recommended for anything with sauce or gravy)
Steamed veggies (list whatever you like - broccoli, asperagus, squash, brussels sprouts, carrots)
Roasted veggies (same)
Mashed potatoes
Baked potatoes
Twice-baked potatoes
Salad
Roast yams w/butter
Marinated mushrooms
Cucumber and tomato salad w/fresh dill
Pilaf
Pasta salad
Spaghetti tossed w/olive oil, tomatoes, & fresh basil

Now mix & match, and you'll have lots of great dinner ideas. None of these things are very expensive or difficult - trust me, I'm a working Mom and I rarely make anything that takes more than 45 mins, or costs much.

Answer 2

Chicken Nuggets

½ stick unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 whole boneless skinless breast cut into 1-inch cubes

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

In a small saucepan melt butter with the garlic and let the mixture cool. In a shallow bowl or pie plate toss the crumbs with the Parmesan. Dip the chicken cubes first in the butter and then in the bread crumb mixture, making sure that each cube is coated well with crumbs. Arrange the chicken in one layer on a baking sheet and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

Green beans and White rice.

Answer 3

Title: Baked Gammon in Cider (English)
Categories: English
Yield: 4 Servings

1 x Middle gammon
2 x Bay leaves
2 ts Cloves
2 tb Golden syrup
2 tb Demerara sugar
1/2 pt Cider
1 Tn peach halves
Chopped chives

Total cooking time: allow 20 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes
extra. Wash the joint, place in a saucepan, cover with water, add the
bay leaves and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for half total
cooking time. Remove from the pan and discard liquid. Set oven to
375/F or Mark 5. Remove the skin from joint, score the fat and press
in the cloves. Place in a roastina tin, pour the syrup over the fatty
sides and sprinkle with the sugar. Add 1/2 pint cider to the tin and
bake for remainder of cooking time. Baste with the liquid 2 or 3
times. Twenty minutes before the end of cooking time add the peach
halves, reserving the juice, and sprinkle with chopped chives. When
cooked, remove the joint and the peaches. Add the peach juice to the
tin and boil rapidly to reduce to make a sauce; serve separately.

Answer 4

Hi soldier!
Purchase a crockpot if you don't already have one.
Any inexpensive meat will come out delicious slow-cooked.
I don't know what you like but you can have pot roast, chicken, and/or a cheap cut of pork.
Cook veggies separate or throw in the pot!
Add your favorite seasonings ( a little at first ) then re-season when almost done.
You won't spend a lot of time in the kitchen and dinner will be ready when you are.
Shop the sales and get the hang of freezer wrap!
enjoy.

PS thank you for your service
God Bless

Answer 5

My husband and I used to have the same "dinner argument" almost every night. I try to have just a few staples on hand to create easy meals, which may be a start for you. If you have pasta of any kind, you can create a sauce with butter, milk, cheese, garlic and seasonings of your choice (like oregano, basil or parsley) and cook up some chicken breasts - you can keep extras frozen for later, and a steamed vegetable, like broccoli.

Also, here's a recipe for Baked Ziti (which is one of my favorite comfort foods). This recipe makes a lot, so you can freeze half to heat up quickly for later...

1 lb ziti pasta
1 1/2 (26 ounce) cans spaghetti sauce
1 lb Italian sausage
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 1/2 teaspoons italian seasoning
3/4 teaspoon thyme
3/4 teaspoon basil
3/4 teaspoon oregano
1/4-1/3 cup sugar, to taste
3/4 cup cottage cheese
3/4 cup sour cream
1 (6 ounce) package provolone cheese, sliced
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook ziti according to package. Drain.
Cook italian sausage along with garlic and onion until browned. Drain. Return sausage mixture to pan. Add in spagetti sauce, sugar, and spices. Stir.
Combine sour cream and cottage cheese.
Grease 13x9 with cooking spray.
Layer in the pan 1/2 of noodles, 1/2 of sauce, all of the provolone, all of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture, 2nd 1/2 of noodles, 2nd half of sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes or until heated through and cheeses are melted.

Answer 6

Buy a package of frozen meatballs and your favorite brand of spaghetti sauce. It takes all of ten minutes to let this simmer, then serve over your favorite pasta. Dust with some Parmesan. Sides of garlic bread and you are in business.

Buy link sauage; we like the garlic type. Simmer on low in about 1/2 inch of water for about 20 minutes. Warm barbecue sauce or steak sauce and top sausage. Serve with baked potatoes and a salad.

Answer 7

Scramble some hamburger (or vegetarian ground) in a pan with onion, pepper, and corn. Make mashed potatoes with the skins on- boil the potatoes for about 20 minutes and mix in some milk and butter. Serve the meat and veggies on top of the mash.

Answer 8

Pasta. Fry some sausages, sweet chilli sauce and sun dried tomatoes in a pan while you're boiling the pasta. Throw together and viola! Best, freshest food. Takes about 10minutes

Answer 9

My husband and I ask each other every day "whats for dinner"?Last night this is what we had... Sweet and Sour Stir Fry put 2 and one quarter cups of water in a sauce pan bring to a boil add one cup of white rice lower heat to low and simmer rice for 20 minutes. while rice is cooking cut up half of a hillshire farm beef sausage cut into round slices ,cut up one white onion in squares,one green bell pepper in square,2 buds of garlic chopped, 2 tablespoons cooking oil, put into a fry pan and fry stirring as it cooks should take about five minutes add one quarter cup white or apple vinegar, i use dole pineapple in my stir fry I buy the small can the round or chunks poor juice in the fry pan and cut up the pineapple into squares if you use the round pineapple and add a few save the rest if you want to make jello for desert.then add1/4 cup ketschup,one cup brown sugar 2 cups of water1/4 cup cornstarch it will thicken as you stir add two tablespoons of soy sauce and cook for about ten more minutes . Put rice on plate and pour stir fry on top . It doesnt cost that much and it tastes good, also you can add carrots and broccoli but I like it without and so does my husband,we are grandparents also ,gotta love it .

Answer 10

grill some chicken and onions and mix it in with some cooked egg noodles. Sprinkle some lemon juice and olive oil on top and season to taste.
something I came up with in a pinch when I had some guests coming over.