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Original poster

To ask for your foolproof/go to dinner!

118 replies

Philmitchell · 03/09/2021 22:17

I am always cooking the same things
I need inspo!!!

You can only pick one recipe and you have to love it!

Mine would be tomato risotto with basil and mozzarella.

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Bouledeneige · 04/09/2021 00:05

A few really:
Asparagus or chicken risotto
Carbonara
Marinaded butterflied chicken chargrilled with salad
Panko coated chicken milanese

Moraxella · 04/09/2021 00:05

Nasi goreng. Quick and loads of veg

Original poster
Philmitchell · 04/09/2021 00:14

@Moraxella we love Nasi goreng ever since we tried the simply cook kits. Soooo good even my slightly picky husband loves it.

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Blueuggboots · 04/09/2021 00:21

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/meatball-garlic-bread-traybake

This is amazing! I use veggie meatballs for my partner.

violetbunny · 04/09/2021 00:25

[quote Philmitchell]@violetbunny that sounds sooo good. What do you have it with?

I doo love a chilli.

My husband has something against baked potato so im not sure how that would go down Grin @NewlyGranny[/quote]

Homemade oven fries and green veg (eg beans) Smile

DifficultBloodyWoman · 04/09/2021 00:25

I read the thread title and my first thought was takeaway.

But since everyone else is putting a bit more effort in…

Minute steak with salad. A super skinny (and therefore cheap) steak from the supermarket cooked for one minute in a frying pan with lots of garlic butter and served with a pre packaged Caesar salad if you can’t be bothered to buy lettuce and chop it yourself.

The garlic butter can be poured over the steak and the salad and it looks and tastes so much better than you would expect of something that takes three minutes to prepare (1 minute to chop and melt garlic butter, 1 minute to cook steak, 1 minute to prepare salad, find salad dressing, pour a glass of wine).

Darbysmama · 04/09/2021 00:26

Scallops marscarpone

Graphista · 04/09/2021 00:28

When I'm in a cooking mood/up to it this:

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mushroom-stroganoff/amp

SeoultoSeoul · 04/09/2021 00:54

Fry 2 salmon fillets and set aside.
In same pan (with salmon juices)
Fry 2 courgettes cut into batons.
Flake salmon and put back in the pan with 1 small chopped chilli.
Add juice and zest of half a lemon.
Add cooked spaghetti and a ton of grated parmesan and mix it all together.
Heaven.

BookFiend4Life · 04/09/2021 01:00

So tough to choose just one, but we love spaghetti with a load of veggies, usually roasted broccoli, roasted green beans, sauteed onions garlic and red pepper, seared mushrooms, crushed chili flakes, and a ton of olive oil. Toss it all with whole wheat spaghetti in the pan to get it super hot and shower with parm.....
That or beer can chicken! I couldn't resist!

DeeplyCheesedOffWithLife · 04/09/2021 01:01

Roast chicken dinner. Super easy, always tastes good, and tomorrow's dinner is also sorted - chicken curry or chicken mixed into savoury rice.

MoreStuffingMatron · 04/09/2021 01:13

Quick n’ easy fish pie.

Heat fan oven up to 180

Butter Pyrex dish

Add raw frozen cod, frozen prawns, tin of tuna or salmon to dish, add dessert spoon capers to sour cream. Cover fish with cream mix. Top with supermarket mash.
Cook for 45 minutes. Serve with steamed broccoli.

SquirryTheSquirrel · 04/09/2021 01:16

@MoreStuffingMatron

Quick n’ easy fish pie.

Heat fan oven up to 180

Butter Pyrex dish

Add raw frozen cod, frozen prawns, tin of tuna or salmon to dish, add dessert spoon capers to sour cream. Cover fish with cream mix. Top with supermarket mash.
Cook for 45 minutes. Serve with steamed broccoli.

Ooh, that sounds lovely.
MadCattery · 04/09/2021 01:28

In the states, Nashville Hot Chicken is a big thing. I make a healthy version and it’s sooooo good. There’s usually just the two of us, so I save half the seasoning mix for the next time.. www.eatingwell.com/recipe/255144/nashville-hot-chicken/
We al so eat a lot of fish, either wrapped around a garlicky stuffing or baked with garlic and wine sauce, and panko on top. We like garlic a lot.

violetbunny · 04/09/2021 03:02

@MadCattery

In the states, Nashville Hot Chicken is a big thing. I make a healthy version and it’s sooooo good. There’s usually just the two of us, so I save half the seasoning mix for the next time.. www.eatingwell.com/recipe/255144/nashville-hot-chicken/ We al so eat a lot of fish, either wrapped around a garlicky stuffing or baked with garlic and wine sauce, and panko on top. We like garlic a lot.

That looks epic! I'm going to make this...

KateyKontent · 04/09/2021 03:09

Burst tomato sauce.

Cherry or small tomatoes, olive oil, butter, garlic cloves rind of 1/2 lemon grated. Cook for ages on a very low hob, squash now and then Finish with parmesan and the remaining half of the lemon rind. Serve with linguine, steamed broccoli and a crusty baguette.

TheWashingMachine · 04/09/2021 03:17

Veal escalopes with a white wine jus, bit of lemon, rocket salad and new potatoes.

IridescentPurple · 04/09/2021 03:32

Frozen chips, peas, cod in butter sauce. The food of gods

A variation. Bird's Eye giant cod in batter with mash and mushy peas. Heaven on a plate.

Sharknado · 04/09/2021 04:31

Nigella’s chicken tagliatelle. www.nigella.com/recipes/tagliatelle-with-chicken-from-the-venetian-ghetto

BookFiend4Life · 04/09/2021 05:53

@KateyKontent

Burst tomato sauce.

Cherry or small tomatoes, olive oil, butter, garlic cloves rind of 1/2 lemon grated. Cook for ages on a very low hob, squash now and then Finish with parmesan and the remaining half of the lemon rind. Serve with linguine, steamed broccoli and a crusty baguette.

Ooh I love cherry tomatoes pasta sauce especially if they are fresh garden tomatoes! I am impatient and usually start them quite hot with a lot.of olive oil then turn it down and deglaslze with white wine. So versatile and you can change it up and kind of way!
echt · 04/09/2021 05:59

Penne arribiata: penne, tin of tomatoes, chilli flakes, Parmesan on top, basil if you like.

MakkaPakkas · 04/09/2021 08:37

Soy ginger chicken (chunks of chicken marinated briefly in soy, ginger, garlic & brown sugar) with rice and book choi or similar stir fried with a bit of sesame oil &/or lime & soy
Easy and everyone likes it.

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 04/09/2021 08:46

@MissConductUS

Home made pizza, using dough portions from the supermarket that we freeze. It's quick, easy and delicious.
I make my own pizza dough but I might try freezing it for weekdaysSmile
JingsMahBucket · 04/09/2021 09:01

[quote LoveFall]My family loves this chicken with mushrooms and orzo recipe. Especially on a cold rainy day.

damndelicious.net/2020/08/17/one-pot-chicken-and-mushroom-orzo/[/quote]
Love Damn Delicious. Thanks for posting this recipe @LoveFall. It might work for some in-laws in a couple weeks.

zingally · 04/09/2021 09:50

We call it prawn pesto pasta.

Fry up a green bell pepper with a load of prawns and garlic. Boil spaghetti or linguine.
When the pasta is cooked, dump it in with the prawns and pepper, and add a whole jar of green pesto, and give it a good stir on a low heat.
My whole family hoovers it up!