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Need Weekly Recipe Help

timeless — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:20:32 GMT

I'm tired boss.

Please post your favorite recipes.

I don't mean the whole recipe, but what you make for your family on a regular rotation.

Feeling like I'm in a never-ending loop!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

beach-mom — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 03:51:07 GMT

@timeless wrote:
I'm tired boss.

Please post your favorite recipes.

I don't mean the whole recipe, but what you make for your family on a regular rotation.

Feeling like I'm in a never-ending loop!

@timeless - We have salmon (or another seafood), chicken, meatless (usually pasta), and once in a while meatloaf or some kind of beef dish. This time of year especially we eat a lot of soup.

I've used a lot of recipes from the Recipes forum. I love to cook when I have time. My schedule varies. But I love to try new recipes.

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

spent2much — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:34:36 GMT

I keep a document with all my suppers. Here are a few:

SAT.	Scallops, rice mix
SUN.	Steak/baked potatoes/green beans
MON.	Chicken-smothered-easy-bacon (NOT easy)
TUES.	Lasagna?
WED.	Veg. beef soup (homemade)
THURS.	--------------------------
FRI.	Fish, pierogies

SAT. 2-17	Take-out
SUN.	Voila
MON.	Chicken pot pie (frozen)
TUES.	Hamburgers
WED.	pasta
THURS.	-----------------------
FRI.	Leftover chicken dish (I added potatoes and broccoli)

SAT. 2-23	Take-out
SUN.	Steak/green beans
MON.	Turkey/gravy/veg.
TUES.	Pot roast
WED.	Stuffed cabbage casserole
THURS.	------------------------

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

cindyNC — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:05:55 GMT

"Green" Chicken........cooked shredded chicken topped w/salsa verde and a bit of red salsa, then add shredded cheese to the top.

"Kevin's Korean Chicken" from the meat section of the supermarket served with cooked shredded cabbage/veggies (seasme oil/soy sauce) or else vegetable fried cauliflower rice.

Healthy chicken enchilada casserole

Italian sausage sandwiches

high protein spaghetti w/meatballs

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:32:31 GMT

@timeless - our meals are usually basic, easy and quick to make, with nutrition being our focus while keeping the carbs very low. I will use fresh and frozen berries or green vegetables, and I make fresh tossed salads, but the starchy carbs like rice, beans, potatoes, grains, and pasta stay at the store. No canned soups or boxed side dishes here either. The only exception might be a couple from Proper Good or Kettle & Fire - no Campbell or Progresso. We have many options so we don't get bored.

Any protein we like - thin cut ribeye, boneless pork loin chops, chicken breast, salmon, ribs, grassfed burgers, eggs, bacon, grassfed polish sausage, ground beef, baked ham. Most often it's seasoned and cooked as a single item, but I also make pulled pork, mississippi roast, low carb/KF lasagna, tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, ham & broccoli casserole, chicken bacon broccoli ranch casserole, chicken florentine, Tuscan chicken, egg roll in a bowl (haven't made that in awhile), pot roast, cheeseburgers, meatloaf, bacon & eggs, soup, etc.

Add a colorful tossed salad or green veg (asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, green beans, cauliflower, cabbage) and dinner is ready.

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:17:03 GMT

This is a good sample of our winter dinner lineup:

Spaghetti and meatballs, salad

Sweet Italian sausage and peppers, rice

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and greenbeans

Apricot glazed chicken, rice, zucchini

Teriyaki glazed salmon, corn, spinach

Chili with cornbread or spaghetti

Steak or lamb chops, boiled baby potatoes, fresh veggie, salad

BBQ baby back ribs, fresh veggie, salad

Beef stew, cucumber salad, crusty rolls

Tacos

Philly cheesesteaks with sautéed peppers & onions

Cheese casserole with bacon & sautéed onion, diced tomatoes

Chicken soup

Vegetable beef soup

Sweet sausage vegetable soup

Hot dogs and beans

Broccoli quiche, salad

Breakfast for dinner

Marie Callendar chicken pot pie

Michealangelo's eggplant Parmesan, salad

I make everything myself except for the chicken pot pie and eggplant parm.

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:00:47 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch I'd so love to know what you use in your meatloaf. I need to go back to low carb. I assume oats, crackers, or oats are out?

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:02:13 GMT

@Eileen in Virginia great list!

Id love to know what is in you Cheese Casserole. Is that a pasta or rice dish?

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

JeanLouiseFinch — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:09:19 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ wrote:
@JeanLouiseFinch I'd so love to know what you use in your meatloaf. I need to go back to low carb. I assume oats, crackers, or oats are out?

@LizzieInSRQ - a little almond flour or pork panko.

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:20:47 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch those are great ideas! Thank you!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

Still Raining — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:37:18 GMT

Ruts are hard and families get used to menus and obviously they have made their votes.

A few times I decided that none of the above are being served this week. Stumbled onto new faves.

Try it 👏🏻

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

tiny 2 — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:48:19 GMT

@spent2much wrote:
I keep a document with all my suppers. Here are a few:
SAT.
Scallops, rice mix
SUN.
Steak/baked potatoes/green beans
MON.
Chicken-smothered-easy-bacon (NOT easy)
TUES.
Lasagna?
WED.
Veg. beef soup (homemade)
THURS.
--------------------------
FRI.
Fish, pierogies

SAT. 2-17
Take-out
SUN.
Voila
MON.
Chicken pot pie (frozen)
TUES.
Hamburgers
WED.
pasta
THURS.
-----------------------
FRI.
Leftover chicken dish (I added potatoes and broccoli)

SAT. 2-23
Take-out
SUN.
Steak/green beans
MON.
Turkey/gravy/veg.
TUES.
Pot roast
WED.
Stuffed cabbage casserole
THURS.
------------------------

@spent2much

Nice. Thursdays must be date night

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

Eileen in Virginia — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:59:35 GMT

@LizzieInSRQ It's a pasta dish - a variation on mac and cheese.

1. Cook a box of pasta according to the package directions. Drain, return to the pot and set aside.

2. Dice about 5 strips of bacon and sauté in a frying pan until almost crisp.
3. Chop a medium onion and add to the bacon, cooking until the bacon's crisp and the onion's clear.

4. Stir the bacon and onion into the pasta.

5. Add a 15 ounce can of diced tomatoes.

6. Add about 1 to 1.5 cups of shredded cheddar cheese. Stir well to combine all ingredients.

7. Turn into a baking dish (smaller than 9x13) and sprinkle with about 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese.

8. Bake in a 375 degree oven until the cheese on top has melted and is golden brown, about 25 minutes.

This seems like a lot of prep, but the actual prep (chopping bacon and onions) only takes about 5 minutes or so. I use a bag of Kraft shredded cheddar cheese, so that doesn't take any time at all. This recipe feeds our family of 3 with a little left over for lunch the next day. Hope you like it!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

cusegirl — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:31:12 GMT

Baked chicken thighs, meatloaf, rib eye steak, breaded pork chops, boneless pork chops, sausage peppers and onions, baked cod, shrimp scampi. Sides could be broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, green beans, or brussel sprouts. Mashed potatoes, rice pilaf, baked potatoes, homemade vegetable beef soup, Italian wedding soup. Pasta with meatballs and sausage.

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

walker — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:31:46 GMT

One dish...chicken, red potatoes and green beans..easy!

drizzle with olive oil then Dry Italian seasoning, cover, bake 1 hour..350

Pronto Chicken...dip breasts in Italian dressing, then

bread crumbs and bake...cover 1/2 hour, uncover 1/2 hr. at

350

Meatloaf/baked potatoes or mashed, side veg

Pasta....w/meatballs or w/o, shrimp scampi/angel hair

(I make meatballs ahead of time and freeze them. For quick meal, jar of sauce and take out few meatballs..done.)

Chicken Piccata and Spanish Rice

Soup and Sandwiches or Hearty Soup/Rolls

Beef Chili or White Chili (chicken)

Chicken Pot Pie or Shepherd's Pie

etc....etc.....

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

LizzieInSRQ — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:31:27 GMT

@Eileen in Virginia thank you for not only clarifying but taking time out to write up the recipe! Sounds scrumptious and one of those "hit the spot" dinners!

I love pasta but I can't have it right now so I think I'll sub with a combo of rotisserie chicken and blanched cauliflower! Thanks for the inspiration!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

rockygems123 — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 22:52:20 GMT

@timeless

Martha Stewart Pan Roasted Chicken with Za'atar Potatoes and Kale sheet pan dinner.

Zakarian Cavatappi Pasta Sausage Kale Mushrooms

Blue Jean Chef Lemon Chicken Spinach and Orzo Dinner

Katie Lee Roast Chicken Breast with Polenta & Tomatoes.

Every one of the above one pan / skillet dishes are delicious.

Seared in 1/2 butter 1/2 olive oil to raise the smoke point of the oils sear 3 mins ea side beef filet 5 oz with rosemary in the pan. Take out steak to rest and in the juices saute sliced mushrooms red wine garlic butter. 10 minutes & delicious.

I make cole slaw with caraway seeds, celery seeds etc, can be bought too, to top rolls Jack Daniels whiskey pulled pork on rolls.

Bacon & egg sandwiches on toasted sourdough.

Salmon 6 oz topped with Italian balsamic marinade, capers, thinly sliced meyer lemons when available sprinkled with dried dill. Squeeze more of lemon when done. 350 degrees for 14 1/2 mins.

Prime Rib on the indoor rotisserie rubbed with a local prime rib rub spice. Leftovers make delicious beef & barley soup and thinly sliced beef au jus dip sandwiches.

A lot of our meals are based on what is on sale. Made a prime rib recently, it was $6.99 / lb on sale.

These recipes are generally our rotation, needing to try some new ones too

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

Effie54 — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 23:21:08 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch I try to cook (and eat) like you. Here's my problem, I don't like and I can't eat salad. I really wish I could, but it's just not something I can get down. I agree about the carbs, processed food, and excessive salt out of our diet. Unfortunately, I'm a picky eater, so it makes it hard to be creative. I like your ideas though. Good incentives!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

spent2much — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:15:25 GMT

@tiny 2 wroteAT. 2-17
Take-out
SUN.
Voila
MON.
Chicken pot pie (frozen)

WED.
pasta
THURS.
-----------------------
FRI.
Leftover chicken dish (I added potatoes and broccoli)

@spent2much
Nice. Thursdays must be date night

haha No, Thursday nights he goes bowling!

Re: Need Weekly Recipe Help

tiny 2 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:59:05 GMT

@spent2much
"Nice. Thursdays must be date night

haha No, Thursday nights he goes bowling!"

@spent2much LOL Cooking break!