Hi Lindy: LOL !!! had to come over, from my Post,
to take a look see.

Who's on first ? No he is second base !!!!!

In the other Post a while back, I put in a similar recipe,
except I used cut up Italian Sausage.
Think I added a Spoon of Chicken Soup Base.

If you have any more Quick and Easy Recipes they would be appreciated.

There are many members who have to cook for themselves and
like Quick, Easy Meals.

I'll see if I can retrieve the Original Post. Maybe someone can help?
LOU

lindt:
I just looked at the time you entered your Post.
We were only 2 minutes apart.!!!!!
Lou

My family loves anything with pasta. There are tons of different sauces you can make that are quick and easy to serve with it. Like chicken catchatori in the slow cooker. Chilli is another one I make in the slow cooker. We like it with corn bread which can be made when you get home. To me nothing is more quick and easy then that. You start it in the morning and it is done when you get home. You might want to do a search for recipes here and on the recipe forum.
Clare

chicken picatta with basamati rice andw hatever veggie I have on hand.
For 4 measure out 3/4 cup rice and1 1/4 cups fo water 1/2 tsp salt and a 1/2 Tablespoon of butter.
Put into a micro safe dish and set to cook on high for 4 minutes.
Meanwhile taka a couple of boneless skinless chicken breasts and split them horizontally into skinny cutlets....you can pound them thinner if you want or not...
Mix up 1/2 cup flour with 1/2 tsp salt and that much pepper and other seasoning if you want. Dredge the chicken in the flour...
Set the veggies to cook....or cut up the salad.
Turn the chicken in the flour and heat1 T. butter and 1T EVOO in a non stick pan big enough to hold all the chicken.....heat to hot but not browning, quickly brown the chicken on both sides, turn the fire down and pour on 2/3 cups dry white wine and let it simmer.
Stir the rice and Turn on the micro for another 4 minutes.
Turn the chicken, add a Tablespoon of capers and the juice of 1'/2 a lemon and some sliced olives if you wish....simmer another minute or 2 until the sauce has cooked down...
Serve over the rice with the veggies....
I keep several kinds of "skinny slices of meat" in the freezer for that sort of dinner....
Linda C

DH likes to make his quick and dirty chili from cans LOL but my favorite is garden fresh parsley and salsa omelet with low fat cheese. Takes no more than 10 minutes to prepare and it's always delicious!

We do Lebanese-style lentil soup often because my daughter is a picky eater. Red lentils cooked with an onion and then cumin, some olive oil, a little flour, salt, pepper, and lemon juice added at the end. Takes maybe 35 minutes to cook, but very little effort involved.

I suppose it's even healthy!

lindy, one thing I fix in cooler weather is sauerkraut with sausage. I get the kraut in the refrigerated case in the glass jar, & the Hillshire sausage in the same case as bacon & ham. We eat it with dabs of mustard, & cornbread. Yum!

Shrimp. If you have some in your freezer and you have anything else at all in your house - or even if you don't -you've got yourself a quick and easy meal.

In particular, scampi. By the time your pasta water is coming to a boil your shrimp should be already thawed and peeled. Provided you've got an absolute minimum of olive oil and garlic available, dinner's ready as soon as the pasta is al dente.

Some of my favorite quick and easy dinners.

Boiled Potatoes, Mushrooms and Shrimp

Boil seasoned water,then dump potatoes in the boiling water first and let cook until almost done, next add shrimp and mushrooms for 7 minutes. Yum!
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Chicken Piccata-just like LindaC!
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Orzo Summer Salad

1 box orzo pasta
1 large red onion, chopped
1 green pepper; chopped
1 yellow pepper; chopped
1 can artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
1 container grape tomatoes; halved
1 cup (+ /-) feta cheese; cut into small cubes
1 cup mixed fresh olives; coarsely chopped
½ bottle Paul Newman Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing
Cook pasta; rinse with cold water; drain and toss with the salad dressing. Add all other ingredients except feta cheese. Mix well. Then toss in feta cheese. (Adding the feta last helps it to stay white). Serve cold. Better the next day.
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Chicken Yummy

4 chicken breast halves
1 c. of chicken broth
2 tbsp. of chopped cilantro
4 oz. of chopped green chilies
1 c. of heavy cream
4 oz. of shredded monterey jack cheese
2 slices bacon
2 cloved of minced garlic

Directions
1. First you want to preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Now take a ovenproof skillet, you can now fry the bacon until crisp.
3. Drain on paper towel.
4. Now saute chicken in bacon fat turning only once, till brown.
5. Remove chicken, but you need to keep warm.
6. Then add the chicken broth and scrape up any browned bits on bottom of skillet, simmer until reduced to half.
7. Now you can put chicken back in skillet.
8. Now add the garlic, cilantro, undrained chilis and cream.
9. This needs to bake uncovered, until chicken is done approx. 30 minutes. Take this out of the oven,

10. Then you need to put oven to broil, sprinkle chicken with cheese, set under broiler until cheese melts and browns.
11. Add the crumbled bacon to chicken.
12. Serve ;-)

Our favorite fast, easy dinner...

Take 4 or 5 sausages and cut into thin slices (or you can completely remove the meat from the casings). Saute sausage in a skillet. Drain the oil and add some chopped onions and peppers. When peppers begin to soften, add about 1/2 cup of salsa (or tomato sauce, or pesto, or whatever you have on hand), and enough cream to make a sauce. Heat to a simmer, season and serve over pasta or rice.

I agree on having shrimp on hand.
In the summer, we often have "cocktail shrimp" with a veggie tray, crackers & cheese.

Others:
Anything in the crockpot, ready when I get home from work!
Any meat Alfredo. Quick white sauce, cheese, meat over pasta, veggies.
I can spaghetti sauce so just boiling some noodles and heating the sauce is a quick one for me, with a green salad or green beans.
Tuna or salmon patties, home canned veggie, bread or oven fries.
Fried egg sandwiches or an omelet.
Grilled cheese and tomato soup.

And.....rare, but fast at my house........PBJ's!
Yup, when I just don't feel like cooking, we'll make a sandwich (FYI...no kids, just me and DH)!

I also do a lot of cooking ahead and freezing.
Make more than you need for one meal and freeze the extra for an "easy" night later. Sometimes I'll cook 3-4 complete meals on a weekend and freeze most of it...what the heck! the oven's on anyway!

Lasagne, casseroles, roast beef, chicken all lend themselves to freezing.

I keep ham in the freezer in small portions that can be added to soups, served with eggs or made into sandwiches.

Beyond those, I come here for inspiration! Sometimes it's the "thinking of something" that's the hard part, not the "doing".

Deanna