DinnerThese homemade Filet-o-Fish sandwiches are a good dinner alternative for me when I don't feel like getting a fish sandwich from a restaurant but want to eat something hot, such as a battered, thin white fish filet topped with American cheese. Tartar sauce and other pickled ingredients are included (the best part of the sandwich).
DinnerSpanish chicken tray bake feeds four as a main dish for dinner. The tray includes bone-in chicken thighs and chorizo baked with potatoes. Zest from an orange is stirred in at the end to add a citrus flavor that complements the dish's paprika flavor. Special highlights of this recipe are crisp chicken skin and pan drippings, which I like to spoon over dinner at the table.
DinnerCooking orzo with stock and cream in the same pan as the 'nduja adds starch to the sauce, which coats the orzo as it cooks. Benefits of this dish include a spicy, smoky 'nduja flavor offset by Parmesan and lemon flavors. Other benefits of this recipe include no need to drain cooked pasta and a liking for how the sauce coats the serving spoon.
DinnerBaked chicken cordon bleu feeds four people with breaded chicken breasts. I prepare the mustard cream sauce in a mixing bowl while the chicken bakes. I prepare three breading bowls before baking the chicken breasts on a rack for a panko-crusted outside and warm Swiss cheese inside.
DinnerThis bacon cheeseburger pizza recipe yields eight slices of pizza. I make this pizza at home for convenience, when I want the burger toppings to be preassembled on the pizza. Other ingredients and toppings are cheddar cheese, beef, bacon, onion, and pickle slices on a ketchup and mustard base. Bake the pizza until the crust is browned on the edges.
DinnerThese brown sugar-glazed pork chops are a fast meal I make when I want an easy dinner (I particularly enjoy the brown sugar-caramelized bits). Pork chops are browned and then reheated in a shiny sweet-and-sour sauce made with vinegar to balance the sweetness of the brown sugar.
Side DishesThin-cut sweet potato rounds cooked covered to help the interior of stacked rounds cook and then uncovered to brown the exterior. Individual gratin dishes containing sweet potatoes are a suitable alternative for including garlic butter and Parmesan in your dish if you don't plan to serve a family-sized casserole from which everyone will eat at the table.
LunchCooking folded tortillas seam side down keeps fillings from oozing out when turning the tortillas and cooks both tortilla sides. I fry folded cheeseburger crunch wraps in a pan to make crispy tortillas with melted cheese around the patty and well-formed folds.
DinnerI make four cheeseburger quesadillas at one time if I want a quick dinner and sauce for the quesadillas if I plan ahead and make the quesadillas just before dinner. Ingredients in a cheeseburger quesadilla include chopped onions and pickles with shredded cheddar cheese melted on a tortilla. I always add pickles, which are my favorite ingredient.
DinnerThese taco mash-ups are a good option for me when I'm craving burgers and tacos. Cooked seasoned ground beef on top of a flour tortilla is topped with cheddar cheese and sour sauce. The flour tortilla fries in a skillet. I use medium flour tortillas to keep the filling from falling off the side.
DinnerCrock pot beef stroganoff makes eight servings and can be made ahead of time and left to cook without supervision after other dishes are ready. Beef and mushroom dishes in a creamy sauce are topped with sour cream for extra taste. Serve with noodles.
DinnerSmash burger tacos can be prepared in 20 minutes to serve four people. Consider smash burger tacos as a meatless alternative to burgers. Ingredients for smash burger tacos include American cheese, other cold toppings, store-bought or homemade burger sauce, ground beef, and 6-inch flour tortillas. Brown ground beef and tortillas.
