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25 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners

June 20, 2017 by KerryAnn

25 Quick and Easy Weeknight Dinners

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I know I’m not the only mom who occasionally (ahem!) forgets to plan a meal and stands staring into the fridge at 5pm, trying to figure out what to make using what we have in the fridge. And I also know I’m not the only mom who actually does sit down and plan a meal, including side dishes, and isn’t home in enough time to start the meal so we eat when we’re supposed to.

To combat this I pick easy weeknight meals and do as much prep work in advance as I can.

 

 

Prep in Advance

The first thing I began doing is to assume we will be held up, delayed or otherwise arrive home late if we are supposed to be out of the house anytime past 3pm.  Thanks to the kid’s evening activities on certain days of the week, we have to start dinner at 4pm and begin eating by 5 to leave on time for martial arts, guitar lessons, scouts and everything else.

If I know I am going to be out of the house in the afternoon any given day, I do any needed chopping, deboning, cooking rice and other needed tasks the night before or in the morning before we leave.  This means that a meal that can take 30-45 minutes to do can now take 10-30. This allows us to get out of the house on time for our 6pm Scout meeting even if our ‘supposed to be home by 3:30’ class or meeting extends to 4pm or later.

I store the prepped items in bowls or ziplock bags by meal, fish them out of the fridge when I get home, grab the recipe and get it done quickly.

 

 

A Note About Soy Sauce

Several of these recipes call for soy sauce.  If you don’t have any food allergies or intolerances, soy sauce is fine.  But if you are gluten-free, I recommend you use a gluten-free tamari (which contains soy) or coconut aminos.  If you are soy-free, use coconut aminos.

 

 

Chicken and Turkey

‘Bourbon’ Chicken from Intentionally Domestic

Summer Salad from Every Day Full

Easy Baked Chicken Nuggets from Whole New Mom

Nourishing Chicken and Broccoli from It’s A Love/Love Thing

Broccoli Cashew Chicken from Recipes to Nourish

Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken from Strength and Sunshine

Marinated Turkey Breast from The Fit Blog

 

Instant Pot Ginger Garlic Drumsticks from Living Sweet Moments

Honey Tabasco Lime Boiled Chicken Thighs from A Sprinkling of Cayenne

Simple Chicken and Vegetable Curry from Delicious Obsessions

Chicken Cabbage Stir-Fry from Wholesome Yum

Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken from Strength and Sunshine

Teriyaki Bowls from Every Day Full

Pineapple Ginger Chicken from Recipes to Nourish

 

 

Beef

Skirt Steak Fajitas from Delicious Obsessions

Eggroll in a Bowl from Intentionally Domestic

Ground Beef with Kale and Mushrooms from This Is So Good

Korean Beef Recipe from Having Fun Saving and Cooking

Taco Bowls from Every Day Full

Healthy and Easy Beef Fajitas from The Fit Blog

 

 

Everything Else

Classic French Ratatouille from Bacon is Magic

Scrumptious Super-Quick Pulled Pork from Lisa’s Counter Culture

Five Spice Pork with Broccoli, Carrots and Garlic Scapes from This Is So Good

Honey Sesame Seared Salmon from Delicious Obsessions

Baked Salmon with Maple Glaze from Having Fun Saving and Cooking

 

 

 

Filed Under: Carnivals, Recipes

I'm KerryAnn Foster, a crazy vibrant Jesus Freak with a heart full of hope. I'm not afraid to love on the least of these or get my hands dirty. This blog is my journey from ineffective, uptight, obese wallflower to a woman on fire for God and living the most vibrant, passionate life possible!

I live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with my husband, Jeff, and our two teens. I blog about self-confidence, health and home, homeschooling and living a vibrant, wide-open Jesus-centered lifestyle. I have over seventeen years of real food, natural lifestyle and health experience. We have homeschooled our children since birth and both Jeff and I run home-based businesses. We're crazy, we know it, and we love every second of it!

Read about my journey to health through celiac disease, PCOS, food allergies, obesity, adrenal fatigue and heavy metals.

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  1. Kelsey says

    June 20, 2017 at 10:41 am

    All these look so great! Thanks for renewing my dinner inspiration!!

  2. Danielle says

    June 20, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    Great collection of recipes – thanks for including my chicken & broccoli! <3

  3. Laura says

    June 25, 2017 at 5:58 am

    You have some great recipe. Those are the creative idea.
    Thank you for sharing, KerryAnn!

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