What's your favorite quick dinner fix?

[littlegreenpea]

I can think of omelets/frittatas, quesadillas. What about you?

[Kelli2006]

stir-fries.
pasta with browned butter or a seasonal produce
soup and sandwich varieties
something grilled
breakfast foods

I always keep stocks and sauce bases in the freezer frozen, so I have a wider variety to work from. There are very few dishes that I cant have on the table in under 30 minutes.

[dream_of_giusti]

Ham, green peppers, onions tossed with leftover rice. Throw it in a tortilla with cheese on top.
Shrimp, garlic, & basil over pasta or rice.
Albacore tuna-lightly seasoned, american cheese on toasted potato bread. With a banana and a cup of lemonade.

[SilverlakeGirl]

Spaghetti tossed with a sauce made of olive oil, garlic and flat leaf parsley. Heat the oil, add garlic and parsley. Done almost immediately. Can be served hot or at room temp.

A good parmesan on top is great too.

[mrbozo]

One of my favorite quickies too. Except I toss a few anchovies into the pan along with some red chile flakes.

[Gio]

"One of my favorite quickies too." Along with the anchovies I toss in a can of Italian tuna in oil and gently fold into the mix, after I've added the macaroni.

[ziggylu]

waffles

[firecooked]

Beans come to the rescue at our house...

Bean burritos: Heat refries with green chilies, serve with shredded cheese, extra's include a bit of leftover meat or veggies, shredded cabbage, salsa, or sour cream (or plain yogurt).

Beans and Greens: Start with a slice of chopped bacon (always have some in the freezer), cook with some chopped onion, add a can of drained white beans, when hot, add about a 1/2 bag of baby spinach (best if chopped a bit). Add some water, broth, or wine if a little dry.

[firecooked]

Another one... baked potatoes w/ brocolli, cheese, chili, bacon, etc. To quickly cook the potatoes, start in the microwave for 5-10 minutes, then finish for 10 minutes in 400F oven.

[Emme]

Miso Egg Drop Soup w/ Greens and Wild Mushrooms

Grilled garlic veggies stirfried w/ Shirataki Noodles and sauce of some machination

Oatmeal Cakes... egg whites + oats + vanilla + cinnamon...

couscous salads

[Candy]

Cheese enchiladas with a fried egg on top.

[lucyis]

"Clean out the refrigerator salad" we just had this for a big family lunch today and we all love it. Get your favorite greens ready and put out bowls of agreeable left-overs. We had ours with grilled corn (cut off cob) turkey, avocado, red cabbage, hard cooked eggs, pistachios, dried cranberries, and hard cheese.

[Schmitt]

Scrambled eggs - throw in frozen bacon bits, basil, S&P and sometimes some cheese - eaten plain or served on toast or between a bagel: enough variety that we have it once a week without getting sick of it.

My other go-to for weekday nights is stuffed mushrooms. Pull the stems out & chop, mix them into soft cheese/yogurt/sour cream/whatever is in the fridge with bacon bits (my wife loves bacon bits...), top with a slice of fresh mozzerella & a leaf of basil (I love basil...) and bake at 200°C for 20 minutes.

[ashes]

stir fry
sandwiches...I especially love a grilled cheese (sometimes plain sometimes with interesting add ins and a cup of tomato soup)
and, if i'm feeling particularly naughty, frito pie

[kimberlya]

polenta with poached eggs
any veggies i have around and quinoa or israeli couscous
cereal (more the norm these days)

[mojoeater]

Quesadillas and sandwiches. We almost always have cheese, bread, salsa and such in the fridge.

[Val]

Ma po tofu, made it last night (recipe from Mabziegurl on this board) and kept thinking to myself "Look how fast this dish is! Cooking the basmati rice is the longest part of it!" Just fabulous! Come to think of it, any stir fry is very quick IF you can chop up meats &/or veggies beforehand...in this particular ma po recipe, cutting up the ginger is all the chopping involved, well, and the chopped green scallion at the end.

[mutterer]

Shrimp and grits is really fast, and something different.

[mrbozo]

One of many but one that I am contemplating right now: Kraft dinner with fried slices of debreczeni.

[inuksuk]

Spaghetti Carbonera.

[MMRuth]

That's definitely one of my go tos - even if I have to use bacon instead of pancetta.

[AlaskaChick]

Quick steak au poive
Leftover pasta - stir fry veggies/meats of choice, add cooked pasta, parm cheese and an egg or two
Definately stir fries
grilled/baked fish

[OnceUponABite]

grill cheese, or add stuff to it to make it more pannini-like.
any pasta dishes
stir fries.

all weekday dinners are quick fixes!