Once upon a time, I made a new dish probably once a week. I had a rather lengthy list of regular options that we rotated through. Then I got busy and my mental capacity was being used for other items. To add to this, I switched grocery stores so the items I was seeing each week looked different. I literally forgot what I used to make for dinner. This past week, I was tired of the lack of variety finding its way to our table. So I sat down and made a list of dinners I’d made before that we used to eat. Then I had my husband and son add to it. It wasn’t really that hard, but I had this sense that things would change. Sometimes it’s little steps that help to get us out of a funk. Here is my list of dinner ideas. What are your ideas? Send me your thoughts. Let’s make dinner great again.
General
Soups
tortellini
enchilada
potato leek or cheddar
beef vegetable
egg drop or wonton
chicken and wild rice
Salads
taco salad
Thai inspired
Caesar
Breakfast for Dinner
Pancakes/waffles/French Toast
Eggs
United States
General
Roast Chicken with honey/Italian herb
Meatloaf
Ham
Steak
Pork chops/lamb chops
Chicken baked in Cream of chicken soup
Beef stew
Pot roast
Balsamic onion chicken
Rosemary garlic chicken
Ginger lime chicken
Roast Chicken/stuffing
Main Pasta
Lemon chicken orzo salad
Tuna noodle casserole
Sandwich type
Pork roll
Grilled chicken club
Hamburgers
Cheese steaks
Italian hotdog/ sausage sandwiches
Sloppy joe
Native American
Fried bread tacos
Cajun
Jambalaya or gumbo
TexMex
Chili
Southern
BBQ chicken
Ribs
Pulled pork (chicken)
Fried chicken
Chicken and waffles
Leftovers/Finger Foods/Game Day
Chicken wings
Baked potato/mashed bar
Loaded nachos
North American/South America/Caribbean
Mexican
Salsa chicken
Fajitas
Tacos
Enchiladas
Burritos
Caribbean
Beef and plantains
Jerk chicken
Caribbean chili lime tilapia
South America
Empanadas
Africa
Northern
Moroccan chicken kadra
Egyptian kofta
Western
Cameroon beef and peanut skewers
Beef and aubergine stew
Southern
Lemon fig chicken (papaya fried rice)
Europe
Ireland/England
Fish and chips
Shepherds pie
Corned beef hash
Italian
Spaghetti (meat sauce, sausage, meatballs)
Lasagna/ baked ziti
Chicken scampi
Pesto pasta
Stromboli/Calzone
Chicken Alfredo
Pizza
Chicken marsala
French
Chicken cordon bleu
Beef burgundy
Ratatouille
Russia
Beef stroganoff (chicken)
German
Beef roulade
Sauerbraten
Schnitzel
Polish
Stuffed cabbage
Pierogies/Kielbasa
Hungry
Hungarian Goulash
Sweden
Swedish meatballs
Switzerland
Fondue
Asia
China
Asian burgers (ok, Asian inspired, not authentic)
Beef peppers steak
Asian tuna
Beef snow peas
Fried rice
Pork dumplings
Kung Pau chicken
Sweet and sour chicken
Lettuce wraps
Mongolia
Mongolian beef
Indonesia
Chicken satay
Thailand
Coconut Curry Chicken
Pad Thai
India
Tikki masala
Samosas
Indian chicken masala with hard boiled eggs
Middle East
Schwarma
Shish kebabs
Potato Latkes
