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Weeknight Dinner

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Weeknight Dinner Recipes

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Slow Cooker Chicken Adobo
Chicken Asian Filipino Braising Slow Cooking Rice Soy Sauce Bay Leaf Ginger Chicken Thighs Garlic Onions Weeknight Dinner Sugar Winter Comfort Food Adobo (Filipino) Poultry Main Dish Easy eat
499 Saves

Best Chicken Quesadilla
Chicken Cinco de Mayo Halloween March Madness Mexican Grilling Dinner Party Salsa Sour Cream Cilantro Chicken Breast Appetizer Snack Kid Friendly Weeknight Dinner Cheese Easy Quesadillas eat
378 Saves

Summer Corn Chowder
Corn Memorial Day Labor Day 4th of July New England Soup Milk Dairy Chives Bacon Onions Potatoes Lunch Appetizer Leftovers Weeknight Dinner Cream Summer Winter Comfort Food Vegetables Easy Chowder
377 Saves

Buttermilk Biscuits
Buttermilk Atlanta Easter Thanksgiving Southern Baking Breakfast Dinner Party Vegetarian Baking Powder Baking Soda Dairy Butter Brunch Bread Biscuits Weeknight Dinner Flour Winter Comfort Food Easy eat
254 Saves

Poached Chicken and Pomegranate Orzo

Pomegranates Chicken Weeknight Dinner Main Dish Orzo Poaching Pasta Healthy Cilantro Coriander Seed Chicken Breast Maple Syrup Garlic Onions Fall Poultry Easy White Wine Vinegar eat
130 Saves

Basic Sear-Roasted Lamb Loin Chops
Lamb Easter Roasting Searing Dinner Weeknight Dinner Main Dish Easy
696 Saves

Easy Crab Cakes
Seafood Crab Shellfish Appetizer Pescatarian Crab Cakes New Year's Eve Christmas Thanksgiving Valentine's Day Dinner Party Bridal Shower Mayonnaise Eggs Lemon Juice Lemons Chives Cilantro Celery Garlic Dinner Sub / Sandwich Snack Weeknight Dinner Cocktail Party Easy Panko Breadcrumbs eat
327 Saves

Pressure Cooker Cola-Braised Beef Short Ribs
Beef Braising Marinating Dinner Party Olive Oil Cumin Paprika Garlic Water Leftovers Make Ahead Salt Weeknight Dinner Pressure Cooking Fall Winter Comfort Food Ribs Main Dish Easy
123 Saves

Ma Po Tofu
Tofu San Francisco Bay Area Asian Chinese Bay Leaf Cilantro Ginger Ground Pork Pork Garlic Scallions Dinner Weeknight Dinner Main Dish Medium eat
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Pantry pastas

by akdad 1 month ago

I’ve never been to Rome, but in my experience I’m a fan of the classic Roman pasta dishes for worknight dinners. Caci...

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damiano commented 1 month ago

Italian Pasta Romano Weeknight Dinner

COTM Dishes So Good (and Easy) that You've Made them at Least 3 Times (Part 2, since 2014)

by LulusMom 6 months ago

I'm hoping the title here is self-explanatory. The Dairy Queen (aka TDQ) made a thread in 2014 asking for input on di...

LulusMom

LulusMom commented 5 months ago

Cookbook of the M... Meal Planning Weeknight Dinner
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Cooking from Sheet Pan Suppers by Molly Gilbert

by islandmermaid 1 year ago

Let’s use our sheet pans and Molly Gilbert’s book to discover some new treasures! Many of us are excited about explo...

LulusMom

LulusMom commented 6 months ago

Cookbooks Weeknight Dinner Cooking from [X C...
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SEAFOOD CAKES - Home Cooking Dish of the Month, June 2017

by LulusMom 11 months ago

It was a tight race, but Seafood Cakes came up the winner this month. There are so many options - crab, shrimp, fish,...

Barbarella

Barbarella commented 6 months ago

Dish of the Month Fish Shellfish Weeknight Dinner Crab Cakes
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COTM (Cookbook of the Month) Recipes So Good You've Made Them at Least Three Times: Quick and Easy/Weeknight Edition

by The Dairy Queen 4 years ago

About a hundred years ago, I posted this thread, "Recipes so good you've made it at least 3 times--COTM Edition* " ht...

LulusMom

LulusMom commented 6 months ago

Cookbook of the M... Cookbooks Weeknight Dinner
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Weeknight holiday/December ideas

by bblonde 1 year ago

So I'm not looking for an actual holiday meal. Rather, what are some seasonal dishes that are especially festive, ye...

TastyReuben

TastyReuben commented 1 year ago

Holidays Weeknight Dinner
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Making Dinner for a Picky Family

by mixtapepanda 1 year ago

...the rules look like this: we have two people with heartburn, both are triggered by fried things, one is triggered ...

LaLa

LaLa commented 1 year ago

Dinner Family Protocol Weeknight Dinner

Fine Dining Weeknight ( Non Summerlicious Please )

by Porto 2 years ago

I'm looking for a quiet, fine dining evening on a Tuesday night in July. I was hoping to stay away from Summerliciou...

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JennaBean commented 2 years ago

Ontario (inc. Tor... Fine Dining Weeknight Dinner

Grown Up Recipes for a Post Grad

by aemcki 2 years ago

I am in desperate need of some "adult" recipes. I recently graduated college and moved back home with my parents. The...

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MikeG commented 2 years ago

Meal Planning Weeknight Dinner Vegetables Frozen Food Easy

To the Cocktail Party and NOT the Dinner...

by fur621 2 years ago

Hi! I was thinking of hosting my birthday celebration in two parts: a cocktail party and then dinner. My building has...

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ricepad commented 2 years ago

Birthday Party Planning Host Etiquette Weeknight Dinner Cocktail Party

Easy Weeknight Meals When You Are Rushed

by Veggigal 2 years ago

What is your favorite weeknight recipe when you are in a rush to get an easy meal on the table after a long day at wo...

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masha commented 2 years ago

Weeknight Dinner

ASAP need for recommendation for S Palm Beach/Lake Worth

by kirkaw 2 years ago

Hi, I need a recommendation for dinner for the S. Palm Beach/Lake Worth area for a weeknight dinner for this coming ...

erica

erica commented 2 years ago

Miami West Palm Beach Weeknight Dinner

Has anyone ever tried this recipe?

by LillianR 2 years ago

I want to make this for dinner tomorrow. Just wondering if anyone here has made it? If so, how was it?

LillianR

LillianR commented 2 years ago

Weeknight Dinner

Ideas for All Meals-No Freezer or Microwave

by Ms.Hangry 2 years ago

I am going to college soon and I need to opt out of the meal plan due to a tomato/grapefruit allergy (and also the me...

MidwesternerTT

MidwesternerTT commented 2 years ago

Breakfast Lunch Meal Planning Weeknight Dinner

Your Absolute Favorite Weeknight Recipe

by jillholl 3 years ago

Please share your absolute favorite recipe for weeknight cooking (>30 min. total cooking time). Here are my recent...

letsforker

letsforker commented 2 years ago

Weeknight Dinner
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Favorite Weeknight dinner?

by starburn 3 years ago

Say you had no time to plan a meal for tonight. And you can go to the grocery store on the way home from work, but yo...

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Querencia commented 3 years ago

Dinner Weeknight Dinner

how do couples handle dinner?

by doodlenoodle600 3 years ago

Hi Chowhounds, I just moved in with my boyfriend (last week). I want to know what other people do about weeknight...

Motosport

Motosport commented 3 years ago

Dinner Food and Dating Weeknight Dinner

Recs for a good, convivial, cheap-to-moderate place for a weeknight dinner in San Francisco?

by glomer 4 years ago

No pizza or Chinese/Japanese/Korean (allergies). Preferred neighborhoods are the Mission, SOMA, Hayes Valley, Jtown a...

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glomer commented 4 years ago

San Francisco Bay... Dinner Weeknight Dinner

Weeknight dinner: how do you serve?

by jboeke 5 years ago

I recently just purchased a dining room table that seats more than 4, so for the first time ever I have the option of...

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mwhitmore commented 5 years ago

Dinner Weeknight Dinner

Weeknight dinner near Royal Alex

by TeacherFoodie 5 years ago

Hi hounds, I am hoping for some recs for dinner for a group of 8 people, including 2 teens and 1 child. Italian o...

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TeacherFoodie commented 5 years ago

Ontario (inc. Tor... Dinner Weeknight Dinner

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