I have fallen in love with the show on FoodTV 30-Minute meals. The host makes some of the most delicious and nutritious meals in 30 minutes...YEAH:D !
I Tivo the show so I can catch the meals and if its something I like I can go to their website and print the recipe. I have even been able to master lightening up the calorie content by making substitutions when necessary. This has been a real lifesaver for me with 2 teenage daughters, work, school and a confined husband --yes time can be very limited. Check it out.

We all live very busy lives, and I thought it would be great if we could share our best or favorite fast dinner recipes!

I look forward to seeing what inventive members we have!!

JJT

Easy Hamburger Stew

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 package frozen hash browns (chunky style, or potatoes O'Brien)
1 package frozen green beans (or mixed vegetables, what ever you like)
1 can corn
1 can tomato soup
1 can beef broth
garlic salt
pepper

In large saucepan, or Dutch oven, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat until beef is thoroughly cooked.
Drain.
Add everything else, mix well.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat; cover and simmer for about 10 minutes or until everything is hot.

Optional ingredients:

Whatever fresh vegies you have in the fridge. Whatever frozen or canned vegies you have. Really, it doesn't matter. Just mix cooked hamburger with veiges, cover with broth and some flavoring. Boil, simmer, eat.

Serve with dinner roll or bread and butter.

JJT

I have a great recipe is you like enchiladas, I made this up due to time constaints.

I buy one box of taquitos you can use which ever you like.
Then mix some enchilada sauce, or you can buy it in the can which is even faster.
poor the sauce in a rectangel cake pan, take the taquitos and coat each one in the sauce line them up in the pan, cover with remaining sauce, cover with foil. Cook for 25 minutes. Take out cover with shredded cheese cook for 5 minutes longer. Done. It is so good, my family asks for this alot. Oh by the way, I usually leave some sauce left over to poor over the melted cheese to top off. Enjoy

Staci

Super Speedy Chili

1/2 pound ground beef
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, undrained, cut up
1 (15 ounce) can spicy chili beans, undrained
3 teaspoons chili powder

Brown the ground beef in large saucepan or skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked. Drain.

Stir in everything else. Heat until boiling, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Eat.

JJT

That's usually how I make chili but I add some red pepper flakes.The next day add some cooked macaroni to the leftovers -delicious!

so does it taste more like wendys chili or wolf chili? i LOVE the way wolf chili tastes.

I have no idea what Wolf chili tastes like!! But it is nothing like Wendy's chili!!

JJT

not sure if this has a name but its good eattin and easy

your choice of beef, ground or not, doesnt matter
2 cans of mushroom soup
1 can cream of cerlery
soy sauce to taste
1/2 cup sour cream

cook the beef, stir in soups, do not add the water,
add soy sauce and sour cream, stir together until smooth, and hot
serve over rice or noodles

Pork Chops with Apples..24 minutes from start to finish...

serves 6
6 boneless pork chop, 3/4 inch thick
salt & peper
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
1 (20-ounce ) can sliced apples
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon groud cinnamon
Season Pork Chop with salt & pepper to taste. Heat vegetable oil in a medium-high heat. Arrange pork chop in skilled. Cook pork chop until browned about 4 minutes per side. Transfer to plate keep water. Add onion to the drippings in skillet. Saute, stirring continually for 2 minutes. Return pork chop to skillet. Add apples to pork chop. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon, cover. Cook, spooning sauce over pork chops frequently, until pork chops are cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve immedately..
perfect partner Roast Potatoes
Cooks secert..Canned pineapple works well in this recipe as a substitute for can apple. Try canned peaches too. adding 1 teaspoon of vinger to the skillet..
enjoy...

Here is a link to some great dinner meals that can be prepared very quickly right in the oven.

Foil-Pack Taco Chicken Dinner (/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75567)
Foil-Pack Fish Florentine (/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75481)
Foil-Pack Chicken & Broccoli Dinner (/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75460)
Foil-Pack Chicken & Artichoke Dinner (/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75459)
Foil-Pack Oriental Chicken Dinner (/main.aspx?s=recipe&m=recipe/knet_recipe_display&recipe_id=75458)


http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/FoodandFamily/fall_2005/foilpackdinners?e=email
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Thank-you for posting these! Funnily enough I have been thinking about looking for some of these types of recipes. They are so convenient with the added benefit of no cleaning up afterwards! I am going to try the Fish Florentine and the Chicken and Broccoli ones.:)

I'm doing the Mexican chhicken tonight.

I make a foil dinner where I just put whatever I have - ground beef, onions, potatoes, carrots, corn salt and pepper - wrap it in foil and cook on the grill.

Wow these actually look great and so easy! Less time in the kitchen, sounds great to me :) THANKS!

Hey that really sounds good but more important easy and cheap!! I think i might try this cooking thing.