Beef
- Brisket
- Taco salad {ground beef}*
- Beef enchilada casserole {ground beef}*
- Hamburgers (we usually go bunless and add awesome toppings like caramelized onions, bacon, and a fried egg) {ground beef}*
- Warm, toasted roast beef sandwiches
- Roast
- Beef fajitas
- Beef fajita quesadillas
- Pasta with meat sauce {ground beef}*
- Hobo dinners {ground beef}
- Grilled steak
- Stuffed bell peppers {ground beef}*
- Beef and broccoli
*For recipes that use ground beef, sometimes I substitute part or all of the ground beef with ground turkey.
Chicken
- Chicken enchilada casserole
- Chicken spaghetti
- Chicken with a balsamic glaze
- Baked chicken breast
- Crispy yogurt chicken
- French fried onion chicken
- Chicken fried rice
- Chicken pot stickers
- Chicken pot pie (drop biscuit or regular pie crust)
- Chicken fajitas
- Chicken fajita quesadillas
- Chicken and sausage jambalaya
- Chicken, sausage, squash, and onion bake
- BBQ chicken quarters
Pork
- Pulled pork
- We eat pulled pork a variety of ways, including on buns, in tortillas, or in bowls with jalopeno coleslaw!
- Grilled pork chops
- Pork tenderloin
Seafood (I've been trying more seafood, but haven't found a bunch of recipes that make the "regular" rotation yet)
- Salmon oven roasted in butter
- Balsamic salmon
- Shrimp sautéed in butter
Other
- Traditional breakfast for dinner (usually includes bacon and eggs plus one of the following)
- Pancakes
- Biscuits
- French Toast
- Apple Fritters (Often without the apples, lol)
- Breakfast tacos (may be "regular" breakfast tacos or could include something like leftover brisket (brisket + eggs = great Texas breakfast taco!))
- Pizza
- Stuffed bell peppers {could be stuffed with ground beef and cheese OR breakfast sausage, cream cheese, and shredded cheese}
- Lasanga
- Chicken spaghetti
- Pasta with meat sauce
- Creamy pasta with chicken and bacon
Soups and such
- Taco soup (ground beef)
- Chicken enchilada soup
- Chicken and dumplings
- Creamy chicken, bacon, and rice (sounds weird, but it is yummy!!)
- Potato soup
Favorite sides
- Grilled corn
- Corn hash (corn roasted with bacon, bell peppers, and onions)
- Grilled asparagus
- Grilled squash
- Roasted broccoli or roasted broccoli and carrots
- Roasted asparagus
- Sautéed green beans
- Sautéed broccoli or sautéed broccoli and carrots
- Sautéed squash
- Sautéed cabbage
- Black-eyed peas
- Mashed potatoes
- German potatoes (still trying to master these!)
- Crash hot potatoes
- Oven roasted potatoes
- Coleslaw
- Jalapeno coleslaw
- Asian coleslaw salad
- Rice
- Couscous
- Cornbread stuffing (if I’m feeling ambitious)
- Fried squash
Breads
- Cornbread
- Parker house rolls
- Garlic bread
Make Ahead Meals (or meals that require little prep AT dinner time)
- Chicken enchilada casserole
- Beef enchilada casserole
- Roast
- Country style steak
- Chicken spaghetti
- Lasagna
- BBQ chicken quarters
- Pulled pork
- Beef and broccoli (if cooked in crockpot - I like it better NOT in the crock pot)
