With Thanksgiving fast approaching (and by fast I actually mean galloping towards me at an alarming and thrilling rate, reminding me of all the shopping and menu finalizing I still have yet to accomplish), I've been dialing down the regular weekday cooking and prepping the fridge and freezer to receive the bounty of Thanksgiving dishes, thus trending more towards understated weeknight suppers with minimal leftovers. Yet while these dishes seem so humble to me, I always love learning about other folk's approaches to speedy weeknight options (all too appropriate for these weeks when Zach is working night shift and needs a quick dinner ready before he dashes out the door to work just as I'm arriving home), so I decided to share a few here in case you too are spending more time this week shopping for sweet potatoes and freezing homemade stock than thinking about Monday night's dinner... Or in case you and your spouse are attempting to compress an entire day's conversation into a 30 minute dinner scheduled between your opposite work shifts... In either instance, dinner should be memorably delicious... and efficient.
With some lovely jalepenio yogurt cheese from the farmers market, we created quesadillas with arugula and thinly sliced apple...
Spinach sauteed with garlic and sliced radishes, topped with feta cheese and served alongside black rice...
The most intuitive dish, yet utterly delightful - acorn squash, with the seeds scooped out and roasted with a light coating of cooking spray, turbinado sugar, and cinnamon, the squash baked separately, then served with a small dollop of SmartBalance light, the roasted seeds, and more cinnamon...
Kale, red onions, red peppers, and lots of garlic sauteed together, then folded into an EggBeaters omelet topped with parmesan cheese...
A bunch of veggies tossed in the crockpot with kidney beans, black beans, and chili spices, topped with a wedge of LaughingCow cheese which totally elevated this simple veggie chili to new creamy heights...
I'm eager to hear - what are you favorite quick culinary delights for a speedy supper? :-)
4 comments:
I'm so impressed! These all look so pretty, and absolutely delicious. I especially love the Egg Beaters with the kale. That's actually my favorite quick dinner; eggs! Either that or brown rice with veggies.
That will be my life in a few years....oy. It's a good thing I have all these recipes as resources!
Great post! Everything looks and sounds delish! I’m thinkin I want to try everything. :)
My favorite quick squash dinner I roast a squash mostly, and for the last few minutes of cooking time I moosh in some white beans along with rosemary and/or sage. So good! I also love eggs for a quick meal- poached on top of arugula salad. Mmm.
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