Friday, December 13, 2013

Friday Five: Easy Weeknight Dinners

Here are a few of our favorite dinners:

1. Roasted Drumsticks & Veggies. The best thing about this is that you cook everything at once- the chicken and the vegetables. So tasty! I had to cook them longer than the recipe suggested (I did close to an hour). This meal is in regular rotation at our house this time of year.

2. Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas. Simply put, you need to make these. They're the best homemade fajitas ever! I can't believe you can create the seasoning so easily at home; I shake my head thinking of all the years I bought the little packets of El Paso Fajita Seasoning. The only thing I do differently from the recipe is that I sprinkle some Mexican cheese on the top 5 minutes before it's done baking. And sour cream is a must once you put it in the tortilla!

3. Taco Mac Casserole. Another ridiculously easy and scrumptious meal. I might be 30 years old, but I've got nothing against Kraft Mac & Cheese, which is what this recipe calls for. I never knew it could taste quite this good.

4. Creamy Tomato Tortellini Soup. This soup is so good with a loaf of warm, fresh bread on a cold evening. Tortellini is one of those things that I love, but I also used to forgot it exists. That doesn't happen anymore now that I make this!

5. Buffalo Chicken & Potatoes Casserole. Notice the title of this post isn't healthy weeknight dinners, because this recipe is not exactly light. It is, however, amazing, and I believe in everything in moderation! My alterations: cream of chicken instead of cream of celery, Ken's blue cheese dressing, panko instead of cornflake crumbs, omitted the green onion. Upped the cooking time by about 20 minutes. Really good.

What's one of your go-to weeknight dinners?

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