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Home » Main Courses » Five Easy Meal Ideas to Break Out of your Mid-Week Slump!

Five Easy Meal Ideas to Break Out of your Mid-Week Slump!

by Beth Lee · Published: Mar 14, 2012 · Modified: Oct 24, 2019

When I was featured on TheSitsGirls web site on March 1, so many people requested recipe ideas and were desperately seeking inspiration to cook. As I survive this crazy busy week touring colleges with my son, I find myself struggling to get home-cooked food on the table. So I thought you might need a little mid-week inspiration as well. Here are a few popular posts from my archives to help you get some hot food on the table tonight:

1. Brenda's Breaded Chicken - easy, flexible to prepare, great leftoversBrenda's Breaded Chicken

2. Crock-Pot Carnitas - get it started in the morning, ready when you get home from work

3. Steak and Arugula Salad - a whole meal on one plate - just add a crusty piece of bread

4. Roasted Veggies - perfect to go with any of the above main courses - prepare a lot and use on sandwiches and a couple of more dinners

Easy Roasted Vegetables

5. Roasted Tomato Sauce - wonderful even when it's not tomato season - put it over pasta and I guarantee you and your kids will be licking the bowl!

Have any tried and true mid-week meal ideas? Please don't be shy and share them in the comments below.

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  1. kagirohi.net

    October 20, 2013 at 7:32 am

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  2. Georgia B.

    March 15, 2012 at 7:26 am

    Oh yeah, never did tell you, I think (old age is a terrible thing) . . . Tried the carnitas - hubby doesn't really know much from Mexican food, so I'm trying to teach him. Even though I kinda messed up the recipe, forgot a couple things and they went in later than others, it still was wonderful. And because it's just the two of us, we had leftovers for quite a while, which made this homesick Californian very happy.
    I so can't believe he's looking at colleges! Somehow I didn't realize they were all the same, (or nearly the same?) age (Gregory, Maya & Reyna). Wow. Try to have some fun. Thanks again for those recipes. I meant to try the chicken, so that'll probably be this weekend.

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    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 9:19 am

      Old age is better than the alternative :-). So glad you tried the carnitas! You can definitely riff on those a bit and they'll still come out. I love recipes that yield a lot without extra effort. So nice to know dinner is set for a few days.

      Let me know how the chicken turns out - you can be creative with the coating - the real key is the garlic-infused olive oil.

      G is one year behind Maya and Reyna but it's so helpful to look at schools now. But, yeah, can you believe it?

      Reply
  3. Shannon Pruitt from 'Mynewfavoriteday'

    March 14, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Just in time, I did need some inspiration. Good luck with college touring!

    Reply
    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 8:57 am

      Oh my goodness - I just read your recent blog post - what a terrific cup of sweet lemonade :-). Glad to provide some inspiration in the kitchen!

      Reply
  4. Meredyth

    March 14, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    I've been using pressure cookers for a long time since I've learned how to cook in them during my time in Greece. Moshari lemonato a.k.a. beef in lemon sauce; cooking beets for a salad; home-corned beef, potatoes for mashing, cooking a pound of dried chickpeas
    that will be saved in 2 cup batches in the freezer for insta-pasta meals, etc.

    Reply
    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 8:35 am

      Wow - now that is a brilliant idea. I don't have a pressure cooker but my neighbor has cooked a dinner for me from one and it's amazing what you can do in such a short amount of time.

      and beef in lemon sauce - I must find this recipe - sounds so Greek and so unusual and sublime!

      Reply
  5. Diane

    March 14, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    Will you be my private chef?????!!!!! How yummy they all look!

    Reply
    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 8:28 am

      Let's talk.... 🙂

      Reply
  6. lizthechef

    March 14, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Nice collection of easy recipes -

    Reply
    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 8:29 am

      Thanks Liz - can't wait to read your post today - I LOVE grandma's recipes!

      Reply
  7. casacks

    March 14, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    They all look great. Nice post, good luck on the college touring!

    Reply
    • omgyummy

      March 15, 2012 at 8:28 am

      One more today and then we take a break from tours - whoo!

      Reply

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