Quick and easy dinner ideas are great when you live a busy lifestyle and need a plan of action to get meals completed. All you need to do is take some time out to do some planning ahead with buying all the ingredients you need that will allow you to quickly adapt to any rush situation during dinner time. The following ideas are a great baseline to get you started.

Pasta is always and easy foundation for any meal. You can always stir fry vegetables with pasta and add your favorite cheeses. You can make your own sauce or you can buy ready made sauce from the store. Linguine, spaghetti and bow tie pasta are all examples of different pastas that go great with Alfredo sauce or even spaghetti sauce. You can also add your favorite meat such as, ground beef, grilled chicken or even seafood. This is actually a complete and quick dinner meal.

Rotisserie chicken is always available at the local deli and is already prepared, cooked and ready to serve to the family. Add some salad greens from the market and you have an entire meal that is served with less the expense of a full meal at a restaurant.

Minute steaks are round steaks that are pounded thinner and can be seasoned and sautéed in olive oil or butter. You can add vegetables, bread and a salad. A baked potato can quickly be placed in the microwave to complete your meal.

Many quick and easy dinner ideas include chicken breasts. Chicken can be cooked and sautéed in olive oil and you can also add a can of cream of mushroom soup for flavor and gravy.

Casseroles are great and can be prepared in minutes. For example, the green bean casserole includes a can of green beans, cream of mushroom soup and also french fried onions. The mixture is baked for about 30 minutes.

I like to make a quick chicken salad to stuff in pita bread for a fast dinner. I always keep shredded chicken in my freezer for this but you can also use canned chicken, Add a diced tomato, a little poultry seasoning, some mayo and a diced onion. We top ours with Monterey Jack cheese. This makes a quick meal when you have to get the kids to soccer practice or have somewhere else to go right after dinner.

Quick and easy dinner ideas are very simple when you have on hand the right type of food ingredients. Being prepared will come in handy when you have a quick dinner to make.

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