I hope you’re all enjoying the holiday season. I know this time of year a crazy busy time and I have a giveaway to help you out.
The NESTLÉ Family wants to help one lucky reader with your holiday preparations by providing you with all the products to help with your holiday needs. The giveaway prize includes a copy of the newly released cookbook, Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family, from Christy Jordan, blogger at southernplate.com. I have been a long time follower of Southern Plate and Christy helped me out when I first started my blog. Love ya girl!
The prize also includes a mix of free coupons from CARNATION® Evaporated Milk, TOLL HOUSE® Morsels, TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Cookie Dough, JUICY JUICE® and STOUFFER’S® for those nights when you don’t feel like cooking. We all have those nights especially during the holidays.
To enter this giveway, leave a comment telling me what you do for dinner on those busy nights. You have until Wednesday December 15 at 10 pm (MST) to enter.
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For those busy nights that hit us all I usually have some frozen ravioli or tortellini on hand, a jar of spghetti sauce, and the makings of a salad. It’s quick, easy, and delicious!
I to keep things like meatballs in the freezer for meatball subs or server with pasta on busy nights. I also like to cook a whole pork loin in the crockpot. Then I shred and freeze half of it in smaller bags. I can pull it out on a busy night and add BBQ for sandwhiches or add some spices to make pulled pork tacos.
A busy night usually means ground beef burritos. Fry up the beef, add enchilada sauce. Warm up refried beans. Layer up in a warmed tortilla shell with some grated cheese. Pour a little sauce on top with more cheese. Microwave for a minute. Place green salad by the side or up on top. Dinner for 4 in 15 minutes and the boys love ’em.
On busy nights we have Brinner, breakfast for dinner. I make an omelet and add some fresh fruit and a small green salad….that’s my busy night dinner or Brinner.
I like to buy ground beef in bulk, cook it up, drain it and freeze in what should be about the 1 pound amount (before I cooked it) portions. Those vacuum seal bags are great for this! Then I just pull out a bag, thaw it somewhat in the microwave & add it to tacos, sloppy joes, pasta, soup, pizza or anything else I want to make with cooked ground beef. It sure is a time saver!
tacos — especially muffin tin tacos!
Tacos — especially muffin tin tacos! 🙂
I always keep frozen meatballs in foodsaver bags on hand. You can heat them up in the bag in the water that is heating up for the pasta, then dump them in the sauce when you start the pasta cooking. With a hungry man to feed, the addition of meatballs makes it more a meal (according to him). I buy the ground beef on sale and make about 4 sheet pans full of meatballs in the oven, then cool, freeze til firm on pans, then vacuum seal. Easy peasy.
(also great for meatball sandwiches)
Frozen foods, mac n’ cheese, cold cereal?? 🙂
Tortellini or spaghetti.
sometimes it’s sandwiches or pancakes
I usually resort to tacos, spaghetti or…sometimes, Little Cesears. =)
When I know it’s going to be one of those days it’s usually a crockpot dinner.
On busy nights we usually do breakfast burrito’s. They are super easy and go together really fast. Just brown some spicy Jimmy Dean Sausage, I bag of shredded hashbrowns and about 8 eggs. We eat this mixture topped with shredded cheddar rolled up in flour totilla’s. We always have lots of leftovers that make a quick breakfast the next day. This is one of our kids favorites!
We often turn to breakfast on those busy nights…homemade pancakes or french toast.
I keep frozen ravioli, spaghetti sauce and soy vay teriyaki marinated chicken in my freezer. This way I have a few easy to whip up meals.
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I try to throw something in the crockpot when I know we’re having a crazy night, taco soup is my favorite.
Chili is a great busy night meal. Can be ready to eat in 30 minutes!!
I like breakfast or I pick up a rotisserie chicken.
Leftovers or my favorite is Breakfast for Dinner!
We do scrambled eggs for sure on crazy nights!!
Being a full-time working mom with a toddler, every night is a busy night at our house! I love using my crockpot, because I get home to a warm dinner already to eat and the house always smells so yummy!!
I always keep a frozen pizza in the oven for busy nights. Not super healthy, but it works.
We have pancakes and eggs, which is what we had last night. I hope it won’t be an every night thing until Christmas 🙂
On busy nights it is soup or grilled cheese or scrambled eggs.
Busy nights I usually do frozen chicken patties, spaghetti or breakfast for dinner. We don’t eat out very often at all.
Red and white pasta or ziti. On those really crazy run around nights it might be drive thru.
I usually throw a frozen pizza in the oven and have pizza with a bagged salad. Quick, easy, and comforting!
Busy nights for us usually result in tacos or spaghetti. I like to make big batches of taco meat and freeze it…just heat it up and warm some shells up. Dinner in 20 minutes or less.
I use to do the same with my spaghetti sauce but haven’t made any in quite some time.
Busy nights (or hubby-has-to-cook-dinner-because-I’m-working-late-nights) tend to be hotdishes/casseroles, tacos, spaghetti, breakfast for dinner….
On busy nights we often throw a Stouffer’s frozen meal in the oven 🙂 *Thanks* for the giveaway!
I usually go for a one skillet easy meal that doesn’t require any chopping like stir fry using frozen veggies, quesadillas, or even an omelet. Sandwiches or a protein shake are also an easy go to.
I usually make a big turkey sandwich with lots of veggies on it.
Leftovers are great for busy nights! If there aren’t any then it’s cold cereal or “Cheesies” AKA quesadillas
On busy nights I usually end up eating a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
When in doubt, I make breakfast
I usually make something easy like a skillet dinner or hash. I just use the ingredients I have and it takes very little time.
On busy nights we usually have breakfast, pancakes or waffles. That happens often.
Busy nights = take out bbq with enough leftovers to stretch through lunch the next day. Can’t beat it! Thanks and happy holidays!
On busy nights I usually make goulash. It is real easy just macaroni noodles, ground beef, stewed tomatoes, shred cheese, salt and pepper! Less than 30 minutes from stove to table!
On busy nights I do pasta!
I like to make breakfast, usually a scramble out of what I have leftover in the fridge.
On real busy night, we will have breakfast for dinner.
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Breakfast for Dinner on busy nights!
Busy night dinners – leftovers, tacos or pancakes. Quick and easy!
I use my crock-pot as often as possible. When I haven’t thought ahead to do so, I go to scrambled eggs or grilled cheese.
Brinner of course…..breakfast for dinner!
pancakes or waffles… super easy!
On busy nights we do nachos, quesadillas, sandwiches, eggs, and sometimes even cereal.
Make something easy–pancakes or waffles, grilled cheese, tacos…
On busy nights, we usually have quick fix-up, such as veggie rolls, or grilled sandwiches.
Little Caesars 5 buck pizza!
Breakfast burritos (eggs and cheese) wrapped in tortilla shells. Yummy and filling and most of all FAST!
When it’s really busy, we make white bean and garlic soup–easy, healthy, cheap, and delicious!
on the busy nights that always prelude the holidays I make big batches of soup on the weekends, usually 2 kinds- That way soup and sandwich or salad, etc can substitute take out or frozen meals
i turn to the pantry and “freezer pantry.” my favorite pantry meal is pasta with tuna (canned!), lemon, jalapenos and frozen peas. top with a little parmesan cheese – delicious!
My go-to meal on busy weeknights is spaghetti. I can whip it up in 15 minutes!
I try to utilize the crockpot if I know it’s going to be busy. If it’s unexpected, sadly, fast food.
On busy nights we usually opt for spaghetti.
Grilled cheese is my go-to busy night meal. You can add just about anything so you never have to make the same sandwich twice. Given that thanksgiving is just over, my new fav is leftover turkey with crab dip (also leftover from entertaining) and some provolone cheese. Pure melty goodness!
On super busy nights I make something ahead of time and have it waiting for us in the crockpot. If I am forgetful then it’s leftovers or frozen corndogs or pizza!
Crockpot, crockpot, crockpot! Set it and forget it until supper time.
I try to have stuff in the freezer for those busy nights, but sometimes it’s frozen pizza!
If it is a busy nights we usually have a frozen pizza in the fridge, or we do grilled tuna or cheese sandwiches with soup!
Busy nights usually end up being pasta nights. What kid doesn’t love pasta!
Our Busy night staples are pasta (usually spaghetti) or quesadillas.
Pasta and veggies. So easy!
I usually try to anticipate that morning that it is going to be a busy night and throw things into the crockpot. Our go-to favs include chili and creamy italian chicken
Waffles!
On busy nights, we usually do breakfast for dinner, which I actually enjoy a lot!
Use frozen chicken breasts and make them any way I feel like that night. Salsa, spices, stirfry, or whatever. Thanks!
Pizza!
Dinner on a busy night usually means one of those frozen meals for two. Most of them are not anything I’d eat, but will work for my hubby and boys. I often try to talk my boys into breakfast for dinner, but they won’t go for it. Weirdos.
We do grilled cheese or PB&J on busy nights. However, I do try to plan to have leftovers when I know we are going to be super busy ahead of time.
Cold cereal all the way!
We do breakfast like eggs or cereal. Very quick and my kids love it.
I tend to make chicken tortillas with my boyfriend, since they’re so quick and easy – and his favorite food ever.
Usually pick up takeout or fast food.
I make BBQ potatoes. They are super simple, quick and taste delicious.
We do Waffles or Pancakes when I haven’t unthawed anything and we are in a hurry!!!
sloppy joes or spaghetti
I try to have some fish I can grab out of the freezer and broil, along with some rice and a veggie. Easy and done in 30 minutes!
On busy nights we have breakfast for dinner. My kids love pancakes, waffles, and eggs.
ALways have frozen veggies in the freezer. Heat up some noodles, voila!!
I always grab some sort of frozen dinner from the freezer. Quick and easy!
On busy nights we usually do grilled cheese with tomato soup, or pigs in a blanket. My children LOVE busy nights 🙂
Fried egg sandwiches or grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup…and of course the occasional frozen pizza since I love pizza! 🙂
On busy nights we do tortillas with refried beans and cheese. And whatever else you might want to put on them. Simple and easy.
Grilled cheese and soup is a quick go-to for us.
This would be perfect! On busy nights, I pull something out of the freezer; my homemade frozen tamales freeze well and make a great dinner!
Breakfast for dinner is quick and easy and yummy!
On busy nights we pop in a premade freezer meal.
We like to use the crock pot when we know we’ll be busy in the evening. I can make dinner in the morning when I’m getting to breakfast together then it is done at dinner time when we need it.
I would say canned soup and rolls!
I have to admit that on busy nights we just pick up a pizza. 🙂
On busy nights I dig through my freezer and hope to find some frozen leftovers! or grilled cheese sandwiches and soup.
On those busy nights, I usually do soup and french bread or hot dogs. Sometimes, a good casserole. I just made my own version of one last night, its nice to have a few good recipes on hand or ideas when you need something quick!
On those busy nights, I usually do soup and french bread or hot dogs. Sometimes, a good casserole. I just made my own version of one last night, its nice to have a few good recipes on hand or ideas when you need something quick!
Every once in a while, I double a meal and put the extra in the freezer. Then when I don’t have time, or don’t feel like cooking, I just throw the freezer meal in the oven!
Every once in a while, I double a meal and put the extra in the freezer. Then when I don’t have time, or don’t feel like cooking, I just throw the freezer meal in the oven!
great giveaway!
My favorite thing to do on busy nights is whip up some chicken quesadillas! Salsa, chicken, cheese, and tortillas and we’ve got ourselves a meal!
great giveaway!
My favorite thing to do on busy nights is whip up some chicken quesadillas! Salsa, chicken, cheese, and tortillas and we’ve got ourselves a meal!