Quick Weeknight Dinner Ideas
This is a list of easy, quick recipes with low ingredient counts that Aaron could reasonably make on a weeknight with minimal prep and minimal dishes.
- Baked Salmon with Maple Dijon Sauce
- “Mexican” Black Beans
- Chicken Chasseur
- Chicken Paprikash
- Oven Baked Pork Chops with Potatoes
- Rice cooker rice with eggs, veggies, and Chinese sausage
- Sausage, Veggies, and Spätzle
The intention is for this list to grow over time, and even split into catagories that can be filtered.
Chicken Chasseur
AKA Hunter’s Chicken. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMVGR3ibVvs
Ingredients
- 4 lb bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces
- 1 lb mushrooms, halved
- 1-2 shallots
- 1-2 carrots, diced
- 14 oz can of crushed tomatoes
- flour
- chicken stock
- soy sauce
- brandy and/or white wine
- oil
- butter
- fresh herbs for garnish (I like tarragon)
- salt
- pepper
- cooked egg noodles or Spätzle, tossed with a little butter
Directions
- Sautee mushrooms and carrot in oil. After the carrots start to soften, add the shallot to the pan. Cook until soft. Remove or push to side of the pan.
- Season the chicken pieces heavily with salt and pepper and dust lightly with the flour. Brown chicken in pan.
- Deglaze the pan with brandy, add the vegetables back if necessary, stir in the tomatoes, additional wine/brandy to taste, and enough stock to cover everything. Simmer until the chicken is as tender (about an hour).
- Remove chicken and veg, boil the sauce to reduce to desired thickness.
- Return the chicken to the pan to coat and reheat, garnish with fresh herbs and serve over noodles or spätzle.
Sausage, Veggies, and Spätzle
Ingredients:
- Fresh sausage (Italian, Kielbasa, Bratwurst, etc.)
- Onions, sliced
- Other veggies - peppers, peas, spinach, chard, etc.
- Salt
- Olive oil
- Optional: beer or wine
- Spätzle
Directions
- Add oil to pan, set burner to medium-low. Add onions to pan, sprinkle liberally with salt, and cook slowly until sweet and jammy.
- Add other veggies, cook to desired texture.
- Brown sausage under broiler or on grill
- Add sausages to pan.
- Optional: deglaze with beer/wine. Reduce into a syrupy sauce.
- Serve over Spätzle