Dinner Menus

One of the tasks of the day that causes me the most difficulty is coming up with a menu for dinner. The Contrarian would be happy if we had the same maybe 21 meals all the time, but I love variety and am always trying to vary things. Some days I just get stumped, and so I thought I would record meals as I do them, and think of them and use it as a reference for those days that I just cannot come up with anything. Feel free to get ideas here, of course.

Breakfast Meal

• Waffles
• Pancakes

Soups

• Navy Bean
• Leek-Potato
• Beef Barley
• Chicken Noodle
• Tomato

Chicken/Fowl

• Roasted Chicken Breast
• Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
• Fried
• Chicken StirFry
• Chicken Salad
• Chicken potpie
• Brined Turkey
• Roast Duck
• Chicken Cutlet scalloppini
• Arroz con Pollo
• Chicken and dumplings

Beef

• Saute Steak
• Beef Brisket oven baked
• Pot Roast
• Beef Stroganoff
• Meatloaf

Pork

• Pork Chops
• Pork Steak
• Pork loin roast
• ribs
• Ham

Casseroles

• Beef/corn noodle bake
• Chicken potpie
• Chicken Enchiladas
• Hamburger Spaghetti Ragu a la Iowa
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Tuna Noodle Casserole
• Corned Beef & Cabbage Casserole
• Quiche
• Fritatta
• Sausage and Cabbage Slow cooker stew
• Cheeseburger casserole

Tex-Mex

• Fajitas
• Taco salad
• Taco casserole
• nachos
• Chicken Enchiladas
• Arroz con Pollo
• Stack of quesadillas

Chinese

• Beef Stirfry
• Chicken Stirfry
• Shrimp Stirfry
• General Tso’s Chicken

Italian/Pasta

• Pizza
• Spaghetti
• Pasta Salad
• Lasagna
• Chicken Cutlet Scalloppini
• Hamburger Spaghetti ragu a la Iowa

Sandwiches

• Pulled pork
• Hamburgers
• Hotdogs
• Chili dogs
• Submarine
• Toasted Cheese/and meat
• Chicken/beef wraps

Salads

• Meat Salad
• Potato
• Pea
• Coleslaw
• Pasta Salad
• chicken salad

Seafood

• Shrimp
• Scallops
• Lobster
• Crab