What should I eat for dinner?

[Asimina]

As the title says, what should I eat for dinner?

I'm about to go shopping soon, so I have no requirements for what ingredients can or can't be in it. I hope it's not against the forum rules to ask this, I figured others might get some ideas for their dinner today or another day.

So, gaming community! Post your dinner ideas!

-Asi

[ice216]

grilled macaroni and cheese sandwich, yeah its just macaroni and cheese in a grilled cheese, and its amazing

[zoefschildpad]

pasta, nothing beats a good pasta with a full tomato sauce.

[Dwight Howard]

Other than babies?

Probably eggplant parmesan or chicken fried steak. Like a boss.

[Deleted]

I sure as hell would love some chilli. It takes some time and a bit of cooking knowledge but nothing major too.

[Laqweeta]

Straw Hat!! Yum, yum!

It can be as simple as Corn chips, a Can of Chili (Hormel with beans! :P) Sour cream, and Shredded cheese with diced Tomatoes. Or, you can add more to it.. Like, 1lb of ground beef, onions, lettuce.. ect. It's kind of like a Taco, but it's soooo delicious! Think of it as layers. Corn chips on bottom, Chili on top, with your Shredded Cheese, lettuce and tomato. Then let the cheese melt, stir it up and enjoy !

[Deleted]

Dunno what it's called, but chili con carne with tortilla chips in it. It's SO delicious if you know how to cook it right.

[belfpala]

Dunno what it's called, but chili con carne with tortilla chips in it. It's SO delicious if you know how to cook it right.

Probably too late for the OP, but...

Chili con Carne recipe:
(Enough for 3-4 people, or 2 really hungry people)
Chili Slurry:
6 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 ½ tsp cornmeal
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup chicken stock

Combine in a small bowl and mix until it forms a paste. Set aside.

The rest:
1 medium onion, chopped
1 jalapeno, stemmed and seeded, chopped
2 medium garlic cloves, minced
½ can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
1 tsp light molasses
1 ½ pounds beef (stew meat, such as chuck), cut to bite-size cubes
1 cup chicken stock
½ bottle beer (drink the rest)
1/2 lime, quartered

Preheat oven to 300 F with rack on lower-middle position.

In an oven-safe pot or dutch oven set to medium-high heat, saute the onion and jalapeno until softened. Add garlic. Add chili slurry, tomatoes, and molasses. Stir. Add remaining chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer.

Meanwhile, in a skillet, brown the beef in single-layer batches. Add each batch to the pot/dutch oven as it finishes, along with some of the beer. Stir.

Once the last batch of beef is in, deglaze skillet with a little beer and pour into the pot. Cover the pot and place in oven 1.5-2 hours. Adjust salt to taste.

Serve with lime wedges, corn chips, sour cream or cheese, and, preferably, any extra bottles of beer.

It's relatively mild chili, so go crazy with cayenne or hot sauce if you prefer it hot.

Keeps well. Actually tastes better the 2nd or 3rd day.

If you're not a drinker, non-alcoholic beer works fine.

[Asimina]

Probably too late for the OP, but...

...

Well, I figured other people could use this post as well for dinner ideas, and I'll deffinitely need dinner tomorrow as well!

Chicken noodles with chocolate milk.

Might just be because I read it as something that's supposed to be put together, but that sounds like an.. interesting mix?

-Asi

[belfpala]

Well, I figured other people could use this post as well for dinner ideas, and I'll deffinitely need dinner tomorrow as well!

That's a scaled down version of the recipe I use in my restaurant. I've spent years tweaking it. Enjoy

[Deleted]

Pasta, ketchup, parmasan cheese and tuna in oil. Best shit taking the price and cooking time into the equation

[vizzle]

Wuttt you put ketchup in your pasta? That's a strange concept to me :S

And yea I realize ketchup is made from tomatoes, but still, I find it strange.

[belfpala]

Wuttt you put ketchup in your pasta? That's a strange concept to me :S

And yea I realize ketchup is made from tomatoes, but still, I find it strange.

Quick and easy...

Also quick and easy:

Garlic, minced (about 1/2 clove per person, or be lazy and use 1/8 tsp garlic powder per person)
1 can crushed tomatoes (size depending on how many people you're serving)
Dried basil, oregano, and ground fennel seed to taste
(Optional) cayenne or red pepper flakes if the tomatoes are too sweet for your tastes
Salt and pepper to taste
Water, if necessary to thin (best if you use the boiling water from the pasta)
Pasta (2 oz per person is a proper serving)
Parmesan cheese, grated.

Saute the garlic in a pot with a little cooking oil if using fresh garlic. Add the tomatoes and seasonings (including garlic powder, if using). Bring everything to a simmer, cover. In another pot, boil water and cook pasta. Strain pasta, toss with sauce, put on plate, top with parmesan. Nom.

Also works with meat. Just cook some ground beef or italian sausage in the sauce pot and drain out extra fat before adding the rest of the stuff.

[Deleted]

Probably too late for the OP, but...

Chili con Carne recipe:
(Enough for 3-4 people, or 2 really hungry people)
Chili Slurry:
6 Tbsp Chili Powder
1 ½ tsp cornmeal
1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
...

I never really understood why people put cocoa (or dark chocolate) into chilli. I love Chilli myself, I tried it several times and it was either too little so I didn't even feel it or it was too much (for my taste at least) where you actually could taste chocolate in your Chilli . Weird.

Wuttt you put ketchup in your pasta? That's a strange concept to me :S

And yea I realize ketchup is made from tomatoes, but still, I find it strange.

Ketchup+pasta is the cheap version of pasta+some tomato sauce in Europe . And fast too. Students often have that.

[belfpala]

I never really understood why people put cocoa (or dark chocolate) into chilli. I love Chilli myself, I tried it several times and it was either too little so I didn't even feel it or it was too much (for my taste at least) where you actually could taste chocolate in your Chilli . Weird.

Yeah, you shouldn't be able to taste it as chocolate. It adds a subtle flavor layer and modifies the texture a little bit (makes it feel more rich/savory in your mouth). Look up recipes for Mole Sauces... almost all will include some cocoa, and this is basically the same concept.

[midview14]

Ok your mouth is going to start watering. A double bacon cheeseburger between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Best shit on earth. Im not responsible for any heart attacks. XD

[Reyzzz]

Wuttt you put ketchup in your pasta? That's a strange concept to me :S

And yea I realize ketchup is made from tomatoes, but still, I find it strange.

WTF I put ketchup to like everywhere. Mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, fish, mince meat, sandwich, pizza, tuna, you name it.

[ghostkitteh]

WTF I put ketchup to like everywhere. Mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, fish, mince meat, sandwich, pizza, tuna, you name it.

Ew, just ew. I personally hate ketchup, such a vile taste to it. I'm alright with tomato sauce though, lol.

OT: Can't go wrong with noodles in a chicken broth with various spices added in.

[Deleted]

tartaursauce

[Beefkow]

Try out baked spaghetti.... its soo good and you should serve some garlic bread and ceaser salad on the side.