It's Super Bowl Sunday. I have avoided the grocery stores this weekend, but during the game will be the perfect time to shop with no crowds. (I'm not much of a sports fan, although I do love the party food that accompanies the big game.) Once the buffalo wings have run out, you will want to think about what you will be eating next week. For this, I bring you The Weary Chef's next easy weekly dinner menu, with recipes and a complete shopping list. French Dip Sandwiches - There are two kinds ... continue reading...
Easy Weeknight Pasta Recipe
You can't beat this easy weeknight pasta recipe. All you need is four ingredients to make a delicious meal the family will love! Sometimes you want a great dinner but don't have the time or energy to make something elaborate. For those nights, I bring you this very easy weeknight pasta recipe. Four ingredients make for a savory, delicious meal. The secret is using sausage instead of plain ground beef or turkey and vodka tomato sauce. Since those shortcut ingredients are both full of flavor, ... continue reading...
Perfect Crockpot Carnitas Recipe
These Crockpot Carnitas are the best thing to ever come out of my slow cooker! There's fiesta night, and then there's FIESTA NIGHT! Crockpot carnitas are about as good as it gets at our house. This easy recipe is mostly hands off because you put it in the slow cooker and forget about it (except that your house smells like delicious pork all day). However, there is a little detail about baking it for 45 minutes before serving. I know 45 minutes is a long time, and you could skip this step. ... continue reading...
Classic Greek Salad Recipe with Chicken
We love this light and flavorful Greek salad recipe loaded with chicken, feta cheese, and fresh vegetables. I know this looks like a lot of ingredients, but this classic Greek salad with chicken is simple to put together and is a tasty, refreshing meal. You can prepare the dressing and chicken and chop the vegetables a few hours ahead of time and then throw it all together for an easy 30-minute weeknight dinner. The amount of dressing written here is for a lightly dressed salad. Increase the ... continue reading...
Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
Dipping sauce, hands-off cooking, great leftovers: These are all reasons to love these tasty Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches. Are you ready for a dinner treat? This recipe is as much about the sauce as the roast beef. This au jus is so richly flavored and delicious, I could just have it with bread and be a happy camper! I do recommend choosing a fairly lean or easy-to-trim roast for this recipe. When I tried using a pretty marbled chuck roast, the meat and au jus came out way too greasy for ... continue reading...
Quick Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff
This flavorful slow cooker chicken stroganoff recipe is easy to make in the afternoon, so you don't have to rush to cook at the end of the day. This is not your typical slow cooker recipe since it's ready in about three hours and doesn't need to cook all day. That makes it perfect for starting when you have time in the afternoon before the evening gets crazy with homework and soccer practice and all the other activities that make evenings hectic. (I'm lucky that so far my boys haven't asked to ... continue reading...
The Perfect Margarita Recipe
You won't find margarita mix in The Weary Chef's house, only this Fresh Margarita! When I started this blog way back in January 2013, I posted a cocktail recipe every Thursday in preparation for Friday Happy Hour. I kicked things off with my all-time favorite: this authentic, perfect margarita. When I talk about Fiesta Night at our house (our weekly Mexican dinner), half the fun is the food, and the other half is the cocktails, typically these babies. You will not find margarita mix in my ... continue reading...
Turkeys in Sleeping Bags
These turkey dogs in a blanket are a fun crescent roll recipe that your kids will adore! What do my kids eat for dinner, you ask? They eat everything on my weekly menus with smiling faces, of course. Then they say thank you and tell me what a great cook I am. And they say I'm pretty. Yep, that's what it's like. OK, that part about eating what's on the menu and smiling and telling me nice things is actually a lie. Sometimes they do eat what Matt and I have for dinner, but they are picky and ... continue reading...
Easy Weekly Dinner Menu #1: Weary Chef Classics
Here we are. Week one. First public menu for The Weary Chef. I'm still working out the details of how to fit everything into one post, and I welcome your feedback on the format. Photos of every dish are in the pipeline, but if a reader wants to submit a photo, that would be fantastic too! I can't say that I'm an awesome photographer.Now, let's get to the good part. Here are your dinners for this week! I'm starting with seven tried and true recipes. Please let me know if you have any ... continue reading...
Skillet Sausage Pasta with Spinach
You won't believe how just a few ingredients can come together to make this Skillet Sausage Pasta that tastes like it came from an Italian restaurant! This Skillet Sausage Pasta is a favorite dish in our house, modified from an America's Test Kitchen recipe. It is unbelievably easy and delicious. My husband calls it "the good pasta" and would happily eat it once a week. In fact we did usually eat it once a week before I became a blogger and had to make new recipes all the time. When ... continue reading...
Asian Fish Rice Bowl Recipe with Bok Choy
This easy rice bowl recipe with fish and bok choy has been one of my very favorite meals to cook for years! You can use salmon or mahi mahi for a delicious meal that's ready in a half hour. Do you ever run into the grocery store to pick up ingredients for dinner without knowing what to make? What's your go-to recipe? Burgers, spaghetti, or tacos are always good standbys, but this fish rice bowl is even better! I have made it so many times that I know the ingredients by heart. Most of them are ... continue reading...
Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings
Make a hearty pot of Bisquick Chicken and Dumplings for dinner tonight. Your family will thank you! When you think of Southern comfort food, this is sure to be one of dishes that comes to mind. Chicken and dumplings is one of the first recipes I learned from my mom. She taught me to make it with canned biscuits, which is a great shortcut. I made it her way a lot in college and when we were newlyweds, but for some reason I forgot about this family favorite for a while. I'm so glad to bring it ... continue reading...