Dinner Quick - A Recipe for Success - Parmesan Fish Fillets

When you need dinner quick, this recipe for Parmesan Fish can be on the table in the time it takes to go through the drive thru at your favorite take out place. As a bonus this recipe is an easy clean up as well.

The secret to a successful home cooked family dinner on busy nights is planning ahead. A pre-planned menu that is quick and easy to prepare will take the stress out of the evening and be enjoyed by all - the cook included. Planning weekly menus and shopping for the week in advance eliminate the two biggest stress factors and time wasters from your evening. In addition to a weekly menu plan, keep a few emergency plans on hand for evenings when you are absolutely out of time and need dinner quick. A recipe for a 15 minute meal can be a healthy and money-saving option for your family.

This recipe is easily expandable to fit your family size. Simply purchase the required number of fish fillets for your family and scale up the remaining ingredients. Here is a Dinner Quick Recipe that is sure to be a success with your family. Parmesan Fish Fillets

6 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

3 Tablespoons flour

1 to 1 1/2 lbs. fish fillets

3 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons snipped parsley

2 tablespoons snipped chives

Lemon garnish

In shallow dish, combine cheese and flour.
Dip fish into flour mixture, coating it on all sides.
Heat the butter in a skillet and sauté the fish in the butter over medium heat until golden on all sides and fish flakes easily - approximately 4 to 6 minutes.
Place fish on a warm platter. Pour the butter in the pan over the fish. Sprinkle with parsley and chives. Garnish with lemon wedges or slices.
To round out this dinner quick recipe, serve with a fresh salad and a loaf of garlic bread. You'll be sitting down to dinner within 20 minutes!

Yummy Budget Vegetable Soup

Today we live in troubled times, and most of us are worried about how we will survive if this or that happens. We are eagerly trying to save some dollars and curb our spending. This recipe is a favorite of ours, and I have been making it for years substituting this or that. It will serve two people at least four dinners. There will be no soup lines as we have our very own budget soup for boomers.It is a large pot of soup, and it tastes better everyday. Instead of using canned beans I often soak fresh ones to save more money and eliminate preservatives or extras that do come in a can. It contains mostly every vitamin you need for good health. It is also very low calorie so excellent for dieters. So here is to healthy and nutritious eating!

Ingredients:

Two cups of the following: Chopped Kale Small Carrots Celery Zucchini Onions Cabbage One large can chopped tomatoes One cup chopped parsley 1.5 Pounds chuck roast chopped or six chicken thighs (opt) Three cans black or white beans One cup brown rice

Seasonings: One TBSP garlic powder

Two TBSP rosemary, turmeric, basil, oregano One TBSP Cheyenne pepper (opt) salt and pepper to taste

Two TBSP of olive oil

Fill your largest soup pot ¾ full of water. Bring to a boil. Add meat or chicken and cook for approx 45 minutes. When the soup starts to boil turn it down to simmer. Add all vegetables along with tomatoes, beans (be sure to drain before adding. Cook for one hour and add all seasonings. brown rice...Cook for approx ½ hour. Veggies should be tender and rice cooked thoroughly. When serving sprinkle a little parmesan cheese over soup...

There is enough soup for four dinners for two plus three lunches for two.

This soup freezes very well. Put in small containers and thaw and warm up.

Cost of soup: Approx. $15.00-$18.00