You guys were so helpful last week with the pot roast, what should I make

[Scout1071]

this weekend for dinner? I like to make something on Sundays (my only day off) that I can eat for a few days. I'm leaning towards lasagna or a homeade spaghetti sauce with turkey on whole wheat penne pasta.

But, I'm taking suggestions......thoughts anyone? Just can't seem to make a decision today.

[leftofthedial]

1. Green Chili Stew

Leftovers get better and better for several days' worth of meals.

[Chan790]

2. and you can do so many things with it...

chili dogs
chili on nachos
5-way chili mac
chili on a baked tater
traveling taco. (fritos, chili, salsa, sour cream, cheese)

Sometimes I just like it over a piece of cornbread.

[philosophie_en_rose]

3. maybe campagnelle with pasta sauce.

campagnelle are curls of pasta with crimped ends. It ends up a cross between lasagna and spaghetti.

[Reciprocity]

4. Fried chicken and Cream Gravy

Old-fashioned Southern fried chicken recipe with cream gravy.

oil or shortening
1 chicken, about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds, cut up
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Cream Gravy
2 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup milk
1 cup water
PREPARATION:
Have a deep heavy skillet or Dutch oven with oil or hot fat about two inches deep.
Combine flour, salt and pepper; sift into a pie plate or wide bowl. Roll each piece of chicken in flour and place in the hot fat (about 370° F).

Put the largest pieces in first, in the hottest part of the skillet. When all pieces are in the skillet and heat is regulated, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove top and turn chicken pieces when the underside is well browned. Replace top for another 5 minutes, remove and cook in open pan until the bottom side is browned. About 30 to 35 minutes in all will be required for cooking chicken if it is not too large. Try to turn the chicken only the one time.
The fat should be deep enough to cover the pieces when it boils up, but make sure you use a deep skillet, preferably one made for frying chicken, and watch carefully.

To make cream gravy:
Pour off all but about 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet. Add 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons flour; blend and cook until golden brown, scraping browned bits from bottom of skillet. Gradually stir in 1 cup milk and 1 cup hot water. Stir until smooth and thickened; add salt and black pepper. Pour into a gravy boat and serve with hot biscuits, potatoes, or rice.

[wildhorses]

5. Lasagna...good, warm cheese-y and perfect for this fall

weather, a salad, garlic bread and a good red wine and voila...home sweet home!!

[Radical Activist]

6. Isn't DU helpful?

I even got good advice for my laundry a while back that worked.

[libnnc]

7. Whenever I need a big meal

to eat off of for a couple of days, I get a corned beef brisket and some cabbage and cook the brisket in the crock pot all day and then add the cabbage about 30 minutes before I'm ready to serve.

I add an onion to the mix too. Yummy.

Oh, and I bake a cake of cornbread to go with.

[Scout1071]

8. Well, I compromised.

I ending up going on a shopping spree the likes of which I haven't seen in at least 5 years or more. Time ran short for the lasagna because I still wanted to make the homeade sauce. So, I made the turkey, mushroom, onion, and green pepper sauce and the penne pasta tonight, but I will use the rest of the sauce tomorrow night for a lasagna.

It was delicious, I wish that you were here to enjoy as well!