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I am going to make Chicken Orzo soup...chicken, lemon, orzo pasta, carrots, celery and a few other ingredients.

http://testdrivekitchen.blogspot.com/2008/01/ellie-kriegers-new-cookbook.html?m=1

It is easy & tasty!

I'm making Shrimp in Lobster Sauce on Thursday with some rice on the side:

http://rasamalaysia.com/shrimp-with-lobster-sauce/2/

I also made a version of Jalapeno Popper Baked Chicken: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/cheesy-jalapeno-popper-baked-stuffed.html

except all i had were tenders, so I sauteed the chicken with jalapenos and onions, then mixed up the cream cheese, cheese, and a little chicken broth in a microwavable cup, melted it all together, then tossed it over the chicken tenders after they were cooked. DH said it was kind of casserole-y

I thought these looked yummy and will probably make them this week sometime (maybe even today!). Will make them veg since we don't have chicken. I think we'll serve them with fried plantains!

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/soft-black-bean-tostadas-10000001141960/

@LindsayInNYC: I don't cook from recipes a ton so bear with me. But last night I made a throw together meal (basically what I have in the house/fridge) and prep & cook to table in under 45 minutes.

Boneless skinless chicken breast, split length wise
carton of cherry tomatoes,
half a bag of spinach,
about a dozen small onions
1 can chicken broth
1 cup uncooked orzo
4-5 cloves garlic
2 sprigs of thyme, 1 bay leaf

I seasoned the chicken with s, p & garlic salt on both sides.
Cut the onions & cherry tomatoes in half.

Olive oil in the bottom of a dutch oven, sear the chicken breast on both sides. Pull out.
Then throw in garlic, onions to brown, then cherry tomatoes.
Season with s, p & garlic salt, thyme and bay leaf. then deglaze with about a cup of chicken broth.
Cook about 2-3 minutes.
Throw in orzo, then chicken on top, rest of chicken broth. Sprinkle spinach on top.
Transfer to preheated 325F oven and cook for ~15 minutes depending on thickness of chicken breast.

The nice part is while the food was cooking in the oven I did all the clean up from prep.

Feel free to substitute the veggies & herbs with whatever you have on hand.

@lindsayinnyc, for quick, no prep meals, I take a bag of pre-chopped broccoli and steam it, then throw marinated chicken on the stovetop or in the oven. Do you have a food processor? I'll use that for meals that require a lot of dicing.

I made these this weekend, and they were yummy! Homemade Sloppy Joes: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/sloppy-joes/