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My favorite is chicken puttanesca. Season 4 breasts of chicken with garlic powder, salt, pepper, and oregano. Sear in an oven-proof pan w/evoo. After 3-4 minutes, flip the chicken, and throw cherry tomatoes (or grape, whatever I have), kalamata olives (which I seem to always have), and red pepper flakes into the pan. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 425. Add a slice/handful of shredded mozz cheese to each breast and back into the oven for another minute or so until the cheese melts. DONE AND DONE. I usually serve it with rice (often one of those Uncle Ben's Ready Rice things that microwave in 90 seconds).

@looch: haha so true! That gives me an idea for a new thread!

This is interesting... Usually the stuff I "happen to have" is freezer burned or suspect veggies...@looch: I'm with you, I am an advanced prep person.

But interested to hear all the ideas!

I work in healthcare and I read this title a whole different way from what was intended... Hurrah for dinner instead of surgery.

@lilyofthewest: LOL!

We ate one of my favs last night!
Oven Blackened tilapia - cover a baking sheet with foil, brush with evoo. Mix up a teaspoon each of cayenne pepper, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, an 3 tsp paprika. Brush tilapia filets with olive oil, rub both sides with spices, and bake at 425 for 10-11 minutes.

While that's cooking, I make 10 minute brown rice and a black bean and corn salad.

Black bean and corn salad - 1/2 cup chopped red onion, 1 cup tomatoes, 1 can each of black beans and corn (rinsed and drained), a tablespoon of cilantro if you have it, salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon balsamic, 2-3 tablespoons evoo. Can be made ahead. Makes a great dip too