I love my husband. He tolerates me! Constantly asking what he wants for dinner, trying new recipes on him, asking him to “taste this!”, shoving boiling hot right-out-of-the-crockpot soups at him to try.

One day I was fretting over what to make for dinner. Out of nowhere, he cut through my chatter.

“You know, we could just have soup and sandwiches.”

He didn’t mean a homemade soup that would cause me to slave for hours in the kitchen. He meant easy; canned soup. He didn’t mean fancy sandwiches on french bread or Philly Cheese Steak sandwiches that require preparation. He meant two slices of bread, some deli meat, and pre sliced cheese.

Wow.

What a thought – something easy for dinner! He continued by explaining that although he loved the fantastic wonderful meals he got every night, I could take a break once in awhile and make it easy on myself.

We could just have soup and sandwiches.

My other Easy Dinner Favorites?

• Breakfast for dinner. Nothing easier than telling the kids they get to have cereal for the second time that day (or pancakes, waffles, whatever).
• A Snacky dinner. My daughter coined this phrase and it’s exactly what it is. Snacks. In our house fresh veggies and fresh fruit are on our snack menu, so I get to sneak these in during snacky dinners.  Other favorites?  A bowl of cooked mixed veggies, chunks of ham, cheese and crackers, crackers and peanut butter.  Anything that gives them a little protein and some vegetables is good enough for one night!
• Hot dogs, Pizza, or Mac and Cheese. There is nothing wrong with giving in and serving this often. Hey – it’s better than fast food!
• Soup and sandwiches. Or just soup. Or just sandwiches! Easy. Enough said.
• Freezer meals. Obviously this takes prep ahead of time, but I love just pulling a meal out of the freezer and heating it up.

Do you have an Easy Dinner Favorites to share?