It's What's for Dinner

My husband has been out of town for the last few weeks, so for dinner my kids have been eating handfuls (really. handfuls. like scooping it with my hand.) of whatever I can find in the fridge. And me, well, I've been eating like a junior in college, minus the beer. Okay, mostly minus the beer. Now that Kevin is home, I feel like an idiot in the kitchen. Nothing sounds good; everything sounds hard. I usually love to cook, but lately I feel tired of the old standbys. I try to avoid recipes with a scores of ingredients--if I can mime making it, then it is good in my book. What are some of your favorite weeknight standbys?

Apple Chicken
Defrost some chicken breasts on the counter (even though you are really not supposed to do this. I guess it is unsanitary, but, well, see aforementioned "handful" note). I shoot for four, but you could do up to six. Lay a slice of provolone cheese on each breast. Dump a can of undiluted cream of something soup on the chicken. (I like celery, but mushroom would work too). In a small saucepan, melt a half a stick to one stick (depending on your day) of butter and toss with a box of stuffing mix. Add chopped apples, onion, celery, walnuts...anything else that strikes ya. Pour on top of chicken and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Serve with something green. Or not.