My wife makes an excellent dish where she layer white long grain rice on the bottom of a glass pan, cuts up chicken breast layers that on top, then add a mixture of salsa, yellow peppers, tomato sauce, bakes at 350 for an hour and then puts cheddar cheese on top for the last 5 minutes of baking.
Another thing you can do, is I cook and store chicken, pork and steak in the fridge. There’s always a meat available in my house. For a quick dinner, we’ll take some chicken or pork cut it up, mix it with broccoli or rice and add a Thai peanut sauce on top.
You could always go with some Mexican rice to switch it up every once in a while. But, you could always add corn, peppers, butter, and maybe a little bit of EVOO.
For pasta, you have plenty of choices, you can sautee nearly any veggie in some olive oil. Throw a chicken breast on the top for some added protein. The 2 best pasta brands are De Cecco and Barrilla. These are the two favorites among Italians, they know the real deal.
Also, for some kick, add some crushed red pepper, or peperoncino too. Spices are your friend, just remember that more spice does not make it better. You are the maestro, the food is your orchestra, you run the show, know what I mean ?