Go To foods! (Quick easy ideas)
ettaterrell
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I don't know if anyone is like me or not but I tend to have go to foods because I cant come up with something different that is easy. Mine is a salad, plane old salad with steak or chicken left over in it. I love salad so it's ok but I would love to have other go to choices. So what's yours? I seen (stalking my friends diaries) someone had burger patties, I think Walmart has a johnsonville version. Quick and simple love the idea for once a week maybe but need more ideas.. so please share yours!! (even a quick sweet idea would be good but I've cut all sweets almost)
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Steak cooks in five or ten minutes on a counter grill. I eat burger patties when I'm broke. They're good enough.
The crock pot is my friend for chuck roast and black pepper/curry turkey thighs cooked in olive oil. Not quick of course, but makes plenty of tasty leftovers for a day or two (chuck roast keeps better than turkey thighs, though). Well, unless it's so tasty I eat it all that day!
Cheese but I eat too much of it right now. Stuff is too cheap and easy to grab out of the fridge.
I like to spice things up (especially plain old ground beef) with hot sauce. Franks seems to have no ingredient other than peppers.
(Edit: it has vinegar, salt, garlic powder, water, and peppers)
For quick no-cook, Earth Fare is the only place I've found with no fillers roast beef. It's sea salt and pepper and roast beef. Three ingredients, that's it.
Disclaimer: I don't work for Franks or Earth Fare, with my student loan debt needs, they can't afford me!
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Sardines packed in oil are great if you're in a rush. I dump them on some spinach or salad greens when I'm in a rush and have less than 5 minutes to prepare my lunch. Sometimes I'll throw in a handful of nuts or seeds and/or a couple of cherry tomatoes if they're there. It's an instant salad! Full of protein and healthy fats!0
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I always have flash frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts and salmon filets in the freezer. Throw them on cookie sheet, douse with peanut oil, sprinkle with favorite spices, cook in oven. Easy.0
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Rotisserie chickens from the store, any anything batch cooked. Making up 4-5 pounds of taco seasoned hamburger meat at a time has been a life saver!0
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I recently found the world's easiest recipe for dinner. Take a tray of chicken thighs, cut them up in pieces, and pan fry them in butter or coconut oil until they're browned but not done all the way (2-3 minutes per side). Take them out on the plate, add broccoli and any other veggies you want to the pan, cook them until they're not quite done (about 3 minutes). Add the chicken back in, throw in salt and pepper to taste. Add a jar of Thai red curry paste and a can of coconut milk. Bring to simmer, let it simmer a bit (5-10 minutes). Enjoy delicious dinner, and have enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
My no cook option is sardines in oil and an avocado.0 -
I buy Ground Sirloin Burgers from Costco and they are delicious! Also Turkey Burgers, chicken breast (Costco is my friend!) I also like canned sockeye salmon with real mayo - yummy! Trader Joes for avocado, nuts and frozen green beans. And lots and lots of salad with bacon ranch dressing!
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Rotisserie chickens from the store, any anything batch cooked. Making up 4-5 pounds of taco seasoned hamburger meat at a time has been a life saver!
I can't find any that doesn't have rice flower and/or isn't injected with some filler water salt mix or other (Making it cost more, doing nothing for me, the buyer!). Suggested stores? I want one ingredient. Chicken. Okay, a dash of salt and pepper would be fine, too.0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »Rotisserie chickens from the store, any anything batch cooked. Making up 4-5 pounds of taco seasoned hamburger meat at a time has been a life saver!
I can't find any that doesn't have rice flower and/or isn't injected with some filler water salt mix or other (Making it cost more, doing nothing for me, the buyer!). Suggested stores? I want one ingredient. Chicken. Okay, a dash of salt and pepper would be fine, too.
I honestly hadn't looked at all the ingredients. I'm not gluten/grain sensitive, so I have to say I hadn't really cared to look. Makes sense though. Injecting stuff makes it easier on them. I agree on the ingredients. We need a rotisserie roasting bit that's home size.
Roasting a whole chicken just isn't quite the same, though close.I recently found the world's easiest recipe for dinner. Take a tray of chicken thighs, cut them up in pieces, and pan fry them in butter or coconut oil until they're browned but not done all the way (2-3 minutes per side). Take them out on the plate, add broccoli and any other veggies you want to the pan, cook them until they're not quite done (about 3 minutes). Add the chicken back in, throw in salt and pepper to taste. Add a jar of Thai red curry paste and a can of coconut milk. Bring to simmer, let it simmer a bit (5-10 minutes). Enjoy delicious dinner, and have enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
My no cook option is sardines in oil and an avocado.
So, for a curry unintiated person - I always thought curry was spicy?? What's the different between the colors? I have green curry paste in my pantry I hadn't opened yet. And powders? And seasoning??? I made something with garam masala, and we barely managed to survive the meal... I don't even remember what. LOL
I keep hearing about folks putting curry powder on stuff, in stuff, and I've just no idea how. I'm fabulous with following recipes, but this above...I don't know how I'd eat it if my guy didn't like it. He'll eat vindaloo (overseas) at Nuclear flavor levels, but whatever the heck I made, he could barely tolerate.
So any super basic curry suggestions for the uninitiated, barely brave enough to try it curry-newbie? (Side note, my guy has reactions to tumeric, so I have to avoid that for now...)0 -
Crock pot roasts, broiled steak or pork chops, pounded chicken breast pan fried and stir in a bit of mustard to the drippings for sauce, black bean hot dog chili, kielbasa sautéed with chopped cabbage, drumsticks oven roasted with lemons and onions, these are my common dinners.
For snacks, cheese, nuts, sunflower seeds, pickles, olives, SF Popsicles0 -
KnitOrMiss wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »Rotisserie chickens from the store, any anything batch cooked. Making up 4-5 pounds of taco seasoned hamburger meat at a time has been a life saver!
I can't find any that doesn't have rice flower and/or isn't injected with some filler water salt mix or other (Making it cost more, doing nothing for me, the buyer!). Suggested stores? I want one ingredient. Chicken. Okay, a dash of salt and pepper would be fine, too.
I honestly hadn't looked at all the ingredients. I'm not gluten/grain sensitive, so I have to say I hadn't really cared to look. Makes sense though. Injecting stuff makes it easier on them. I agree on the ingredients. We need a rotisserie roasting bit that's home size.
Roasting a whole chicken just isn't quite the same, though close.I recently found the world's easiest recipe for dinner. Take a tray of chicken thighs, cut them up in pieces, and pan fry them in butter or coconut oil until they're browned but not done all the way (2-3 minutes per side). Take them out on the plate, add broccoli and any other veggies you want to the pan, cook them until they're not quite done (about 3 minutes). Add the chicken back in, throw in salt and pepper to taste. Add a jar of Thai red curry paste and a can of coconut milk. Bring to simmer, let it simmer a bit (5-10 minutes). Enjoy delicious dinner, and have enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
My no cook option is sardines in oil and an avocado.
So, for a curry unintiated person - I always thought curry was spicy?? What's the different between the colors? I have green curry paste in my pantry I hadn't opened yet. And powders? And seasoning??? I made something with garam masala, and we barely managed to survive the meal... I don't even remember what. LOL
I keep hearing about folks putting curry powder on stuff, in stuff, and I've just no idea how. I'm fabulous with following recipes, but this above...I don't know how I'd eat it if my guy didn't like it. He'll eat vindaloo (overseas) at Nuclear flavor levels, but whatever the heck I made, he could barely tolerate.
So any super basic curry suggestions for the uninitiated, barely brave enough to try it curry-newbie? (Side note, my guy has reactions to tumeric, so I have to avoid that for now...)
Red curry is the most mild compared to green or yellow. Lilith's suggestion here is your most tried & true, easiest form of "curry" to make. The upside... add the amount of curry paste to your personal taste, you don't have to use the whole jar. Personally, I find red curry flavorful but not spicy and when you add it to full fat coconut milk, its just heaven in your mouth. Then again, I wouldn't define garam masala as overly spicy either, but it is definitely different flavors than the typical red pepper sauces such as Franks or Tobasco. Curry is officially a seasoning blend itself already, so if there are sensitivities, you might have to be careful!0 -
For a long time, pepperoni was my back up (plate pizza is a personal favorite application). Macadamia nuts were another in a pinch food...
Essentially, prepping when you do have time will allow you to stay on plan when you don't. Nearly everything can be made in advance and reheated or eaten cold.0 -
@KnitOrMiss , I usually add half a jar when I am cooking for myself, since I'm not much of a spicy person. When I cook for the Man, I add the whole thing because he likes it spicier. I'd recommend starting with a tablespoon, and adjusting from there. I would check for turmeric in the blend though, I have no idea if it's in there or not. I usually half the amount of spices in the recipe if it seems like it will be too spicy.0
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Yeah, my Man likes to tease me about being "white girl spicy," which is nowhere near normal person spicy. LOL I'm honestly getting better, though. LOL0
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Keep ideas coming! Thanks everyone for taking the time to help me out, loving all the ideas would love the recipe for the chuck roast and black pepper curry! I have started doing hot wings and that's easy enough to throw in fryer for a quick lunch, about burnt out on chicken breast and steak unless I can find new favors for them, what do yall use to season your chicken breast?0
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kimberwolf71 wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »KnitOrMiss wrote: »Rotisserie chickens from the store, any anything batch cooked. Making up 4-5 pounds of taco seasoned hamburger meat at a time has been a life saver!
I can't find any that doesn't have rice flower and/or isn't injected with some filler water salt mix or other (Making it cost more, doing nothing for me, the buyer!). Suggested stores? I want one ingredient. Chicken. Okay, a dash of salt and pepper would be fine, too.
I honestly hadn't looked at all the ingredients. I'm not gluten/grain sensitive, so I have to say I hadn't really cared to look. Makes sense though. Injecting stuff makes it easier on them. I agree on the ingredients. We need a rotisserie roasting bit that's home size.
Roasting a whole chicken just isn't quite the same, though close.I recently found the world's easiest recipe for dinner. Take a tray of chicken thighs, cut them up in pieces, and pan fry them in butter or coconut oil until they're browned but not done all the way (2-3 minutes per side). Take them out on the plate, add broccoli and any other veggies you want to the pan, cook them until they're not quite done (about 3 minutes). Add the chicken back in, throw in salt and pepper to taste. Add a jar of Thai red curry paste and a can of coconut milk. Bring to simmer, let it simmer a bit (5-10 minutes). Enjoy delicious dinner, and have enough leftovers for lunch the next day.
My no cook option is sardines in oil and an avocado.
So, for a curry unintiated person - I always thought curry was spicy?? What's the different between the colors? I have green curry paste in my pantry I hadn't opened yet. And powders? And seasoning??? I made something with garam masala, and we barely managed to survive the meal... I don't even remember what. LOL
I keep hearing about folks putting curry powder on stuff, in stuff, and I've just no idea how. I'm fabulous with following recipes, but this above...I don't know how I'd eat it if my guy didn't like it. He'll eat vindaloo (overseas) at Nuclear flavor levels, but whatever the heck I made, he could barely tolerate.
So any super basic curry suggestions for the uninitiated, barely brave enough to try it curry-newbie? (Side note, my guy has reactions to tumeric, so I have to avoid that for now...)
Red curry is the most mild compared to green or yellow. Lilith's suggestion here is your most tried & true, easiest form of "curry" to make. The upside... add the amount of curry paste to your personal taste, you don't have to use the whole jar. Personally, I find red curry flavorful but not spicy and when you add it to full fat coconut milk, its just heaven in your mouth. Then again, I wouldn't define garam masala as overly spicy either, but it is definitely different flavors than the typical red pepper sauces such as Franks or Tobasco. Curry is officially a seasoning blend itself already, so if there are sensitivities, you might have to be careful!
The garam masala wasn't spicy - it was just weird. I guess it was a flavor profile neither of us were expecting. He's eating real, true Indian food, and so it was a watered down weird version. I've never eaten it, and I guess the watered down bits made it not a WOW factor. I think, in fact, after leftovers once, we may have tossed what was left. LOL
(Did I mention that before my fiance returned to my life about 3.5 years ago, I was not an adventurous eater at all? I was a total wimp! LOL)
My guy has used curry powders and pastes before. I was just concerned about a recipe with individual ingredients is all...0 -
ettaterrell wrote: »Keep ideas coming! Thanks everyone for taking the time to help me out, loving all the ideas would love the recipe for the chuck roast and black pepper curry! I have started doing hot wings and that's easy enough to throw in fryer for a quick lunch, about burnt out on chicken breast and steak unless I can find new favors for them, what do yall use to season your chicken breast?
I like to bake my chicken breasts topped with a touch of sugar free marinara, pepperoni, and mozzarella. Also I found a Pinterest recipe for jalapeno popper chicken with bacon, cream cheese, and pork rinds that was really good. http://www.auntbeesrecipes.com/2014/01/low-carb-jalapeno-popper-chicken.html
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just made low carb jalepeno "poppers" today and they were SOOOO good!!! and super easy
2 jalepenos - cut in half and remove stems/seeds
stuff each side w/ cream cheese (I used lebne/kefir in mine because that's what i had)
put the jalepeno halfs back together, and wrap each whole jalepono w/ a slice of uncooked bacon
put in oven (i set to 350, but could set higher, i just guessed) & cook until bacon is done
next time i make them, I'm going to mix some garlic powder, salt, pepper, other herbs/spices into the cream cheese for added flavor, but even w/ out doing that they were so good!0 -
I like wrapping each half with a piece of bacon, because I love when that cream cheese gets all bubbly and browned. It adds a whole other dimension of flavor. I've done something similar adding seasonings and cheese, but just be light-handed, because combining things like this add odd things to the flavor, too.0
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I eat a lot of chili - make about six 2-cup servings at a time. I use 2 lbs ground turkey (less calorie than beef). Depending on your carb allowance, some quantity of black beans, onion, chopped tomato (I used canned), canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (a critical ingredient - smoky & delicious!), cumin, cinnamon, some combination of red wine / balsamic vinegar / lime juice. Mix in some chopped baker's chocolate. Perhaps a touch of sweetener or tomato paste. Top with sour cream & scallions. Never get tired of it. You can achieve a pretty low-carb version if you dial back the beans & increase the meat.0
