Need Help!!! quick and simple recipes
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I, like none of you (grin), need some help with some quick and simple things I can prepare for meals. I read all the great recipes and have even tried a few but with my hectic schedule, I need something I can cook or prepare quickly each and every day. So far, I've found cereal and fruit for breakfast works, sandwich, soup and some raw veggies for lunch, but dinner................ I desperately need your help. Ok, I am a man, help me ladies!
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Can you take one day and cook in bulk and then use it for the week? That really seems to work best for me!0
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Anything in a crockpot, you can prepare the night before throw it in, in the morning leave it all day come home and its ready
I use a site called allrecipes.com0 -
Get a chicken breast, sprinkle some herbs/seasoning (found in the salt/pepper etc aisle) onto it, spray some 1calorie spray onto a pan and cook. Alternatively, slice up the chicken into chunks before cooking, and sprinkle with seasoning (it's easier if it's in small chunks/strips to know if it is cooked through, if you're nervous about not cooking it properly)
Buy some bags of frozen veg. Boil the veg while the chicken is on the pan. If the veg is too plain for you, mix THICKLY a cuppasoup (any flavour but I like broccoli and cauliflower the best) and pour it over the veg
Such a simple meal and quick too x0 -
http://www.fatsecret.com/recipes/dijon-broccoli-chicken/Default.aspx
THis is one of my favorite dinners. It isn't super complex but it is delicious and definitely worth the few minutes it takes.0 -
I'm addicted to tortilla pizza at the moment. Easy to make, variable calories according to your toppings, ready in 10-15 minutes.
Wholemeal tortilla
Smear some tomato puree on it (I use about 15g/1 tbsp)
Add low fat mozzarella or other cheese of your choice
Add other toppings, like raw veggies, ham etc (lately I've been adding spinach, a few olives and cracking an egg on it)
Bake for about 10 minutes.
Stuff your face with it. Yum.0 -
Salsa Chicken
Two chicken breasts
1/3 cup of salsa
1 tbsp of taco seasoning
low fat shredded cheese
25-30 minutes in a 350 degree oven!
I eat it with black beans, brown rice, and steamed corn.0 -
How about a slow cooker? Make up a recipe of protein (chicken, pork or beef), healthy vegetables (carrots, string beans, onions) and chicken broth. Put it in the slow cooker and you will have a healthy dinner ready for you when you get home in the evening.0
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Turkey tenderloins! Grill a few. I mix for lunch with peas, lima beans and salsa. Great fiber and protein. Sometimes I mix with half an avocado.
Or slice of Ezekial bread (it's sprouted) with some almond butter and an apple or banana
Do you like sushi?
SALSA is the best for adding flavor to just about everything: proteins and salads0 -
crockpot! Or cook in bulk one day a week and just freeze it, that way you can throw it in the fridge to thaw in the morning and just have to heat up for dinner that night. When I buy meat, I take it out of the package and freeze it in individuals portions, that way I just take it out to thaw, throw it on my george forman and steam some veggies and voila, dinner in like 15 mins or less. You can buy a really cool steamer insert to just put in a regular pot that works wonders for like $6 at walmart. Hope that helps!0
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my go to recipe is
1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can diced tomatoes
1 package perdue chicken carvers
1 tablespoon chili powder
heat everything in a pan and voila! now if you want to cut down on the sodium you have to get dried black beans then soak and cook them first. also if you don't drain the tomatoes you can serve this over quinoa or brown rice. it couldn't be easier and it's delicious. you can probably add other things too like corn. and i buy the larger package of perdue chicken carvers.0 -
When Im in a crunch for a fast meal I keep individually wrapped frozen fish fillets on hand. I just pan sear them with a little olive oil. I serve with a side of steamed veggies.0
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Boil up some wholemeal pasta
Spray a frying pan with 1 cal cooking spray, add sliced leeks.
Once the leeks are cooked (only a few minutes) add some low fat cream cheese and black pepper.
Loosen the hot cheese mix with a little of the pasta water.
Drain pasta, mix into the cheesy leek mixture in the pan.
Grate on a bit of parmesan or veggie friendly hard cheese.
Enjoy.
You can add ham/bacon to the leek mix if you're so inclined - bung it under the grill while the water in boiling and pasta is cooking, then add to the cream cheese mix before adding the pasta.
The whole thing takes less than 20 minutes.0 -
My new favorite less than 15 minutes.
Orecheitta(sp?) Pasta 2-4 oz depending on running schedule
1 tbsp olive oil
1 oz chopped walnuts
1-2 cloves garlic minced
slivered basil
1/2 oz good parmesean finely shredded.
cook pasta
saute garlic and walnuts in olive oil for a couple of minutes.
Mix with pasta
Place in bowl, mix in basil and parmesean
Serve with a nice salad.0 -
My new favorite less than 15 minutes.
Orecheitta(sp?) Pasta 2-4 oz depending on running schedule
1 tbsp olive oil
1 oz chopped walnuts
1-2 cloves garlic minced
slivered basil
1/2 oz good parmesean finely shredded.
cook pasta
saute garlic and walnuts in olive oil for a couple of minutes.
Mix with pasta
Place in bowl, mix in basil and parmesean
Serve with a nice salad.
Ooooh, I like the sounds of this!0 -
salmon fillets baked with green beans and pesto in the oven in tin foil......takes about 15 minutes to cook and its healthy and delicious! if you would like the recipe i can send it to you.0
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I greatly appreciate everyone's ideas and input...the idea of me cooking all day ....well.....as my grandmother used to say, "too much like right", but not gonna happen. I will probably start sauteeing chicken, veggies, and utilizing the crock pot...That's doable...Again, thanks everyone0
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I buy the cooked grilled chicken strips, put however much I'm hungry for. A bag of my favorite frozen stirfry veggies, a can of italian tomatoes & zap em in the microwave until hot. Top with my favorite cheese. (usually parmesean) I also use fitness pal's recipe function to figure out the calories per serving. then I package it into servings & have them ready to reheat the next day! Ususally around 200 calories per serving + or -.0
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