What's your favorite, easy meal?

jenbcz

I'm a busy Mom, and I'm not all that domestic. I don't really enjoy spending hours preparing meals. On the other hand I Love good food, and I want my family and I to eat healthy. Now I have the added pressure of finding filling meals that fit in my calorie allowance. Don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying the problem solving aspect, and finding new things everyday . I want to benefit from all the experienced MFP people on here! So my question is, what's your favorite meal to eat when you don't have a ton of time, and that doesn't require a lot of prep work?

gddrdld

My favorite easy, healthy, fast meal is--- a can of white (canellini) beans rinsed and drained, a can of white tuna drained, jar roasted peppers drained and chopped, chopped fresh (or dried) parsley, dried basil, good olive oil/balsamic vinegar, salt/pepper...mix and eat!

You can use any canned beans you like and sub canned salmon for tuna and add any chopped veggies you have on hand. I love this because it is one bowl, takes 5 minutes to make, is very high fiber and protein and I always have the ingredients on hand.

positivepineapple

2 tilapia filets with lemon salt and pepper, and 3 cups of steamed broccoli. 9 grams of fiber, 40 grams of protein, 2 grams of fat and only 300 calories. I eat this all the time.

Oh and I steam the fish in about a 4th of an inch of water for about 3 minutes per side, no oil needed.

Skeebee

Blender baked potato soup. Microwave a potato, put it in a blender with chives, milk, sour cream, bacon bits, and cheddar cheese to your liking. voila...

dsjohndrow

Anything on the grill (meat and veggies), or that I can cook and freeze!

zaph0d

Chicken, rice, and beans

auntiemsgr8

I like to make the Perdue Perfect Portions chicken. 20 minutes in the oven. Add some veggies or a salad and you're done. Comes in a few different flavors so its not just boring chicken. And every piece is the same size/calories. I often make the whole bag (5 pieces) on Sunday and take the left over chicken for my protein snack during the week - as I am in a single household.

Goosiesnougs

100 calorie pockets. 3/4 cup of egg whites (or liquid eggs) or eggs! and a wedge of laughing cow schmeared on the bread! Add veggies if desired to the eggs(peppers, mushrooms, broccoli, onions)

hesn92

Chicken. Lol. I usually bake it because I don't have a grill. I do have a george foreman grill but I hate that thing... it's so much better grilled...

but anywho... I eat chicken all the time. I just marinade it or bake it in something and eat it with vegetables. Lately I've been doing bell peppers, yellow onion, and mushrooms and I cook it in balsamic vinegar. It's delicious.

MidlifeGlowUp

It's not really child friendly, but when I can't be bothered with anything elaborate, I go for a bowl of brown rice topped with diced tomato, black beans, red onion and avocado. It's kind of a deconstructed burrito. It doesn't sound like much, but the flavors combine wonderfully.

kimmiedunne

I love putting things in the crockpot...you do it in the morning and doesn't take that long to do and it's done by the time you get home and you just have to serve it!

laserturkey

I use chickpea flour to make a kind of seasoned, savory pancake and add a vegetable dish to that based on what's in the freezer or the produce drawer and needs to be used up.

A lot of roasted vegetables take not very much work, and you can do other stuff while you wait for them in the oven.

Another big one for me is quesadillas with soup or salad. It's pretty easy to throw together a simple tomato soup starting with a can of no-salt-added diced tomatoes and/or sauce.

Fresh fruit and yogurt is super easy and you could even have everyone assemble their own yogurt parfait.

Fried rice is pretty quick and easy. There are some good recipes for basic "restaurant-style" fried rice on allrecipes.com.

MrsPodaski

I buy a rotisserie chicken on the weekend and take the meat off and put it in zip lock bags.. One night I use some for fajitas, the next night stir fry, the next day chx salad, next day homemade chicken soup with canned FF stock, celery, carrotts and onions, sauteed and throw in a cup of cooked whole wheat noodles. Lots of easy meals, one rotisserie chicken. Voila!

2Bgoddess

stir fry! any kind and every kind of veggie. throw in whatever meat or seafood or poultry you like. a little olive oil and fat free italian dressing and lemon juice. bam.

DaughterOfTheMostHighKing

I take the easy way out. I make their meals first and eat mine after. LOL!!!! I eat what I have, yogurt, bananas, oatmeal, ... they had spaghetti last night and I ate yogurt and bananas.... yeah, I want them to be happy. and I like what I eat.

If I have the fixings for a salad I eat that. I like having breakfast! eggs, oatmeal, spinach omelets.... corn, black beans... you can make a meal with quinoa and beans and corn.... just gotta watch the serving size.

AllTehBeers

I love sandwiches. Hard boiled egg sandwiches are my favorite right now and only 180 calories. I make half a dozen hard boiled eggs at a time. I also pick up 3 or 4 of the premade salads at walmart in the fresh produce section. Lunch in less then a minute.

lisa483

Low calorie quiche,

3 eggs
fat free cottage cheese
chopped ham
mushrooms
1/2 onion
salt and pepper

layer ham, onion and mushrooms in a flan dish pour over mixed eggs and cottage chees whack it in the oven for bout 30mins bout 150' voila healthy quiche and u can put pretty much anythin u want in it :0)

zenchild

During the winter I make 4 big pots of soup every other Sunday. Chicken noodle, black bean, turkey chili, red beans and rice, lentils, Italian red sauce and meatballs, etc. If I'm feeling frisky I'll toss a roast (or a chicken or a turkey breast) in the oven as well. I get two weeks of meals done in one day. Soups are generally better after they sit for a day or two anyway. Whatever we'll eat that week goes in the fridge, the rest goes in the freezer.
In the summer we tend to get a whole bunch of stuff prepped on the weekend so during the week we can just throw a meal together. Ground beef and lamb are browned for tacos and gyros, bread is sliced for tomato basil mozzarella sandwiches, lettuce chopped, washed and dry. Everything that can be prepped gets done. We make a menu of what we're eating for the week so we know what to get when we go shopping and we know what we can do with it to be sure it's ready to go with minimum effort during the week.

Cindy311

Breakfast foods reign around here, lol!

ingalynn

peppers, onions, and garlic sauteed in olive oil. Throw in some protein (tonight I used shrimp). Serve with rice, or noodles, or just by itself if you are watching carbs or are short on calories. YUMMMM!