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What's your quick, go-to meal?

GunningGooner
GunningGooner Posts: 29
edited February 11 in Recipes
What ingredients do you always have in your fridge that you turn to when you have nothing else to eat? Something healthy preferably!
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  • ckish
    ckish Posts: 341 Member
    A big bowl of spinach with 2 poached eggs and a sprinkle of Kirkland precooked bacon. I poach the eggs in a bowl of hot water in my microwave on high for 1 minute
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    If I don't have much calorie allowance left, a fried egg with some fruit or veg and an oatcake. Recently got into frying a ring from the middle of a bell pepper and cracking an egg inside. I like to play with my food...

    Middling calories, some oatcakes with strong Cheddar and grapes or apple. I could eat this all day and often have it for lunch. Oatcakes are a bit calorific but one (55cal) keeps me going for ages.

    If I have plenty of calories, pasta with passata and loads of cheese!

    I do love to cook, and make quite elaborate dinners, but these are my go-to quick meals. Recently been trying to get more protein in so I'm doing the egg thing more often.
  • votkuhr
    votkuhr Posts: 276 Member
    Eggs! Eggs are the best. Poached, scrambled, fried over easy, whatevs.

    I love eggs.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Pancetta mac n cheese
  • sklpersonaltrainer
    sklpersonaltrainer Posts: 5
    Probably tuna salad or something with eggs. I can not cook for the life of me, but I can make an omelette (sort of)
  • askeates
    askeates Posts: 1,490 Member
    Taco's.... my son is helplessly addicted, so I always have meat made and in the fridge. It's quick, easy, and low-cal :wink:
  • gamagem
    gamagem Posts: 87 Member
    Yogurt, egg sandwich fixins, cheese quesadilla's.
  • 117cheryl
    117cheryl Posts: 14 Member
    My daughter loves tacos too,how many calories are in a taco?
  • kiittenforever
    kiittenforever Posts: 478 Member
    I keep hard boiled eggs on hand for a quick snack with some fresh ground pepper or paprika
  • mercurybubbles
    mercurybubbles Posts: 33 Member
    Tuna on lettuce.
  • sunnshhiine
    sunnshhiine Posts: 727 Member
    Eggs! Eggs are the best. Poached, scrambled, fried over easy, whatevs.

    I love eggs.

    THIS.
  • mikeroybal
    mikeroybal Posts: 111 Member
    A baked potato with sour cream and green onions. I always have these o hand and they are easy to make. If I have some Safeway Chili on hand I'll throw about 4 oz on top.
  • jkwolly
    jkwolly Posts: 3,049 Member
    Pancetta mac n cheese
    I wish your fridge was closer to me :blushing:
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Eggs! Eggs are the best. Poached, scrambled, fried over easy, whatevs.

    I love eggs.

    THIS.

    I always have eggs, spinach and cheese in my fridge. If I need something quick, I'll cook up a bunch of spinach, then plop 3 eggs on top and cook them, flip the whole thing over and throw a slice of swiss on top.
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    Egg whites, spinach (frozen is ok, fresh is better), salsa.

    Canned tuna and pickles and mustard (sodium bomb!!) served on spinach/lettuce.

    Brown rice and black beans with sweet potato (not low calorie)

    Spaghetti squash or zucchini julienned with marinara sauce

    Oatmeal cooked with water and a scoop of protein powder
  • diana109
    diana109 Posts: 113 Member
    Always have eggs too! Go to meal not found in my fridge Oatmeal or Quinoa...my go to meals as well.
  • jessicameadsstephens
    jessicameadsstephens Posts: 56 Member
    Fat free refried beans spread on a low cal tortilla and sprinkled with a little cheese. Pop in the microwave a few seconds and wa la a yummy meal that keeps me full and not to bad calorie wise :)
  • keeptehpeace
    keeptehpeace Posts: 189 Member
    either oatmeal or chicken and rice, peppers and onions
  • Nessiechickie
    Nessiechickie Posts: 1,392 Member
    hot hot salsa and tortilla chips
  • ShellyBell999
    ShellyBell999 Posts: 1,482 Member
    Talipia n a fresh veggie for meal
    Sliced apples n chunky peanut butter for a quick snack.
  • Anelda
    Anelda Posts: 99 Member
    Greek yogurt protein pancakes. They take ~10 minutes to ship up.
    Tuna salad
    Eggs
    Chicken with peppers, onions, black beans and rice.
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    I guess a protein shake doesn't count as food?

    1.5 scoops of choc protein powder
    1 banana
    1 cup of skim milk

    blend and enjoy....

    4 minutes or less!

    Best!
  • BarbieAS
    BarbieAS Posts: 1,414 Member
    Eggs. You can fix them with nearly anything to meet your macro/micro and taste goals for that moment. Toast or no toast. Yolks or no yolks. Add meat, veggies, cheese, salsa, beans, sour cream, potatoes, herbs/spices (yep, I usually go Mexican, but I also love goat cheese in eggs with spinach or asparagus). Breakfast, lunch, dinner, it all works. It's endless.

    I also always try to have lettuce on hand - if you've got any kind of protein, you can make a salad out of it.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    2 fried eggs, american cheese, and precooked bacon on scali bread.

    Even quicker is one microwaved egg, cheese, and bacon on an english muffin.

    I almost always have all that on hand.
  • sjp_511
    sjp_511 Posts: 476 Member
    I always have a bag of frozen stir-fry veggies and some sort of precooked meat in the freezer (shrimp, chicken, beef). Straight from the freezer to a hot pan with a little bit of oil. Add a little bit of stir-fry sauce and serve over rice. Dinner in less than 15 minutes.

    I also tend to always have frozen soup in the freezer. I make a large pot and freeze. Heat it up and another meal in less than 10 minutes.

    In my house we also tend to have frozen pizza a few times a month. I workout with a friend after work a couple times a week and my husband isn't much of a cook. Not healthy, but I find a way to work it into my calories.
  • babynew
    babynew Posts: 613 Member
    Spinach
    Avocado
    Lemon/limes
    bananas
    Nuts& seeds

    Can make a Green Smoothie,a :flowerforyou: Salad.. or a Snack
  • HoverKitteh
    HoverKitteh Posts: 33
    I try to keep a bag of pre-washed and pre-cut rainbow chard in my fridge. I saute it in a little olive oil or coconut oil with garlic and purple onion. Once it's wilted and the stems are no longer crunchy, I add a can of organic pinto beans, and allow it to cook for about five minutes to meld the flavors. I top it with fresh chopped tomato and Cholula hot sauce. Sooooooo good. So easy.
  • halips
    halips Posts: 134 Member
    cheeseburger soup (takes less than 15 min) or buffalo chicken spaghetti squash (takes 15-20 min)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Scrambled eggs with whatever I have in the fridge (ham, sausage, cheese, peppers, spinach etc)
    Frozen grilled chicken (I always keep some) with frozen veggies.
    Quesadillas (with just cheese, or beans and cheese)
    Oatmeal
  • MissKalhan
    MissKalhan Posts: 2,282 Member
    Usually if I'm in a crunch for time I make a stir fry, nomnomnom
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