Please help me feed my family for 10 days without an oven or stove

[Anonymous]

I'll never buy an appliance from Best Buy again. After multiple screw ups they're now saying my new oven/range won't be delivered for 10 more days. It's already been 10 days and I'm really running out of ideas.

We have a 3 and 5 year old that are pretty picky eaters. A baby too, but she just started solids.

I have a microwave, instant pot, toaster oven, crock pot and Vitamix.

The kids generally do not like anything in the instant pot. I guess because the ingredients are all combined and the stew-like texture.

Does anyone have some ideas? I am basically making crock pot whole chickens, 90 second microwave rice and raw veggies every day. Lots of PB&J and smoothies, too.

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

How big is your toaster oven? Can you fit a casserole dish in there?

Could you do packet meals on a grill?
https://www.gonnawantseconds.com/hobo-dinner/

[Anonymous]

rotisserie chicken and frozen veggies (I stumbled on Trader Joe’s frozen masked potatoes and my kids love them as a treat)

Left over chicken - chicken quesadillas in toaster oven

Left over chicken - add to canned soup with frozen veggies with bread

Frozen lasagna

[Anonymous]

Chicken salad with canned chicken or rotisserie chicken. I like to make it with more Dijon mustard than mayo, a fresh herb like tarragon or dill, chopped apples and celery, grapes, watercress and walnuts, but there are a lot of variations. I sometimes add feta cheese.

Also I make a Greek "chicken salad" that's rotisserie chicken + storebought tzatziki, feta and chopped cucumbers, radishes and tomatoes.

[Anonymous]

Sandwiches, salads, smoothies, cereal, yogurt parfaits, chia pudding or acai bowls and eat out a lot.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a grill?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll never buy an appliance from Best Buy again. After multiple screw ups they're now saying my new oven/range won't be delivered for 10 more days. It's already been 10 days and I'm really running out of ideas.

We have a 3 and 5 year old that are pretty picky eaters. A baby too, but she just started solids.

I have a microwave, instant pot, toaster oven, crock pot and Vitamix.

The kids generally do not like anything in the instant pot. I guess because the ingredients are all combined and the stew-like texture.

Does anyone have some ideas? I am basically making crock pot whole chickens, 90 second microwave rice and raw veggies every day. Lots of PB&J and smoothies, too.

Thank you!

Maybe get an air fryer? Chicken nuggets, vegetables, roasting pork tenderloin, make pizzas. Breakfast can toast hashbrown, waffles, etc.

[Anonymous]

Costco Rotisserie chicken is $5.
Chicken Noodle Soup with leftovers (i like w/egg noodles)
Breakfast for dinner - pancakes, eggs, oatmeal with fruit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a grill?

Unfortunately no.

[Anonymous]

Slow cooker, microwave, electric grill. You can get all from Walmart for under $120 total.

[Anonymous]

Oh yeah forgot to mention, the Costco prepared dinners are pretty great, particularly the street tacos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big is your toaster oven? Can you fit a casserole dish in there?

Could you do packet meals on a grill?
https://www.gonnawantseconds.com/hobo-dinner/

No and I specifically bought it thinking I could but it's just a hair too shallow that I can't close the lid. So annoying!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slow cooker, microwave, electric grill. You can get all from Walmart for under $120 total.

In my OP I said I have the slow cooker and microwave among other things. Looking for recipe ideas using what I do have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Costco Rotisserie chicken is $5.
Chicken Noodle Soup with leftovers (i like w/egg noodles)
Breakfast for dinner - pancakes, eggs, oatmeal with fruit

How can I make pancakes or eggs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:rotisserie chicken and frozen veggies (I stumbled on Trader Joe’s frozen masked potatoes and my kids love them as a treat)

Left over chicken - chicken quesadillas in toaster oven

Left over chicken - add to canned soup with frozen veggies with bread

Frozen lasagna

Thank you, good ideas.