Next level of desperation cheap and extremely easy meals

[Anonymous]

My kids current favorite dinner is naan bread pizza. I get the frozen naan from TJs but any would work. If using frozen I heat it for 2 mins. Then put pesto, rotisserie chicken, mozzarella on top and put back in oven for 2-3 mins.
Tomatoes and cucumbers as a side
Dinner in about 5 mins, 8 mins including the toaster oven pre heating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Were you doing your job at all when you WFH?

NP - I was never WFH, but my commute is almost an hour each way. I can only imagine what kind of cooking I could do without spending 2 hours on the road every single day, even without changing the actual working time at all.

[Anonymous]

I buy pre-cooked rice. It heats up in the microwave in 2 minutes or less.

Quick stir fry to go rough the pre-cooked rice: brown a package of ground chicken (no chopping required!). Add a bag of shredded cabbage (usually sold as a coleslaw kit, but you can ignore the dressing that may come with it). Sometimes the cabbage has shredded carrots too, that's fine. Once the cabbage is soft, add some stir fry sauce.

[Anonymous]

This chicken enchilada soup is a favorite in our house. All it entails is dumping some raw chicken and canned ingredients in a slow cooker (or instant pot), chopping an onion (or just use onion powder instead), and adding a few spices. I prefer to use frozen corn, which is just as easy. When it’s done, shred the chicken.

https://www.gimmesomeoven.com/slow-cooker-chicken-enchilada-soup-recipe/

Other go-to easy meals:
- We typically do pasta with frozen meatballs once a week, or meatball subs (cook the meatballs in sauce, throw on some sub rolls, add provolone and broil to toast them). Add a bagged salad.
- fried rice made with leftover rice and protein from earlier in the week. Add frozen peas/carrots, crack a few eggs in there, and add soy sauce.
- sheet pan sausage, potatoes, peppers, onions.
- grilled cheese or ham/cheese in the oven (place a second sheet pan on top of the sandwiches to get the griddle effect) with box/can tomato soup.
- chef salad with whatever veggies and deli meat you have on hand.

[Anonymous]

Scrambled eggs with some chopped onion and spinach and diced fruit.

Fresh tortellini cooks in 6 minute add sauce and frozen veg


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[Anonymous]

1. Pot stickers (we love these chicken cilantro ones from Costco)

https://www.costcobusinessdelivery.com/bibigo-mini-wontons%2C-chicken-%2526-cilantro%2C-3-lbs.product.100241814.html

Serve with Steamed bag of frozen edamame and/or quick green salad with Asian dressing

2. Browned Ground turkey or beef plus 1 jar marinara and 1 bag frozen chopped spinach. Serve over pasta.

3. Sauté shrimp in butter, garlic, salt and pepper. Serve with microwave in bag green beans and Near East Parmesan couscous which takes minutes to prepare.

[Anonymous]

We do tons of stuff with Costco rotisserie chickens.

You can eat them straight up, and there’s obviously a million sauce options - you can get cubed Japanese curry (just add water), bbq sauce pulled chicken sandwich, add to ramen, salads etc. Then you can make chicken soup with the bones.

Theres also great bagged salad mixes

There good sandwich meat that’s easy for weeknights.

Growing up, my parents made a lot of soups and stews on the weekend to freeze and to eat during the week as needed

[Anonymous]

*tiny violin*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were you doing your job at all when you WFH?

NP - I was never WFH, but my commute is almost an hour each way. I can only imagine what kind of cooking I could do without spending 2 hours on the road every single day, even without changing the actual working time at all.

Living an hour away from your job is a CHOICE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were you doing your job at all when you WFH?

NP - I was never WFH, but my commute is almost an hour each way. I can only imagine what kind of cooking I could do without spending 2 hours on the road every single day, even without changing the actual working time at all.

Living an hour away from your job is a CHOICE.

So you’re a Trump voter, right? I can tell by how utterly nonsensical and embarrassing your posts are

[Anonymous]

I also really like this recipe: https://pinchofyum.com/chicken-wontons-in-spicy-chili-sauce

I add a bag of spinach and use mini dumplings I get a Giant. It’s so tasty and super easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were you doing your job at all when you WFH?

NP - I was never WFH, but my commute is almost an hour each way. I can only imagine what kind of cooking I could do without spending 2 hours on the road every single day, even without changing the actual working time at all.

Living an hour away from your job is a CHOICE.

It is an economic necessity.

[Anonymous]

Our go-tos. We try not to eat a lot of highly processed foods. We eat a lot of broccoli because we like it, it's good for you, and it's super easy to wash, cut into spears, and drop in boiling water for 3 minutes.

Fresh salmon fillets in foil packet(cooks in 15-20 minutes), white rice, green beans

Hamburgers, sweet potato fries, broccoli

Black beans from a can, sauteed peppers & onions, rice, cheese, salsa, etc, carrot sticks or fruit

Leftover bean nachos or quesadillas, carrot sticks or fruit.

Scrambled eggs and cheese, broccoli, toast

Marinated boneless breasts (DH puts the marinade and chicken together in the morning) on the grill, baguette, broccoli

Crudite: Cheese, hard boiled eggs, crackers/baguette, sliced raw peppers and carrots, olives, grapes.

Delivery pizza

Whatever more complicated meal we make on Sunday always includes enough leftovers for another meal during the week-- roast chicken and mashed potatoes or soup/stew/chili, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were you doing your job at all when you WFH?

NP - I was never WFH, but my commute is almost an hour each way. I can only imagine what kind of cooking I could do without spending 2 hours on the road every single day, even without changing the actual working time at all.

Living an hour away from your job is a CHOICE.

Uh, yeah. It still cuts into the time I have available to cook. All I'm saying is that makes sense to look for fast meal options when one adds a commute into the daily schedule. I'm not sure why that angers you so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids current favorite dinner is naan bread pizza. I get the frozen naan from TJs but any would work. If using frozen I heat it for 2 mins. Then put pesto, rotisserie chicken, mozzarella on top and put back in oven for 2-3 mins.
Tomatoes and cucumbers as a side
Dinner in about 5 mins, 8 mins including the toaster oven pre heating.

Ooh, try my favorite: the frozen garlic naan, marinated shawarma chicken, the garlic sauce (I think it's near the tzatiki), chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onion. All from TJ's. The best!!