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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]An easier way to think of this is to ensure that you have staples in your pantry and a handful of memorized, forgiving recipes.
1) Pasta + sauce. Endless variations - spaghetti with marinara; frozen tortellini or penne with pesto (buy from Costco); linguine with frozen shrimp, lemon, and olive oil; spaghetti with fried egg and parm, etc., etc.
2) Rice + protein + veggie. If you're pressed for time, you can get frozen rice from TJs. Protein could be chicken, beef, tofu. 
3) Indian simmer sauces + protein + rice or naan.
4) Burritos - use leftover rice, add beans, guac, cheese, and salsa.
5) Big salads. Look up "dense bean salad" and make a giant bowl, serve with baguette. Serve with baguette (I buy from Costco, cut up into sections, and freeze.)
6) Chili with or without meat. This freezes and heats up beautifully. You can actually serve chili with pasta (Cincinnati style) or with rice (Hawaiian style) or over a baked potato.

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I do a lot of stuff like this, too. For the meals with rice, I have a rice cooker. You can get good quality rice (any kind you want) at the Asian supermarket.[/quote]

A friend gave me their rice cooker when they got a new one so I took it because it was free. I used to think it was stupid because it’s not small and it only does one thing but now I freaking love it and we use it all the time! If something happens to it I’ll replace it in a heartbeat. We also have an Instant Pot but it’s more work for just rice. The rice maker is amazing and definitely one of my favorite appliances. [/quote]

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