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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I feel for you.  I subscribe to the protein/carb/veg strategy of the earlier poster.   DH generally cooks dinner because I am usually not home.  Here are our "go to".  Warning, some is processed.

1 - any boneless meat on the George Foreman.  Used it last night, in fact.  DH was going to grill outside, but threw out his back, so dinner fell to me.  Barbeque sauce works wonders on any meat, and George's instruction book tells you how long to cook anything.  It is remarkably quick.

2.  Israeli couscous.  Take 1 can chicken broth, boil it.  Pour in 1 cup Israeli couscous, simmer until all water is absorbed, about 15 minutes.

3.  Any barilla plus pasta.  It is protein fortfied.  If I am every worried 6 y.o. hasn't had enough protein, she gets barilla plus pasta for dinner.

4.  Tacos with ground turkey. Don't buy the kit, just the stand up shells.  They go into the oven for a few minutes.  Prep time is chopping lettuce and tomatoes while the turkey cooks.  Buy shredded cheese.

5.  Manwich on Giant's light hamburger rolls.  We use the light rolls because of the fiber content.

6.  Trader Joes frozen brown rice.  Three minutes in the microwave.

7.  Frozen edamame in the shells in the cook in bags.  We get it at Costco.

8.  Frozen chicken wings at Costco.  27 minutes in the oven and they are done.

9.  Smoked sausage that is precooked.  Just slice it and throw it in a fry pan til browned up.

10.  Sunday cooking a turkey, chicken, ham or roast.  Then using the meat in various items all week.  We'll chop up chicken and mix with bbq sauce for bbq sandwiches, for example.

11.  In a pinch, DD gets spaghetti-os.  I know she'll eat it and I forage for me and DH.

For the PP - a ham steak is just a big slice of ham so you don't have to buy the whole darn ham.

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