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[quote=Anonymous]the mirepoix from tj is a life saver for me- I soften the veggies, put in a spoon of herb mix (fresh Italian whatever) pour in chicken broth or water and better than bullion and add spinach tortellini. cook on a simmer for ten minutes. Add in baby spinach and if you have it some pesto stirred in. I used to get the Kirkland but went off it during pregnancy so get Gotham greens or the white squeeze packets from wegmans. will also soften and add in rotisserie chicken and really fine egg noodles fro chicken noodle soup, can get a few servings out of the rotisserie chicken for that. Or soften, add in a can of white beans and a handful of greens and some croutons on top, maybe a few tomatoes. the only caveat is that. if find that it gets gross in etc summer months- I think their trucks aren't as cold as other produce trucks.

I also put tortillas face up in the toaster- put some pre-cooked or canned black beans on one side, sprinkle cheese on top and toast, open the toaster and add some greek yogurt and store bought pico (TJ again ) and fold. If I have a soft avo, put in some slices and chill onion crunch (for myself and spouse) ad then fold and 1 is usually sufficient to fill you up b/c of the fat from the avocado and the protein from the beans.  This is the quickest meal- quesadillas basically but no clean up b/c done in the toaster, sometimes served on a paper towel.

I also do a meal that the kids LOVE where I'l toss orzo/ditalina/stellini- something small in a pot of broth, add rotisserie chicken or chicken tenderloins with some Italian herbs and then broccoli once  the meat is cooked through until the broccoli is soft. if I have tomatoes I'll add one as of those as well.

boil pasta and throwing in peas or pre cut broccoli the last few minutes and then tossing with olive oil & Parmesan is always good but not enough protein.

I also keep the greek chickpeas from tj's and bagged salad- I just throw them on top of the salad (usually the lemon parm one) Its a totally filling meal and everyone likes it.  If no bagged salad- toss them with  any greens with something crunchy, some cubes of cheese and any other salad fixings you like. the oil acts as a dressing, I dont even usually use all of it but its very flavorful and a meal is ready within 5 minutes - sometimes we even just eat. out of teh salad bowl I used to make it in b/c its too much work to sit down and eat.

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