It's not a full meal, but every time we grill, we add two chicken breasts for salad/nachos/pizza later in the week. This week was chicken caesar, the toddler currently eats a "deconstructed" salad that's basically chicken and veggies with ranch
This is such a great idea! I've been consciously making extras whenever I do a "bigger" cooking session too and it's so helpful later in the week to have ready-made leftovers or a prepped portion of another meal.
I like this baked taco recipe from Budget Bytes. I usually use a whole pound of meat (my husband doesn’t really like beef so I make it with ground turkey) and I use store-bought taco seasoning.
Sometimes I make a double batch of the filling because it freezes well!
Love Budget Bytes! I make this chicken noodle soup every time I have to feed a crowd (unless it's summer and then we're grilling) and it's ALWAYS a hit.
Homemade Hamburger Helper has been an MVP weeknight dinner at my house. Everyone inhales it. It's pretty hands-off after you brown the ground beef. Tips to make it as easy as possible:
- use a big heavy pot (dutch oven, etc.) so you can stir aggressively at the end to help everything come together without stuff splashing over the sides
- buy pre-diced onion (or just omit it)
- skip the parsley, obviously
- I usually serve with a bagged salad kit situation (my kids love picking the dried cranberries out of the Taylor Farms Sweet Kale one, does this count as a kale exposure?)
It's not a full meal, but every time we grill, we add two chicken breasts for salad/nachos/pizza later in the week. This week was chicken caesar, the toddler currently eats a "deconstructed" salad that's basically chicken and veggies with ranch
https://smittenkitchen.com/2008/01/chicken-caesar-salad/
This is such a great idea! I've been consciously making extras whenever I do a "bigger" cooking session too and it's so helpful later in the week to have ready-made leftovers or a prepped portion of another meal.
I like this baked taco recipe from Budget Bytes. I usually use a whole pound of meat (my husband doesn’t really like beef so I make it with ground turkey) and I use store-bought taco seasoning.
Sometimes I make a double batch of the filling because it freezes well!
https://www.budgetbytes.com/baked-beef-black-bean-tacos/
Love Budget Bytes! I make this chicken noodle soup every time I have to feed a crowd (unless it's summer and then we're grilling) and it's ALWAYS a hit.
https://www.budgetbytes.com/chicken-noodle-soup/
Yes, I find that a lot of their recipes really hit the sweet spot of being yummy, healthy, cheap AND easy to cook!
Well played, Sarah. Well played.
I love this post because I always need new dinner ideas.
This one has been one of my easy go-tos that my kids will eat lately (we skip the black beans because they won't eat those and only do 1 chipotle to keep the spice level lower): https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1019693-slow-cooker-chipotle-honey-chicken-tacos
Homemade Hamburger Helper has been an MVP weeknight dinner at my house. Everyone inhales it. It's pretty hands-off after you brown the ground beef. Tips to make it as easy as possible:
- use a big heavy pot (dutch oven, etc.) so you can stir aggressively at the end to help everything come together without stuff splashing over the sides
- buy pre-diced onion (or just omit it)
- skip the parsley, obviously
- I usually serve with a bagged salad kit situation (my kids love picking the dried cranberries out of the Taylor Farms Sweet Kale one, does this count as a kale exposure?)
https://thedefineddish.com/one-pot-hamburger-helper/