[ViolaMum]

Originally Posted by knitlove

Well my dinner plans went out the window when I realized that dh wasn't going to be home during archery and therefore I could not be baking focatia then.

So we are eating chicken salid, that was bought from trader Joe's.


I have got to get back on top of always having a couple of fast easy meals in the house to pull out when things get mistimed like today. Especially as I t is looking like wendsday during the school year are going to be me gone all day.

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My quickest meal when I have nothing planned is Tacos. Ground beef can be cooked from frozen in a skillet, we usually have either tortillas in the freezer or a bag of chips, and the kids just add whatever veggies I put on the table (peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, shredded carrots) or I steam broccoli. (I ALWAYS seem to have broccoli in the crisper! Don't know how that happens.) Totally not authentic, but filling.

The other two things I fall back on when I have nothing else are two chilis - a chicken version and a beef version - where all the ingredients can go straight from pantry or freezer to IP. Both are DF, GF and I'm happy to share if you need recipes.

I've been putting together a pantry cooking cookbook and a Family cookbook, mainly for when the kids move out, but in so doing stumbled across From Freezer to Instant Pot which I found really helpful, especially for timings and little details. (Recipes, I still have to tweak for us.) But take the title literally - all the proteins go into the IP frozen, as do many of the components, such as onions. SUPER helpful on busy nights.

These two freezer cooking cookbooks were also helpful for ideas to pack the freezer: Seriously Good Freezer Meals, and From Freezer to Table. Those two authors have a newer cookbook out that looks good, but I haven't read: From Freezer to Cooker. (And I get all of these from my library, btw. At least until I have made enough of the recipes that I know I would use the book.)

All I have planned for tonight is Kale Chips and Green Bean Fries. Gotta get on the protein.