What are some of your favorite quick and easy recipes?

Question

I live by myself and I would like some quick and easy recipes. I'm not very big on vegetables (except for potatoes and green beans). What are some of your favorite recipes I can try? Or websites with good recipes. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Amanda,

Do you have a Trader Joe's anywhere near you? If so, I highly recommend getting pre-prepped meals from them. They're yummy, easy and mostly healthy.

Stir fry is always a good, quick meal. You just throw some strips of chicken or beef with some garlic in a wok or pan, add some green beans, throw some TJ's rice in the microwave and you have a nice, balanced meal.

Lasagne is fun and easy to make and the great part is that once it cools you can cut it into individual servings and put them in plastic bags in the freezer. Then you can have instant lasagne any day of the week.

If you have a crockpot, you could make soup by just throwing some chopped onions, garlic, potatoes, celery, chicken broth, some herbs and chicken in the pot and when you come home you have a nice big batch of soup you can eat and freeze for later.

Salads are always fun and easy to make, if you don't mind lettuce. I always throw a sliced fruit, some kind of crumbly cheese and some nuts in my salads and occassionally I'll throw in some crumbled bacon. You can make lots of variations.

Good luck to you :)

Answer 2

Amanda,

This goes good on the very cool days of fall and very cold days of winter.

1 lb. hamburger, browned and drained         1-2 tsp. chili powder

1 small onion                                            1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper                                        1 orange bell pepper

1-3 tsp. garlic                                             2 Cups ketchup

2 (16 oz) can light kidney bean                   2 can dark red kidney bean

1 lg can tomato juice                                  2(6-oz) can tomato paste

                  Cheddar Cheese and Crackers(opt)

Mix all ingredients together and simmer 2 1/2 hours or longer. Please enjoy.