Sharing a few of my go-to simple dinner concepts once I’m solo parenting.
Hello buddies! How are ya? I hope that you simply’re having fun with the week to date! I’ve a podcast interview at the moment, Pilates, and we’ll most likely hit the pool. We’re making an attempt to dwell up the final little bit of summer time earlier than we’re again in class craziness.
For at the moment’s publish, I needed to share a few of my favourite simple dinner concepts once I’m solo parenting. Because the Pilot is again with the airways, he’s again to touring extra often whereas I maintain it down with the crew right here. When he’s gone, meals are wayyyyy extra informal. They’re issues I could make in lower than 20 minutes that I do know all of us love. Often I’ll make one thing that features leftovers so we will get pleasure from them the next day for lunch.
For our household, meals will embody some kind of protein, some kind of starch, a fruit and/or vegetable. It makes it fairly plug and play, and when the children have rounded meals like this, they’re happier (no blood sugar crash) and perhaps rather less snacky? (Although let’s be actual, summer time is an all-day snack avalanche.)
Listed here are a few of the issues I’ve within the rotation when it’s simply me and I wish to prepare dinner one thing tasty, wholesome, and fast.
Straightforward solo parenting dinner concepts
– Breakfast for dinner.
We do that not less than as soon as every week, whether or not the Pilot is right here or not, as a result of it’s a crowd pleaser and you’ll customise it based mostly on what you might have. I’d make Hey Kitty gluten-free waffles, pancakes (they nonetheless love these banana pancakes in any case these years), French toast, and serve it up with breakfast sausage, bacon, or eggs because the protein, and a few fruit.
– Tacos, rice and beans.
I put the hen within the Instantaneous Pot with oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a few hen broth, and prepare dinner for 12 minutes on handbook. I shred it with the mixer, and serve with tortillas, beans, Mexican rice, and guac. I’ll lower up no matter recent fruit we’ve readily available and serve it on the aspect.
– Spanish tortilla.
That is one in all our all-time favorites. I’ll prepare dinner the tortilla and infrequently simply serve it with sliced veggies and guac, and a aspect of fruit.
– Greek salad bowls.
That is one other household fave: chopped salad (you should utilize a equipment to make life simpler, or simply chop romaine, tomatoes, purple onion, cucumber, and add kalamata olives and feta), cooked hen (rotisserie or leftover hen), hummus (storebought or do-it-yourself), and stuffed grape leaves (I purchase those in a can from Dealer Joe’s). Serve pita on the aspect.
– Gluten-free hen nuggets
I order those from ButcherBox and serve with salad, and fruit. Straightforward peasy.
– Ramen with shredded hen or shrimp.
I’ll purchase ramen from Entire Meals (they’ve a couple of gluten-free choices) and add shredded hen or sauteed shrimp, and lower up fruit on the aspect.
– Stiry fry noodle bowl.
I’ll stir fry a ton of veggies (bell pepper, onion, broccoli, carrot, no matter we’ve readily available), and add in cooked noodles and a peanut sauce with peanut butter, Tamari, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, sriracha and honey. I make the sauce whereas the veggies and noodles prepare dinner, and every thing is completed so rapidly. I normally prime with sesame seeds and cilantro.
– Salmon sushi roll bowl.
Now we have this one usually, too. It’s simply cooked rice (cooked within the Instantaneous Pot with equal elements broth/water and rice), salmon (cooked within the air fryer), cucumber, edamame, avocado, and seaweed.
– Egg roll in a bowl.
Simply saute some floor meat with a cabbage/slaw combine, garlic, ginger, and season with Tamari, sriracha, and sesame oil. High with every thing however the bagel seasoning. I’ll serve with recent fruit – simply no matter we’ve readily available.
– Do-it-yourself pizza.
Dough, sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and served with a salad or roasted veggies.
– Sheet pan meals!
We particularly just like the natural hen sausage from Costco, bell peppers, and broccoli
– Kevin’s sauce meal.
That is one other fan fave. Kevin’s makes AMAZING sauces – I purchase them from Thrive Market – and I’ll simply prepare dinner up a ton of veggies, add some hen, steak, salmon or shrimp, and add the Kevin’s sauce earlier than serving on prime of rice. We love the teriyaki, Korean bbq, and coconut curry.
– Turkey meatballs with pasta, sauce, and a veggie.
I normally make the turkey meatballs prematurely and freeze them for a straightforward/fast meal. That is my go-to recipe
So, inform me, buddies: what are your go-to recipes in case you want one thing fast and scrumptious? Please be at liberty to share the entire concepts and hyperlink away – I’m hoping we may give one another some new concepts!
xo
Gina
A few of my favourite wholesome meal hacks:
Purchasing at Thrive Market. This hyperlink will get you 40% off your first order!
Ordering meat and seafood from Butcher Field
Occasional meals from Sakara to make life means simpler