Meal times after work have turned into a routine, has anybody got any quick, simple and healthy suggestions?

Question

Hi, im getting bored of the same meals all of the time and every time i look for recipes they suggest all of these gourmet meals with expensive ingredients (which are nice on occassion but not 7 days a week). I would love some nice simple, quick, tasty and healthy meals that I could either prepare the day before and cook after work. Id also love to make a curry from scratch so if anynody has any recipes, they would be greatly appreciated.
Any recipe would be great, the more the merrier. Please help me.

Answer 1

how about tuna sandwich with green onion on whole wheat with prezels
how about gold fish and tomato soup
how about tomato soup and grilled cheese
italian hoagie with ham cheese lettuce tomato and italian dressing
how about breaded chicken tenders and mac and cheese and peas
how about chili with white rice cheddar and sour cream
how about pop corn 94 percent fat free single packet and tomato cheese lettuce on kasier roll

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi There, you don't say if there's anything that you particularly like or dislike so that makes it a bit more difficult for us.
Curries are very easy:
sunflower oil (or olive oil if you can afford it).
pataks curry paste (loads of different ones available, try bhuna which is a great starter curry or if you want something a little spicier, jalfrezi or dopiaza).
any vegetables that you have available, onion & frozen chopped spinach especially, tomatoes, peppers anything really depending on what you like. I tend to just use onion and a tin of new potatoes.
Passata.
chicken breast (or whatever meat you fancy) or qourn (my wife is vegetarian).
red wine or bitter (I kid you not) especially for those using quorn but works with meat too!

How to make:
good splash of oil in a deep frying pan or large pan or wok.
chop onions and start to fry them in the pan.
add quorn (or meat). add frozen spinach. add a small amount of wine or beer.
chop potatoes up and put them in the pan.
add a good splash of the wine or beer (and have a good swig yourself).
add a big teaspoon of the pataks paste.
stir it around a bit to mix all the stuff well, giving everything a good coating of the alcohol and paste.
you should begin to have something that smells like a curry but doesn't quite look the part yet.
Add loads of the passata (probably around 250g - i get the stuff in a tetrapak from either sainsburys or morrisons, dirt cheap and one pack will make two family size curries).
add another two large teaspoons of the pataks paste and either a bit more alcohol or some water.
give it all a good stir and turn the heat down a little, stirring every now and then.....you'll know when its ready (usually about ten minutes but if you want a really thick curry sauce leave it longer for some of the liquid to evaporate off.)
serve with rice, chips, chappati etc.

Before anyone starts giving you (or me) rubbish about using pataks paste, it is a lot quicker than doing it 'from scratch' with garam massala and other flavourings. it takes a lot of practice to really go from scratch and you will definately need to use ghee with the garam massala to make it into a good paste for the curry and ghee in the quantities needed is NOT healthy.

Answer 4

Chop a mix of vegetables, peppers, aubergine, onions (and anything lest that takes your fancy). Mix with a little oil and roast in the oven at 200c for 20 minutes. Serve with some plain fromage frais (lower fat than soured cream) in some of those tortilla 'wraps'. If you want to add meat just stir fry some chicken or whatever too. I use Quorn pieces, since I'm veggie.

Answer 5

My best suggestion is to prepare food ahead of time and freeze it. Ideas are casseroles, lasagnas, anything that freezes well. I also bake extra potatoes and put them in the fridge. You can add some cheese and broccoli or anything, really, to the top, and it's ready quickly. I know how it is when toddlers get hungry and need to eat immediately! Sometimes I give them some steamed vegetables first, so they eat the healthiest food when they are most hungry. In fact, I do this with myself too! That way he might be distracted by the snack long enough to wait for the pasta to cook or whatever. Good luck!

Answer 6

This looks like a lot but, it is really easy

Curried Chicken Dinner

Servings: 6

2-1/2 Cups Water
1 Cup Brown Rice, uncooked
1-1/2 Teaspoons Chicken bouillon powder
Chicken breast halves * (You can use th pre cooked)
2-1/2 Cups Water
1/2 Teaspoon Curry powder
1/4 Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Unsweetened Orange juice
2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
2 Tablespoons Dry Sherry
1 Teaspoon Groung Ginger
1 Teaspoon Grated Orange rind
2 Cups Diagonally sliced Celery
Large sweet Red Pepper **
Large Green Pepper **

* 6 oz each ** seeded and cut into julienne strips Combine 2 1/2 cups water, rice, and bouillon powder in a med saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 50 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Combine chicken, 2 1/2 cups water, curry powder, and salt in a large Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is tender; drain. Bone chicken, and cut into bite-size pieces; set meat aside. Combine orange juice, cornstarch, sherry, and ginger in a small bowl, stirring until cornstarch is dissolved; set aside. Coat a large nonstick skillet with Pam; place over med-hi heat until hot. Add celery and peppers, and saute until crisp-tender. Stir in reserved chicken and orange juice mixture; bring to a boil. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly, until thickened. To serve, spoon chicken mixture over hot, cooked rice.

Answer 7

My mom always made this for our family. Very easy and cheap.
1-pound lean hamburger crumbled
1 bag of frozen oriental vegetables or a can drained
Soy sauce to taste
White or brown rice cooked according to package directions.
Crispy Oriental noodles in a bag.

fry the hamburger in large frying pan or wok. Drain, stir fry the bag of vegetable in with the cooked hamburger meat. Season with soy sauce to your taste. Serve over a bed of rice and the oriental noodles.

We always had left over rice, milk and sugar for dessert!

Another alternative is to add a package of ramen noodles to the stir fry. If you do this you will have to add some water to soften the noodles.

Answer 8

Use your slow cooker or crockpot!
Put everything in it the night before & put the insert in the fridge. In the morning, put it into the outside part turn it on, and dinner is ready when you walk in the door!

A beef roast with carrots & potatoes with onion soup mix is a good start.

Google "crock pot recipes" for more great ideas.

Answer 9

I have a slow cooker which is brilliant for preparing meals in advance. You can do delicious stews, chilli, casseroles or currys, and cooking them slowly all day means that you can use cheaper cuts of meat.

Answer 10

yorkshire pudding mix (egg flour milk salt) or buy a ready mix - fry some bacon & onion for 5min then put in a oven heated roasting tin (with a little oil) pour over the batter then cook for 25min - serve with gravy & veg