- Pre-cooked pasta (make large batch pasta on weekend and save) + frozen turkey or beef meatballs (such as Trader Joe’s mini meatballs or frozen Fully Cooked turkey meatballs–cook in saucepan with marinara sauce)
- Hamburgers or turkey burgers (cook in skillet or on bbq) + buns + lettuce/tomato
- Rotisserie chicken (shred it using disposable gloves) + baguette
- Grilled cheese or quesadillas + tomato soup
- Time saving tacos: filling of either shredded rotisserie chicken (shred using disposable gloves) OR browned ground beef with Bearitos taco seasoning + tortillas or taco shells + heated can vegetarian refried beans + sliced cherry/grape tomatoes + bagged shredded lettuce
- Trader Joe’s chicken potstickers (cook according to stovetop directions) + Trader Joe’s frozen rice (any variety)
- Pre-cooked pasta + marinara + sunflower seeds on side
Add 1-2 of the following fruit/veggie sides to round out your 15-minute meal:
- Garlic green beans (cook steam-in-bag green beans, then heat 2 tbsp. butter or oil in skillet, add 1 Dorot frozen garlic cube, stir till dissolved, add cooked beans, sprinkle with lemon juice/salt/pepper)
- Bagged salad
- Steam-in-bag veggies such as peas, corn or broccoli
- Frozen organic Alexia potatoes (cook in toaster/countertop oven for fast preheat)
- Canned peaches (rinse to lessen the sugary syrup)
- Applesauce
- Baby carrots
- Sliced bananas
