I almost eat the same meal everyday. Am getting sick of it.
Does anyone can give me ideas of foods that I can cook fast, simple and healthy? (if possible, the ingredients are not expensive as well)
I don’t have much time for cooking, so 15 minutes are like the maximum if possible from the preparation until done.
It would be great If u can give me around 7 different foods to cook, so I can eat different meals everyday in a week ^^
Thank you very much in advance! =)
ashirley - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Assume you’re not a vegetarian?
1) spaghetti & meatballs! EASY, fast, cheap! You can buy premade meatballs at the store in the fridge section (or vegetarian ones in the refrigerated ‘health’ section of the grocery store); storebought sauce, and a salad-in-a-bag!
2) Frittata! Heat up some chopped veggies in a pan (or microwave!) – anything goes, such as: onions, broccoli, red & green peppers, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, mushrooms, asparagus, mixed veg from freezer section, etc., until they are tender. Add meat if you wish (precooked chicken from those ziplock containers, or leftover hamburg, or pieces of deli sliced ham, whatever) and heat through. Then scramble some eggs in a bowl (say, 2-3 for a large-ish frittata), add a little salt and pepper, pour on top of the veggies and shake a little bit while it cooks (helps it heat through well, you could also just let it sit there not moving!). Maybe takes about 10 minutes. Don’t stir it, just let it make a ‘pancake’ form. Sprinkle cheese on top if you wish! Great with a salad and some crusty bread, like Italian, which can be more inexpensive than French or whole grain types.
3) English Muffin Pizzas! SUPER easy and fast. Just toast up some english muffins, spread pizza sauce on each half, top with shredded cheese, any meats and vegs you like, and bake in the oven at 350 (or put under broiler) until cheese melts!
4) Tomatoes and Rice – this is great with hamburgers (or veggie burgers!): make a few cups of minute rice, mix it with a can of canned tomatoes (buy them chopped or diced, makes it easier), heat up in the micro and serve with a burger and some salad. The rice & tomatoes will be kind of like a soup, but you can make it as dry or ‘soupy’ as you like by varying the amt. of canned tomato juice you use!
5) My Mom’s Chop Suey: This is definitely not real chop suey. I’m not even sure what chop suey is, but this stuff my Mom makes is fantastic, easy and cheap! Boil some elbow or spiral macaroni. While that’s cooking, cook some chopped veggies in a pan until tender (we use mushrooms, green peppers & onion). Once cooked, put in a bowl and use the pan to brown some ground beef/turkey or ‘veggie grounds’. Put the noodles & beef into the bowl with the veggies, add some heated (in the micro) spaghetti sauce and shake-on real parmesan! Great with pieces of toast buttered and sprinkled with garlic powder.
6) Chicken caesar pita sandwich: buy a bag of caesar salad, some pre-cooked chicken from the deli section or in one of those red-lidded ziplock containers, stuff them into a pita and pour on the dressing that came with the salad! Good with sliced apples.
7) Very easy Mexican casserole: This is pretty inexpensive, and will last several days! Make it on a day when you have a little extra time before dinner – you can study or whatever while it’s cooking. Then you can just reheat it for the next 2 or 3 days. It’s made of layers of ingredients in a 8×10 glass baking dish (or whatever you have handy – cast iron skillet would work, or casserole dish… even a silicone loaf pan would work!). Preheat the oven to 350. Crush up some toritilla chips and layer them in the bottom of the pan. In any order you wish, add these ingredients as layers: canned or frozen corn (at room temp), refried beans from a can, can of black beans (optional), jar of inexpensive salsa, another layer of crushed chips, a can of sliced green chiles (optional!), and then on the top layer, sprinkle shredded cheddar or jack cheese. Bake for about 1/2 hr to 45 min (depends on how thick your layers are, the size of the pan, etc.). This is really good with a lettuce & tomato salad.
Good luck & happy cooking!!!
SWILL - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Go to campbellskitchen.com they have a lot of good east recipes.
God's Child - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
chicken breasts – mix parmesan cheese w/a packet or italian dressing mix and some garlic powder – bake until done and juiced clear
homemade pizza – use pitas and cover in pizza sauce, cheese and favorite toppings – bake until cheese melted
salads – whatever you like
chili – brown 1 lb ground beef w/some onion – add large can dinced tomatoes and small can tomato sauce and 1 packet chili seasoning – cook until hot through
Sar616 - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
theres soap, grilled cheese, hamburgers, peanut butter and jelly, or you can go to the local store and looked at alot of the pre cooked meals. Most of them are healthy but only require a 10-15 min cooking time max
Dollypink - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Tuna, salad and pasta… quick, nice and simple oh yeh and healthy.
there is loads of things..that many my mind has gone blank =S
you can buy quick simple cook books which are under £5 dead good.
smittybo20 - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Do you have a small fridge? Cook on you time off. Cook what you want, make well balanced meal. Steak or chicken, veggies, taters, and what ever suites your taste buds. Then proportion it out into several containers as a meal. Put them in the fridge, change up on the veggies, and meats, then just nuke the dinners, and enjoy.
BornAndBred - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Whole grain pasta is a perfect food. It is cheap; it is healthy, takes 8 -10 minutes to make, and you can add 100s of different things to it and make a whole meal. Buy one of those already BBQed chickens at the supermarket, cut it up into small pieces and throw in the pasta with red sauce. Buy the imitation crab in packages, which are already cut up and FAT FREE, and toss it in and mix with some olive oil. Also very easy. (If you don’t like whole grain pasta, couscous is also perfect. Takes 5 minutes to cook, is cheap, healthy, delicious, and you can add all sorts of proteins to it for a full meal). The trick to not getting bored, but also staying healthy and not gaining the freshman 15 (or 25 or 35) is adding a lot of variety but making easy dishes. You also could pick up an inexpensive crock pot (they are like $15 at Target or CVS) and they cook all sorts of stuff in one pot meals.
red_headed_girl01 - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
pasta and a jar of sauce and bread (you can buy wheat pasta), chili cheese dogs (wheat bread), Tyson chicken on a salad, bean burritos (you can buy wheat tortillas) with w/e you like for veggies, tuna salad with wheat crackers or wheat bread and again, any veggies you want to throw in there
wildcatwilma - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
Tuna, salads, pastas, and soups are all great to have if you’re in a rush. Just make sure that you are including protein, and not going too heavy on the starchy foods/
papbulldog - said
November 24 2009 @ 11:03
I drive a truck over the road so I know where your coming from, here are some ideas; in the freezer section are frozen veggies that are called "SteamFresh" those are great! just throw them in the microwave and in 5 minutes, fresh steamed veggies! Frozen Chicken breast on a George Forman Grill takes about 10 to 15 minutes, frozen fish fillets take about the same, Jeno’s Turkey Burgers are good