Meal Ideas for People Who Are Busy (Supper Edition)
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The biggest thing that I hear from people is that they are too busy to cook. I get it, I promise. I have three kids, hockey, work, a husband, and a life. I don’t like spending all my time in the kitchen finding recipes and making a huge mess. The dream is to some day have a fairy that comes after me and cleans up, but until then, here are some of my quick and easy recipes that are on my meal plan rotation:
Chicken Pesto Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
The first time I made this meal, I did not make enough. My son doesn’t normally like sweet potatoes and even he ate it. I cook the chicken breast in my Instant Pot and then shred it with a hand mixer. So easy! There was even some chicken left over that I through into a soup the next day.
This is another recipe that I wasn’t sure of but it became a staple. I have a slow cooker but it goes into my Instant Pot instead. If you’re going to use canned chickpeas, make sure that you buy them organic and rinse them really well! I put this stew over some rice and it makes a nice quick dinner. I love one pot meals.
Cabbage Rolls for the Slow Cooker
Cabbage rolls were one of my favourite meals growing up. It is still my comfort food but I can’t buy them from the grocery store. I take one look at the ingredients and I inwardly cringe. I used to make this one in the slow cooker as well but (surprise!) I now make it in my Instant Pot. I set it to Manual and 25 minutes on High Pressure. The key to good cabbage rolls is putting lots of garlic and Worcestershire sauce in. Instead of soy sauce, I put Coconut Aminos in.
I love soup and we end up having it about once a week. It is my “everything that is leftover in the fridge, goes in the pot” meal. This recipe is for a vegetable soup but I usually have a bone broth as the base and there is leftover meat in there as well. I love my protein! My soup never tastes the same twice, but it always tastes wonderful. I use the Vitality Oils from Young Living for the spices and add one or two drops of Black Pepper, Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram, Oregano, Basil, and Thyme. It is so flavourful!
I hope you get a few good ideas from these. If you’re looking for an Instant Pot, you can grab one from Amazon. I’ll be doing a post about my favourite kitchen gadgets in the future and that one will be at the top of the list! If you try any of the recipes, leave a comment below and let me know what you think!