https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 03:19:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988941 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:32:28 +0000 fairy 1988941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://damndelicious.net/2013/07/07/korean-beef-bowl/" rel="nofollow">http://damndelicious.net/2013/07/07/korean-beef-bowl/</a></p> <p>That ^ is a go-to :) I usually make it with ground turkey or chicken and add in some roasted veggies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988936 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:28:25 +0000 MediaNaranja 1988936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like making a quick pasta with italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic and tomatoes. It takes about ~25 minutes from start to finish. Each prep step can be done while you are doing something else--I brown the sausage while waiting for the water to boil, then chop the onion &amp; garlic while the sausage is browning. I use the tri-colored frozen bell peppers from TJs to save time. I use a can of fire-roasted tomatoes. By the time the pasta is done, the sauce has cooked down nicely. I do garlic bread in the oven sometimes too. Husband loves it and it is so easy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988933 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:27:09 +0000 Mae 1988933@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh also we do naan pizzas. I get the fresh garlic naan from TJs and ad sauce, cheese, toppings and cook for 10 min at 450. Yum. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988932 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:23:26 +0000 blackbird 1988932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, prep stuff on the weekends! Then you can get dinner on the table pretty quickly during the week&gt; it's my saving grace. </p> <p>And yes, it's a pain. two hours on a Sunday that I would rather spend watching tv or whatever....but it's SUCH a lifesaver during the week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988928 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:21:48 +0000 Mae 1988928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL just made us some awesome soup I promptly remade that can be mostly made ahead and then is super fast. </p> <p>Baked Potato Soup</p> <p>3-4 large or 6-8 small baked potatoes (could be made the night before)<br /> 2 cups milk<br /> 1 cup cheese + more to garnish<br /> 4(+) strips bacon (could be made the night before, or is pretty quick to make)<br /> green onion/chives (to garnish)</p> <p>Scrape out baked potatoes into a pot, add milk and cheese. Heat until hot. Add 2 strips chopped up bacon, 2 tbspn bacon grease, and salt/pepper to taste. Serve with extra cheese, the other 2 strips bacon chopped/crumbled, and green onion for garnish.</p> <p>Once the potato and bacon are made it basically takes 15 min to heat up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988912 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:06:27 +0000 mrsrain 1988912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chili! That's what we are having tonight.</p> <p>1 lbs ground beef, browned<br /> 1 chopped onion<br /> 1 can diced tomatoes<br /> 1 can kidney beans (or any other kind of beans you have on hand)<br /> 1 packet of mccormick chili seasoning</p> <p>Combine in a pot and let it simmer as long or as short as you want (definitely works in the crockpot, too). Sometimes I add some corn, too. We eat it with cheese and sour cream. So good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988885 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 16:45:53 +0000 jhd 1988885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great ideas so far. I also like to do breakfast for dinner, English muffin pizzas, pasta of any kind, stir fry, chicken nachos (cook chicken breasts, can of black beans, &amp; jar of salsa in crock pot on low all day. Shred &amp; serve with chips and any other nacho fixings you like) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988815 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:50:01 +0000 sarac 1988815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, in your position, I'd get the super delux crockpot that will cook for so long, then switch to warm. Then I'd be using that thing 5 nights a week. </p> <p>Here are my crock pot go tos - </p> <p>Sauteed meat, onions, peppers, mushrooms (super easy to do in big batches and freeze) plus canned tomatoes, then just make pasta and a simple salad at dinner time. </p> <p>Taco/burrito fillings - ground beef/chicken, black beans, frozen corn, canned tomatoes, then a ton of taco seasoning. Then serve with shredded lettuce, cheese, etc. That's just about the easiest meal in the world, imho. </p> <p>Chicken, with potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, etc, cooked under it. </p> <p>Some kind of soup? With fresh bread. </p> <p>After that I'd probably go for a quiche made the night before, and then maybe grilled sandwiches with soup, stuff like that. Or a big salad with some kind of protein on top, all prepped the night before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988538 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:16:23 +0000 Tanjowen 1988538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you invest in a crockpot that has a timer that you could set to come on while you are gone? They are awesome and help so much. Another idea is to spend a morning on your weekend and make up basic items (spaghetti sauce/rice/soup) and freeze and pull out as needed during the week.</p> <p>Some ideas:<br /> - Crockpot chili and you can microwave baked potatoes to serve with them and bagged salad. I cook my chili on low for 8 hours and then it just switches to "warm" mode until I get home.</p> <p>- Crockpot BBQ chicken drumsticks. Put frozen drumsticks (without skin) and bottle of favorite BBQ sauce and spices you like and cook on low 8 hours. </p> <p>- Any soup you like that you make, and store in the fridge. I eat off a pot of stew and make grilled cheese during the week. </p> <p>- Ravioli and steak with Ceasar salad. I pan sear and then bake my steaks, and ravioli takes 8 minutes to cook. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988525 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:09:49 +0000 .twist. 1988525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>a rotisserie chicken from the store and rice with steamed veggies. So fast. Our rice cooker has a veggie steamer so they are all done at the same time. Takes about 20 mins. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/quick-meal-ideas#post-1988519 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:06:53 +0000 Becksabee 1988519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are your favorite quick meals for weeknights? I'm going back to work after Christmas and I'm looking for idea for things that can be fixed when I get home real quick or cooked the night before and heated up when I get home. I'm open to crockpot ideas, but I'm gone for about 9 hours. </p>