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This is always difficult for me!! I posted a sausage veggie bake on the blog which could definitely work for all veggies and a sausage substitute. Another go-to is spaghetti... the most time-consuming part is waiting for the water to boil for the pasta! I use frozen turkey meatballs. Alas, Domino's large 3 topping for $7.99 is a fixture in our house.

We like to do Asian stir fry on really rushed nights. Well, really really rushed nights means take out or leftovers for us. But sometimes we use the frozen Asian veggie medley that you can buy at Costco and stir fry that with a protein. It comes with sauce, but we don't use it and season to our liking. I always program the rice cooker to cook while I'm at work also. It helps me to prep ingredients the night before, but that only happens if I have a lot of energy. Good luck! This is a huge challenge for all working moms, I think.

My quick and easy is either peppers, onions and sausage or a rice bowl, something like this: http://www.pbs.org/food/fresh-tastes/sesame-beef-bowl/ and you could do tofu or just lots of veggies on it.

I'd love to hear ideas as well! A go-to for us is sausage, peppers and onions. We have been making it in the pan but I am thinking of going to the slow cooker once I go back to work in a few weeks!

Do you eat fish/seafood at all?

Fish is so easy and quick to cook – especially if you broil it. Pair with a salad or some quickly sautéed up veggies.

Make stuffed peppers or stuffed mushrooms over the weekend and just reheat.

Spaghetti with red sauce or pesto sauce, or just olive oil and garlic. Pair with a big salad to make the meal heartier.

Shrimp tacos

Wonton soup (use premade veggie wontons and veggie stock)
Soup and salad with some hearty bread

Veggie stir-fry

Curry over rice (if you use a jarred curry, your husband could heat it while you nurse, and put the rice on to cook. That isn’t hard, especially if you have a rice maker)

Make a big pot of vegetarian chili on the weekend – have chili with cornbread one night, nachos another night, etc.

Can your husband prep things while you nurse? That would cut down on cooking time!

I'm not a WOHM, but I try to minimize our dinner prep and we're mostly vegetarian. We eat lentils fairly regularly (usually cooked earlier--they're fine cold in salads--or as dal, which is better a day old and reheated). I'm not the biggest bean fan, but we've got a couple of bean salads that are easy. Frozen veggie burgers are my standby when I'm feeling uninspired or too tired. They don't take long in the oven, and I cook sweet potatoes chopped up into fries at the same time. If you eat fish, I like sardines and chopped tomatoes tossed with olive oil and some basil on slices of baguette. Put them in the oven for a bit, and serve with a salad. I sometimes do quesadillas with whatever cheese and veggies I've got leftover, too. Also, soup!

I do the Sunday meal prep. I try to make 2-3 meals and do some other prep. This Sunday I made a big pot of pasta sauce w/sausage and peppers and stuffed peppers w/brown rice & lentils. Both dishes have enough for 2 servings (either for 2 nights of dinner or a dinner and a lunch).

I also prep a bunch of veggies--I chopped & destemmed Kale and cut up broccoli and put in tupperware. I've also got a tupperware full of prepared brown rice.

On weeknights we just reheat. If I don't make enough for 5 week night meals, I've got some cut up chicken in the freezer that I'll make a stir-fry with the veggies and rice I've already prepped. We always keep soup as a back up so that we can have soup & sandwiches or soup & salad.

Our easy to go includes a bag of frozen veggies that we steam in the microwave and 90 second microwave rice. Then DH usually cooks a piece of meat to go with it all. Nothing fancy but its really easy, not a lot of mess, and somewhat healthy.

We use our crockpot at least once a week, throw it on before we leave and is ready by the time we get home.