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What do you cook that's quick?
DH and I joined a gym so now we won't be making dinner until 7ish...what do you make that is quick?
I use my crockpot a lot, but it gets super hot super quick, even on low and things get way overdone if they are in there for longer than 6 hours so I have trouble using it while I work.
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Re: What do you cook that's quick?
http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/28525047.aspx
From MM
Spaghetti is our quick go-to dish.
Do you stop at home on your way to the gym? Could you turn the crockpot on warm before you head out so the food doesn't over cook?
A lot of the recipes in my blog are quick. I like to do stuff like make up a big batch of turkey meatballs or chicken stuffed shells on a night when I have more time, then freeze several meals' worth to use later.
Our other go-to quick meals include grilled cheese & tomato soup, breakfast-for-dinner and baked chicken (dump some BBQ sauce over a couple of bonesless breasts & bake @ 350 for 30 minutes).
We have a great rice cooker that also has a steamer basket. Rice takes 30 minutes in the main part, and fish 15 minutes in the steamer. I'll put in the rice, and start the cooker, then set the kitchen timer for 15 minutes. When that goes off, I put in a couple of salmon filets seasoned with a lemon herb seasoning, and start some frozen broccoli on the stove. When the rice cooker finishes, everything is ready.
One thing that I LOVE to make, that only takes about 15 minutes and is really light (which is great when you're coming home from a workout) is "caprese" salad over french bread.
What you needd:
Baguet, mozarella cheese, basil (preferably fresh, it makes a huge difference), vegetabile oil... or EVOO, if you prefer.
Just thinly slice the baguet and stack on one slice of mozarella and tomato. Top with a piece of basil and drizzle with vegetable oil. Lay out all the slices on a baking sheet in the oven for like 2 minutes until they look sort of "crisp" and then take them out. They are delicious!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Creamy-Ranch-Pork-Chops-and-Rice/Detail.aspx
I made these last night for the first time and they were really good. Next time I won't use pork chops that thick. But other than that it was really good.
My husband will be so he definitely could, but I leave for work at 7:20am..by the time he gets home at 5 or 530 a lot of times the food is over done. I get off at 5, but it takes me at least 45 minutes to get home. I think our crockpot is just a super cooker haha.
Ours is like this too. I know people love to use their crocks for quick meals during the week, but the only time I can really use it is on the weekend when i can be there to keep an eye on how fast it's cooking and turn it off after 5 hours or so. I sometimes even wonder if the wires are crossed b/c I really think the the "warm" setting is just as warm as high/low, maybe even warmer.
We do a lot of leftovers during the week. I usually make one big meal on Sunday and another big meal on Monday. Then we'll have leftovers of those meals on Tuesday & Wednesday. Thursday we'll usually do something fast like stir fry (frozen veggies, steamfresh rice, leftover meat from meals earlier in the week), pasta, gnocchi, or crap from the freezer. This way I only really cook on one weekday.
I'm always afraid to use mine during the week too. I usually save my crock-pot meals for the weekends. I cooked a pork roast for BBQ sandwich's in the crock pot once during the week while I was at work, when I came home it was burnt so bad and my house stunk for like 3 days.
I just did this a few weeks ago, with pork we were going to bring both to our office potlucks. I was pissed, it was like 6 lbs of meat. I thought it might be OK b/c there was a ton of liquid and so much meat, since people are always saying crockpots do better when they are full. It didn't get burnt, but the meat just tasted terribly overcooked. At first, DH was like "Oh, it's fine, I'll still bring it", but then he ate it for dinner and agreed that it was truly terrible.
Not sure if you want to get a new crock pot, but my dad has one that has a timer on it so he can set how long for it to be on while away and it powers off when it reaches that time...maybe that could be an option for you so you can use the crock pot while at work..