Simple solo parenting dinner concepts

Sharing a few of my go-to straightforward dinner concepts once I’m solo parenting.

Hello pals! How are ya? I hope that you just’re having fun with the week thus far! I’ve a podcast interview as we speak, Pilates, and we’ll most likely hit the pool. We’re attempting to dwell up the final little bit of summer season earlier than we’re again at school craziness.

For as we speak’s submit, I wished to share a few of my favourite straightforward dinner concepts once I’m solo parenting. For the reason that Pilot is again with the airways, he’s again to touring extra frequently whereas I maintain it down with the crew right here. When he’s gone, meals are wayyyyy extra informal. They’re issues I could make in lower than 20 minutes that I do know all of us love. Normally I’ll make one thing that features leftovers so we will get pleasure from them the next day for lunch.

For our household, meals will embrace some kind of protein, some kind of starch, a fruit and/or vegetable. It makes it fairly plug and play, and when the youngsters have rounded meals like this, they’re happier (no blood sugar crash) and possibly rather less snacky? (Although let’s be actual, summer season is an all-day snack avalanche.)

Listed below are among the issues I’ve within the rotation when it’s simply me and I wish to cook dinner one thing tasty, wholesome, and fast.

Simple solo parenting dinner concepts

– Breakfast for dinner.

We do that no less than as soon as every week, whether or not the Pilot is right here or not, as a result of it’s a crowd pleaser and you may customise it based mostly on what you may have. I’d make Whats up Kitty gluten-free waffles, pancakes (they nonetheless love these banana pancakes in any case these years), French toast, and serve it up with breakfast sausage, bacon, or eggs because the protein, and a few fruit.

– Tacos, rice and beans.

I put the hen within the On the spot Pot with oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a few hen broth, and cook dinner for 12 minutes on handbook. I shred it with the mixer, and serve with tortillas, beans, Mexican rice, and guac. I’ll lower up no matter recent fruit now we have readily available and serve it on the facet.

– Spanish tortilla.

This is one of our all-time favorites. I’ll cook dinner the tortilla and sometimes simply serve it with sliced veggies and guac, and a facet of fruit.

– Greek salad bowls.

That is one other household fave: chopped salad (you should utilize a equipment to make life simpler, or simply chop romaine, tomatoes, crimson onion, cucumber, and add kalamata olives and feta), cooked hen (rotisserie or leftover hen), hummus (storebought or home made), and stuffed grape leaves (I purchase those in a can from Dealer Joe’s). Serve pita on the facet.

– Gluten-free hen nuggets

I order those from ButcherBox and serve with salad, and fruit. Simple peasy.

– Ramen with shredded hen or shrimp.

I’ll purchase ramen from Complete Meals (they’ve just a few gluten-free choices) and add shredded hen or sauteed shrimp, and lower up fruit on the facet.

– Stiry fry noodle bowl.

I’ll stir fry a ton of veggies (bell pepper, onion, broccoli, carrot, no matter now we have readily available), and add in cooked noodles and a peanut sauce with peanut butter, Tamari, rice wine vinegar, sesame oil, garlic, ginger, sriracha and honey. I make the sauce whereas the veggies and noodles cook dinner, and the whole lot is finished so shortly. I normally prime with sesame seeds and cilantro.

– Salmon sushi roll bowl.

We’ve got this one usually, too. It’s simply cooked rice (cooked within the On the spot Pot with equal components broth/water and rice), salmon (cooked within the air fryer), cucumber, edamame, avocado, and seaweed.

– Egg roll in a bowl.

Simply saute some floor meat with a cabbage/slaw combine, garlic, ginger, and season with Tamari, sriracha, and sesame oil. Prime with the whole lot however the bagel seasoning. I’ll serve with recent fruit – simply no matter now we have readily available.

– Do-it-yourself pizza.

Dough, sauce, pepperoni, cheese, and served with a salad or roasted veggies.

– Sheet pan meals!

We particularly just like the natural hen sausage from Costco, bell peppers, and broccoli

– Kevin’s sauce meal.

That is one other fan fave. Kevin’s makes AMAZING sauces – I purchase them from Thrive Market – and I’ll simply cook dinner up a ton of veggies, add some hen, steak, salmon or shrimp, and add the Kevin’s sauce earlier than serving on prime of rice. We love the teriyaki, Korean bbq, and coconut curry.

– Turkey meatballs with pasta, sauce, and a veggie.

I usually make the turkey meatballs prematurely and freeze them for a simple/fast meal. That is my go-to recipe

So, inform me, pals: what are your go-to recipes in the event you want one thing fast and scrumptious? Please be happy to share all the concepts and hyperlink away – I’m hoping we can provide one another some new concepts!

xo

Gina

A few of my favourite wholesome meal hacks:

Procuring at Thrive Market. This link gets you 40% off your first order!

Ordering meat and seafood from Butcher Box

Occasional meals from Sakara to make life method simpler