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Quick healthy family meal ideas

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RooCluckers · 14/10/2014 16:17

I am really short of time at the moment and would rather spend my time with my dcs than cooking. Please can you tell me your ideas for quick healthy family meals? Thanks

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pregnantpause · 14/10/2014 18:37

If I'm honest when rushed ( like tonight) I feel baked beans or scrambled eggs on toast is healthy enough for us and takes a few minutes tops to make.

But proper healthy family meals would be stuff that can be prepped and put in the oven and ignored until cooked

Baked chicken thighs with new potatoes, chorizo and re peppers- chop it all into nice sized chunks and roast for forty or so minutes.

Ratatouille with sausages - again just shove your ratatouille( courgette, aubergine, onion, garlic, peppers, and a tin of toms) and sausages in the oven until cooked

Cherry tomato and goat cheese pastry pizza- lay a ready rolled pastry sheet on baking tray, top with halved cherry tomatoes, some asparagus and goats cheese- bake for 15 minutes and cut into 4.

Baked risotto - not a real risotto I know, but it's quick and delicious and can be ignored for twenty minutes

Hob based meals would be-

Frittata / omelettes

Stir fries- with whatever veg , a beaten egg and noodles.

Country veg soup- roughly chop leftover veg, herbs and stock- leave to simmer for half an hour and blend.

My other stand by would be my slow cooker. - which IMO is brilliant, but it's not for everyone

RooCluckers · 14/10/2014 20:13

Thanks pregnant pause. The chicken bake thing sounds lovely. That's just the sort of thing I'm looking for that I can shove in the oven and pull out cooked!! I've never tried rice in the oven but will have a go at that too!

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TyneTeas · 14/10/2014 20:57

Some of my regular quickest meals are:

kebabs - marinaded chicken in pitta bread with peppers and yoghurt
tyne-teas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/chicken-kebabs.html

Chicken/chorizo/prawn rice
tyne-teas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/rice-with-chorizo-and-prawns-sometimes.html

Spaghetti and meatballs
tyne-teas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/spaghetti-and-meatballs.html

Kofta curry
tyne-teas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/kofta-curry.html

Potato and bacon soup
tyne-teas.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/bacon-and-potato-soup.html

monostar · 24/10/2014 14:27

bean soup
www.expatserbia.com/enjoy-serbia/serbian-food-recipes/5146-serbian-bean-soup-pasulj (this is THE BEST bean soup ever and can be made vegetarian/vegan too)
lentil soups/curries hundred ways :)
kale and broccoli soup
www.insonnetskitchen.com/creamy-broccoli-kale-soup/ (super healthy!)
roast (let say chicken or nut roast for veggies) , home made potato wedges and mixed salad...
my potato wedges coating is olive oil, himalayan salt with herbs, paprika, black pepper, cayenne, parsley and a bit of polenta ;)
mixed salad usually is tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, yellow pepper, iceberg lettuce...seasoned and a bit of lemon juice and cold pressed hemp oil added...

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