great dinner recipes!

[shootingstar]

1. For a quick meal based on what we have in fridge, etc., I do find a veggie stir fry actually quite fast. It's no more work than making a salad since I use veggies that don't require eons of cooking time.

Perhaps it's a matter of perspective of what constitutes a "normal pantry". We don't buy fresh shrimp frequently but I do love it and make stuff.

But for other things, we always have in our pantry or fridge:
powdered curry, (green) curry paste, chili paste (takes us ages to finish a tiny bottle), Chinese black bean sauce or garlic chili sauce, fresh ginger root, garlic, lower sodium soy sauce, buckwheat/light wheat linguine noodle Asian style (Italian dried pasta takes much longer to cook and I find heavier), canned clams, canned smoked mussels or oysters (latter makes a great smoke mussel, tomato pasta dish), etc.


2. Or just drain a can of salmon or tuna, add dijon mustard and a bit of pepper. (I only need 1/2 tin of fish for myself.) With some light linguine noodles that take under 10 min. to cook. Noodles after draining can be mixed in or on side with canned fish.

[wildhawk]

My DH and I eat as much organic food as we can. We wanted to eat pasta pre-longer ride days, so recently I have been doing the following and its fast and easy.

1. Boil whole wheat angel hair pasta (organic if you want)
2. While that is cooking, break out the frying pan, spray organic Pam on it and add a couple of tablespoons of either olive oil or Smart Balance oil.
3. Cut boneless chicken breasts into small chunks and toss into frying pan. I add just a bit of honey to the chicken to sweeten it.
4. Add veggies - I use fresh zucchini and/or yellow squash, but you can add any veggies - carrots, onions, etc. When the chicken pieces are brown I add the veggies and cover with lid. The veggies steam with the chicken.
5. I then mix with the pasta and serve.
6. NOTE: My DH cannot have any spices so I cook very plain. But if you can tolerate spices, I would suggest adding Mrs. Dash seasoning or garlic to the stir fry. I usually add about a half cup of organic spaghetti sauce to mine.

It makes plenty depending on how many veggies you add. We usually eat one serving at night and pack the rest for lunch next day.