Under 10 Minutes Quick Meal Ideas for Families
Under 10 Minutes Quick Meal Ideas for Families
I usually write about all kinds of recipes that take time and preparation to make but not today.  Today I want to talk about easy and fast recipe ideas.  Birdseye reached out to me and asked if I wanted to share I new product and I jumped at the chance because I love the brand.  I already buy Birds Eye frozen vegetables so it just makes sense to show people how I use their vegetables.  Besides, no matter how much I plan or how prepared I “think” I am there are always those days that I was simple and Birds Eye fits into my simple plan.  I refuse to drive up the street to grab a 99¢ burger from the happy place.  Yuck.  I just won’t do it.  There are much easier and smarter choices you can make for days like this.
Yesterday was a crazy busy day for me. Â I worked all day, ran errands, dealt with after school stuff and it was already dinner time. Â I didn’t even take anything out for dinner this morning. Â Why is it always my job to think about dinner during my morning coffee? Â I’m not sure why but it’s my job and today I forgot. Â It’s days like this where we usually spend more money out of our budget going out to eat because I forgot. Â Not anymore. Â Here’s my backup plan for these types of days. Â I always purchase 2 to 4 bags of Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables and one package of frozen pre-cooked chicken strips. Â This way I can pop them in the microwave and have dinner on the table in under 10 minutes! Â The Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables typically take only 4 minutes to heat and the chicken strips take only 5 minutes to heat up! Â Sometimes I used leftover chicken and sometimes I heat it on the stove but on super busy days I use the microwave. Â I never have to worry about a sauce because the Birds Eye vegetables have the most amazing sauce in them. Â I’m talking delicious! Â So yummy that my daughter usually wants to lick the bag (after it’s cooled of course). Â Who does that? Â I used to do that with desserts but never a vegetable bag. Â That right there tells you just how yummy their sauces really are. Â Not only do they taste good but the kids go crazy for their favorite characters too. Â Right now there’s huge hype with Disney’s Frozen and Mickey Mouse. Â Look what I picked up at my local grocery store this week. Â I grabbed a Birds Eye Steamfresh Whole Grain Pasta & Corn with a Butter Sauce and a Birds Eye Steamfresh Pasta & Peas with a Parmesan Cheese Sauce! Â I love peas so that’s the one we ate first.
I wished you could smell and taste this! Â It’s so darn good!
So let me ask you, what do you do on busy days where you forgot to defrost something for dinner? Â Leave a comment below and give me your tips or tricks.