When I’m home alone and cooking for a party of one, my desire to cook a spectacular meal (and therefore produce a massive amount of dirty dishes) is usually non-existent. And some nights, my desire to cook ANYTHING, let alone a grand feast, is barely there either.
What’s a girl to do?! Fast food? Gross. Take Out? Takes too long, and requires driving. Order In? Can’t wait that long. Hungry now! Eat out? Too expensive. Plus, all of these options aren’t ideal because I don’t know how the food was prepared, and I can’t account for the quality of ingredients.
And then it dawns on me…not every meal has to be the result of creative culinary genius. Sometimes, just making an old standby is a great way to get dinner made quickly, and ensure that you continue to treat your body with some respect.
10 minute chicken and veggies is my old standby. It’s so easy, it’s barely considered a ‘recipe’. Don’t forget to triple or quadruple the ingredients to make sure that you have leftovers for lunches during the week.
Slice 2 chicken breasts lengthwise into strips and place in a pan with a little bit of water ( about a cup) and cover.
While that’s cooking, rinse and chop up some broccoli, squash (cut into rounds), white onion, and red peppers ( cut into strips).
Turn the pieces of chicken, and drain the water when the chicken is white on both sides.
After the water is drained, add a liberal amount of olive oil, the chopped veggies, black pepper, garlic powder and any other seasonings that you like. Cover again and cook until the chicken is white all the way through, and the veggies are softened, but still a little crisp.
Ten minutes from when you started, you’ll be sitting down to relax with a simple, yet delicious dinner that was quicker, cheaper, easier and healthier than any other option.
Go ahead, pat yourself on the back for making a good dinner decision.
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