ThriftyRambler’s Guide to Quick Evening Meals, Part 2
From Zero to Done in Twenty Minutes:
* Breakfast For Dinner: Whether it’s omelets, pancakes, or French Toast- breakfast dishes go together in a snap. Put your sausages on first, and then get going with the rest. While stuff is cooking, you can slice fruit, make whipped cream and set the table. Re-heat some roasted potatoes and add them to the table.
* Pita Wraps: You can prepare all the elements of a delicious pita wrap in advance. When it comes time for dinner, all you have to do is warm the bread. Make hummus and tazkiki the night before. Crumble feta cheese, and slice tomatoes and cucumbers either in the morning, or right before dinner. Add some lettuce and you are ready to roll!
Prep in Advance, but take less than Twenty Minutes to Serve:
* Chili and Corn Bread: TRGrandpa lived by the certain truth that chili was no good the day you cooked it. It needed a day or so before it was table ready. So follow his advice
and make your chili in advance, on a day when you have extra time. Bake your cornbread the night before you need it. When you get home from work, put the chili on the stove and the cornbread in the toaster or oven. After you change clothes and check the mail, set the table and grate some cheese. Your wonderful, nutritious, and yummy meal is ready.
* Quiche: Like pancakes and waffles, quiche isn’t just for breakfast. Put it together and cook it the night before you need it. Then reheat in the oven for fifteen or twenty minutes before dinner. Add a salad and your dinner is ready. Tip: cut the quiche cold, before you reheat it- you’ll get restaurant worthy slices with no hassle!
* Homemade Pizza: In twenty minutes? You betcha! Make your dough the day before. When you’re ready for pizza night, roll out the dough and add sauce, cheese and your favorite toppings while the oven is preheating. Fifteen minutes or so later, your pie is done!