Meal prepping can be a great way to save time and money, especially if you have a large family. With some thoughtful planning and ingredients, you can create delicious recipes that are both budget-friendly and easy to make. From homemade cream of chicken soup to BBQ beans to chicken broccoli casserole, these simple recipes will provide you with a plethora of meal options throughout the week. They’re also freezer friendly so you can freeze them for an even quicker meal option. To top it off, why not finish with some delicious lemon bars for dessert? With all these delicious meals at your fingertips, family meal prep has never been easier or tastier!
Stir-frying is a popular cooking method in many Asian countries.
It\'s quick, easy, and budget-friendly!
Once you know the basics behind putting together a great stir-fry, you can easily introduce new ingredients, make a variety of sauces or try traditional recipes.
Stir-fries are often made with meat and vegetables, but we\'ll get to that later.
For now, let\'s start by looking at the surprisingly simple techniques that go into making restaurant-worthy dishes.
As a busy person who doesn\'t have time to cook every day, I know the value of quick and easy meals.
Stir-frying is one of my favorite methods for cooking because it\'s so quick and uses only a small amount of oil.
The best part about stir-frying is that you can introduce new ingredients, make different sauces, or try traditional recipes from all over the world!
Watch the video below to learn how to put together restaurant-worthy dishes at home with just a few simple techniques.
How to Make Stir Fry
Learn how to cook restaurant-worthy stir fry dishes
A stir fry is a delicious and healthy way to enjoy your favorite meals.
It\'s easy!
All you need are some ingredients, like chicken or vegetables that have been cut into bite sized pieces along with aromatics such as garlic ginger shallots (or any other spices).
To make this dish even better add in fresh herbs if desired- they provide great flavor plus extra nutrients too so get creative today while eating well tonight 🙂
To follow the exact recipe you need 1 lb. raw or cooked meat, 2 lbs of vegetables (cut into bite-size pieces) and aromatics such as garlic ginger shallots .
To make the stir fry sauce simply mix together with water Basic Stir Fry Sauce!
This easy, healthy and tasty recipe will feed a family of 4 or more for only $10.63. Interested?
It doesn\'t matter if you chase or not for ingenious, economical and satisfying recipes, we all enjoy now and then eating well on low budget!
Who doesn\'t love a good Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta Bake recipe?
This dish is easy to make, and you can feed your family for days with just one batch.
The best part about this dish is that it\'s budget-friendly!
You\'ll spend just about $10 on ingredients, so there are no excuses not to give this recipe a try.
This casserole is the perfect balance between delicious and healthy.
It\'s not too heavy, yet filling enough that we don\'t feel guilty about eating a whole plateful of it ourselves!
Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta Bake
Do you want to eat well but don\'t have a lot of money to spend on food?
This Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta Bake will help you out!
It\'s an easy and delicious recipe that is perfect for weeknights.
The best part about this dish is that it can be made in advance and frozen, so when your time is limited you\'ll still get a healthy and satisfying meal.
It can be made with ingredients you already have in your pantry so you don\'t have to worry about going out shopping for something new.
This Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta Bake is a super easy, delicious meal that the whole family will enjoy.
It doesn\'t matter if you chase or not for ingenious, economical and satisfying recipes, we all enjoy now and then eating well on low budget!
Hopefully, you have all the ingredients already, if not, get ready to go to the store to get all the stuff.
This Baked Chicken and Penne Pasta Casserole recipe, courtesy of TheWolfePit , with all that pasta and all that cheesy goodness bubbling away, looks delicious and is a keeper in any recipe book.
So without any further ado, let\'s get started with today\'s recipe!
Baked Chicken And Penne Pasta Casserole
Ingredients
2 lbs – Skinless Chicken Thighs
45 oz – Spaghetti Sauce
16 oz – Penne Pasta
8 oz – Mozzarella Cheese
2 Cups – Water
This recipe for casserole will not only fill you up but it\'s also easy enough that your kids can help make them!
Simply mix-and-match ingredients until they come up with their favorite version. A simple way to dress things up a little is by adding some red pepper flakes or portobello mushrooms instead of the artichoke hearts (additional veggies).
You might even consider making this vegetarian if meat isn\'t on board in everyone’s household – just use penne pasta as mentioned previously and top off each serving before baking along side mozzarella cheese at its freshest during peak times like summer produce seasonality.
Not all pastas were created equal in this Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Pasta Bake, rendering it with a nice crunchy quality.
You can also substitute your pasta of choice if you don\'t like the penne noodles – rigatoni would work well too!
This recipe is so easy to make and full of flavor that even the pickiest eaters will ask for seconds.
It\'s great on its own or served alongside some garlic bread or roasted vegetables – feel free to get creative when making sides!
It doesn\'t matter if you follow recipes literally (because there are no numbers) but try not to go overboard by adding/omitting ingredients because then it won’t be delicious anymore.
Get your full Baked Chicken And Penne Pasta Casserole printable recipe and helpful tips as well as many other delicious recipes at: TheWolfePit
Thanks to TheWolfePit for this amazingrecipe and featured image.
More Baked Cheesy Chicken Penne Main Dishes
The best thing about these dishes?
They are so easy to make – no need to slave away in front of your oven all day long just because you want something good for dinner tonight…
Baked Pasta With Chicken And Tomatoes
It\'s time to make your favorite dish: cheesy chicken pasta!
This baked cheesy chicken pasta is comforting food at its highest!
It\'s packed with tender, oven-roasted tomatoes, and a creamy sauce.
You can make this dish in advance for when you need to feed your family fast or freeze it as well so that on those busy nights nothing will be getting cookin\'.
A cheesy pasta blended with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms.
You can leave out the tomatoes if you like but I really liked them in there so go ahead and up their quantity for yourself or even add broccoli or asparagus tips instead of what\'s called for here too – whatevs your choice just make sure to keep enough food on hand since it makes two 2 quart dishes (use one now & store leftovers).
It makes a wonderful, healthy meal with asparagus and salad!
You can mix up the cheeses if you want to add some extra flavor or switch out one of the veggies like artichokes with something new in order create even more variety at your table such as portobello mushrooms topped off by melted mozzarella cheese – yummo!!
