SOOOO EASY! I start by making a batch of Trader Joe's cous cous, which only takes 5 minutes. Meanwhile, I saute really fast- onions and garlic in olive oil. Then I add fresh tomatoes & yellow squash- season it with kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. Put in four fistfuls of spinach and a little italian seasoning. When spinach is sufficiently wilted, stir in cooked cous cous. (The whole wheat is AMAZING... and nutritious) top with a sprinkle of freshly grated parmesan- dinner in 15 minutes! So- what's your 'standby'?
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That sounds awesome. I am going to try it tomorrow.
that sounds great....our standby is bean and cheese burritos!
I bet you thought I was going to say "take out" huh?! that too!
haha, you're clearly a lot more kitchen savvy than me. Our stand-by dinner is pizza from the freezer. That is often the "meal" I had planned and not a last minute "go-to" at all.
Standby = saute really fast, fresh tomatoes, yellow squash (like I just have yellow squash hanging around), pinch of kosher salt, fistfuls of spinach, sprinkle of freshly greated parmesan......hahahahaha, yah, that's me all right. I bet you have fresh parsley on hand for garnish, too.
My challenge would be to use the spinach before it "sufficiently wilted" right in the fridge. And if I had parmesan cheese, it's long since become a dry tasteless brick. I'm enjoying your recipes, though. They sound yummy.
PS, what exactly is cous cous?
Cous cous is a small grain pasta
That sounds so yummy. Bad thing David can not see squash not even in paintings. jajajaja I guess I can replace it with another vegi.
Thanks for sharing Stephanie.
That is your Standby Dinner?!? Oh geeeeez I wish I was as food savvy as you are (I bet Rob does too!)
MY Standby Dinner is a box of mac & cheese. Or ramen. If I'm not feeling too lazy I may just add some hotdogs to that mac & cheese, however tonight I did not.
Wow Steph, my family would be so happy if I had a stand by dinner that fancy! Although ours would have to have NO vegetables for my husband and kids to be happy. I would say ours is Cereal or turkey sandwiches!
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