Weekdays are hectic! Between work, the long commute home and preparing dinner, it is often tempting to stop and pick up fast food on the way home. But if you take a little time to organize yourself for the week ahead, then dinner should be quick and easy to prepare.
Stop at your local grocery store with a list of grocery items that will make getting dinner on the table a cinch! Look for items like:
Prepared salads – these are so handy! Pick your favourite salad and top it with cooked chicken or canned tuna.
Grated cheese – the work has been done for you! All you have to do is open the bag and sprinkle.
Tortilla wraps – these are great for sandwiches and for quesadillas. Here’s a simple recipe for quesadillas that you and your kids will love!
Eggs – a healthy omelet, like this one, is not only good for breakfast but can be enjoyed at dinner. Get creative by using any leftover vegetables you may have handy.
Whole wheat pizza crust – can be topped with your favourite tomato sauce or pesto sauce and then topped with chicken, pepperoni, a few chopped vegetables and some grated cheese.
Rotisserie chicken – Buy one or two depending on how many people you need to feed. They are great served with a healthy salad and the leftovers make great sandwiches. I always stop and buy a rotisserie chicken. The breast meat is great as a topping on a pizza like this one or in my recipe for Chicken Pesto Pizza My Way.
Chicken Pesto Pizza My Way
- 1 diced cooked chicken breast
- 1 store bought pizza shell
- Jarred pesto – enough to cover the entire surface of the pizza shell
- 3 – 4 Sun dried tomatoes packed in oil
- Low-fat grated mozzarella cheese – as little or as much as you like
- 1 tsp. herbes de Provence
- Remove any excess oil from the sundried tomatoes by pressing them between paper towels, then cut them into this slices.
- Spread the pesto onto the pizza crust and top with chicken and sundried tomatoes
- Top with grated cheese and sprinkle with the herbes de Provence.
- Bake pizza according to the directions on the packaging of the pizza shell.
Done! How easy was that?
