skillet dishes
Leftover Quinoa
We love leftover cooked quinoa. It is ideal in all sorts of skillet dishes. Our favorite is the most simple: I will soften diced onions in extra virgin olive oil (or unrefined coconut oil or red palm oil) in a cast iron skillet, then incorporate the leftover quinoa. Once it is all warm, I season [...]
Simple Beef and Quinoa Skillet Dinner
Based on my healthy skillet dishes, here’s a main dish we really enjoyed last week. Both satisfying and easy, I know most people would love it.
2 pounds grass-fed ground beef
1 medium onion or 2 small onions, diced
4 cups cooked and cooled quinoa*
2 to 3 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, or to [...]
My Style of Flexible Meal Planning
There are times when I plan out my menu a week at a time. That is usually when we have company coming or a very busy week ahead.
For regular life, I plan out the main meal components just for a few days. Notice I said “main meal components” not “menu”. This is because what works [...]
Chicken, Rice & Bean Skillet
This is one of my not-very-precise recipes, and it also happens to be very forgiving. I created it along the same lines as many of my hard-to-duplicate-exactly skillet dishes. It was delicious last night and I’m looking forward to having more for lunch today.
1 red onion, diced
extra virgin olive oil
2 or 3 cups of cooked [...]
Healthy Skillet Dishes
Sometimes my husband jokes that he doesn’t think we’ve ever eaten the same meal twice. I have to admit, he’s not too far off the mark. Besides a couple of well-known dishes — like chili, tacos, burritos and spaghetti — our meals don’t typically fall into boring repetition. Long ago, we started enjoying the variety [...]
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