Easy Girl Dinners That Actually Hit
Cooking can be so time consuming. Anything good I felt would take hours to make. However, I have found 8 meals I regularly go back to. Plus, they take less than 20 minutes to make.
1. Air-Fried Salmon with Broccoli Cheddar Rice
Time to Make: 20 Minutes
Steps:
Rub all spices on the salmon filet
Place in AirFryer on 400 for 15 minutes
Put the rice in with 5 minutes left for salmon
Take the salmon out and add it to the cup!
2. High Protein Spicy Garlic Beef & Potatoes
Time to Make: 20 Minutes
Steps:
Cut up potatoes, put in the pan on medium-high heat
Make the sauce and set it to the side
After 10 minutes, put on the beef
Make sure to regularly mix around both meat and potatoes
Add the sauce, stir all together and enjoy!
Side note: Potatoes can be as crispy as you like, but that will take more time
3. Sushi Bowl
Time to Make: 15 Minutes
Steps:
Put rice in microwave
Start to shred crab
Put rice in the fridge to cool
Slice any vegetables you would like to add
Mix everything into the rice once it has cooled
Side note: You can add light cream cheese, vegetables, or cheese you want
4. Cajun Chicken with the Smokey Dokey Mac
Time to Make: 20 Minutes
Steps:
Put water in the pot on high (I like to add a little salt to boil faster)
Rub all spices on the chicken
Put chicken on the skillet with medium heat
Once water is boiled, cook noodles until they break easily (usually 7-10 minutes)
Dump noodles into a strainer, add choice of milk and the packet of mixture
Take chicken off once it’s at 165 degrees
Mix all together and dig in!
5. Stuffed Bell Peppers
Time to Make: 20 minutes
Steps:
Set oven to bake on 350 degrees
Cut bell peppers in half and gently spray oil on both sides
Cook rice
Add peppers in the oven upside down for 10 minutes
Cook ground turkey
Flip the peppers up and add everything in!
Side note: For flavorful substitutes that are lower in calorie, I use light cream cheese (no sour cream) and spinach (no lettuce)
6. Protein Taco in a Bag
Time to Make: 10 minutes
Steps:
Cook ground turkey
Take Quest Protein Chips (or any that you like)
Crush the bag to make chips smaller
Add spinach, shredded cheese, banana peppers and mild sauce
Dig in!
Side note: You can add toppings you like- those are just my personal favorites
7. Protein Pizza Bagel
Time to Make: 10 minutes
Steps:
Put wheat bagel in the toaster on setting 1 or 2
Add pizza sauce to bagel
Put cottage cheese on (I use 0% milk fat)
Sprinkle oregano and italian seasoning
Put in the air fryer on 400 for 5 minutes
Add any toppings you like at 1 minute left
Enjoy!
Side note: You will want a side or 2 with this for dinner
8. Italian Sub
Time to Make: 10 minutes
Steps:
Use sourdough bread or a wheat bagel
Add 8 slices of pepperoni and salami
1 slice of provolone cheese
Sprinkle oregano and italian seasonings
Add any veggies you like
Pop in air fryer on 400 degrees for 4 minutes
Stir Ranch and Frank’s Red Hot together to make a sauce
Add the sauce and enjoy!
Side note: You will want a side or 2 with this for dinner
