Easy Homemade Meals

 

One baked chicken breast with mixed vegetables

By Adit sunuwar 

Today’s lives are Busy. With work, school, housework, family—it can be hard to find time to cook healthy meals. But, it doesn’t take much time to prepare delicious meals that are quick and easy to make at home. I’have found that making these easy and healthy meals is a great way to keep up with my busy lifestyle. Today, I’m sharing three of my favorite quick homemade meals with you—all of which are delicious, nutritious, and easy to make 

French fries


1. Vegetable Stir-Fry That’s Ready in 15 Minutes
Why I Love It:
This is my go-to quick dinner. It works with any vegetable, and it’s colorful and nutritious.

Ingredients for cooking


Ingredients:

1 cup broccoli

1 red pepper

1 carrot

1/2 cup beans

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tablespoons soy sauce

1 tablespoon oil

(optional) tifu or cooked chicken

How to make:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Add garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
3. Add all vegetables (and meat if using) and stir-fry for 5–7 minutes.
4. Add soy sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute.
5. The finished dish can be eaten with rice or noodles.

Onion fry with olive oil


Tip:
You can make extra and eat it for lunch the next day.

Healthy salad


2. Hassle-free chickpea salad
Why you like it:
A nutritious and filling salad that can be prepared in 10 minutes. Perfect for an office lunch or a quick snack.

Ingredients:

1 can chickpeas (drained)

1 cucumber

1 tomato

1/4 onion

1 lemon juice

2 tablespoons oil

Salt, pepper

(as desired) Coriander leaves

How to make:
1. Chop all the ingredients and place them in a large bowl.
2. Add oil and lemon juice.
3. Add salt, pepper, and coriander leaves and mix well.
4. Can be eaten immediately or refrigerated and eaten cold.

Tip:
Adding feta cheese or avocado makes it tastier.

3. Chicken and vegetables baked in one tray
Why I like it:
All the ingredients can be baked in one tray, easy to clean, and delicious.

Ingredients:

2 chicken pieces

2 cups mixed vegetables (carrots, potatoes, pumpkin, etc.)

2 tablespoons oil

1 teaspoon dried celery

1 teaspoon chili powder

Salt, pepper

Method of preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
2. Chop vegetables.
3. Place chicken and vegetables on a tray.
4. Add oil, spices, salt, pepper and mix well.
5. Bake for 25–30 minutes.

Tip:
You can also use other vegetables from the fridge.

Final thoughts

Even with a busy lifestyle, you can make nutritious and tasty meals at home. Try these easy recipes—they are both healthy and time-saving. Which one did you like the most? Write your experience in the comments below, I would love to read them!

Adit, if you need any other easy and healthy recipes, let me know!

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