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Easy Pantry Dinners

in: Food & Mealtime

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Getting healthy dinners on the table takes energy and time, two things often in short supply. What do you do when you find yourself rooting around the kitchen at 6pm with slim pickings in the fridge and zero cooking inspiration? In Episode 155 of the Edit Your Life podcast, Asha and Christine share their favorite easy pantry dinners — meals that come together using ingredients from the pantry and freezer. They share ideas for simple, nourishing meals you can throw together at the end of a busy day without having to make an emergency run to the grocery store.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

  • Minimalist Parenting (our book)
  • Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker that also works as a rice cooker)
  • Foolproof Oven-Baked Brown Rice (Cook’s Illustrated)
  • Bob’s Red Mill Creamy Potato Flakes (excellent, all-natural, easy mashed potatoes)
  • A simple dal recipe (Vegetarian Times)
  • The Six O’Clock Scramble Meal Planner (source of Asha’s favorite recipe using frozen green beans)
  • Ravioli Lasagna recipe
  • Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce recipe
  • Ree Drummond’s Simple, Perfect Chili recipe
  • Related episode: Episode 112: Cookbooks We Love
  • Related episode: Episode 80: Teaching Kids To Cook
  • Related episode: Episode 14: Weekday Dinner Solutions

Question Of The Week

What are your go-to pantry- and freezer staples? Join the discussion on the Edit Your Life Facebook page —  look for the Question Of The Week post pinned to the top of the page.

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About Asha Dornfest

Asha Dornfest is a writer, parent, and insistent optimist living in Portland, Oregon. She is the author of PARENT HACKS, co-author of MINIMALIST PARENTING, and co-host of the Edit Your Life podcast.

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