Tuesday, April 30, 2013

A Leftover Dinner

Some people think that cooking from scratch takes a lot of time or is very expensive. However, this doesn´t have to be that way. Today I would like to share how easy it is to create a delicious dinner using leftovers and things you have in the fridge.

Ususally some type of meat (or eggs) and a few veggies is all you need to get dinner ready in no time.

Tonight for example, I had 4 sausages, bacon, a few tomatoes, 1 zucchini, and a rest of a red pepper.

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Start by frying bacon and sausages (or whatever meat leftovers you have) for about 5 to 10 minutes. 

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In the meantime, cut up your veggies.

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Next, add all of the veggies to the skillet (I quickly removed the sausage to also cut them up).

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Season with salt, pepper, garlic and paprika spice.

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Add a little bit of water to the pan, and after another couple of minutes, you´ll have a quick and easy dinner.

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How much time does it take?
The entire dinner took about 15 minutes to prepare and cook.

What about cleanup?
There is only 1 cutting board, 1 knife and a skillet to clean.

So, as you see, paleo food neither has to be expensive nor does it have to be a big hassle to prepare.
Any type of meat, cut up and mixed with whatever veggies at hand, can be turned into a great dinner or lunch. If you prepare more whenever you cook, you will also have leftovers for work the next day.
From my past posts you can see how often I actually follow this process and if you are short on time or just getting used to cooking for yourself, then this method is a great way to get started.

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