I'm not sure about you, but dinner can cause my cortisol levels can go through the roof when dinner time is ticking closer and I haven't planned or prepared.  I start scouring through the refrigerator and thinking about takeout options.  I might open and clsoe the refrigerator 10 times.  Often I feel stuck in a rut.  My brain doesn't work.  Recipe scouring sounds like the last thing I want to do.

 So.  I have a few favorite Go-Tos and they save me every time.  My whole family gobbles them down, they take minutes to make and they are both kid and waist-line friendly

Curious?

1.  Chicken Sausage, Cabbage and Apple Sautee:  Keep apple chicken sausage in your freezer.  It takes less than an hour to thaw (yay!).  When you're ready for dinner chop up the sausage while you sautee a head of cabbge and 2 sliced up apples in olive oil and coconut aminos. When the cabbage is cooked to your liking add the sausage to warm.  Enjoy!!!

2.  Burrito Bowls:  I buy or cook a rotisserie chicken every week.  Toward the end of the week after we've picked it quite a bit I will use the rest to make burrito bowls.  I layer chopped lettuce or spring mix with salsa, guacamole, peppers and onions (cooked from frozen in a flash), a few canned organic refried beans (always in my pantry) and jalapenos and then plop the chicken on top.  5 Minutes and done.

3.  Pork Amazingness-  One of my go-to recipes to deliver to new moms and friends in need (thanks to Momsanity Sister Mary for this one). Toss a 2 pound pork loin (venison loin pictured) in a large ziploc bag the night before with 1/2 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and 2 T. Steak seasoning.  The next morning line your crockpot with sliced onions and then pour in your pork mixture in.  Turn that baby on low for 8 hours and shred.  Enjoy the delicousness!!!

4.  Everything Stir-fry-  Toward the end of the week I often empty my "cripser" drawer.  Join me.  Slice up whatever veggies you have left (fennel, cabbage, zucchini, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower , spinach etc).  Sautee in olive oil.  Add some meat (already cooked leftovers are great as is shrimp)  Add some low-sugar sauce (I love the gluten-free teriyaki from Whole Foods) and enjoy!  I love to eat this over sauteed cauliflower rice that I buy pre-chopped and frozen from Trader Joe's.