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To save on time and prep, going to start taking short cuts. One is buying frozen prepared meals. We are picky and want it to taste as homemade and fresh as possible, but are totally new to this. We do eat Arizona frozen burritos, El Monterey, taquitos; you can't go wrong when you doctor it with hot sauce and sour cream, but looking for some good home-made savory tasting frozen meals/TV dinners.
Thinking about the frozen chicken kiev my great grandma had in the 80s, (can't remember the brand) that were really good, with the butter and herbs and crispy skin.
Any recommendations on some other frozen meals/brands?
Barber's makes a decent Chicken Kiev. But you should check and see any comparison tests done by food magazines or Consumer Reports.
anyone know of a brand that makes frozen skillet meals that are very heavy on meat and vegetables and light on carbs like pasta or rice? i dont mind carbs but i like my meals to be primarily meat and vegetables. i like skillet meals since they are easy and usually yummy but they tend to be heavier on carbs than i would like.
I try to cook in batches and freeze individual portions of leftovers so I always have my own homemade frozen meal. But I'm not perfect, so I also am a big fan of Trader Joe's frozen meals. Their Indian offerings are good and many don't come with rice to keep it lower carb.
I also always have their black garlic and truffle flatbread and their cauliflower crust pizzas in my freezer for really bad evenings.
The best commercial pot pies are Blake’s. Chicken and veggies, plain chicken, beef and veggies, shepherd’s pie, and a bunch more. Available in at least some ordinary supermarkets.
I like Shelton’s chicken pot pie best of all, but they are no longer sold. They used butter in the crust and the whole wheat crust was every bit as tasty and delicate as the regular crust. R.I.P.
Amy’s frozen pizzas also are great: not too greasy or salty or overcheesed, with a pizza crust that tastes proper—not just like round white bread.
We don’t have Trader Joe’s anywhere nearby, but their soup dumplings blew me away. (We were in southern CA when we found them.) You folks with access to all the fantastic Chinese food in/around LA and SD are lucky!
anyone know of a brand that makes frozen skillet meals that are very heavy on meat and vegetables and light on carbs like pasta or rice? i dont mind carbs but i like my meals to be primarily meat and vegetables. i like skillet meals since they are easy and usually yummy but they tend to be heavier on carbs than i would like.
Bertolli’s bags of skillet meals taste good. You could add some real bacon bits and chopped fresh veggies to the pan for a better ratio of meat and veg to carbs. Most supermarkets sell shredded roast chicken meat, stripped from their whole rotisserie chickens, in the deli section. I have added this to green chile stew or other foods for a more protein-filled easy meal.
anyone know of a brand that makes frozen skillet meals that are very heavy on meat and vegetables and light on carbs like pasta or rice?.......
That's going to be hard to come by.
I suggest simply go with the big bags of frozen veggies that can be zapped in the microwave (as large a serving as you want) and adding a piece or two of store bought roasted chicken to heat up with it.
I put a burger patty in a skillet to serve with the microwaved veggies, but that gets a pan dirty. A brat or polish dog can just be placed on the veggies and zapped at the same time.
There is not lot of pre-cooked meat that can just be heated up in a generous serving unless you want to spend a lot of money. The store bought rotisserie chickens are your best bet.
I see heat and eat meat portions at the restaurant supply store, but I've never tried any of them and very often, they are breaded and fried which is not low carb. They sell seasoned, portioned, frozen steaks but I don't suggest cooking a steak in the microwave.
The seasoned, portioned, frozen fish could probably be microwaved if you were careful to not over-cook. Maybe get the veggies half done before adding the fish to the plate?
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