Quick Meal: Pan Fried Chicken, Grilled Veggies and Black Beans

Tonight we decided it was time we introduced the world to Mario's dinner he created which we refer to as "Grill". When I was going to college, Mario developed the meal. I'd be at a night class and then come home to a tasty plate waiting for me.
This meal is great for weeknights, we make this at least once a month. The key to this dish is getting the vegetables on the stove as quick as possible. These veggies will take the majority of the time to cooking. We tend to use our two burner non stick griddle. I'm sure that any non-stick pan will do.

Ingredients:

• 4 carrots
• 4 zucchinis
  
• 1 large red onion
• 1 tbsp. canola oil
• Cajun spice
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 can of black beans
• 1 lb. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast
• Non fat cooking spray

Instructions:
Cut vegetables on the bias and put into a bowl. Then add in oil and a generous amount of Cajun spice, depending on your preference. Mix everything together and put onto griddle on a medium high setting.
Mince garlic and set in a bowl. Dump out excess liquid from black beans. Mix black beans and garlic together and set in the microwave till needed.
Spray non-stick pan with cooking spray. Then pan fry chicken breasts. To make your chicken go further, cut the chicken in half horizontally then pound the chicken thin with a mallet.
When the chicken is almost done, zap the beans in the microwave. And there you go, serve it up and enjoy this yummy quick meal!
Total Cooking Time: 31 minutes and 18 seconds

Quick Meal: Loco Moco and Fruit Salad

In a world that is super busy it is easy to ditch the weeknight meals and rely on pre-made dinners or fast food. Unfortunately, for us this is not an option for The Bubs. We are in a constant state of maintaining or attempting to lose weight. The key for us during the week is make sure that our meals are light, healthy and will take on average no longer than 30 minutes to cook up. We tend to be pretty ravenous when we come home from work.

It is difficult at times to make sure that meals don't get redundant and boring. In talking with our friends we hear, "I don't have any time to cook." or "I never know what to make." Our solution is simple: meal planning! Every Sunday morning we sit down and plan our week of meals (this takes us about 30 mins) then go shopping. We often reference cookbooks, online recipe sites, cooking light, or whatever we make up in our heads. Then we write our menu and post it on a white board in the kitchen, this tells what we are having for dinner every night and what our lunch will be.

So in celebration of our simple weekday meals we bring you The Bubs' Quick Meal ideas. This means we will share our weekday meals and weekday tips with you readers in hopes to bring back weeknight meals!

Quick Meal: Loco Moco and Fruit Salad

The Bubs Loco Moco Recipe:
Ingredients:

• 1⁄2 lb Ground Sirlion
• 1⁄2 Small Onion
• 1 Celery Stalk
• 2 T Worcestershire Sauce
• Salt and Pepper
• 2 Eggs
• 2 c Cooked White Rice
• 1 cn Pre Made Beef Gravy

Instructions:
Cook white rice according to package.

Mix ground sirloin, onion, celery, salt, pepper and Worcestershire Sauce. Make 2 Patties.

Fry up patties when the patties are almost cooked fry up eggs to your liking and heat up gravy in microwave.

We arrange our Loco Moco in this order: Rice, Patty, Gravy and Egg on top.

For the Fruit Salad we cut up 3 different types of fruits and mixed them with 1 tablespoon of Honey. There you have a quick fruit salad.

Total Cooking Time: Under 30 Minutes