As you might have gotten from my blog posts (or lack of posts…), I’ve been pretty busy lately. Between the constant bombardment of exams and essays that make up the fast-paced quarter system, setting up my tiny (but growing!) photography business, keeping up with Apple of My Eye, training for a half marathon, and trying to give myself time to spend with Kyle and my friends, I don’t have much spare time to get all that much cooking done outside of what I do for the blog. It’s funny because I think most people have this idea in their heads that I cook extravagant meals 24/7, which is absolutely the opposite of what I normally do. When I’m not cooking/baking for the blog, I usually stick to my favorite tried-and-true recipes like my Mom’s beef soup, Obachan’s lasagna, simple pasta dishes, takeout (oops), and deliciously simple chicken bakes like this!
I think I tend to gravitate to easier and fast recipes since I’m just so dang busy and want at least one aspect of my life to be simple. After a long day, there’s nothing I’d rather NOT do than stand up in the kitchen slaving away when I could be reclining on the couch with Netflix. Bonus points if the recipe makes a humongous amount of leftovers that I can eat for a week straight and is healthy for ya! I eat takeout more than I care to admit, so meals that I can make in bulk and refrigerate/freeze really help me stick to a healthy balance since I’m much less tempted to get fried rice or a cheeseburger when I can just grab something yummy, throw it in the microwave, and relax over a good meal.
This is the perfect fix for a busy college student like myself, and though it just involves cutting up a bunch of ingredients and baking them together, I thought I’d share it on the blog since it is pretty reflective of how I normally eat.
Question of the Day: What’s one easy recipe that you find yourself making on repeat?
I love simple, healthy, everyday recipes like this one just as much as the more complicated ones! This is how I eat and cook a lot of the time, too
pinning the recipe!
My favorite kind of meal. Simple, healthy and delicious!
This looks great. Simple ingredients for a delicious dinner- just what a busy student needs!
I’m alllll about simple meals. My favorite is probably a meat+a grain+a vegetable. So simple, but perfect for nights when I don’t feel like cooking. …..almost every night 😀
You put chicken, sweet potato and carrots into the same meal – there is nothing I can say but SWOON. <3 Basically my three favourite foods of all time, all together in a warm, comforting, perfect-for-the-lazy-bones bowl? You're pretty much my hero.
Make sure your heart and mind are happy first. The blog is always second when it comes to your health- in all aspects! My go-to meal is ALWAYS oatmeal. It’s warm, comforting, and super easy. I’m lame, I know. But I love oatmeal.
Avovado + Egg Sandwiches. Pancakes. Waffles. Oatmeal. All the delicious breakfast foods!
Love your honesty in this post! My normal eating life is definitely not all the recipes I post on my blog all the time! My go to is usually taco fixings – easy, yummy, and makes great leftovers
I love stuff like this, I am all about the simple foods! You have inspired me to get some veggies in like this over the weekend
All of my FAVORITE things! So simple and I hope to make it soon
Simply and easy recipes are my kinda meals. I’m super busy atm too. This bake would make the perfect weeknight meal or even a grab and go lunch on a busy day.
Hey Christine. How are you? I hanged out to your post while finding about the recipes of chicken and read your post. It really is amazing and great for dish by the way.
Regards:
Mike