Best On-The-Go food

Submitted by arbitrarytrombone t3_10bi1d9 in springfieldMO

My fiancé and I both work two jobs and no longer have time to grocery shop and cook like we used to. What is your family go-to lazy/easy/frozen food and where do you get it? Extra points for car friendly foods!

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Low_Tourist t1_j4acijh wrote

Rana pasta microwave meals. They're a little pricey but oh so good. Quick to make, too.

Those refrigerated meat things at Aldi. Like the Carnitas or Hawaiian Chicken or whatever. I microwave a bag of veggies, a pack of couscous or something, and those. It's like 10 minutes to make.

A bagged salad with leftover chicken or steak, or those steak or chicken strips. We add an avocado usually and some cherry tomatoes. Sometimes some garlic bread or something, sometimes not.

Neighbor's Mill if you're on the southside. It's under $20 for 2 of us.

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somabva t1_j4bovso wrote

I rotate through flavors of Kevin's chicken when I'm at home but don't have time for prep. The prepackaged chicken is cooked sous vide and it's amazingly tender and consistent. Pair it with an uncle Ben's quick rice pouch from the microwave, takes 5 minutes total.

Best frozen I've personally found is Evol. The chicken enchilada bake and the mushroom ravioli one are both good.

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Low_Tourist t1_j4dx8ag wrote

The Kevin's chicken are good too. Just watch out for bones. Also, sometimes they're out of date at HyVee.

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GeorgeBird0457 t1_j4azvw5 wrote

Homemade chicken sandwiches. Banquet or Tyson breaded chicken filets, buns/bread, cheese and toppings if you’re feeling fancy. Pop a filet in the microwave or toaster oven while you prep your bun.

Recently spent 30 minutes meal prepping breakfast burritos for the freezer. Eggs are pricey but if you find a good deal you could make a weeks worth of food in a very short time. Especially if you assemble line the process.

Like someone else mentioned, Walmart sells precooked fajita style steak or chicken. Throw it in a tortilla or pita with veggies.

ETA: make big pots of soup when you can and freeze the left overs. You can pull some out the night before to start thawing. Should be able to cook in a microwave as well.

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helloporator t1_j4b0gsx wrote

Hyvee has a lot of stuff in their deli/meat section that you can just throw on the grill or in the oven. It’s saved me so much time

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erichkutslilpp t1_j4b0ufc wrote

I know they've been having some issues, but pita pit was always a favorite car friendly lazy meal of ours.

Jamaican Patty Co. is another good car friendly quick and cheap meal.

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defmartian0031 t1_j4ew5zm wrote

Owner sold Pita Pit and new ones sometime last year. they allegedly have no restaurant experience and i heard rumors battlefield location couldn't pass inspection

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joy_pop t1_j4f4ffo wrote

Easy, highly versatile, long shelf life, balanced nutrition: 90 microwave rice pack + Frozen veggie mix/stir fry mix + Canned chicken/tuna/mackerel/precooked sausage + Premade sauce or seasoning

I've been relying on this heavy lately, I like to rotate veggies and sauces to make different cuisines to keep it interesting, "asianish" "mexicanish" "mediterraneanish" etc

If you buy off brand everything like I do it's pretty cheap too lol

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