Easy Meal

I came home from school needing an easy, easy meal to prepare. I had a long day at school...my kiddos are quite eager for Thanksgiving and having only a two day week, it was an exhausting day! I decided to do a simple go-to meal with little preparation.

A simple meal that is always good to make is some sort of Asian dish. I decided to make a simple stir-fry with peanut sauce and Thai Gyoza.

For the stir fry I just prepare whatever rice I had on hand. It wasn't brown rice, but I need to get rid of my white rice...I don't know where it came from??? I then added stir fry vegetables into a skillet with one tablespoon vegetable oil. I use green/red peppers, broccoli, water chestnuts, carrots, and sugar snap peas. I cook these over medium heat for about six minutes. If I was not in a hurry, I would add tofu. I also was out of tofu; I used it all last night in my scrambled tofu. I add the vegetables with the rice and pour over sauce. I mixed my peanut sauce with a bit of soy sauce to allow it to coat over the dish easier.

I like Trader Joe's Thai Gyoza. You can either steam these or cook in the microwave. I used the microwave tonight...lazy, lazy....You simply add two tablespoons water, cover in plastic wrap, and cook for 4 minutes. I serve these with a soy, ginger dressing for the dipping sauce.

This was a minimal effort dinner with few dishes to dirty...awesome considering I don't have a dishwasher. John enjoyed the dinner and ate a good amount of the Gyoza.

I will be back at home in Indianapolis for the holidays. I will do some light cooking for Thanksgiving, but I predict that I won't be cooking.

Happy Cooking!