Some nights, I just don’t feel like cooking. Some nights I don’t. I’m happy with a bowl of cereal or a piece of toast but I feel obligated to try and serve something healthy to my children every night. Some nights they may have had a toasted sandwich with fruit, for example, but I always suffer from mother’s guilt. Having a well stocked pantry alleviates the dilemma of knowing what to cook when I don’t have a lot of time or I just don’t feel like cooking.
These pantry style wok ready noodles from Changs are just the best. They now come in a handy meal sized pack, ready for the wok, that is already soaked and best part is they can be kept in the pantry. No refrigeration required.
I also have a couple packets of these frozen vegetables (already mixed with sauce) on hand. I look out for them when they’re on special. Even if they
don’t come with the sauce, you can quite easily throw in a bit of your own honey and soy sauce from your pantry.
I’ve nearly always got chicken in the freezer and if I remember to take it out early in the day I’m ok but if not, I pop the frozen chicken in a bowl of water and in no time it’s defrosted. (I don’t like defrosting meat in the microwave as I find it always cooks it on the ends.) Just slice the chicken and fry in a little oil.
Toss in the frozen vegetables and noodles and you’re done. Dinner is on the table in less than 15 minutes. No mummy guilt. The only problem I’m faced with is the arguments from my forever fussy daughter but that’s another whole story.
Disclaimer: I was provided with Changs products. All photos and opinions are my own.
