DESRCIPTION

Easy recipes and shortcuts to spend less time in the kitchen—with fewer ingredients, less cleanup, Instant Pot and slow cooker options, meals made in 30 minutes or less, and other smart strategies

Getting a home-cooked meal on the table every day is an admirable goal, but it shouldn't get in the way of your life! In Bare Minimum Dinners, Jenna Helwig—food director at Real Simple magazine—shares delicious, easy recipes so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your meal…or doing whatever else you want! Chapters include: Bare Minimum Time (30 minutes or less); Bare Minimum Ingredients (7 ingredients or less, including salt and olive oil); Bare Minimum Hands-On Time (slow-cooker and Instant Pot meals); Bare Minimum Clean-Up (one-pot/sheet pan/skillet meals); and Bare Minimum Sides (super-simple vegetables, salads, and grains so you can feel good about serving healthy, well-rounded dinners). Throughout, Jenna offers helpful tips—for example, how to keep salad greens fresh and at the ready, easy substitutions, and suggested supermarket brands—as well as easy ideas for dressing up or rounding out your meal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

JENNA HELWIG is the food director at Real Simple and former food editor at Parents magazine, as well as a freelance writer, culinary instructor, and personal chef. She also founded Rosaberry, a culinary services company devoted to helping families eat better.

REVIEWS

“Jenna Helwig is the food director at Real Simple magazine, and you can tell right away by flipping through the pages of her new book, Bare Minimum Dinners. In addition to offering a fleet of honest-to-goodness easy, crowd-pleasing meals (Crispy Chicken Salad, Apple Cheddar Dutch Baby, Chicken Parm Burgers) you can tell right away she is fond of a shortcut. Take this simple no-brainer meal that capitalizes on the bold and beautifully complementary flavors of two jarred wonders: tuna packed in olive oil (I like Cento brand) and giardiniera, the Italian-style pickled vegetables you can find near the pickles. (I usually pick them up at Italian specialty markets.) Both products when combined, conveniently provide the oil and vinegar dressing. Swap in Trader Joe’s 10-minute farro, and this might win Recipe of the Year for the hurried cook.” —Jenny Rosenstrach from Dinner a Love Story newsletter