FabSwingers.com forum: Batch Cooking

By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

First you need to ask yourself what you like, instead of looking for random suggestions, then figuring out if you batch cook it or speed up the longer parts of preparing it.

No good batch cooking food you won’t eat

So what do you like?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have books full of them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have salad with something for tea most of the time at the moment normally meat of some sort so something like pork chops pop them in the oven when I get in to have a shower ECT while they cook then just bang some salad on a plate pop meat on got a relatively healthy tea with next to no effort

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Diet chicken

Cottage pie topped with mashed swede and sweet potato

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Diet chicken

Cottage pie topped with mashed swede and sweet potato

I mean diet c0ke chicken lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chicken curry and chilli con carne are always good

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

"Diet chicken

Cottage pie topped with mashed swede and sweet potato

I mean diet c0ke chicken lol "

Mate for a minute I was gonna ask wtf is diet chicken? Chickens already as lean as you can get it!

Diet Coke chicken though, never heard of that?

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By *ex-BombsCouple
over a year ago

Flitwick

Make a huge load of spaghetti bolognaise (without the spaghetti) turn some into chilli etc will last for a month in the freezer!

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"First you need to ask yourself what you like, instead of looking for random suggestions, then figuring out if you batch cook it or speed up the longer parts of preparing it.

No good batch cooking food you won’t eat

So what do you like? "

I'm open minded with food and happy to receive random suggestions.

If I only eat what I know I like i would never get to find new meals I might love.

And I'd try a single meal first before batch cooking loads.

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

Pasta sauces, Ragu and whatnot, can be made, bagged and frozen no problems.

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By *lueeyedblonde78Woman
over a year ago

Huddersfield

There's loads I batch cook

Honey and mustard chicken

Spaghetti bolognaise

Curry

Chilli

Cottage pie

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

North West

"Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

I live off batch cooked then frozen home made food.

Chilli.

Hot beef stew.

Brisket, various ways.

Lentil dal.

Chicken casserole.

Venison stew.

List is endless. If you're serious about it, I'd get a pressure cooker.

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"I have salad with something for tea most of the time at the moment normally meat of some sort so something like pork chops pop them in the oven when I get in to have a shower ECT while they cook then just bang some salad on a plate pop meat on got a relatively healthy tea with next to no effort "

I've love salads in the warmer weather, I've cut up lots into separate containers like subway so I can pick n mix

Good idea to add it to main meals

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

I live off batch cooked then frozen home made food.

Chilli.

Hot beef stew.

Brisket, various ways.

Lentil dal.

Chicken casserole.

Venison stew.

List is endless. If you're serious about it, I'd get a pressure cooker. "

I love my slow cooker, hadn't thought of doing bigger volumes in it

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By *annaBeStrongMan
over a year ago

wokingham

"Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

I live off batch cooked then frozen home made food.

Chilli.

Hot beef stew.

Brisket, various ways.

Lentil dal.

Chicken casserole.

Venison stew.

List is endless. If you're serious about it, I'd get a pressure cooker. "

Can you tell me more about the pressure cooker?

I’ve got a slow cooker, I’ve prepped simple stuff like chilli in it, but I’ve been looking at pressure cookers for ages.

My problem is I have an addiction to cooking gadgets and I have a fair few I’ve bought and never used..

Tell me the good bad and the ugly!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Diet chicken

Cottage pie topped with mashed swede and sweet potato

I mean diet c0ke chicken lol

Mate for a minute I was gonna ask wtf is diet chicken? Chickens already as lean as you can get it!

Diet Coke chicken though, never heard of that? "

Coat chicken in Chinese 5 spice...fry with peppers onions chill ginger and garlic....add diet c0ke , add baby corn and mange tout and reduce until sauce thickens

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By *layfullsam OP Man
over a year ago

Solihull

"Chicken curry and chilli con carne are always good

Love a good curry,

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

"Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

I live off batch cooked then frozen home made food.

Chilli.

Hot beef stew.

Brisket, various ways.

Lentil dal.

Chicken casserole.

Venison stew.

List is endless. If you're serious about it, I'd get a pressure cooker.

I love my slow cooker, hadn't thought of doing bigger volumes in it"

You can make puddings in a SC too. In fact I got a book, and it shocked me how versatile they were.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

OP,better using oven than microwave yo heat up the meal

This is the first thing

Secondly, think what you like to eat, and what products you dont like to eat or having allergies

Next step is think if your freezer is big enough for batch cooking.

I dont eat meat at all, only seafood, so mostly doing everything from scratch

If I know will be working longer, then prepare something, divide for portions and freeze them.

Adding fresh greens and other choopped veggies to the meal once is warm.

I do cook batches mostly with soups.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I cba cooking at the moment, very unlike me.. So I just had a kale curry from waitrose and made a garlic naan to go with it and it was fricking amazing

Sorry i was zero help

I do have a nice tomato soup recipe that is pretty easy?

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

North West

"Long story but with a lot going on at the moment and not much time I'm mostly eating rubbish and microwave meals.

Any recipe suggestions for quick, easy, healthy and tasty meals to batch cook would be appreciated.

Could use google but I prefer personal recommendations

Tah in advance

I live off batch cooked then frozen home made food.

Chilli.

Hot beef stew.

Brisket, various ways.

Lentil dal.

Chicken casserole.

Venison stew.

List is endless. If you're serious about it, I'd get a pressure cooker.

I love my slow cooker, hadn't thought of doing bigger volumes in it"

It's a really good idea. Even tho I live alone, I usually make 4 - 6 portion of food and freeze it.

Good luck OP.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nearly everything can be batch cooked - I did mine today.

I got a lot of mince on offer so I made a chilli, a bolognese and a lasagne all portioned and put in the freezer ready to pop in the microwave and serve it with rice or pasta etc ..

I also portion veg to have with everything.

Last weekend I did a chicken curry and made a few sides.

It's so easy once you get into it and it saves eating shit food or takeaways

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

"Make a huge load of spaghetti bolognaise (without the spaghetti) turn some into chilli etc will last for a month in the freezer! "

I do lots of variations on this

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