quickest dinner ever

last night we ran with the cross country team at 6pm. i personally would not choose that time as it totally interrupts family dinner hour, but i'm not in charge. ha.

we got home around 8pm and i was utterly starving (of course). fortunately, i'd planned ahead and had a speedy meal to prepare. here's what i used:

stir fry sauce. from a bottle. poured on top.

veggies. a month or so ago i bought 3 packages of "steam fresh" veggies. you just put the entire bag in the microwave for about 5 minutes and then dump it into a bowl, ready to serve.

rice. i used 1 1/2 cups and 3 cups of water. let it boil, then turned it down to low while i took a super fast shower.

chicken. (one piece, cut into small pieces) i cooked it on the stove the night before while i was using the stove to cook something else. chicken is always the most time-consuming part of dinner so i often make it ahead of time if i'm going to be in a rush (read: famished!).

we even had enough left over for my lunch today. the total prep for this meal was 20 minutes. imagine: sitting down to eat 20 minutes (including a shower!) after a run. amazing.