sage knows what's up
wow look at that cheese what's the most dreaded question you get asked as an adult
or a parent it's what's for dinner today i'm going to solve that problem i'm going to share
what to make for dinner when you don't know what to make these are the recipes i make all the time
when i'm like i have no idea what to make it's five o'clock we gotta eat dinner and i don't
wanna order in anymore so we got five delicious nutritious in super easy to make dinner recipes
let's get right into it one of the things i make all the time when i have no idea what to make it's
wings and sweet potato fries maybe a salad on the side but this is such a great easy go-to it
takes two seconds to slice up some sweet potatoes dress them with some olive oil salt and pepper
do some wings they all roast together and it's kind of like feels like you're getting takeout
but it's healthier and it's homemade and a lot of times i'll just do like a lemon pepper seasoning
for the wings i actually have wings three ways on the blog you guys can check it out for like super
crispy oven wings but i don't know if it's because i'm portuguese but we grew up on eating chicken
and chicken wings are like a staple if we don't know what to make my mom's like you want wings and
potatoes in the oven and it's like always a win so uh let me go grab everything i need
and we oh and preheat the oven don't forget to preheat the oven i'd say around 400 fahrenheit
but fries are quick too they're the same
what do you think sometimes i like circles because i get like evenly crispy
circles this is behind the scenes you don't see i'm like do we slice these
into rounds or fries to be honest i usually do rounds but i know a lot
of people like fries i just like how crispy they get when they're around
for the fries i slice them up i like to save the ends and roast them for my dog cashew
transfer them onto a lined baking sheet and then
i season them with some olive oil garlic powder salt and pep
give it a quick toss and those are ready to go for the chicken wings in a bowl i added some fresh
lemon zest if you don't have a zester i highly recommend getting one it's a very handy gadget
and then of course some lemon juice olive oil and then pepper and sea salt
so now that these are ready to go i'm gonna pop both of them in the oven honestly they
kind of bake around the same time which is why i usually make these together so
i'm gonna do them together and then halfway through i will just flip them both also flip
the like if these are on top i'll flip these to the bottom just so everything cooks evenly
you can't go wrong with wings and sweet potato fries it's the best combo
question do you prefer the wing part or like the little drum part i'm all about the wings
this is like all i take i leave matt the other ones he doesn't care so luckily
it works out but comment down below which one do you which part is your favorite
all right next up i have pasta because this is just something that's so easy you have noodles
it doesn't matter if it's spiral spaghetti penne panini as i say panini doesn't matter what kind
of pasta you have and then really for the sauce like this is one of my favorites rayo's hashtag
not sponsored but please i would this is a really good tastes like homemade sauce i usually go for
marinara um but you can use any pasta sauce that you like but i like to judge it up a little bit
for my protein i'm doing usually i do grass-fed ground beef that's my favorite but we couldn't
find any today so i'm just doing ground turkey you can do ground chicken these recipes are really
customizable you can use what you have i usually like to beef up the sauce with some veggies
mushrooms work great zucchini you can use any veggies that you have in the fridge
and then i have some fresh garlic and onion i find sauteing these with the sauce kind of makes it
taste even more like fresh homemade and then i'm gonna do a little dairy-free cream sauce action
with the cashews i like to keep my cashews in the freezer they stay fresh longer and then i always
have them on hand so that's always like a staple in our house you're gonna fill up a large pot with
some water give it a pinch of sea salt and then in another skillet we're going to cook up our veggies
and meat and make our sauce to make the pasta sauce heat up a large skillet with olive oil
add in your ground meat stir it around until it's about three quarters of the way cooked
push the meat aside and then add in the onion and garlic saute everything for a few more minutes add
in your mushroom season everything with salt and pepper and then add in your marinara sauce
and quick tip i always add some water to the pasta jar give it a little shake that we get everything
and it's ready to go into the recycling bin stir everything together until well combined and then
while that's cooking i'm gonna actually make my cashew cream in a high speed blender add in
your raw cashews mine were frozen so i'm actually adding in some hot water to it if you're blending
with hot water make sure you pop the lid so air can escape blend on high for about 60 seconds
or until super creamy smooth add your cashew cream to your sauce give it a good stir so everything is
well combined and then just simmer this on low for about 20 minutes for everything to come together
once your water comes to a boil add in your pasta and cook according to the directions
on the package once your pasta is cooked drain it and then reserve some of that pasta water
finish it off with some reserved pasta water aka the tears of god as the pasta queen says
cook it for a couple more minutes to thicken and you're ready to plate
you have to make this it's delicious and honestly a staple in our household
especially when i do not know what to make for dinner i can always whip this up really quickly
the pasta cooks while you make the sauce use what you got and boom pasta night is complete
sage loves this too you know what another great dinner to make is when you don't know what to make
stir fry you can use any veggies i have some cabbage i always have i feel like any time i buy
red cabbage there's so much of it and it lasts forever in the fridge so if you have cabbage
throw it in a stir fry i have broccoli red pepper onion garlic ginger for protein i'm using
some extra firm tofu that i just cubed up you can use chicken shrimp is really good too and
we're just gonna stir fry this on hot with a few little add-ins for a nice sauce i also
just have some white jasmine rice cooking i like to rinse my rice and then you just do one part
rice two parts water bring it to a boil and then cook it for about like 20 minutes with the lid
partially on and you're good to go okay uh let's heat up some oil and get these cooking the best
thing about a stir-fry is that it all cooks in one pot and it cooks really fast on high heat
you're going to heat up a skillet with some oil i'm using avocado oil
and then you just want to fry the tofu on medium heat making sure you don't burn season the tofu
with a little bit of salt and pepper and you just want all the sides to be a nice golden color
it's actually easier than it looks if you think about it
remove and set aside the tofu and then we can start adding in our veggies
bread cabbage broccolini bell pepper onion garlic
sometimes i like to add just a little bit of water you can really smell that garlic and ginger
okay our rice should be done perfectly cooked you just want to fluff it up with a fork for the
sauce i just mixed together some tamari honey a little bit of garlic chili sauce and then
some lime juice so i'm just going to mix it all together and this is going to be a
really nice like sweet honey soy sauce base for our stir-fry it's a really good go-to
add in the sauce and then you want to keep it on nice medium to high heat you don't
want to overcook your veggies you want to keep them really nice and vibrant but
still crunchy add our tofu back in and just give it a quick stir and it's done
i love stir fries because they're quick to make you can use anything really in them and
still call it a stir fry and i really do love the tofu in this even if you are a meat eater
it has a really nice meaty texture to it and it just soaks up any flavor that you add to it so
definitely give it a try i will link the recipe down below in the caption or caption they say
instagram youtube so much flavor all right and when all else fails breakfast for dinner
honestly i say this all the time breakfast is my favorite meal i could eat it for any meal of the
day and a lot of times i eat it for breakfast this is something i feel like i grew up doing my mom
would do this for us all the time fry up a couple eggs and just do breakfast for dinner it's so easy
uh so we have some eggs toast i'm gonna do some of my famous oven bacon if you have not made your
bacon in the oven you are missing out is so much easier it's cleaner and it's just like
less fuss prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper and then line your bacon across evenly you
don't want things overlapping too much if you can help it and then pop this into a preheated
oven at 400 degrees fahrenheit and you're going to cook it for about 20 to 25 minutes flipping
halfway through depending on how crispy you want it that's how easy it is to make for sunny side
up eggs i'm heating up a non-stick skillet with some butter season with salt and pepper
and then just cook them until the egg whites are opaque and the yolk is still nice and runny
i could eat this for dinner every day seriously it's so good are you a goat person or an egg white
person any time i hear someone do just like an egg white omelet i'm like i can't be friends with you
also crispy bacon or soggy bacon i like burnt and then the last last last
resort just make yourself a grilled cheese no one ever got mad at a grilled cheese
some ketchup on the side you can add in some fun toppings if you want like tomato arugula and go
fancy i'm just gonna do a straight up grilled cheese i usually just like to grate my cheese
from just like a block and then i got some bread and butter and i have a hack that it makes it
easier for buttering the toast so i just put the butter straight in the pan and then put the bread
in the pan and that's how i'm gonna butter it because ours is cold and hard and i don't use
margarine so that's what we do okay let's get the pan heated and make some grilled cheese
do we need a tutorial for grilled cheese i don't know but i'm gonna show you how i make mine
i'm gonna add my cheese on get it right to the edge and then that will just melt from the heat
this just might be our dinner tonight
sage knows what's up i'm gonna have all of the recipes linked down below in the info box for you
guys to check out also if you want more delicious easy recipes you guys can check out my cookbook
the healthnut cookbook also if you want baby and toddler friendly recipes i have the baby
health nut cookbook as well it's an ebook i will link it down below and i think that's gonna be it
i should not have worn white today but all good what do you think sage
is good
she's gonna eat those oh my gosh wow look at the cheese
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