Five 30 minute meals to get you through the week plus some quick meal tips

Most of us are not excited about spending a long time cooking the evening meal, especially if you are coming home from a long day at work.  No doubt, my favorite meals are the big ones with lots of family that takes hours to prepare.  But realistically, the ones I cook most often are easy, quick and ready to eat in about half an hour.  That is how I became a Short Cut Cook. Here is a weeks menu of easy, quick and stress free meals plus a few tricks to speed things up.

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Short cut skillet Lasagna

It’s another lovely day outside but a little cool.  I’m putting together a quick and easy short cut lunch in my favorite cooking tool, a cast iron skillet.  This one is a small meatless lunch for two that literally took under 5 minutes to assemble.  Out of my freezer I pulled a partial bag of cheese Ravioli and the other ingredients from the fridge and spice cabinet.  Here we go: