Easy Recipes When You're Stretched for Time

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Are you stretched for time and find it hard to get a healthy meal on the table? Looking for simple, easy-to-prepare recipes that take under 30 minutes from door to dinner table? Check out the recipes at the SuperTarget website http://www.target.com/supertarget

Let's say you get home at the end of the day, open the refrigerator door, and think to yourself--I have chicken, what can I do with it? On the SuperTarget website, enter chicken in the search box and up will pop a variety of recipes. One of my favorite is Roasted Chicken and Corn Tortilla Soup but there are many to choose from. You can browse and see which ones you have ingredients for or print the recipes and take them to the store on your next visit to make sure you have all the needed items.

Most weeks I try to make at least one item on the weekend or a slow weeknight. Maybe it's a pot of soup, spinach lasagna, or chili and I always freeze part of it in several containers for another quick meal or two when time is tight. This way I can add fresh fruit or a salad and still eat well. Give it a try.