September arrives and, with it, the return to routine. Work, school, household chores and other daily activities that accompany us throughout the year. One of them is preparing food to take to the office. Each person has their own little ‘tricks’, like adding a little more so that there is leftover and taking it to work, going to the parents’ house to see if something ‘falls’ or cooking for hours on the weekends so as not to have to step again. . the moon kitchen on a Friday.
This technique is known as ‘batch cooking’ and consists of preparing multiple recipes at the same time or creating intermediate preparations that can be combined in a few minutes without the need to cook. If done correctly, it has advantages such as saving time and money, since you can plan the purchase, not improvise in the supermarket and make good use of the food in the different dishes. This also makes it easier to prepare dishes with nutritional quality.
Although it is true that to prepare several recipes at the same time you need space and utensils. While the pot is on, you have to prepare the following ingredients. And very important, to prevent food from spoiling before consuming it, you must have airtight lunch boxes and lids, as well as a refrigerator that maintains the cold well and a freezer.
But there are also people who decide to cook every day because they have a large family or because they prefer to disconnect on the weekends. In any case, there are always foods that stay better in the lid and that maintain their flavor better when heated in the microwave. These are some menu ideas to take to the office without spending too much money.
Legume salads
Chickpea salads
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Lentils, chickpeas, beans or beans are some of the legumes that we consume the most in Spain. Nutritionally speaking, they are a source of plant-based proteins, have a high fiber content and reduce cholesterol. In addition, they are economical and allow you to cook many portions at once without too much difficulty. They can be frozen and reheated in the microwave without losing their flavor or nutritional benefits.
As if that were not enough, they are ideal for batch cooking in winter and summer, as they serve as main hot dishes, but they can also be eaten cold in salads.
Beef Stew
Beef Stew
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This is one of the dishes that we can best enjoy in the office taper, something that cannot be said with many meals. The reason is simple: its flavor improves with the passing of hours, even days. Everyone can choose the recipe they like the most, but it is ideal if it is made with onion, carrot, pepper and tomato and watered with red wine. Even more so if it is made with a slow cooker for hours. The meat is honeyed and will melt in your mouth, making the workday more bearable.
Sauteed vegetables
Wheat tortillas with sautéed vegetables
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The ideal companion for dishes every day of the week can be sautéed vegetables. It is cooked in quantity once and is useful for several recipes. They can be stored in the refrigerator or even in the freezer without losing nutritional properties. They will serve us not only as a garnish for meat or fish dishes, but also to fill some tasty wheat tortillas as if they were burritos. They are heated in the office microwave and ready to eat in a few seconds as if freshly made.
Eggplant Lasagna
Eggplant Lasagna
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This recipe is an option to eat a different and tasty dish, but that will not provide us with too many extra calories by changing the eggplant for the pasta. The first thing is to cut it into horizontal slices, let the excess water release and brown them first in the oven and then pass them through the pan so that they do not split. Once we have it, we place a layer of eggplants, one of mozzarella cheese and another of ricotta cheese, seasoned with Italian herbs and tomato sauce, with onion, garlic and olive oil. Put it in the oven at 200ºC for half an hour and in a few minutes we will have an ideal recipe for our container.
Kartoffelsalat
Although you may not know it by name, it is the traditional potato salad of Germany, although it is available in many other Eastern European countries. The recipe is very simple, since you only have to cook the potatoes and prepare a sauce with mayonnaise, mustard, finely chopped onion and sweet and sour pickles. Once we have everything, we mix it in the cap and let it cool in the refrigerator.
