Cassie DeNisco

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My Go To Fall Dinner Recipe

With fall right around the corner, my dinner recipes start to be quicker and easier to make. With getting back into the routine of working at night, I like to make sure that whatever I’m having for dinner is easy enough to either prep before I go to work or something that I can easily throw together once I get home. Today I’m sharing with you the easiest teriyaki chicken and veggie recipe for a fall dinner recipe!

Ingredients:

Chicken Breast (Cubed)

Soy Vay Teriyaki Sauce

Stir Fry Veggie Packet

Brown Rice

Directions:

  1. Marinate the cubed chicken breast for 1 hour in the Teriyaki sauce
  2. Once marinated, cook chicken in a large pan on top of stove on medium heat. Cook until the pieces have turned white.
  3. Add the veggie pack to the cooked chicken in the pan and add 1/4 c of the teriyaki sauce on top.
  4. Make your rice (I used the Trader Joe’s Freezer bag brown rice, click here) and you are ready to eat!

I wasn’t lying when I told you this recipe was so fast. I like to prep the chicken before work and then once I get home I throw it all together and I have a pretty healthy meal. I also sometimes make this recipe without the chicken so it’s perfect for my vegetarian friends too. You just have to be careful about this teriyaki sauce and the amount of sodium you’re intaking but this meal is so yummy! This fall dinner recipe is perfect for on the go nights or a cozy night in. Hope you enjoyed this quick little recipe, don’t forget to check out my Pinterest for more recipes or my latest recipe on the blog! @cassiedenisco

College Meal Prep Guide

Back to school for a lot of people usually means back into a routine. I know for me it means attempting to get back into the groove of eating healthy. This often is way easier said then done because being a college student means you don’t have a lot of time. Between balancing classes, studying, jobs/internships, and a social left, it doesn’t leave much time in the day for cooking healthier meals. I know for me that having something already ready to eat makes eating healthier way easier. Meal prepping is definitely time consuming but setting a side some time one day out of the week to prep your food or snacks will make your life seriously easier in the long run.

The key to meal prepping is having the right tools. First, I would seriously consider investing in an air fryer. Having mine has seriously changed the game. I cut up all my veggies and then just stick them in the air fryer for like 15 minutes. When they’re done, they’re so tasty and they cooked so quickly. I also like using it for my proteins. I cut them up, season them and I swear it cuts the cooking time in half. Aside from the air fryer, I also like to make sure I have the right containers to help the food last during the week. If you search on Amazon “meal prep containers” so many come up but I have my favorite bins and bags below!

Now let’s get into my favorite meal ideas!

Breakfast

Everyone always talks about overnight oats but I’m not gonna lie to you, I think they taste awful and can get really unhealthy with all the stuff you add to them. One of my all time favorite breakfast recipes are these little muffin cups. They have sausage and cheese in them and seriously keep you full. They’re easy to make too so you can prep them on a Sunday and have a great school/work breakfast for the week!

Ingredients:

Pre cooked Breakfast sausage

3 Eggs

3/4 c Shredded Cheese

1 Biscuit packet

Directions:

Pre heat your oven to 350 and mix all of the ingredient above together in a bowl. Grease a muffin pan and then pour the mixture into each section of the pan. They only cook for 6-7 minutes so this recipe is quick and easy!

Lunch/Dinner

I decided to lump these two together because I usually make enough meals that I can mix and match with dinner and lunch. One of my all time favorite recipes is a chicken stir fry with white rice. Life hack: you can get white rice in microwavable packets in the grocery store that are already cooked, you just reheat them. These are my favorite veggies to use but feel free to make it your own!

Ingredients:

Chicken Breast cubed

Peppers, Broccoli, Carrots

Coconut Aminos

White rice

Directions:

Marinate your chicken in a 1/4 c of the coconut aminos, then place it in your air fryer and cook it up for about 20 minutes. Let your air fryer cool and then put in your chopped up veggies and cook for 10-12 minutes depending on how crispy you like them. Once done, put the rice in your meal prep containers and then add your chicken and veggies!

These meals are seriously my favorite because they’re yummy and easy. I love meal prepping because it helps me to stay on track with my goals for eating healthy. These recipes are great for high schoolers, college students, and even for people who work because meal prepping helps save so much time. Comment below some of your favorite meals to make ahead of time!

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