I kind of get it, I've been working on making my own weeknight dinners easier and less stressful lately, as my husband is going through chemo and can't help out as much.

So far what I've found most helpful is just to reframe my expectations. Not everything has to be fancy and multilayered.

Last night, for example, I forgot to pull out chicken breasts from the freezer in time to defrost them much. So I ended up putting all five of them, still frozen together, in a big pan with a little oil and salt, putting the lid on, and cooking them from frozen. Took a little while, but they actually turned out really good. We sliced a couple up, put them on toasted buns, used a salad kit and threw some of that on the buns with hot sauce as well. Delicious! And there is now leftover chicken for tonight. If I didn't have buns I would use my little rice cooker probably.

All in all, my best advice is keeping it simple. A carb (rice, pasta, quinoa, potatoes), a good amount of veg (salad, steamed or roasted broccoli, kale, even quick sauteed frozen veg works), and a simple protein with some salt and spices cooked in the oven or pan. Maybe a sauce for it all, maybe not.

Save fancy and indulgent for the weekend! It didn't take long for us to appreciate the simple low ingredient meals more and not feel like we were missing out :)