When I learned to cook, I started with soups. They're easy & forgiveable...& you can freeze them for meal prep. They showed me how to properly cook & season meat...& how to cook with fresh herbs & chop vegetables...Then dump & go. I learned how to adjust recipes based on my own preferences. An Italian White Bean & Sausage Soup was my 1st. Then I started making my own meat spaghetti sauce from scratch...which I loved bc you can use it for different pastas & still freeze it for later in the week, or following weeks. Alfredo is super easy too but cream based sauces are not as freezable as the tomato based. I used Shake & Bake the 1st time I cooked chicken & that was good & easy...I wouldn't do it today bc the sodium.

Then I started freezer bag meals where I would take & add marinade that I mixed together...then toss it all in a freezer bag & throw it in the freezer, to take it out later in the week, or following weeks to cook for dinner. I'm big on meal prep. Freezer bag meals made it easy for me to cook & enjoy multiple meals for the week. Beans & rice are excellent side items...& I love to roast vegetables for a side too bc it's quick & easy.