11 Lightning-Fast Recipes for First Responders (and Anyone Who Needs Quick Dinner Ideas)
To know and love a doctor, nurse, or EMT is to accept that dinner time might often be a very rushed affair. For our first responders right now, "cooking" might be warming up a carton of soup and "dining" might be grabbing a handful of granola before the next shift starts. As the kid of a pediatric hospitalist who's spent the last twenty-five years seeking out disaster zones to lend a hand, I've long since accepted that sometimes cereal for dinner is actually the right move.
But for those times when you do have a few more minutes, we've rounded up some of our team's favorite easy, quick, and nourishing recipes. These are dinners that work well when cooked in a big batch and reheated throughout the week, and they can be easily customized to your pantry's contents. These are the recipes (and non-recipe techniques) we personally turn to when we're feeling harried, or just don't have the time to luxuriate in slowly cooking.
P.S.: Hi, Mom—please try the lentil soup recipe :).
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova1/11Baked Sweet Potatoes
“Yes, a tray of roasted sweet potatoes isn't a meal. But when each half has been piled with greens, stuffed with beans, or smeared with literally any sauce in the fridge, it turns into just that. Think of a cooked sweet potato as a more filling, more nutritious piece of toast—then create your ideal open-faced sandwich.”—Lauren Joseph
