Nothing beats a from-scratch meal, but plenty of great home cooks and restaurant chefs still rely on store-bought ingredients. In a pinch, refrigerated pizza dough and rotisserie chicken can save dinnertime on your busiest days. Find a few of our favorites below.
Frozen Grains
Grains can be paired with nearly any meal, such as soups, salads, bowls, and nachos. They are also great on their own. However, the cook time for grains plus the mess they can produce can turn a seemingly fast-and-easy dinner into a much longer process. Whenever you make any grain, cook extra and freeze. When you are ready to use, just defrost and add to your recipe.
Rotisserie Chicken
Rotisserie chicken is an underrated dinnertime star. Turn one rotisserie chicken into one of these eight delicious dishes. The meal will taste so good, no one will know its base came from a store-bought chicken.
Refrigerated Pizza Dough
We love a good pizza night, but you can’t have pizza every night … right? Instead, enjoy one of the other creative ways to turn pizza dough into a warm savory meal. Try our skillet monkey bread, monster breakfast sandwich, or baked chicken-artichoke dip with pull-apart bread—all prepared with pre-made pizza dough.
Canned Beans
Beans are such a convenient—and budget-friendly!—store-bought ingredient to always have on hand. With a simple can of beans, the possibilities are endless. Check out how to turn beans into soups, salsa, salads, dips, and even brownies!
Check Out a Few Useful Kitchen Tools to Make These Easy Meals Even Easier!
Oster DiamondForce Nonstick 6-Cup Electric Rice Cooker ($25)
Chicken Shredder ($16)
Professional Silicone Basting Brush ($15)
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