Too Tired to Cook a Real Meal?

I just made the main dish of what is, quite possibly, the easiest dinner to make. OK, maybe a bowl of cereal is as easy, but we stopped doing that when we finished college, right? ...right??

When you're pregnant, let's face it, you're also TIRED! During my first pregnancy, I slept all the time. I even bought a travel alarm clock so I could nap during my 15 minute work breaks! Then, when I became pregnant with #2 and #3, I was tired AND I was chasing other children. So much for napping whenever you want to.

But, being pregnant doesn't always exempt you from all those other duties that you may be responsible for. At the end of the day, when it's time to start thinking of dinner plans, it's hard to come up with something nutritious and tasty that you also have the energy to actually make. Enter one of my favorite kitchen appliances...the crockpot! It really makes cooking so easy and, best of all, you don't have to put too much energy and thought into making a great meal.

So, here's the ingredient list to my fabulous main dish - 1 roast, 2 cans cream of mushroom soup. Yup, that's it. Think it can't get easier? Think again. Here's the instructions - 1. Place roast in crockpot 2. Place soup in crockpot 3. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

Isn't that easy?? You can toss that all together in the morning before you leave for work, set it on low, and the roast will be fall-apart-fantastic by the time you come home! And, because of that soup, it makes its own gravy while it cooks! So simple. Steam some veggies, whip up some mashed potatoes and you've got a meat and potatoes meal to satisy everyone in the family. Now you can make a great meal for the family and still have time to put your feet up for the rest of the evening!

Bonus tip - get a roast that will allow you to have leftovers. You can take a roastbeef sandwich for lunch the next day and/or make some wheat pasta the following night, warm up the leftover meat and gravy, and spoon it over the pasta for another quick and easy meal!