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Another little trick is to cook, lets say a turkey breast or whole chicken for Sunday dinner, when done, pull meat off make a batch of soup (you can freeze), chicken salad for lunches or side dish, refridgerate some with teryaki sauce and soy for stir fry later in week, etc.....you can make hot turkey sandwiches with left over meat, barbeque strips...whatever. The same with a beef roast (I always cook one twice the size we will use) or even hamburger. If you cook a large batch you can throw in with canned spaghetti sauce, mushroom soup, taco seasoning in a flour tortilla, sloppy joe sauce, or even a loose hamburger. I sometimes even cook a batch of vegetables like this, especially potatoes. Speaking of which....if you need speed, the frozen diced hash browns are great for quickie mashed potatoes, and to toss in vegetable soup or a beef hash meal!