10 minute meals that get me through life...

I strive to create as many of meals from scratch as possible but with the realities of life sometimes I need little help! This video is all about using pre-made ingredients to bring meals together in a flash.

00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Spicy Miso Noodles
06:24 - Farro Bowl
10:53 - Loaded Salad
15:13 - Espresso Cookies

Shop the gear in this video below!

Follow me on instagram @lifebymikeg for behind the scenes action!

music provided royalty free from APM Music and Epidemic Sound

Video Credits
Creator, Host - Mike G
Editor- Christopher Pressler
Assistant Editor - Cooper Makohon
Motion Graphics - Raphael Oliveira

[ANGELOFDARKification]

We need another 5 ingredient meals video. That was a lifesaver for me

[MattyMartialArts]

Mike, I started following your channel a little over 2 months ago and I now have joy and motivation in cooking. I was getting lazy and running out of ideas. There are 3-4 recipes I circulated through during the week and started making the snack options you gave in an older video. You don’t over complicate things and keep it simple. Love your channel and appreciate what you bring to the people. Thanks man!

[LovesRock]

I love the “semi homecooked” theme here. So realistic and useful. Will make all three savoury recipes for sure! 👌🏻

[jacquespoulemer]

Pro Home Kooks and fellow amateurs. A great time saver, whenever you make cookie dough make extra. Form and freeze the extras and whenever you want some bake or air fry (a bit of extra time from frozen) they can bake while you do other things so the time approaches zero as you multitask. This is also how I make sure I have lots of different cookies for parties or holidays. Hope someone finds this useful ...Jim Mexico

[christydenny]

I just want to say thank you and let you know how helpful your ideas are. I’m an experienced home cook, but you’ve gotten me really excited to prep sauces, make pickled veggies, make kombucha again (my scoby is just chilling in my fridge because I was tired drinking the same green tea/black tea with no other flavors), get serious about gardening, etc. You obviously put a lot of work and thought behind your videos and it’s much appreciated. I really like your approach to cooking and how it’s centered around health. You’ve given me a ton of ideas and great tips! Keep the great content coming!

[DevanMistVlogs]

I love the idea of the farro bowl. Kind of like Meditteranean stir fry. Another great thing you could do in about 10 minutes is a farro salad. Use farro as the base and just add anything else you want (any fruit, tomatoes, squash, nuts, asparagus, cheese, kale, radicchio, arugula, olives, bell peppers, onions, etc.) and toss it with your favorite vinaigrette or light dressing. Much more filling than a lettuce-based salad!

[jacijoyce]

for less real estate (2 burners) stick the eggs in the farro, set a six minute timer, then shock them when they come out, you can still drain excess water off the farrow and add semi soft eggs!

[THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

I decided recently to start meal prepping and I managed to get a pretty nice rice bowl recipe down in just about 40 minutes. Makes five of my plastic lunch tubs, so on a Sunday I always make sure to do it towards the evening when I'm nice and chilled out and then I've got lunch throughout the week with no worries. If you've got something like an hour a week to cook, I highly recommend giving meal prepping a go. It's a good alternative to quick 10-15 minute recipes a day.

[tausendkatta]

Love it! Especially the cookie in the airfryer! Always doing my cake-in-a-cup in the microwave when I am craving something sweet, but oftentimes it ist much too spongy. I´ll try the cookies tomorrow!

[phyllisschaffer]

I am so envious... I would LOVE to have a garden like yours!

[NomadOverNormal]

Wow - the premade influence food ideas are great. Wether it’s jarred sauce, or frozen veggies/rice, etc it really is a life saver:) love this new series

[lapristine]

I made the quick miso mushroom noodle soup for lunch this week. Using rice noodles is a genius idea as they are quicker and feels lighter than wheat noodles. Tip for mushrooms: I threw in dried mushrooms with the stock as I don’t always have fresh mushrooms around. This made a great pantry meal!

[Nikki-eczb]

Thank you for sharing these beautiful healthy and budget friendly recipes 🎉

[shnemr]

Loved every single dish! I love Halloumi cheese, but I never think of adding it to a salad instead of Feta! Especially after giving it a quick fry in the air frier; great idea!!! I wanna live in your kitchen lol

[LisaLee__]

Finally. I typed Best Home Chef brothers after many other searches to find you, love your channel and I can't find your brother but I will search through your catalog. Follower from like less than 1000. You guys have killed it

[olson]

i love this content for a parent with two little kids....so helpful

[phronsiekeys]

I love the idea of keeping some good cookie mixes around to turn out easy cookies with a few extras

[broad]

This was an excellent video and I really appreciate you making it. Thank you!

[omerdonmez]

I have been following this channel for years. I love to cook and find new things to try. This was one of my favorite videos you have made! It gave me lots of inspiration because the recipes were so simple and easy to make. I will try the pizza dough flat bread tonight for dinner!

[christoskettenis]

Greetings from Cyprus, home of halloumi cheese. I strongly suggest grilling halloumi when you barbecue, either in thick slices or the entire block. Trust me, you won't regret it!!!