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Breakfast: Smörgås (Open-face sandwich)
Photo from My Cooking Diary
Ingredients for 5 meals:
10 slices bread
butter
a block of cheese, sliced meat, any vegetables of choice
Toast 2 slices of bread, spread some butter on them and add a thin slice of cheese to each. You can then top them with deli-sliced ham, chicken, etc. Or add slices of a hard-boiled egg.
Lunch: Pyttipanna (Hash)
Photo from Half & Halv
Ingredients for 3 meals:
3 potatoes
1 yellow onion
2 tbsp. butter / 35ml
2 chicken breasts
pickled beets (optional)
This dish is highly customizable and is a great way to use up any leftovers or food that may spoil soon. In a large skillet, add butter and very small diced potatoes. Cook until almost tender. To the same pan, add diced chicken and diced onions.
Allow everything to cook through fully, and even get a little crisp. Season with salt and black pepper, and anything else you’d like. You can also top this with a fried egg and serve alongside pickled beets.
You can cook everything at once and save the extra servings in the fridge or freezer to reheat on later days.
And if you’re lazy... IKEA actually sells a frozen bag of this stuff! Look for ‘Pyttipanna Kyckling’. Still cheaper than eating out! ;)
Lunch: Salad Wraps
Photo from EatingWell
Ingredients for 2 meals:
4 small tortillas or 2 large
Salad base (lettuce, spinach, spring mix, etc.)
Cucumbers
Red onion
Tomatoes
Chickpeas
Italian dressing
In a bowl, add all the ingredients, cut and chopped. Toss in Italian dressing.
Add mixture to 2 small tortilla wraps and enjoy!
Dinner: Swedish Meatballs
Photo from Paleo Leap
Ingredients for 2 meals:
1/2 cup bread crumbs / 1.2dl
3/4 cups milk / 1.8dl
1 yellow onion
4 tbsp. butter / 60ml
1/2 lb. minced beef / 225g
1/2 lb. minced pork / 225g
1 egg
2 potatoes
lingonberry jam (optional)
Again, thanks to IKEA, you honestly can buy authentic frozen Swedish meatballs from there for a decent price. And lingonberry jam.
In a large mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup milk (1.2dl) milk with the bread crumbs. Let this soak for 10 minutes. While this is soaking, add 1 tbsp. (18ml) butter to a skillet over medium heat. Add minced onions and cook until tender, but not brown. About 3 minutes and remove from heat.
With the soaked bread crumbs, add onions, minced beef, minced pork, egg, salt and black pepper. Get your hands dirty and mix everything until combined.
Start forming meatballs about 1-inch (2.5cm) in size. When all of the meat mixture has been rolled, add remaining butter to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, add meatballs to the skillet and brown on all sides. Gently shake the pan often to prevent sticking.
In a medium saucepan, boil potatoes (skin removed) until tender. Once soft, drain and begin to mash. Add remaining milk and some butter and continue mashing until smooth and creamy.
Serve 1/2 of the meatballs with 1/2 of the mashed potatoes and add a generous dollop of lingonberry jam.
Dinner: Kalops
Photo from The Daring Gourmet
Ingredients for 3 meals:
1 1/2 lb. stew beef / 750g
2 carrots
2 yellow onions
2 tbsp. butter / 35ml
2 bay leaves
1 beef bouillon cube
2 tbsp. flour / 35ml
4 1/4 cups water / 1 liter
3 potatoes
pickled beets (optional)
Cut carrots and onions however you’d like. Thicker carrots are nice for this stew.
In a pot over medium-high heat, add butter and beef. Cook until brown. Add carrots, onion, bay leaves, and black pepper. Stir for a few minutes.
Sprinkle in flour and mix well. Pour in water and add a beef bouillon cube, bring to a boil while stirring occasionally.
Once boiling, bring the heat down to low and let this simmer for about 1 hour until meat is tender. Season with salt and black pepper, if needed.
Serve with a boiled potato and pickled beets.