OK so, I guess it’s time to hunker down, my friends. At this point, the preppers we’ve all made fun of over the years are getting the last laugh, aren’t they?
BUT! There’s no need to panic. We’re not talking about the plague or the flu virus that wiped out millions in the early 1900s. Good hand washing and keeping to yourself are still the best preventive measures to try to keep yourself healthy.
With all this said though, I’m fully aware that the U.S. might be in for a long period where grocery stores and restaurants are shut down. So I thought I’d put together a list of meals you can make when you’re stuck inside.
These aren’t full-on pantry staple meals (though some are) but rather, ones you can make when you’re craving take out or a juicy bacon cheeseburger but you can’t or don’t want to leave your house. Or you know, if everything in the outside world is closed.
Basically, if I were stuck inside for days on end, these are the meals I would be craving!
If your grocery stores are still stocked or you can order groceries online, make a list this weekend and get shopping. I’m pretty sure you won’t be sorry you prepared now rather than be up a creek later.
But please. Leave some toilet paper for me!
13 Restaurant Meals to Make if You're Stuck at Home
Take-Out Fake-Out: Orange Chicken
You'll never doubt what kind of chicken or ingredients are in your take-out orange chicken when you make it at home. This recipe is easy and delish!
Bacon Burgers with Bacon Onion Balsamic Jam
If you're absolutely craving a juicy bacon cheeseburger, this recipe is IT. Bacon mixed IN your burger. Bacon ON your burger. Does life get any better??
Southwest Chicken Chopped Salad with Chipotle's Honey Dressing
This southwest chicken chopped salad is packed full of healthy veggies and beans and is topped with a copycat version of Chipotle's honey vinaigrette.
The Best Chicken Enchiladas Ever
When you can make chicken enchiladas like these at home, there's no reason to go out! These enchiladas are stuffed with chicken, black beans, and cheese and are smothered with a simple red enchilada sauce and PLENTY of melted cheese. Who's making the margs??
Grilled Fajita Chicken Burrito Bowls
A homemade copycat version of Chipotle's chicken burrito bowls. Customize them to your tastes or skip the rice altogether and make salads instead. Now you can stop paying extra for guac!
Take Out Fake Out: Shrimp Lo Mein
Skip the take out and make this quick and authentic Chinese dish at home! Simple ingredients and made in under 20 minutes!
Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala
This slow cooker chicken tikka masala is a warmly spiced classic Indian dish made simply in the slow cooker and lightened up with yogurt and just a small amount of heavy cream.
3 Cheese Rosemary and Pepperoni Pizza
Indulgent and fresh at the same time, fontina, mozzarella, and dollops of ricotta get all melted and gooey on this fantastic pepperoni pizza that's sprinkled with fresh rosemary. If homemade pizza is your thing, you MUST try our family favorite!
Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce (Oven Recipe)
BBQ pulled pork is such a simple recipe to make in the oven that you'll never go back to using the crock pot for pulled pork again!
Chicken Gyro Salad
This is an insanely delicious make-your-own salad board with marinated Greek chicken, tzatziki, feta, tomatoes, cucumbers, and of course, pita. Easy enough to throw together on a busy weeknight and perfect for company on the weekends!
Grilled Chicken Fajitas
Are you the one who always orders that sizzling, steaming pan of fajitas in every restaurant? Well then these grilled chicken fajitas are for you! A quick soak in garlic lime marinade is all chicken needs to transform it into a stellar fajita filling. Just add guac and cheese and call this dinner in under 30 minutes!
Eggplant Rollatini
A lighter version of the classic eggplant rollatini, this old school Italian recipe is still an ultimate comfort food! Roasted eggplant is stuffed with 4 cheeses, rolled, and baked in marinara sauce and under a lid of mozzarella cheese.
Baked Falafel Bowls
Baked falafel (chickpea patties), cukes, tomatoes, feta, hummus, and tzatziki sauce piled high on top of a bed of nutty, chewy farro, this weeknight meal will be on your table in under 30 minutes!
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