I’m a busy mom. Our weeknights are spent running to and from a variety of activities, events and lessons. I’m plain tired when it comes time to prepare dinner and sometimes we barely have time to fit it in.

On the nights when we do have down time or don’t need to be somewhere, I always plan these ridiculously elaborate meals. Why? Because I have somehow in my messed up busy mom brain, equated that elaborate means something more to my family than it does. It doesn’t.

My family doesn’t care how long it took me to make the meal, or about how many ingredients I used or even what it’s called. They care about how good it tastes and that they got to enjoy it with me. So why shouldn’t I make quicker meals, which eventually translates to more time to do the things I love, like being with my family?

If mom is always in the kitchen cooking, how is she spending time with the family?

Answer: She’s not. Or at least she wasn’t until recently.

Lately, I have been back on a quest to come up with delicious meals that are easy, and come together quickly. This helps me out throughout the entire week, including weekends.

Enter Land O Lakes® Sauté Express® Sauté Starters. Land O Lakes® had the solution I was looking for, an easy, delicious solution to both my weeknight dinner dilemma as well as my need to fix quicker dinners on the weekends, when busy mom’s would rather be spending time with their families.

The new Sauté Express® Sauté Starter combines butter, olive oil and a variety of herbs and spices into one convenient little wrapped square. You simply toss a Sauté Express® Square into your sauté pan and heat until it begins to bubble and sizzle. The sound is pure joy and music to my ears.

Then it get’s fun – you simply add your fish, shrimp, chicken or pork and sauté in less than 30 minutes for a fast and delicious meal. It seriously cannot get much better than that, and the flavor is unbelievable! Busy mom’s everywhere are sighing in relief. Trust me, I know I was.

This quick Italian Herb Shrimp Pilaf I created, was packed with flavor and came together in under 15 minutes. That is what I’m talking about. I simply paired it with this easy Zucchini and Tomato Salad and I was good to go. My family was happy, we enjoyed time together and most importantly, we enjoyed a delicious meal, that took less time to cook that it took to eat!

Sauté Express® Sauté Starter is available in four delicious flavors:

• Garlic & Herb,
• Italian Herb,
• Savory Butter & Olive Oil
• and Lemon Pepper.

Visit SauteExpress.com for great meal ideas and tips.

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Disclosure: The author received a full-value coupon redeemable for Sauté Express® Sauté Starter for recipe development and review purposes. All opinions are my own.

Sauté Express^® Chicken Recipes:

Chicken Florentine Pasta by Supper for a Steal

Creamy Lemon-Chicken w/ Artichokes by girlichef

Chicken Parm Tenders over Spinach & Orzo by Momma’s Meals

Sizzling Chicken and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Almond Cilantro Rice by Mama.Mommy.Mom

Garlic and Herb Chicken Fettuccine by in the Kitchen with KP

Italian Chicken Pasta Wrap by Big Bears Wife

Creamy Parmesan Pasta with Chicken & Mushrooms by The Messy Baker

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas by That Skinny Chick can bake

Shells with Chicken and Pancetta by The Foodie Army Wife

Capellini Pomodoro with Italian Herb Chicken by Mom’s Test Kitchen

Garlic and Herb Chicken Pasta Toss by Ruffles & Truffles

Sauté Express^® Fish and Seafood Recipes:

Easy Cajun Shrimp Pilaf by Daily Dish Recipes

Crabmeat stuffed Flounder Roulades by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

Cod Fillet with Lemon Pepper Ginger Sauce by Kimchi Mom

Herb Lemon Butter Tilapia with Sauted Veggies by Crispy Bits and Burnt Ends

Blackened Tilapia Po’ Boys by Juanita’s Cocina

Tomato-Basil Shrimp with Orzo and Feta by The Weekend Gourmet

Sauté Express^® Ham and Pork Recipes:

Ham and Vegetable Frittata by Magnolia Days

Savory Butter and Olive Oil Pork Chops by In the Kitchen with Audrey

Skillet Lemon Pepper Pork and Orzo by Family Foodie

We have a special Pinterest Board to Showcase #WeekdaySupper with Sauté Express® Sauté Starter we will feature a new recipe every day for the next month.

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