Summer months around here can sometimes be hectic as I am sure most of yours can be as well. Last night I spent 3 hours weeding my garden beds. That sounds like I should have a HUGE garden; well I actually have technically 6 raised beds of various sizes; they are all pretty large with one; the one I like the least being huge. It’s not my favorite because I can’t sit on the side and reach for the weeds like my others; I have to walk into it avoiding all the plants to get all the weeds. I am definitely spoiled with my other beds and I like it. Because life is busy I don’t spend every day out there, I tend to weed 3 or 4 times throughout the season and literally pick EVERY weed out of each bed; which is why it takes me so long.
Anyway when life is busy it’s really nice to have a quick painless meal in your back pocket. There is no take-out delivery service in my area so I tend to cook most nights. I am fairly certain that even if there were I would still cook more since I love making something delicious and using up what I have in the fridge and pantry.
One dish meals are wonderful on so many levels, they go together quite quickly, there is  less mess, less clean up and usually they have the opportunity to meld all of their flavors together creating a quite cohesive dish. Plus I really like the quicker clean up. I would like to say that I don’t have to clean the kitchen since I am the one making dinner; but more times than not, I end up getting back in the kitchen to clean it more of the way I like it. The fam may do the dishes but I actually clean all the surfaces so it’s ready for the next time I want to create something yummy.
I had picked up one of those packages of pre-seasoned beef tenderloins to have on hand when we had all the family around a couple of weeks ago. I know they tend to have too much sodium in them, but they do serve their purpose and once in awhile is OK with me. This is a peel, chop and dump kind of recipe. Believe it or not I do not have a small rack that fits in any of my 9 x 13 pans crazy I know right? So this is when your sides become the rack for you. Peel some potatoes and veggies along with some onions for added flavor a little olive oil, salt and pepper and some fresh herbs like rosemary YUM!

Potatoes – chopped
Carrots – chopped
Onions – sliced
Fresh rosemary – chopped
Beef Tenderloin

Spray or oil your dish, chop the onions and veggies and add them to your dish, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, pepper and the rosemary. Using your hands, or spoon to mix everything up together. Then place your tenderloin over the veggies. Cook not covered for 30-50 minutes depending on the size of the meat. Remove the meat when it is done and put the veggies back in the oven while the meat rests, another 10 minutes. Take out an enjoy!