My Mom cooked green beans this way. Served with meatloaf it's heaven.

My daughter Erica loves these meatballs with mashed potatoes. When I'm in a real hurry, I use instant mashed, add a salad or green beans and you have a budget friendly meal that is sure to satisfy. I usually make a double recipe of the sauce and keep out a little for another meal. Simmer a chicken breast in it and yummmmm.

Today my daughter and I attended a birthday party for Erica's friend Ali. Ali's Mom Nancy made this dish that she said is Ali's favorite. Nancy called it BBQ Chicken. It was so good, I put it on a burger bun instead of a hamburger.  When I asked Nancy for the recipe to post here she laughed . This absolutely qualifies as an easy meal.  Served on buns with coleslaw and corn on the cob..yum.

Note from editor: the poster did not supply a description for this recipe, so I'm putting something here for those who never heard of Carob. This description is taken from wikipedia.    The Carob tree,  Ceratonia siliqua, is a leguminous evergreen shrub or tree of the family Leguminosae (pulse family) native to the Mediterranean region. It is cultivated for its edible seed pods. Carobs are also known as St. John's bread. According to tradition of some Christians, St. John the Baptist subsisted on them in the wilderness. A similar legend exists of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and his son.

Oxtails (beef tails) are a popular southern dish, but they also have roots in European cooking. In the south, the slaves lucky enough to get what was left after butchering came up with delicious ways to make a meal from the "leavings". This recipe is a French preparation that my client Jackie has me prepare quite often.