Post Surgery Meal

Chicken and dumplings

Minestrone

A good potato soup is hard to beat, though he might be eating a lot of potatoes if he's on a soft diet.

You can make a good many delicious pureed soups with lots of flavor. Roasted vegetables make very good soups especially when you add some good herbs and maybe some parmesan depending on the vegetables.

Breakfast casseroles are almost all pretty soft, but hardy. Most people love them, so consider one of those. Quiche should work as well.

Spaghetti with meat sauce where the meat is broken up pretty finely.

Deviled eggs to snack on.

A risotto.

A good risotto made with vegetable stock, wine, and quality fresh mushrooms is a great recovery meal.

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I think we were posting back and forth about using good quality potato flakes to make potato soup in a different thread recently.

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Yes. I saw Jacques Pepin in a video making leek and potato soup using potato flakes and I've made it a number of times. Excellent and so easy. You could vary the flavors in all kinds of ways. I really didn't think I'd like it, but I love it. I made a lot of it recently and shared some quarts. One person called me 3 times to thank me for it.

I’ve made the one below several times and it’s very good. It’s pureed.

Butternut Shrimp Bisque
Frank Brigtsen - Brigtsen's Restaurant Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups diced yellow onion
1 bay leaf
4 cups butternut squash (peeled, de-seeded, and diced into 1/2 - inch cubes) 2 cups peeled fresh shrimp
2 1/4 teaspoons salt
3/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 cup shrimp stock (see NOTE)
6 cups heavy whipping cream
NOTE: To make shrimp stock, place shrimp heads and shells into a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Strain.
Heat the butter in a heavy-duty saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and bay leaf and cook, stirring constantly, until the onions become soft and clear, 3-4 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium and add the butternut squash. Cook this mixture, stirring occasionally, until the squash begins to soften, 6-8 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and add the shrimp, salt, cayenne, and white pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp turn pink, 2-3 minutes.
Add the shrimp stock and cook, stirring occasionally, for 6-8 minutes. If the mixture begins to stick to the pan, scrape it with a spoon and continue cooking. This will intensify the flavor of the bisque.
Remove bay leaf and discard. Transfer the squash/shrimp mixture to a food processor and puree. Return the puree to a saucepan and add the cream. Whisk until thoroughly blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2-3 minutes.

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Butternut Shrimp Bisque
Frank Brigtsen - Brigtsen's Restaurant Yield: 6 servings

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I've had this a few times at Brigtsen's and it is delicious.

I will give this recipe a go one day soon. Thanks for posting it.

It kinda depends on the specifics of the surgery. Regardless, the 1st couple of days cut WAY BACK on the fiber. The last thing you want to do is get him/her stuck on the toilet or making a bunch of trips to poop. Until a serious injury or surgery happens to them people just don’t realize how much of the body is involved in the simple task of relieving themselves.

Noodles are usually easy on the stomach as are breads. Ground meats are easier than sliced. (I have good tolerance with fish in all forms and my issues are well known on the forums.)