Whats a quick and easy recipie?!
Answers: I want to suprise my finace for our 4 year. I want to make him dinner but im not that good of a cook and hardly spend anytime in the kitchen because im at uni 5 days aweek and i also work part time so i dont get home until 8pm most nights. I want to cook something simple but tastful any ideas would be appreciated!! He isnt a picky eater so will eat any meats.
Frugal Gourmet's Pasta Carbonara recipe
Ingredients
? pound bacon -- chopped (or pancetta if you want to be authentic)
1 cup milk (whole milk works best, but skim, 1% or 2% work too)
1 stick (? pound) butter (this has to be real butter)
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 pound pasta (I like to use spaghetti, but any pasta will work)
2 eggs -- whipped (or at least well beaten, I just do this by hand)
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese -- freshly grated is preferred
(you can use the pre-grated stuff if you have to)
Salt and pepper -- to taste
Preparing the Dish
Cook the bacon in skillet until it is just crisp, then add the milk and butter. As soon as the butter is completely melted, add the vinegar. This will turn the milk into a cheese. Simmer this sauce for about 15 minutes, until it cooks smooth.
Cook your favorite pasta al dente. Drain, and add to the skillet mixture, coating the pasta with the sauce. Add the beaten eggs and the parmesan cheese, and toss.
Add salt and pepper. Serve with a salad, garlic bread, and a good Italian red wine.
chicken parmesan ?
chicken breast, broiled, throw on some linguine noodles, top with spaghetti sauce. serve chicken with sauce over it beside noodles, top everything with parmesan?
oh don't forget the garlic bread.
and the wine.
and the candles.
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dessert..tiramishu (spellling)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/...
Pair up this angel hair pasta and pesto reciepe with some nice chicken breasts
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
2 (6 ounce) cans white tuna, drained and flaked (or cooked ground beef in butter)
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup frozen green peas
2 teaspoons dried dill weed
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups French-fried onions
DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add macaroni pasta and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a large bowl, stir together the tuna, cream of mushroom soup, cheese and peas. Season with dill and pepper then add the drained macaroni and stir to coat. Transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until heated through. Sprinkle the French-fried onions on top and return to the oven for 5 minutes or until lightly toasted
Fajitas can be quick and easy. Just marinate whatever meat you want to use (beef skirt steak, chicken breast, shrimp, pork) in 1/4 cup lime juice, 2 tsp cumin, 2 tsp chili powder. 3 tbsp chopped cilantro, 1/4 cup light olive oil, 1 garlic clove chopped. You can prepare this the night before, put it all in a gallon zip lock bag and it'll be ready the next evening. Cook it in a skillet until the meat is almost done, add a bag of frozen peppers and onions. Warm up a few flour tortillas, serve with your favorite salsa, guacamole, and sour cream. You could even make a simple version of spanish rice. Cook 1 cup rice, when it's done add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of salsa. Or when you begin cooking the rice add 1 tbsp tomato paste, a little chopped onion, green pepper, cumin, chili powder, and lime juice, stir before serving.
If you choose to make shrimp fajitas, reduce the amount of time you allow it to marinate significantly.
Two menus are guaranteed man pleasers.
Broiled steak with baked potatoes and salad.
Any pasta dish with garlic bread and salad.
For a special touch, melt chocolate in the microwave and have cut up fruit to dip in it-strawberries, apples and bananas are good. You can figure out other fun things to do with the chocolate as well.
This is fabulous!
PB and J.
I'd say that after 4 years, stick to what you know! Anything you make that is presented at a dressed up table with candles and a nice wine should be good. Then, wow him with a fancy dessert from the pastry shop.
My advice is: Don't fret over a new recipe; rather, get yourself dolled up and make the evening about the two of you instead of the food!!!
you could always stick to something you know how to make. but something like a baked chicken or meat loaf.
Here are some really easy favorites:
Cola Chicken
4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup ketchup
1 cup cola
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Place chicken in 9x13 casserole. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix ketchup, cola, and Worcestershire, pour over chicken. Cover, bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
Beef and Potato Casserole
4 medium potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 ? pounds lean ground beef, cooked, drained
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed vegetable beef soup
? tsp each salt and pepper
In large bowl, combine all ingredients. Transfer to a greased 3 qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered 1 hour and 30 minutes at 350 or until potatoes are tender.
Tater Tots and Beef
2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 (2 lb) pkg. frozen tater tots
Pat beef into 13 x 9 baking dish. Spread soup over beef, cover with grated cheese. Top with tater tots. Bake covered 1 hours at 350. Uncover last 15 minutes.
Easy Creamy Chicken
6-8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1-3oz package cream cheese
1-8oz carton sour cream
3-4 green onions, chopped
Place chicken in 9x13 dish. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and good seasoned salt. In saucepan, combine soup, cream cheese and sour cream on low heat just until cheese melts and ingredients mix well. Pour mixture over chicken, sprinkle green onions on top. Cover, bake at 300 for 1 hour. Uncover and bake another 15 minutes. Serve over noodles or rice.
Nacho Chicken
6-8 chicken breasts (or 8-10 chicken thighs)
2 cans nacho cheese soup
? cup milk
3 tbsp worchestershire sauce
Place chicken in large baking pan. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and a spicy seasoned salt. Combine soup, milk, and worchestershire sauce in saucepan until just heated through. Cover and bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Cheesy Pepper Steak
1 ? pound sirloin steak, cut in strips
Seasoned salt
1-16oz pkg. frozen bell pepper and onion strips, thawed
1-16oz pkg. cubed Mexican processed cheese
Sprinkle steak with seasoned salt. Coat large skillet with non-stick vegetable spray and cook steak strips for 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove steak from skillet and set aside. Stir in vegetables and ? cup water and simmer for 5 minutes or until all liquid cooks out. Add cheese and turn heat to low. When cheese melts, stir in steak until heated through and serve over hot cooked rice.
Tangy Spareribs
5-6 pounds spareribs
1-6oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
? tsp garlic powder
Spicy seasoned salt
Pepper
Place spareribs in shallow baking pan, meat side down and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and seasoned salt. Roast at 375 for 30 minutes. Turn ribs, roast another 15 minutes and drain off fat. Combine orange juice, Worcestershire and garlic powder and brush mixture on ribs. Reduce heat to 300. Cover ribs, roast 2 hours or until tender and baste occasionally.
Hope you find one or more you love!
Chris