Help! Need cheap fast good meal recipes for a bachelor (me)!
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Here are three recipes to get yor started and a link to more for you to look at =) You can also make a big pan of ziti or lasagna and put it in single serve freezer containers to defrost/heat when you don't feel like cooking!.
Italian Chicken ~ 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 cup Italian salad dressing!. Preheat oven to 350°F!. Marinate chicken in salad dressing (for at least an hour!.) Place chicken in baking dish and spoon leftover marinade over chicken!. Bake for 35-40 minutes until no longer pink!. Serve over rice (“Boil In Bag” or “Minute Rice” will do!.) Add a side of pre-made “bagged” Caesar salad for a well-balanced, healthy meal!.
Pork Chops ~ 4 bone-in, thick cut pork chops, 1 cup flour, salt & pepper to taste, 2 tbsp canola oil, 1 can tomato soup, ? cup French fried onions!. Heat skillet with oil on medium-high heat!. Coat pork chops in flour, place in skillet and sprinkle with salt & pepper!. Brown chops on each side and turn heat down to medium-low!. Spoon tomato soup (straight from the can) over each chop!. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes until no longer pink!. Top each with French fried onions right before serving!. Favorite side dish with this one is a bachelor staple: Macaroni & Cheese!. Add a side of canned corn and you’re done!.
Teriyaki Steak ~ 2 New York strip steaks or cut of choice, 1 cup teriyaki sauce, ? cup minced garlic!. Marinade steaks in teriyaki sauce and garlic for at least 2 hours (ideal is overnight!.) Broil or grill steaks to desired doneness!. Serve with baked potato and green beans!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Italian Chicken ~ 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, 1 cup Italian salad dressing!. Preheat oven to 350°F!. Marinate chicken in salad dressing (for at least an hour!.) Place chicken in baking dish and spoon leftover marinade over chicken!. Bake for 35-40 minutes until no longer pink!. Serve over rice (“Boil In Bag” or “Minute Rice” will do!.) Add a side of pre-made “bagged” Caesar salad for a well-balanced, healthy meal!.
Pork Chops ~ 4 bone-in, thick cut pork chops, 1 cup flour, salt & pepper to taste, 2 tbsp canola oil, 1 can tomato soup, ? cup French fried onions!. Heat skillet with oil on medium-high heat!. Coat pork chops in flour, place in skillet and sprinkle with salt & pepper!. Brown chops on each side and turn heat down to medium-low!. Spoon tomato soup (straight from the can) over each chop!. Cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes until no longer pink!. Top each with French fried onions right before serving!. Favorite side dish with this one is a bachelor staple: Macaroni & Cheese!. Add a side of canned corn and you’re done!.
Teriyaki Steak ~ 2 New York strip steaks or cut of choice, 1 cup teriyaki sauce, ? cup minced garlic!. Marinade steaks in teriyaki sauce and garlic for at least 2 hours (ideal is overnight!.) Broil or grill steaks to desired doneness!. Serve with baked potato and green beans!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
These are all basic, pretty easy to cook, and pretty cheap!. I am going to list the ingredients and some basic instructions!. If you need help or want the full recipie just email me!.
Meal in foil
- Boneless chicken or hamburger
- Patatoes and carrots
- Put meat and chopped up and pealed patatoes and carrots in foil and cook in the oven at 400 for about 45 min
Sloppy joes
- Can of sloppy joe sauce
- Hamburger
Whole chicken or chicken legs
- Sprinkle chicken with season salt anad cook in the oven
Hambuger helper
- Box of hamburger helper
- Hamburger
Sandwhiches
- Deli meat (Ham, turkey, roast beef!.!.!.)
- Buns/bread
- Cheese
Sphegetti
- Can of sphegetti sauce
- Sphegetti noodles
- Bag of frozen meat balls
Rice and soup
- Cook rice
- Pour heated can of chunky soup over rice
Breakfast foods
- Pancakes
- Waffles
- Scrambled eggs
- Omelet
- Egg Muffins
- French toast
Tacos
- Meat
- Taco kit
- Lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream
Burrito
- Tortillas
- Hamburger
- Burrito seasoning
Taco pizza
- Tortillas
- Meat
- Taco seasoning
- Cheese
- Taco Sauce
Spread taco sauce on tortillas and then add cooked meat and cheese and heat in the oven
Taco salad
- Lettuce
- Meat
- Taco SeasoningWww@FoodAQ@Com
Meal in foil
- Boneless chicken or hamburger
- Patatoes and carrots
- Put meat and chopped up and pealed patatoes and carrots in foil and cook in the oven at 400 for about 45 min
Sloppy joes
- Can of sloppy joe sauce
- Hamburger
Whole chicken or chicken legs
- Sprinkle chicken with season salt anad cook in the oven
Hambuger helper
- Box of hamburger helper
- Hamburger
Sandwhiches
- Deli meat (Ham, turkey, roast beef!.!.!.)
- Buns/bread
- Cheese
Sphegetti
- Can of sphegetti sauce
- Sphegetti noodles
- Bag of frozen meat balls
Rice and soup
- Cook rice
- Pour heated can of chunky soup over rice
Breakfast foods
- Pancakes
- Waffles
- Scrambled eggs
- Omelet
- Egg Muffins
- French toast
Tacos
- Meat
- Taco kit
- Lettuce, tomato, cheese, sour cream
Burrito
- Tortillas
- Hamburger
- Burrito seasoning
Taco pizza
- Tortillas
- Meat
- Taco seasoning
- Cheese
- Taco Sauce
Spread taco sauce on tortillas and then add cooked meat and cheese and heat in the oven
Taco salad
- Lettuce
- Meat
- Taco SeasoningWww@FoodAQ@Com
Spaghetti Aglio Olio!
Angel-hair spaghetti
4 cloves onion, minced (or bought already minced)
Parsely flakes
Chilli flakes
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt
4 slivers bacon
3 tablespoons olive oil (3 turns of pan when pouring oil)
Cook spaghetti til al-dente (or to packet's instructions)!. In the meantime, fry bacon slices til crispy and remove from pan, chop up the bacon to little pieces!.
Add olive oil to fat remaining from bacon in the pan you used (make sure it's big enough to accomodate the spaghetti later), add garlic and fry til it turns golden (don't burn it), Add drained spaghetti (save some of the water used to cook the spaghetti) and toss with the garlic/oil mixture!. Next, add the chili flakes, parsley flakes and salt and pepper to taste!. Toss again before adding some cooling water!. Once sauce is thickened, serve with bacon bits on top!.
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Angel-hair spaghetti
4 cloves onion, minced (or bought already minced)
Parsely flakes
Chilli flakes
Freshly ground black pepper
Salt
4 slivers bacon
3 tablespoons olive oil (3 turns of pan when pouring oil)
Cook spaghetti til al-dente (or to packet's instructions)!. In the meantime, fry bacon slices til crispy and remove from pan, chop up the bacon to little pieces!.
Add olive oil to fat remaining from bacon in the pan you used (make sure it's big enough to accomodate the spaghetti later), add garlic and fry til it turns golden (don't burn it), Add drained spaghetti (save some of the water used to cook the spaghetti) and toss with the garlic/oil mixture!. Next, add the chili flakes, parsley flakes and salt and pepper to taste!. Toss again before adding some cooling water!. Once sauce is thickened, serve with bacon bits on top!.
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hmm!.!.!.get chicken breasts, one or two!.!.depends how hungry you're :D!.!.
heat up a frying pan!.!.put one spoon of oil!.!.put the chicken over the oil!.!.add crushed garlic, about 2 cloves, add pepper & allspice!.!. pre toast some bun add lettuce, tomatoes, cheese & voila
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cut chicken breast into cubes,
let set in a bowl with lemon juice, fresh chopped mints, dried italian herbs, 2 spoons of mustard, 4 spoons of plain youghurt, cumin & curry powder, add chillie to taste!.
prepare some sauted veggies, heat a deep frying pan add chopped onions, until soft!.!.medium heat, add sliced carrots and sliced fresh mushrooms, toss in some frozen corn kernels!.!.!.
cook until veggies are soft!.!.!.add the chicken mixture to the veggies, stir occasionally on high heat at first!.!.!.!.after 15 minutes cover with aluminum foil and let it simmer for a good 20 minutes on medium heat!.!.
add salt & more pepper as desired!. Serve with pita bread or filled in a sandwhich roll!.
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canned tuna, drained
cauliflower, washed & cut into medium piecies
2 eggs beaten
carrots, finelly chpped
shallots
tomatoes, sliced
salt & pepper
1 cup cold milk
some butter & cheeze
in a small baking dish!.!.!.arrange the tuna + cauliflower + carrots + shallots + tomatoes!.
beat the eggs & whisk with the milk, salt & pepper!.
add the eggs/milk over the tuna dish!. Top with slices of butter & mozarrella cheese!.
bake for 35 minutes on 350 degrees!.
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heat up a frying pan!.!.put one spoon of oil!.!.put the chicken over the oil!.!.add crushed garlic, about 2 cloves, add pepper & allspice!.!. pre toast some bun add lettuce, tomatoes, cheese & voila
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cut chicken breast into cubes,
let set in a bowl with lemon juice, fresh chopped mints, dried italian herbs, 2 spoons of mustard, 4 spoons of plain youghurt, cumin & curry powder, add chillie to taste!.
prepare some sauted veggies, heat a deep frying pan add chopped onions, until soft!.!.medium heat, add sliced carrots and sliced fresh mushrooms, toss in some frozen corn kernels!.!.!.
cook until veggies are soft!.!.!.add the chicken mixture to the veggies, stir occasionally on high heat at first!.!.!.!.after 15 minutes cover with aluminum foil and let it simmer for a good 20 minutes on medium heat!.!.
add salt & more pepper as desired!. Serve with pita bread or filled in a sandwhich roll!.
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canned tuna, drained
cauliflower, washed & cut into medium piecies
2 eggs beaten
carrots, finelly chpped
shallots
tomatoes, sliced
salt & pepper
1 cup cold milk
some butter & cheeze
in a small baking dish!.!.!.arrange the tuna + cauliflower + carrots + shallots + tomatoes!.
beat the eggs & whisk with the milk, salt & pepper!.
add the eggs/milk over the tuna dish!. Top with slices of butter & mozarrella cheese!.
bake for 35 minutes on 350 degrees!.
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box macaroni
1 pd hamburger
1 onion cut up
1 green pepper cut up
1 large can of tomato sauce
velvetta cheese or any cheese you like
cook mac
cook hamburger , onion, green pepper ,,salt and pepper
drain hamburger mixture
add to cooked mac
add tomato sauce
in casserole dish layer ,,,then add cheese to cover layer,,,repeat until top layer is cheese
bake 375 for approx 45 minutes or until the desired browness on top
serve with a french bread and salad
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1 pd hamburger
1 onion cut up
1 green pepper cut up
1 large can of tomato sauce
velvetta cheese or any cheese you like
cook mac
cook hamburger , onion, green pepper ,,salt and pepper
drain hamburger mixture
add to cooked mac
add tomato sauce
in casserole dish layer ,,,then add cheese to cover layer,,,repeat until top layer is cheese
bake 375 for approx 45 minutes or until the desired browness on top
serve with a french bread and salad
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EASY AMERICAN GRILLED CHEESE:
ingredients:
2 pcs!. bread {white bread, loaf}
butter
mayonaise
dairy cheese
PROCEDURE:
spread mayonaise on the 2 pieces of bread, shread some cheese on top (i like mine with alot of mayo, trust me, its YUMmmy!) fold or put 2 pieces of bread on top of each other!. spread butter on the outer part!. (so while you are toasting it, it will ad more flavour and make it brown)
in a heated pan, add one or two teaspoons of butter!. spread it through out!. place the sandwhich in pan check the first side until it is golden brown!. 3-4 minutes (or less) on each side!.
check if cheese is also melted!.
(i add bacon in my grilled cheese sandwhich, lettuce and tomatoes!. so its like a BLT!. lol!. but i dont do it all the time!. :D!. watching my figure!.!.LOL)
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ingredients:
2 pcs!. bread {white bread, loaf}
butter
mayonaise
dairy cheese
PROCEDURE:
spread mayonaise on the 2 pieces of bread, shread some cheese on top (i like mine with alot of mayo, trust me, its YUMmmy!) fold or put 2 pieces of bread on top of each other!. spread butter on the outer part!. (so while you are toasting it, it will ad more flavour and make it brown)
in a heated pan, add one or two teaspoons of butter!. spread it through out!. place the sandwhich in pan check the first side until it is golden brown!. 3-4 minutes (or less) on each side!.
check if cheese is also melted!.
(i add bacon in my grilled cheese sandwhich, lettuce and tomatoes!. so its like a BLT!. lol!. but i dont do it all the time!. :D!. watching my figure!.!.LOL)
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ok being a single mom of 2!.being able to whip up something fast,easy & cheap for "starving" kids is somthing i do all the time!.meatloaf is always good or an omelet!.sound like you are tired of ramen ,mac n cheese, & tv dinners!.by the way i added you to my contact list i would be glad to give you some recipies Www@FoodAQ@Com
Bake a big potato until soft!.!.!.!. "Fluff" it up and top with a heated can of chili!. Top with shredded lettuce, cheese and cut up tomatoes & onions!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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pizza toast
toast
tomato sauce
mozzarella cheese
pop them in the ovenWww@FoodAQ@Com
toast
tomato sauce
mozzarella cheese
pop them in the ovenWww@FoodAQ@Com