Whats an easy meal to make?!
Whats an easy meal to make?
I'm 17 and like cooking but usually find i don't have tones of ingrediants. whats something simple i can make the family
Answers:
1. Noodles with cheese and vegetables.
2. Rice, salads and beans.
Mac n Chesse in the box.
Pasta is always a good bet, I hope you like these recipes
CREAMY PASTA PRIMAVERA
12 ounces pasta, bowtie noodles
2 yellow squash, thinly sliced
10 ounces asparagus spears, cut in 2" pieces
8 ounces baby carrots, cut lengthwise, half
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups skim milk
1/4 cup sour cream, light
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
Add pasta to a large pot of boiling water and cook 10 minutes. Add squash, asparagus and carrots and cook 8 minutes or until pasta and vegetables are tender. Drain and place in a large serving bowl.
Meanwhile put flour in a large skillet. Slowly whisk in milk until blended, taking care to get into corners of skillet. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Reduce heat to low and simmer 3 to 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens slightly. Remove from heat, whisk in sour cream, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Pour over pasta mixture and stir to mix and coat. Sprinkle with cheese.
Serving Size: 4
RAPID PASTA (BECKY'S PASTA)
Pasta (half a pan)
1 tin Tuna
Cheese to taste
1 tin Sweet corn
Virgin Olive Oil
Oregano
Pepper
Water
Add a "dash" of virgin olive oil and a generous pinch of oregano to a pan of water. Bring to the boil.
Add Pasta (two handfuls per person), be aware that pasta expands and that your pan is big enough.
Lower heat to a simmer. When the pasta is soft (about 20 mins), turn off the heat, drain the pasta, and leave in the pan. If the pan is not big enough to stir the contents, move the pasta to large mixing bowl.
Drain any fluids from the Tuna and Sweet corn cans, then add to the pasta. Stir to ensure the tuna breaks up. Add a sprinkle of pepper. Spoon onto plates. Grate cheese onto the top and serve.
Instead of Tuna and Sweet corn try these variations:
Sausage and Tomato (throw in a can of pasta sauce or canned tomatoes works too).
Bacon and Sweet corn.
Ham and Pineapple.
This is a nice "fast food" alternative to less healthier alternatives, and my daughter loves it!
Ramen noodles with a side of a fruit or veggie or just Ramon noodles.
Also pizza.
well if your family likes lasagna, this is a great SIMPLE recipe. and the ingredients are pretty common. just make sure you have the ISTANT san remo lasagna sheets.
Instant Lasagna with Meat Sauce
Serves 5
250g San Remo Instant Lasagna
Meat Sauce
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
60g ham, finely chopped
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 carrot, finely chopped
1 stick celery, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
500g beef mince
5 tablespoons tomato paste
125ml dry white wine
375ml water
1 chicken stock cube
salt, pepper and pinch of nutmeg
Cheese Sauce
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons plain flour
500ml milk
salt, pepper
125g mozzarella cheese (cubed or grated)
Meat Sauce
Heat oil in a medium saucepan, add ham and cook gently for 3 minutes. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook, stirring, until onion is soft. Add mince and cook stirring, until brown.
Stir in tomato paste, wine and water into which stock cube has been dissolved. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. Cover and simmer gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Cheese Sauce
Melt butter in medium saucepan, stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes over gentle heat. Remove from heat and gradually stir in milk. Return to heat and stir until thick and smooth.
Season with salt and pepper, add mozzarella and stir over low heat until cheese melts.
Lasagna
Preheat oven to 180oC.
Pour 125ml meat sauce into base of lightly greased baking dish. Alternate layers of lasagna, meat and cheese sauces, ending with cheese sauce layer. Sprinkle top with grated parmesan cheese if desired.
Bake in oven for 35 - 40 minutes. (Test by pricking with fork) Let stand 5 - 10 minutes before serving.
Good Luck! xx
Make hummus! Buy a can of garbanzo beans, drain and mash with a potato masher. Add crushed cloves of garlic, and some black pepper, and a dash of lemon juice. (or better yet, search for a recipe on the web) Spread on tortillas or flatbread, put sliced tomatoes and sliced cucumber on top. Yummy AND low fat, relatively......
1}Mac and Cheese
2}Ramon Noodles
3}Raviloi
4}Frozen Pizza
hamburger helper, chicken crescents, hamburger pie
all are amazing and easy! look online for recipes, websites should have them all.
i personally recommend chicken crescents! they are delicious!
happy hunting! :)
Slow cooker recipe-Buy a roast-1 jar of peppercini's-dump the peppers over the roast-snip of the tips (of the peppercinis) is you like it spicy-cook until you can start shredding the beef and do so while it is in the cooker-you may have to add water (or another jar of peppercinis)to keep the beef from scorching-but you will have the best beef sandwiches ever!!
Cook 1 box of mac and cheese and then add 1 can of drained tuna mix well and serve. a can of green beans or peas ,and a can of sliced peaches or pears as side dishes .
Spaghetti. Just buy 1lb hamburger meat and a can of tomato sauce. Some angel hair pasta and frozen Texas toast garlic bread. Oh and don't forget about the Parmesan cheese.
1.Cook the meat and drain grease
2.Add sauce and let simmer on low
3.boil water and add pasta let boil stirring occasionally for 6 to 7 minutes.
4.while waiting for the water to boil take the bread and place it on a rack in the oven (according to the instructions) so it can warm up. TIP- I always sprinkle some shredded cheese on the bread before baking it.
5.After 6 minutes drain pasta and mix with the sauce and meat.
6.Take out the bread when the cheese is all melted and there ya go a yummy easy and quick meal even for a fairly large family!
When I was younger, my grand mom would make the best chicken and rice soup. It is so simple, and so good. Just get a whole chicken and put in a stock pot and cover with water. Add a generous amount of salt and pepper, then boil until the chicken is falling off the bone. Probably 1.5 to 2 hours. Check water level frequently and add more if needed. When the chicken is done, remove from broth. Skim any small bones or foam from the broth. Bring broth to a boil and add 1 to 2 cups of white rice (depending on how much broth you have, I like the end result to be thick, but soupy. In other words, I like lots of rice and chicken in it, but I don't like the rice to soak up all the broth, KWIM) You can add some butter for flavor. I have done it with or without. Cook rice until done. In the meantime, remove meat from bones, discarding skin and bones. When rice is done, add chicken to pot. Ladle into bowls, and serve hot with a good bread (maybe Italian, or some good dinner rolls...I like snowflake rolls) and real butter. Also, you could add a salad. It is one of my favorite comfort foods....Yum! I think I may make that for dinner tomorrow.
Do you like steamed rice? If you have a electrical rice cooker, then it would be simple and easy to prepare quick meals for your family, below are some recipes/ sauces that go well with steamed rice, and all of these dishes can be ready within 5 -15 minutes (excludes the cooking time of white rice)
<<<<< Pizza Sauce with chedder cheese on streamed rice >>>>>
Spread pizza sauce or meat sauce (from the jar) and grate chedder cheese on steamed rice, put it in 150 -180 degree C oven or hot grill for a few minutes or till the cheese melted, serve hot.
<<<<<<<< Butter & soy sauce Rice >>>>>>
Melt some butter on hot steamed rice, add soy sauce, top with some raisins or fried / roasted peanuts. (You may serve this with salt baked chicken wings, see below recipe)
<<<<<
Boil a can of Cream of Corn Soup (Del Monte or any other brand) with 1 cup of water, bring to boil, mix 2 teaspoon of cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water, then add into the soup, stir quickly till soup is thickened, add 3 slight beaten eggs to make egg drops, turn off heat, add salt to taste. pour the sauce on steamed rice. (You may add some chicken meat or tofu in the soup, or just serve the rice with pan fried fish fillets)
<<<<< Oyster Sauce with boiled vegetables Rice >>>>>>
Boil some vegetables, top on steamed rice, pour oyster sauce generously on vegetables.
<<<<< Meatsauce on Steamed Rice >>>>>
Heat some ready made meatsauce (from a can or a jar), pour it on steamed rice, serve with grated parmesan cheese.
<<< Campbell Ox tail Soup on Steamed Rice >>>>
Heat a can of ox tail soup with a bit of water, chopped onions and frozen green peas, boil for 5 minutes or till the sauce is thicken (you may mix 1 teapoon corn starch with water and add in the soup to thicken the sauce). Pour the sauce on hot steamed rice, garnish with chopped parsley (optional).
<<<<<< Curry Onion & Coriander Sauce on Steamed rice >>>>>>
Heat some oil in a saucepan, stir fry 1 clove of chopped garlic & half finely chopped onions, add half jar of curry paste with 1/2cup of water, add 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, stir till the sauce is smooth. Remove from heat, pour curry sauce on the steamed rice. Sprinkle chopped coriander on top.
You may serve the above rice dishes with pan fried sausages / luncheon meat or boiled vegetables.
<<<<<<<< Roast chicken salad >>>>>> Serves 4
Store bought roast chicken, deboned or shredded
lettuce (2 kinds), seperated
2 stalks of celery, cut into cubes
2 cucumbers, sliced
12 cherry tomatoes
Salad Dressing
2 gloves of garlic, crushed
2 slices of fresh ginger, crushed
2 stalks of green onions, finely chopped
1 red chili, seeded, finely chopped
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or balsamic vinegar)
a pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon ground peppercorn
1 tablespoon of sherry, cooking wine
2 teaspoon of sesame oil
1) Heat frying pan or wok on low heat, add sesame oil and stir fry garlic & ginger till golden, add all other ingredients into the pan / wok. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Let it cool.
2) Serve dressing at the table with warm roasted chicken pieces top on bed of mix green (cucumber + celery +lettuce leaves) and garnish with cherry tomatoes.
<<<<<<<< Salt baked Chicken Wings >>>>>>>
1 kg chicken wings
400+ g sea salt
garlic powder
a bit of cooking wine
a bit olive oil
1) Wash the chicken wings and dry them with paper towels
2) Rub the chicken wings with garlic powder + cooking wine and set aside for 10 mins
3) Preheat oven to 180 degree C
4) Layer a piece of foil onto a baking pan, then layer the salt fully cover the foil, put a paper towel onto the salt, brush some olive oil on the paper towel, then line up chicken wings evenly onto the paper towel
5) Cover the chicken wings with another layer of paper towel (don't forget to put some oil on the paper towel), then add another layer of salt to cover the paper towel up, seal the salt with foil
6) Put the the baking pan into the oven to bake for around 30 mins (if the size of the chicken wings is big, bake 5 to 10 more mins.)
7) Take the chicken wings out from the foil, but the chicken wings back to the oven and grill till the skin is crispy (golden)
8) Serve with ginger dipping sauce + steamed rice
While baking the chicken wings, you can prepare the ginger dipping sauce
30g+ fresh ginger
(crushed or put into a food process to make a paste)
3 table spoon of peanut oil
finely chopped fresh green onions
salt
soy sauce (optional)
1) Heat a frying pan with peanut oil, stir in the ginger paste, heat for 30 sec. to 1 min (add a bit of salt to taste in slightly)
3) Turn off the heat and mix the green onion into the ginger sauce
4) add a few drops of soy sauce into the ginger sauce (if desire)
You can use this method to bake fish (sadines) or tiger prawns (in less baking time) and serve with freshly squeezed lemon juice