Thursday, January 7, 2010

Anyone got some good recipes for me?

I'm bored with my current diet, I enjoy cooking and would like some quick, simple recipes for meals that are tasty and ideally not too expensive.





I tend to cook things like chilli, spaghetti bolognese and like most foods.





Thanks.Anyone got some good recipes for me?
This recipe isn't quick but it really is great. Basically just toss everything in a crock pot and let it cook for a few hours.





Beef Stew


2 lbs. stew beef


2 potatoes


2 ears of corn


1/4 C chopped onion


2 carrots


3/4 C celery


2 beef buillon cubes


1 zucchini squash


3/4 C flour


salt


pepper


paprika





In small amounts slightlly brown the beef in oil until all meat has been browned. Dissolve two buillon cubes in 4 cups boiling water. Deglaze pan with a bit of broth and add to pre prepared broth. Wash and chop all vegetables. Add all vegetables except potatoes to crock pot. Add beef on top. Top with potatoes and pour in broth. Mix in seasonings to taste. Cook on high for 4 hours. Towards the end of the cooking time taste the meat and see if you need to add more seasonings. First tear apart the meat to make sure its cooked though.Anyone got some good recipes for me?
These two side dishes are dee-licious





HASH BROWN CASSEROLE





1-32 oz. bag ore Ida hash browns


戮 cu melted butter


陆 cup chopped onion


1 can cream of chicken soup delicious


1 cup sour cream


1 cup grated cheddar cheese


2 cups corn flakes crushed





Use 陆 cup butter %26amp; cook onions until tender. Mix onion %26amp; butter, potatoes (thawed), soup, sour cream, %26amp; cheese. Pour into casserole. Bake 1 陆 hr. at 325 degrees. Covered with foil for 1 hour then remove. Add corn flakes mixed with 录 cup. Margarine over top %26amp; bake remaining 陆 hour.





HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE





Vegetable oil cooking spray


8 oz. elbow macaroni


Salt (optional), for cooking macaroni


1 container (10 oz.) refrigerated alfredo-style pasta sauce


1 package (12 oz.; 3 cups) pre-shredded sharp cheddar cheese


1 tbsp. olive oil


1 cup coarse bread crumbs





1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.


2. Lightly mist an 11-by-7 inch glass or ceramic baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray and set it aside.


3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add salt, if using, and stir in the macaroni. Reduce the heat to medium-high and cook the macaroni uncovered, until al dente, about 8 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the macaroni well in a colander, shaking it a few times to remove any water that might still cling to the pasta.


4. Transfer the macaroni to the prepared baking dish. Add the pasta sauce, 2 cups of the cheese, and the reserved pasta cooking water, and stir until the ingredients are well combined. Scatter the remaining 1 cup of cheese over the top.


5. In a small bowl, toss the olive oil with the bread crumbs, and then scatter them on top of the cheese.


6. Bake until the macaroni and cheese is bubble and the bread crumbs are lightly browned, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve at once.






This is my favorite. We double the ingredients for the sauce to add to the spaghetti side we have: Chicken Marsala


Ingredients:


olive oil


4 thin chicken breast cutlets


2 oz. low salt bacon cut into 1/4 inch pieces


1/2 c. flour


coarse salt


ground pepper


1/2 cup dry marsala wine


4 T. heavy cream


minced fresh flat-leaf parsley





Coat a large skillet with olive oil and set over medium heat. Add bacon and cook just until crisp and lightly browned. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside. Leave fat in pan.


Pour flour on a plate. Pat cutlets dry. Season lightly with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour.


Heat pan with bacon fat over medium heat. Add a touch more olive oil if necessary to make approximately 2 Tablespoons. When fat is hot, shake excess flour off cutlets and place in pan. Saute, turning once until browned on both sides. Think cutlets should only take a few minutes per side. Remove cutlets. Pour excess fat from pan. With pan over medium heat, add Marsala and scrape browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook Marsala until it is reduced by one quarter.


Stir in cream and simmer until you get a nicely thickened sauce. Return the chicken and bacon to the pan and turn the cutlets to coat and reheat for a minute. Serve with sauce on top with sprinkling of parsley.



I have several great recipes for grilling different types of foods. From Cheddar burgers with green chilies or garlic onion burgers to chicken kabobs and steaks. They are easy and most are inexpensive. Find them at:


http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/G鈥?/a>





You can also find fantastic chocolate treats that include a chocolate pan cake and a mayo cake to chocolate almond coconut cookies that taste like Almond Joy candy bars. Find them at:


http://www.cooking-is-easy-and-fun.com/A鈥?/a>
If you have a crock pot, this site has some great recipes. If you don't have one, it is worth buying one because they (crock pots) are so convenient and easy. Check out: vinegar-delicious.com





In the future, this site will also have recipes other than crock pot ones.
My best recipes come from all recipes dot com. They have nutrition info, reviews/ratings of each recipe and you can change the number of servings and it automatically adjusts the ingredients.
go to foodnetwork or cooking light for quick and easy recipes that are healthy as well.
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