Easiest Recipes

[PoorGirl]

What are some you your easiest recipes for dinner? I am a challanged cooker and need ideas.

[GregGraves]

My suggestions for easy recipes are:

1. Macaroni and Cheese (20 minutes)
2. Pan fried frozen catfish filets (15 minutes)
3. Sloppy Joes (25 minutes)
4. Chili made with French's Chili-O (25 minutes)
5. Spaghetti Sauce and pasta (40 minutes)

Easy fresh vegetables:
1. Steamed Asparagus with a lemon butter sauce (10 minutes)
2. Green beans (10 minutes)
3. Mashed potatoes (25 minutes)
4. Brussel Sprouts (just kidding)

gg

[Mama Mangia]

Panini - 15 - 20 minutes

Penne pasta in oil with sundried tomatoes and marinated artichokes - 25 minutes - including making a green salad

Macaroni in oil with garlic - 25 minutes including making a green salad

Antipasto - assorted greens, tomatoes, radishes, cukes, cheeses, ham, salami, olives, egg, celery, carrots, etc. - 25 minutes (due to all the slicing and chopping)

Club sandwiches and BLT's - 15 to 25 minutes

Basic casseroles - 30 to 45 minutes

Italian sausage, peppers and onions - 30 - 45 minutes and boil corn on the cob at the same time

Sausage and kraut - 40 minutes

Oven baked fish and baked potato slices - 20 minutes

Macaroni and potato salad can be assembled in 30 - 45 minutes or less



And what's wrong with Brussel sprouts????? I love them (but my body doesn't! LOL) that's why I call them "killer cabbage balls from outer space"

[BagCSC]

Chilimac is really easy as well. Just drop in a can of your favorite chili after mixing your mac and cheese.

[r8rpwr]

Beef stroganoff.

Brown a pound of ground beef (or turkey) with some chopped onion. Add some thyme, oregano and marjoram, a can of cream of mushroom soup and half a can of water. Bring to a simmer. Just before serving, add a tablespoon or two of sour cream. Serve over rice or egg noodles.

I also often keep taco meat around. Just brown some ground beef or turkey and follow the directions on the taco seasoning packet. That should be enough for 2-3 meals. With it you can make:

Quesadillas
Taco salad
Nachos

[Upennmama]

My fastest things are quesadillas (just top tortillas with cheese, beans, chicken, beef, whatever and cook in pan until melted and good) and apricot chicken. For the chicken I just mix a jar of apricot jam with a couple of T of mustard and a couple T of water, and some rosemary. Then I pour that over some chicken breasts or thighs, cook in a baking dish at 350 until done, and serve over rice.

[Traciray]

taco
taco salad
spaghetti
chicken & cheese quesadillas or black bean & rice quesadillas
Grilled Chicken salads
Toasted Panini sandwiches

[Twinmama]

chicken tortilla soup. sounds complicated, but it's just opening a bunch of canned veggies and beans and putting them in a stockpot with diced chicken and rice, then serving up with sour cream, salsa, and tortilla chips. Excellent leftovers, too.

[Mrs. Chipotle]

That sounds almost like taco soup:

1 can rotel
1 can black or pinto beans
1 can corn
1 pound browned ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 envelope ranch dressing mix

Serve with cornbread.

[Twinmama]

Yep, taco soup but with rice and diced chicken instead of ground beef and ranch dressing. shhh! my husband thinks it's a separate dish from taco soup, so I can make them both in one week and he won't complain that I'm serving him a duplicate meal.