Quick and Easy Recipes

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (emmymom)

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:26:40 GMT

Sauteed hamburger and chopped onion, with a little garlic powder and salt and pepper, on top of a microwaved potato. Probably good on instant mashed potatoes, as well.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (ALLGOOD)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:16:48 GMT

or, bratwurst and squeak.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (BR)

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:24:02 GMT

Sounds like Bubble & Squeak.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (ALLGOOD)

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:11:55 GMT

leftover bratwurst heated up with potatoes and onions fried in bacon grease....yes, I'm from Wisconsin. Bacon grease for frying is "cooking light" for me.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (mar52)

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:04:42 GMT

Fresh Yakisoba noodles added to sauteed cabbage and onions or scrambled eggs and onions.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (ann peeples)

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:58:51 GMT

Chicken ramen noodles with and egg added while simmering-quick egg drop soup!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (BR)

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:16:54 GMT

Ramen noodles in tomato soup.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (Root-Beer Man)

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:17:01 GMT

Add those ingredients (dogs first) to onions sauteed with a good amount of butter and you have perfect Beenie Weenies. I prefer Showboat brand pork and beans, tho.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (mar52)

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:38:56 GMT

Foodbme, I have that exact same recipe!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (Foodbme)

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:25:02 GMT

Home-made Beenie Weene's.
2-3 cut up hot dogs and a can of any flavor of Bush's Beans heated up. Cornbread optional.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (mar52)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:12:09 GMT

That sounds great as do a lot of the others.

Thanks!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (carollwdls)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:56:44 GMT

This is one of my fave quickies:
Ingredients:
1 Can Progresso Lentil Soup
1 Bunch of fresh Chard (Green, Red or Rainbow) OR Spinach
2 Fresh (uncooked) Chicken sausages (Garlic OR Feta-Spinach Or Basil or your favorite)
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese

Prep:
1.) Poach sausages in water: Place sausages in skillet, add water to about half coverage, bring to a boil, cover & let steam until just cooked. Remove sausages from pan, set aside to cool.
2.) Remove tough ribs from chard & julienne leaves into ribbons.
3.) In a saucepan (or skillet used for sausages if not too shallow/wide) pour some of broth. (Any leftover stock can be saved for other recipes. I usually use it when cooking various greens instead of ham, bacon, etc. I cook greens every week, so it comes in handy.) Add julienned greens & cook until wilted but still bright. Coin sausage while chard reduces.
4.) Add can of Lentil soup and coined sausages to chard ~ blend & simmer.
5.) Transfer to soup plate & grate fresh Parm Reg over.
A nice grind or two or 10 or *47 of fresh black pepper & a T or *cup or so of fresh cracked red chilies gives it the requisite zing.

*I'm joking! Well, SORTA...

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (ann peeples)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:24:47 GMT

Sounds good,mbrookes. I do a can of tuna, cream of mushroom soup, sauteed onions, celery, chopped tomatoes and serve over biscuits.Oh, and peas, of course.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (mbrookes)

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:12:39 GMT

Saute a couple of tablespoons onion and green pepper in a litte butter. Add a can of Swanson's whie meat chicken (rinsed well), a can of mushroom soup and a little diced pimento. Serve over toast. This is good with a few stalks of canned asparagus dressed with peppercorn ranch for a salad.

I always keep a can of asparagus in the refrigerator for a quick salad.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (Twinwillow)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:07:58 GMT

MetroplexJim

Here are a bunch of quick & easy recipes from our local meat market: http://www.hirschsmeats.com/Recipes.htm

Enjoy!

Good old Hirsch's! Btw Jim, the Thumann's hot dogs I mentioned a bit back in this thread come from Hirsch's. They're the only store (that I know of) in the Dallas area that sells Thumann's products. Next visit you're there, pick up a container of Thumann's white potato salad. Yummo!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (chewingthefat)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:55:05 GMT

Ground beef, sliced new potatoes, sliced onion, fried up together, drain grease,seasoned, put in a premade pie crust, topped with chedder or whatever cheese, top with another pie crust, poke some holes, bake till browned crust. Quick meat pie!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (Foodbme)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:52:40 GMT

MetroplexJim

Here are a bunch of quick & easy recipes from our local meat market: http://www.hirschsmeats.com/Recipes.htm
Enjoy!

That's a great bunch of Recipes! I'll be making a bunch of them! THANX for sharing!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (MetroplexJim)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:30:22 GMT

Here are a bunch of quick & easy recipes from our local meat market: http://www.hirschsmeats.com/Recipes.htm

Enjoy!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:36:22 GMT

Thanks, guys!! I'm too much of a chicken to try it. Very bad memory from someone trying to use it when I was little & the scent. UGH, the SCENT of scorched oil--rivals baccala.

We use olive oil on salad only. I got the grapeseed from the Italian Deli here in town, but I found some flavored ones at a catalog party I got invited to, and they're pretty good. Wildtree is the name & they have a hickory smoked one. It made a very interesting Italian mac & cheese.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (Twinwillow)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:09:35 GMT

DawnT is correct! Pomace olive oil is the oil used in most Italian restaurants when an oil with a high smoke point is needed. It works and, it's cheap! In most "mom 'n pop's", it's usually the only oil used.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (DawnT)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:19:21 GMT

stricken_detective

Aglio & Olio

grapeseed oil or another oil that's meant to be used for heat (you can spot a non-Italian a MILE away--they heat olive oil. Don't, it burns too easy)

Pomace olive oil or Pomace blends are specifically used in high heat/searing institutional Italian cooking. It doesn't burn or produce a bitter taste and has a very high smoke point.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:41:22 GMT

mar52

I guess everyone is in the kitchen fussing over the stove.

Um, I hate to point out the obvious, but you DO know the Roadfood Tour was over this last weekend, right?

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:39:18 GMT

Soup:

2 BIG cans chicken breast meat or use leftover
2 boxes chicken broth
1 package frozen vegetables or a can or two of Veg-All
cracked black pepper
squirt of fresh lemon juice
fresh celery leaves
pinch of thyme

Add everything to a big saucepan. Heat over medium heat, don't boil. Add your already-cooked noodles to this.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:31:44 GMT

pasta e fagiole

grapeseed oil
1-2 cloves fresh garlic, peeled
cooked pasta (has to be something little like shells, stars, or my personal choice: ditalin)
canned diced tomatoes. yeah, i said it. i use the salt-free ones, you can use flavored ones if you like
1 can CANNELLINI beans, drained & rinsed
cracked black pepper

In a medium saucepan, heat about 1-2 Tablespoons of oil with the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned, NOT burned. remove garlic from pan, but save for later. in the pan, add tomatoes, beans & cracked pepper. Cook over medium heat uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add pasta & garlic and cook until everything is heated through.

If you want to make a soup out of this, drain the tomatoes before adding & then add a box of chicken broth along with the pasta & garlic.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:22:44 GMT

Aglio & Olio

cooked pasta
grapeseed oil or another oil that's meant to be used for heat (you can spot a non-Italian a MILE away--they heat olive oil. Don't, it burns too easy)
FRESH garlic cloves, peeled. you can crush them to get the peels off, doesn't matter to me, just don't cook them with the skins on. Yes. I am serious. Someone I know did this a few weeks ago.
fresh cracked pepper, salt, red pepper and or parsley flakes, salt, parmesan cheese, etc. Basically anything else you want to use to season the meal.

Cook pasta according to package directions, make sure you salt the water. Drain, reserving some of the pasta water. While it's cooking, heat a decent amount of the oil in a large skillet (i dont measure anything, eyeball it & know you need enough oil to coat however much pasta you just made). add the garlic cloves over medium heat & cook slowly. when they are browned nicely, but NOT burned, remove from heat & save for later. Add drained pasta to the pan & toss, making sure it's coated evenly. add garlic cloves back in & toss together to heat evenly. If you want to add any of the spices above, now is the time to do so, then serve.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (stricken_detective)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:57:45 GMT

mar52

Do you have any? Those that take hardly any time at all and taste good?

I've been keeping cooked pasta in the refrigerator to dress up in different sauces for a quick dinner.

Yep.

1 stick butter
1 small onion, sliced
1 tomato, chopped
meat. like Italian sausage, sliced deli ham or turkey or roast beef. Whatever you want, really.
cracked black pepper to taste.

melt butter in a large skillet. cook the onion & tomato until the onion is translucent. add the meat & heat thoroughly. When everything is cooked, add the pasta to the skillet & toss to coast. serve with fresh grated parmesan. if you use that **** in the green can, you're on your own.

ETA: slice up the italian sausage, we usually used leftover meat, so this should be cooked first. original recipe was found on the back of a box of Mueller's spaghetti when we lived in Ohio & was called Heroes Ham. I have the actual recipe at work & will cross check tomorrow with that I typed here.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (ann peeples)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:42:12 GMT

Cooking is not a chore, to me, lleechef since I am now back in the business. However, Bob doesnt particularly like my "fancy"food. "sigh" .Thank goodness i get paid to make awesome things for a living.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (DawnT)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:15:49 GMT

My quick, 30 min or less type recipe for short notice has always been a macaroni skillet dinner using a pound of ground turkey, leftover or bottled spaghetti sauce, small shells,and ricotta cheese with half a bag of mozzerella mixed in and the rest on top. Variation using bottled salsa and cheddar with crushed fritos on top. If you have the time, place frying pan under the broiler to brown the cheese topping. The recipe is posted somewhere on this board a few years ago.

My other quickie is if I have any leftover spaghetti or fettucine, I freeze it and usually have some on hand. Revive it with a dip in boiling water. With a non-stick frying pan, add a few tbsp of the low grade, pomace olive oil and heat it, add a tsp of the pre-minced garlic that you buy in jars and a shake of some red pepper flakes. Quickly before the garlic browns, add the pasta and toss to coat it a few times. Super fast and simple, but has a wonderful taste on very short notice. Serve with a good quality, deli grade pre-grated romano.

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (mar52)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:47:53 GMT

Only when the back is hurting and I can't stand.

I love to cook!

Re:Quick and Easy Recipes (lleechef)

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:40:49 GMT

Since when did cooking become a chore? I thought it was a pleasure. Well, it always was for my great-grandmother, my grandmother, my mother and me.