what are some really EASY and yummy meals to make?
my friend (who is 18!) is kitchen-retarded and has basically never cooked anything a day in his life..
not even box mac and cheese
so i’m going to teach him some easy things to make so when his parents leave he won’t have to survive on cheezits, poptarts, and chick-fil-a (although both are delicious)
any meal ideas?
im thinking old fashioned boxed mac and cheese
spagetti
sandwich (he might know how to do that though..)
really easy stuff like that
thanks for your help! (:
Mexican Rotini (or well any time of pasta)
It’s much simpler than it sounds
Cook any amount of pasta ( I prefer Rotini, but anything will do) and make sure to have prepackaged mexican grated cheese like 3 types of cheese with jalapeno peppers in it (TexMex or wtv cheese works too) and pour pasta into bowl; the cover with the cheese and let it melt for about 5 minutes and then enjoy!
make hamburgers, hot dogs, frozen meals, or eat at a fast food restaurant
from da onion masta
tasty southern style casserole-
INGREDIENTS
3 1/2 pounds chicken breast halves
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 (8 ounce) package wide egg noodles
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
2 cups crushed buttery round crackers
1cup butter, melted
7 ounces sour cream
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.
Cut the chicken into bite size pieces. Place the chicken and onion into a large nonstick skillet and sprinkle with seasoning salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chicken juices run clear and onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
Prepare the egg noodles according to package directions. Combine the chicken and onion mixture, soups, and noodles in the prepared casserole dish and toss to mix together evenly. Crush the crackers in a medium bowl. Stir in the butter and sour cream. Mix thoroughly and spread over the chicken mixture.
Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes
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Texas Praline
INGREDIENTS
nonstick cooking spray
2 cups white sugar
2 cups light corn syrup
1 pound butter
2 cups heavy cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 cups pecans
DIRECTIONS
Line 2 baking sheets with aluminum foil. Coat with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine sugar and corn syrup. Heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Remove from heat, and stir in butter until melted. Gradually stir in cream. Return to heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until temperature reaches 242 degrees F (116 degrees C). Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla and pecans.
Drop by spoonful onto prepared pans. Cool completely, then wrap with plastic
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Triple Cheese Baked Spaghetti
6 ounces dry spaghetti pasta
3/4 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely grated Romano cheese
2 cups (16 ounce jar) prepared spaghetti sauce
1 teaspoon dry basil
2 teaspoons dry oregano
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 ounce part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain completely. Preheat oven to 350 °F. In a large bowl, combine ricotta and Romano cheeses, 1-cup spaghetti sauce, basil, oregano, and pepper. Set aside remaining 1 cup spaghetti sauce. Mix cooked pasta with cheese mixture, stirring until pasta is distributed. Place in a casserole dish coated with vegetable oil cooking spray.
Top pasta and cheese mixture with shredded mozzarella cheese. Cover with lid or foil and bake 20 minutes. Remove cover; continue baking until cheese bubbles. Remove from oven and let stand for three minutes. Cut into four large or six smaller servings. Top each portion with remaining spaghetti sauce before serving
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CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN
1 1/3 cups French’s Original French Fried Onions
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten
LIGHTLY CRUSH:
Onions in a plastic bag.
DIP:
Chicken in egg
COVER:
With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken.
BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan.
Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired.
Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center
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Inside Out Brownies
A chocolate lover’s delight, these tasty treats are topped with melted chocolate and have a rich outer brownie layer that hides a Hershey’s® kiss inside.
Ingredients
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
14 ounces sweetened condensed milk — (1 can)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts — optional
1 teaspoon vanilla
32 each Hershey’s® chocolate kisses — unwrapped
Chocolate Topping
2 oz semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Heat oven to 350°
In a large bowl, toss together flour and nuts and set aside.
In medium saucepan, combine chocolate chips and butter stirring over very low heat until chips are melted and smooth. (Mixture will be stiff.) Add sweetened condensed milk and vanilla to chocolate mixture and mix well. Add chocolate mixture to flour and mix well. Shape 1 tablespoon of dough around each candy kiss, covering it completely. Shape into a ball and place 1 inch apart on un-greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350° for 6 to 8 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cookies will be soft and appear shiny but will become firm as they cool. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
For chocolate topping:
Melt 2 oz of chocolate chips in a small saucepan with 1-teaspoon vegetable oil and stir until smooth. Dip just the top of the treat in the melted chocolate and set on rack to cool and firm chocolate. Enjoy!
chicken salad, grilled chese, case a dilla sorry not sue how 2 spell that, soup
When Im not in the cooking mood, or need to make something fast before work my kids really enjoy it too…….I bust out the burritos pour enchilada sauce on them and top them off with cheese and chopped green onions throw them in the oven for 25 mins @ 350. Depending on how many you are feeding you can do a few or the bag of 10. For the side dish my kids love chicken rice. I actually made them today
PASTA!!!
It’s just like speghetti but better!
If anything, start him off with simple ground beef. It’s easy because all it needs is to go in a frying pan with a bit of seasoning (like garlic salt.. save the extra stuff for someone more advanced).
Then, once the ground beef is cooked he will have a variety of things he can do.. like Sloppy Joes or Tacos or beef and gravy, etc.
Here are a few E-Z recipes you might want to try. Good Luck & enjoy.
COLA CHICKEN (And more variations of recipe)
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup catsup
1 12oz. can cola (pepsi, coke, etc.)
Put chicken in a non-stick pan.
Mix together catsup and cola, pour over chicken.
Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and cook 45 minutes.
(turning chicken a few times, while cooking…to prevent from sticking to pan)
Uncover, turn up the heat and continue to cook until the sauce
becomes thick and adheres to the chicken.
It turns into the most incredible BBQ sauce. Yummmm!
You can double the recipe and use more pieces of
chicken….wings…would be ideal…add some hot sauce….presto "Hot Wings"!
I have used Ribs, just as good.
I tried this recipe with ‘meatballs’….was equally
as good…served over rice.
I found another variation…..omit the catsup and add a small jar of Salsa (any variety).
I have tried using Salsa (omitting the catsup….not).
You’d think a recipe with only ’3′ ingredients couldn’t be messed up….wouldn’t you??
Well…while I was preparing to fix the ‘Cola Chicken’ recipe
using Salsa…..I was also trying to carry on a conversation with my
husband…(just proves…I can’t do two things at once)….mixed Salsa & Catsup (before I realized I was supposed to leave out the catsup) & Cola……..still turned out really tasty (to me)…might be a little sweeter than some of you like.
I fixed chicken wings, (using the above recipe)
but…I added the spices from a MILD (I don’t care for "HOT") Buffalo Wings packet…(the kind you get to bake in the oven)…..I thought it was really good…..(but you/I can’t find a ‘bad’ way to fix chicken).
Finally….!! I fixed the ‘SALSA’ chicken……that’s good , too.
Another (bright)idea…..I thought of trying……replace the
catsup with a bottle of Shrimp Cocktail Sauce…and add a bag of (pop corn) shrimp…..!
Fixed the shrimp with cocktail sauce……eh…wasn’t all that
great…was OK…probably won’t be fixing it again.
Also tried beef stew cuts……that was pretty good…..I can see
myself making this again.
Served both over rice…..think the stew cuts would have been just as
good over noodles.
Try little cocktail weiners/sausages…for appetizers.
CRUNCHY ONION CHICKEN
1 1/3 cups French’s Original French Fried Onions
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 egg, beaten
LIGHTLY CRUSH:
Onions in a plastic bag.
DIP:
Chicken in egg
COVER:
With onion crumbs, press firmly to adhere to chicken.
BAKE:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place chicken on lightly greased baking pan.
Sprinkle with additional onion crumbs, if desired.
Bake for 20 minutes or until no longer pink in center.
CHILLI DOG CASSEROLE
1 pkg. (8) hot dog buns
1 pkg. (8) hot dogs (use more if you like)
1 can Chilli (15 oz. without beans, use more if you want)
1 small onion (chopped)
2 cups shredded cheese
mustard
DIRECTIONS: Pre-heat oven 350 degrees
In a 9" x 13" baking pan, break up hot dog buns (bite size) and spread in pan.
Cut up hot dogs (about 1/2" size) spread over buns.
Spoon/spred chilli over hot dog/buns.
Sprinkle onions over all.
Squirt mustard over entire mixture (don’t spread…just make a few lines both ways across mixture)
Cover with shredded cheese.
Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly.
(Hint: If using extra hot dogs & chilli, don’t add extra buns.)
"Canned Soup".
(My Way!)
Whatever cans of veggies I have, that I like, in cabinet it goes in the pot…..along with all the juices in the cans.
Cook on stove top or Crock pot.
Enjoy!
Canned:
corn
peas
carrots
gr.beans (any variety)
lima beans
wax beans
tomato (any variety)
potatoes (whole or sliced…or both whatever you like)
You get the idea….lol.
Also add a package of shredded cabbage (cole slaw mix).
You can even add a package of onion soup mix.
If it gets to dry and needs more liquids….add tomato juice…V-8…etc.
(I’ve not made this one yet)
EASY BEEF STROGANOFF
Ingredients:
3/4 lb lean ground beef
1 jar Heinz HomeStyle Savory Beef Gravy (12 oz Jar)
1 can mushrooms, drained (7 oz can)
1/2 cup sour cream
4-6 cups hot cooked noodles
salt & pepper, to taste
Instructions:
In a medium skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until browned and thoroughly cooked. Carefully drain liquids and return to stovetop. Stir in Gravy and mushrooms, and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream, until thoroughly combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and serve immediately over hot noodles.
Preparation Time: 1-15 minutes
Cook Time: 25+ minutes
(I’ve not made this yet, either….just received it.)
"Corny Beanie Weenies."
(from a country preacher in Mississippi…wife & 2 teenage sons)
Mix one can of good baked beans
We use a good sized can of beans (14-16 ounces, I think) and
get a kind that we like (maybe with brown sugar, onion, and bacon).
There are several kinds of good baked beans.
and a package of Oscar Meier Weiners (all sliced up).
with a can of whole kernel corn (drained)
Any way, heat up these three ingredients, and serve with brown bread
(maybe toasted ?) and a glass of milk.
It doesn’t get any easier than this, and is suprisingly good!
P.S…..Might put ingredients ina casserole dish and top with corn muffin mix.
POT ROAST
Your choice of beef (to fit crock-pot)
1 pkg. dry Ranch dressing mix
1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 pkg. dry Brown Gravy mix
1 cup water
Put beef in pot.
Mix together all the dry mixes….then add water …pour over meat and cover & cook on high 4-6 hours.
Until meat is tender.
The first time I mad it I didn’t have the Italian Dressing mix….so I added a pkg. of Onion Soup Mix….I have to say I liked that better.
If you use more water you might want to add more Brown Gravy mix….to make a thicker sauce. Was gonna add
potatoes and carrots…but never got around to it.
HASH BROWN CASSEROLE
2 lbs. frozen shredded hash brown potatoes (thawed)
1 bunch green onions, chopped
sweet pepper chopped (red – green – yellow – orange – or a mixture of all)
1 lb. Sausage, cooked until pink disappears, crumbled
1 cup ham cubes
4 slices crisp bacon, crumbled
1 small can sliced mushrooms
1 small can sliced black olives
2 – 8oz. packages of shredded cheese
½ cup milk
12 eggs beaten
Tabasco (optional)
sour cream & salsa (optional)
Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan, wipe excess with paper towel.
Spread potatoes on bottom (cand be lightly browned in a skillet first if desired)
Sprinkle sausage over potatoes…then
Peppers…
Mushrooms…
Ham..
Onions (reserve about ¼ cup)
Mix eggs & milk together…….I added about 2 TBLS. Tabasco…more to your taste… pour slowly over all.
Cover with shredded cheese….then sprinkle over all
Remaining onions…
Olives…
Bacon…
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Uncover and bake at 375 degrees for 35 – 45 minutes…until browned and cheese is melted.
Serve with sour cream and/or salsa.
OLD SETTLER’S BEANS
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. bacon
1 chopped onion
Brown in skillet and drain excess grease.
ADD:
16 oz. can Red Kidney Beans (drained)
24 oz. can Pork & Beans (drained)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1/4 cup Catsup
2 TBLS. Molasses
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
Mix Thoroughly !
Cook in a crock pot until…hot…hot…hot!
MARINATED VEGGIE SALAD
1 lb. can French style green beans
1 lb. can small peas
1 lb. can white corn
1 – 4oz. jar pimento (chopped)
1 cup shopped onion
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped green pepper
1 cup sugar (I used artificial sweetener)
2/3 cup vinegar (I used red wine vinegar)
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1.)Pour green beans, peas, corn & pimento in a colander to drain over a
large bowl. Discard 1 1/2 cups of liquid.
2.)Put veggies in a large bowl and fold in onions, celery and green
peppers.
3.)Mix together thoroughly the remaining ingredients and toss with
veggies.
4.)Cover and let sit over night in refrigerator. (The longer it marinates the better.)
Desserts/Snacks
POUND CAKE
Combine:
2 sticks butter
1 2/3 cup sugar
Beat in:
5 eggs (1 at a time)
Add:
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon rum extract
Mix thoroughly and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees.
E-Z Candy
(All recipes are mixed the same.)
Melt ingredients, seperately in microwave until runny.
Mix together and pour into serving dish.
Chill until firm, cut & serve.
Chocolate Fudge:
16 oz. container of Fudge Frosting
1 bag of Chocolate Chips (any flavor you like)
Peanut Butter Fudge #1:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18 oz.)
2 bags of Peanut Butter Chips
Peanut Butter Fudge #2:
1 small jar Peanut Butter (18oz.)
16 oz. container of White Frosting
Marshmallow Nougat:
1 small jr Marshmallow Creme
1 bag White Chocolate Chips
1 tsp. Almond Flavoring
1 small bag Chopped Nuts
(I’ve made this without the flavoring & nuts….I want to try
rolling
into balls and dipping in a chocolate coating….sounds good to
me.)
I’ve doubled all the above recipes. The Marshmallow Nougat
recipe…doubled and added a container of white frosting (had an
extra one….so thought….why not!)
I use a double boiler..(prefer the double
boiler)…add chips in first …then rest of
ingredients…..saving
nuts and flavorings for last.
Kreamy Kool-Aid Pie
1-(6 g) package un sweetened Kool-Aid powdered drink mix
1-(14 oz.)can sweetened condensed milk
1-(8 oz)container Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed.
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buy some sliced ham or a precooked whole turkey ham.
some good quality giant hearty bread rolls
some shredded cheese.
~put a decent ammount of cheese and ham on the roll. (I like to spray with butter cooking spray)
heat on a pizza tray until cheese is just melted…I often put it in a non heated oven and set it to 400, by the time it dings as preheated it is done.
This is a good thing to make whenever, even on its own.
Also, once he has this down, he might want to try baking some frozen tater crowns or onion rings before hand(tell him they take longer but to be patient)…these will make a more complete meal, and also he can experiment with spicing them up with barbeque seasonings or chili pwder or what not and before long he might have a taste for cooking.
Add a can of applesauce with some cinnamon, and microwave some green beans or peas with butter and salt and pepper and pour a glass of milk and he is going to be full as a baby.