What are the best, cheap food recipes that I could make in under an hour?

Question

I like to eat chicken and fish, i am a horrible cook so please make them easy, and fast and cheap. other than that i am really open to try new things etc.

Answer 1

Buy half a chicken OR a couple pounds of chicken tenders, put them in a gallon zip-lock bag with one of the following combination of seasonings (you can also do this ahead and freeze them, but make sure you get freezer bags to avoid freezer burn on the meat):

1. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 cup white wine, 2 tablespoons italian seasoning, 1 tsp chopped garlic (get this in a jar, ask for it in the grocery store), 1 teaspoon salt

2. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons lemon-pepper spices, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 1 teaspoon salt.

3. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1/4 cup white wine, half of a red onion, chopped, 1 tsp chopped garlic, 1 can sliced black olives, 1 teaspoon salt

4. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 4 tablespoons dijon mustard (you can use yellow mustard too, but dijon comes out better), 1-2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon salt (you can add 2 tablespoons of honey for honey-mustard chicken)

5. 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1-2 tablespoons white wine vinegar, 2 tablespoons cajun spices, 1 teaspoon salt

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Put all the ingredients from one of the 5 lists above into the gallon zip-lock back with the chicken. Let it sit for 30 minutes, to marinate. You can do this up to 1 day ahead, longer if you freeze it.

Then cook it one of 3 ways:

1. For chicken tenders only: Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet on medium heat, empty the bag into the skillet after the oil is hot. Discard the zip-lock bag. Brown the chicken on both sides. (this takes about 10-15 minutes)

2. For whole, half chicken or tenders: Heat oven to 375, empty contents of zip-lock bag into a 2-inch deep (or deeper) baking dish. Bake according to package directions (on the chicken tenders bag) for a half chicken use a meat thermometer to check for doneness.

3. On the barbecue. For chicken tenders you can wrap a couple in some foil with some vegetables and barbecue them. For half or whole chickens you can cook them directly on the BBQ.

Serve with plain rice, rice-a-roni, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, steamed vegetables, etc. Depending on how much meat you cook, this could last you a few meals. If you're not a leftover kind of person, just cook less at one time. There are also half-gallon freezer bags for one-person servings.

Answer 2

I have an easy lemon butter-herb fish fillet recipe!

Squeeze lemon on fish, season both sides of fillet with salt, rosemary and dill. Fry in cooking oil with a tablespoon of butter.
Serve with steamed veggies.

I was able to make this dish (for two) for under 15 minutes.

Answer 3

Go to foodnetwork.com and look up the tv shows - 30 Minute Meals and Cheap Eats with Dave Leiberman. That should help!

Answer 4

Frozen Dinners

Answer 5

My favorite is very simple. Take one pound of boneless chicken breast, cut it into cubes, mix in bowl with black pepper, salt, and minced garlic. Stir- fry chicken in olive or peanut oil on stove top, make instant rice (follow directions on box). Cook some frozen brocolli and cauliflower mix.(Follow directions on package). Serve chicken over veggies and rice. This whole process takes 15-20 minutes from start to finish. Enjoy!!

Answer 6

taco salad includes groundbeef,or turkey, cheese, lettuce, tomatoe, corn, and tortillas, easy to make directions are probably on the box.

Answer 7

Spagetti and garlic bread are soooo easy!

Answer 8

Cabbage and Onions fried up in snot...

Answer 9

hamburger helper