Easy Recipes!?

Question

I'm looking for some easy to medium recipes. (Anything from Entree to Dessert) Something fast to prepare and something that will "Wow" my dinner guests...any suggestions appreciated.

Answer 1

Here's a great and yummy side that everyone I've EVER served it to has loved... corn casserole.

1 can corn (drained)
1 can cream corn
1 stick butter, melted
1 8oz package sour cream
1 box jiffy cornbread mix

Combine all ingredients together and pour into casserole dish. Bake at 350 for about 30-45 minutes or until golden on top and mostly firm. Let stand 10 minutes, serve. For a fun twist, you can pour the mix in muffin tins and serve individual casseroles instead! Baking time varies based on the kind of tin you use though... roughly takes about 20 minutes. Good luck!! Have fun!

Answer 2

this is a quick /easy appetizer that i make and everyone loves....

8 slices of bacon (crumbled)
1 medium tomato chopped
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups shredded swiss cheese
1/2 cup mayonaisse
2 tsp. basil
1 1/2 cans of refridgerated biscuits (the ones in the tubes)

mix all the ingredients (except biscuits) in a bowl. Spray mini muffin pans and divide biscuits into 3 sections & place them in the pan. Spoon mixture on top of each biscuit and bake at 375 degrees for about 20 minutes or until biscuits are golden and mixture is sizzling...

and this is a super quick dessert to make....

1 can blueberry pie filling
1 box yellow cake mix
1 can crushed pineapple
1/2 cup melted butter

spread pie filling into bottom of baking dish
spread pineapple on top
top off with the cake mix MIXED with the melted butter

bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until brown on top...

I like to put a scoop of ice cream on top while its warm....so good.


enjoy...

Answer 3

YANKEE POT ROAST
Pot roast using the slow cooker/crock pot is the only way to go!
Start it when you wake up, so by the time you get home, its ready!

2 lb chuck roast
1 pkg onion soup mix, dry
1 cream mushroom soup, campbells
2 stalk celery, diced
1 onion chopped
2 whole carrots, peeled and cut
4 potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/2
1 crushed garlic cloves
3 tbsp flour

In the crock pot, add cream mushroom soup, 2 cans of water, the lipton dry soup, flour and mix the ingredients well.

Add the roast and the garlic. Mix around til covered with soup mix. Add the onions and veggies. Add water to barely cover the veggies (remember the water level may go up during cooking!).

Cover and turn crock pot to medium/high.
Cook 6-8 hours and it will be so tender!

Answer 4

Wow your guests with this delicious cake. It is a winner.


Double Cherry Refrigerator Cake

1 pkg. cherry gelatin, 4 serving size
1 pkg. cherry cake mix

Dissolve gelatin in ¾ cup boiling water; add ½ cup cold water. Set aside at room temperature. Mix and bake cake as directed on package and pour in a 9” x 13” greased baking pan. Cool cake 30 minutes. Leave cake in pan and poke deep holes through top of cake with a meat fork. Space holes about ½” apart. Pour gelatin mixture into holes. Refrigerate cake completely until gelatin is set.

Cherry Cake Topping

1 pkg. whipped topping mix, 2 to 2 ½ cup size
1 pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix, 4 serving size
1 ½ c. cold milk
1 tsp. vanilla

In a chilled, deep bowl, blend and whip topping mix, pudding, milk and vanilla until stiff. Frost cake immediately. Cake must be stored in the refrigerator and served chilled. Frosted cake may be frozen for storage

Answer 5

Grill some kabobs. Use a sprig of rosemary for the skewer. Use any type of meat & veggies you like. Serve over rice.
For dessert carry on the theme with grilled fruit kabobs. You can grill almost any fruit. Honeydew, cantalope, peach slices, strawberries, pineapple, etc. Serve with whipped cream.

Answer 6

Easy Bistro Chicken:

You can chop the tomatoes in the can using kitchen shears.

2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
4 (6-ounce) chicken breast halves, skinned
4 chicken thighs (about 1 pound), skinned
4 chicken drumsticks (about1 pound), skinned
2 cups chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped fresh basil
1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup sliced green olives
1/4 cup capers
1 tablespoon sugar
Dash of ground red pepper
2 bay leaves
1 (28-ounce) can Italian-style tomatoes, undrained and chopped
8 cups hot cooked macaroni or cavatappi
Parsley sprigs (optional)

Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken breast halves to pan; sauté 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove from pan. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and remaining chicken pieces; sauté 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove chicken from pan.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in pan. Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Add celery; sauté 5 minutes. Add basil and next 8 ingredients (basil through tomatoes). Return chicken to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.

Uncover and simmer 25 minutes or until chicken is tender. Discard bay leaves. Serve with pasta. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.


Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 chickenbreast half or 1 thigh and 1 drumstick, 1/2 cup sauce, and 1 cup pasta)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 406(18% from fat); FAT 8.3g (sat 1.6g,mono 3.9g,poly 1.6g); PROTEIN 37.9g; CHOLESTEROL 99mg; CALCIUM 79mg; SODIUM 663mg; FIBER 3g; IRON 4mg; CARBOHYDRATE 43.6g

Answer 7

Cannoli dip...it even sounds great:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 stick margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 bag mini semi sweet morsels

Beat the first 4 ingredients, then add morsels and mix by hand.
Eat by dipping animal crackers of graham cracker sticks
Voila, super easy! Enjoy!


Easy Honey-Dijon Chicken

4 boneless chicken breast halves, without skin
1 c. fine unseasoned dry breadcrumbs
1 tsp. plus 2 T. Dijon mustard, divided
3 T. honey (a light one, like wildflower)
2 T. butter (not margarine)

Flatten chicken breast halves to about ¼" thickness. In a shallow bowl or pie plate, combine breadcrumbs and 1 tsp. mustard. In another shallow bowl, combine honey and remaining 2 T. mustard. Dip chicken in the honey-mustard mixture, then coat with crumbs. In a nonstick skillet over medium heat, melt butter; cook chicken for about 4 to 5 minutes on each side, until lightly browned and juices run clear.

Serves 4


Easy Beef Roll-Ups

Ingredients

(4 servings)

2 lb Beef Round Steak *
1 1/2 lb Lean Beef Bacon
2 ts Cooking Oil
1 ea Env. Onion Soup Mix 1 1/4 oz
2 c Water
2 ts Cornstarch
1/2 c Water
1 x Parlsey
3 ea Cherry Tomatoes


Instructions

* Round Steak should be cut 1/2-inch thick. ------------------- Trim separable fat from steak nd remove bone. Pound with meat mallet or saucer; slice into strips 1 inch wide and 4 inches long. trim any excess fat from bacon. Place bacon slices on steak strips and roll up, securing with small wooden picks. Brown roll-ups slowly in hot oil in large frying-pan. Remove roll-ups to pressure pan. Add soup-mix and 2 cups of water to frying-pan and simmer 3 minutes, scraping particles from pan. Pour liquid over roll-ups. Cook at 10 lbs pressure 10 minutes. Remove roll-ups to warm serving dish. Combine cornstarch and 1/2 cup water, mixing until smooth. Add to liquid in pressure pan and simmer, stirring constantly, 3 to 4 minutes or until thickened. Pour gravy over roll-ups; garnish with parsley and cherry tomatoes.


Easy Karo Pecan Pie

Ingredients

(8 servings)

3 ea Eggs,slightly beaten
1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 ea 9" unbaked pie shell
1 c Karo corn syrup
2 tb Margarine, melted
1 1/2 c Pecan halves


Instructions

In a large bowl,stir first 5 ingredients until well blended. Stir in pecans.Pour into pie shell.Bake in 350 degree oven 50 to 55 minutes or until knife inserted halfway between center and edge comes out clean.Cool.

Answer 8

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