Best Recipe?

Question

What is the best recipe of a meal that you know, that is simple and doesn't take that long.

Answer 1

Rachael Ray's Pepper steak and rice pilaf

Mushroom Rice Pilaf:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
1 tablespoon butter
10 white mushrooms, chopped
1 3/4 cups water
1 package rice pilaf mix (recommended: Near East brand), 6.09 ounces
2 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves
Pepper Steak:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, 2 turns of the pan
2 pounds tenderloin tips or sirloin, cut into chunks
Coarse salt
2 tablespoons butter
2 green bell peppers, seeded, 2 inch dice
1/2 white onion, sliced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 cup dry sherry – eyeball it
1 1/2 cups beef consomme
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper


In a medium pot over medium to medium high heat add a tablespoon of oil and a tablespoon of butter. When butter melts, add chopped mushrooms and saute 3 to 5 minutes. Add water and cover the pot. Add rice and pilaf packet to water. Stir to combine, reduce heat and cook 18 minutes. Add parsley, fluff with fork.
Preheat a large skillet over high heat. Add vegetable oil to really hot pan. Add meat and sear on all sides, 5 minutes. Season with salt and remove to a plate. Cover meat loosely with foil to hold heat. Reduce heat on pan to medium. Add butter to pan. Add peppers and a little onion. Saute peppers and onions 5 minutes. Sprinkle flour over vegetables and cook 1 minute longer. Whisk in sherry and start to pick up pan drippings. Whisk in consomme and continue whisking. Add tomato and black pepper. Slide meat back into the pan and coat with sauce. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes.

Spoon Pepper Steak over Mushroom Rice Pilaf and serve.
Great with a burgundy wine and peas, beans or asparagus.

Answer 2

MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL
No oven, No stove, and refreshing on a hot day

Mexican shrimp cocktails
Beat the heat! Skip using the stove or oven.

Ingredients:
2 lb shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined. Chilled.
4 med tomatoes, diced
1 bu cilantro, finely chopped
1 fresh jalapeno, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 onion, diced
1 large avocado, diced.
1 large bottle ketchup
1 jar cocktail sauce, hot or mild
hotsauce, like tabasco or tapatio
6-8 lemons
saltine crackers

In a bowl, add shrimp and squeeze lemon juice from 1 or 2 lemons on it. Put back in fridge.

In a large stock pot, add 4 cups cold water.
Add the entire bottle of ketchup, cocktail sauce, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic, onion, tomatoes. Stir content until completely mixed.

Squeeze 4 lemons into the mix. Add hot sauce to the mix according to taste. If you like it hot, add 6-10 tsp. If you want it mild, add a 3-4 shakes (approx 2 tsp).

In a bowl, Add the tomato mixture into the mug then add a serving of the chilled shrimp and serving of avocado. Serve chilled and with crackers.

To make the cocktail hotter, add more hot sauce.
To make tangier, add more lemon juice and ketchup.

Serves 4-6

Answer 3

SUPER EASY CHICKEN DINNER

1 Store-bought already roasted chicken,
2 cans Campbell cream of chix soup
1 can milk
1 TBSP Brown sugar [yes, just trust me and do it!]

Dump soup into heavy bottom cooking pot (cast iron best, as long as it has a cover or one can be made with foil). Sluice cans and dump in, add brown sugar and whisk together. Add already roasted chicken.

Cover and place in 350 degree F oven, roast 1 hour.

Serve with minute rice or egg noodles

This sounds almost too simple, but it ain't. It rocks. Your tastebuds will thank you forever for having the smarts to do this...after all, you don't have to tell them you got it from someone else!

Serves 4

Answer 4

Saute pork chops until brown. Remove from pan. Slice a couple of onions, add to drippings in pan. Saute until soft. Put chops in shallow baking dish. Add onions on top. Pour a can of Cream of Mushroom soup ( I add a couple of tsp. of curry powder to the soup) on top. Bake for about an hour on 350 until chops are tender. Serve with your favorite starch (rice, mashed potatoes or egg noodles). PS: This recipe can also be made substituting chicken breasts.

Answer 5

BROCCOLI RICE AND CHEESE CASSEROLE

1/2 c. chopped onions
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 lg. pkg. frozen broccoli
1 pkg. Velveeta cheese, cut into cubes
4 c. cooked rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup

Precook broccoli and rice separately. In large saucepan, melt butter and saute onions and celery. Add cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soup and cheese; stir until melted. Fold in broccoli and rice. Pour in large, ungreased casserole dish and heat for 30 minutes on 350 degrees. Makes a great side dish or meal by itself. Just add some chicken strips to the top for a complete meal.

Answer 6

Broccoli Ham Ring

2 tubes 8 oz crescent rolls
1.5 cups shredded swiss cheese
1/4 lb fully cooked diced ham
2.25 cups chopped fresh broccoli
small onion chopped
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
2 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp lemon juice

unroll crescent roll dough and place triangles on a 12 in pizza pan, forming a ring with pointed edges facing outer edge of pan and wide ends overlapping. lightly press wide ends together. Compine remaining ingredients and sponn over the wide end of the rolls. fold points over filling making a ring and tuck under the wide ends. bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes until golden brown

Easy Homemade Deep Dish Pizza
( I make this all the time, so tasty)

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder ( i like to used minced fresh garlic)
1/8 tsp pepper
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
1 pound bulk italian sausage or beef
1 pkg pepperoni
2 tbsp chopped onion
2 tbsp chopped green pepper
1 cup pizza sauce
2 cups shredded mozerella cheese

in a bowl combine the flour, salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Stir in milk and eggs. pour into a greased 13x9x2 baking dish. in a skillet cook sausage over med heat until no longer pink and drain. sprinkle over the crust and top with pepperoni, onion, green pepper (or whatever toppings you like)

bake uncovered at 425 for 15 minutes or until a toothpick insered near center comes out clearn. spread with the pizza sauce and sprinkle with the cheese. bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

cool and enjoy

Answer 7

Busy Day Cobbler

1/3 cup butter
1 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2/3 cup milk
one large can sliced peaches with liquid
1/4 cup additional sugar
1 Tbsp cinnamon

Melt butter in 8 by 11 inch baking dish. In bowl combine flour, 1/3 cup sugar, baking powder, salt and milk. Pour over butter but do not stir. Over this pour sliced peaches (liquid included, but not all of it - I usually leave about 1 inch of liquid in the can, if you pour in all the liquid, it's too much)
Sprinkle peaches with additional sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Good served warm with ice cream.

Answer 8

Moroccan Chicken with Chickpeas (I love this dish)

Ingredients

1/2 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 pound chicken breast, uncooked, boneless, skinless
2 tsp olive oil
1 large onion(s), chopped
1 lemon(s), sliced, ends discarded and seeds removed
1 1/2 cup fat-free chicken broth
6 medium olive(s), green, sliced
1 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 cup cooked white rice


Instructions


Stir salt and pepper into flour and coat chicken with it.


In a large, deep, nonstick skillet, warm oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken and brown it well.


Stir in onion and lemon and sauté until browned. Stir in chickpeas and broth. Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook for 30 minutes. Stir in olives.


Divide rice among four plates and top with chicken.

Answer 9

Fettuccine with Cream, Basil and Romano
Ingredients
(4 servings)
4 ea Bacon slices; chopped thick
1/2 c Whipping cream

1 x Or:
1/3 c Basil; chopped fresh
1 x Salt and freshly ground pepp
1 x Romano; freshly grated
4 ea Green onions; chopped
1/2 c Parmesan; freshly grated
1/2 c Romano; freshly grated
1/2 lb Fettuccine
1 x Parmesan; freshly grated
Instructions
Cook bacon in heavy medium skillet over medium heat until beginning to brown. Add green onions and stir until softened, about 1 minute. Add cream and simmer until beginning to thicken, about 1 minute. Mix in 1/2 cup Romano cheese and chopped fresh basil. Meanwhile, cook fettuccine in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain well. Return to hot pot. Add sauce and stir to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, passing additional cheese separately. *** My notes: When I made this, I used 1 cup whipping cream, 1/2 cup each Parmesan and Romano, 1 tbsp dried basil, and substituted 4 or 5 thin slices of Prosciutto for the bacon- frying slightly in butter. I used about 6 ounces of "Pesto Linguini", which is a thinner pasta containing basil. We like LOTS of sauce!

Answer 10

holleywood potatoes

1stick of melted butter
1bag of frozen hash browns
1bag shredded cheddar
1yellow onion diced
1can of cream of chicken soup
1container of sour cream
salt and pepper

mix all ingredients(yes, the pot are still frozen)
sprinkle some additional cheese on top
bake at 350 for 1hr. yummy