Recipes for easy, cheap, healthy, hearty dinner for a bachelor?

Answer 1

chicken cacciatore... just pour on the tomato sauce and leave it on the stove for a few hrs... can make some red potatoes with it or put cartots inside. is very hearty, healthy, and relatively cheap (ramen and other cheap things are rarely healthy or hearty)

you dont have to do all of the work here... http://www.paesana.com/recipies.cfm?CatID=67513110

but this is one way to make it - i just pour on the sauce and let it simmer for the required time. it's really good and easy.

Answer 2

Chicken works for everything!

Just season, stick in a pan with some rice, potatoes, carrots, or whatever you want, and cook on 350 for an hour or so. Seasoning is easy- try salad dressing (just squirt some on top), onion soup mix, or any kind of condensed soup. You can get packets of marinade from the store too- 1$ or so a peice, and easy to use. They're much cheaper then using bottled marinade, and there is a ton of variety.

You may want to invest in a crock pot, too, if your cooking challanged. Its impossible to burn things, you can make as much or as little as you want, and you just throw in the ingredients and walk away for 4-8 hours, so you can have a hot dinner waiting when you get home from work. No stirring or attention needed. You can make killer stews, soups, roasts, ect. Try a beef stew- just throw in some beef cubes with a packet of onion soup mix (and water) and some canned potatoes, and dump in a package of frozen veggies when you get home. Its divine. Or take some chicken thighs, cover them with beer (sad, but worth it), throw in some onion and garlic along with some rosemary and oregano. Whatever you make, the meat just falls off the bone. You can get a crock pot for 20$ at walmart. Its well worth it.. they turn anyone into a gourmet cook, and almost any recipe can be adapted for a crock pot.

Allrecipes.com is an awesome place for easy recipes, too. You can search by ingredients you have or want to use, and it will give you recipes that use them. Good luck!

Answer 3

Ah, get one of Rachael Ray's cook books. Her recipes are quick and hearty. You could try her web site--www.rachaelrayshow. com. She got shopping lists and everything. At the grocery store there's all kinds of little cook books in the check out line. Look for casseroles. That way, if you aren't easily bored, you can cook once and eat several meals. Good luck. I just saw that Yahoo had easy dinner recipes, too.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Hello mate. (sorry - couldn't help that - I'm an American). One of the cheapest ways to make meals is to cut down on meat. Try beans and rice with maybe just a bit of sausage thrown in. You can get tons of cookbooks at the public library in the U.S. and I assume it's the same in Australia. Buying fresh food instead of canned is healthier in the long run - and it will make you happier.

The dude who suggested Top Ramen must be kidding. It has enough salt in it for like 3 days, tastes really boring and you will be sick of it in about a week....

Answer 6

Usually something that is easy and cheap is not healthy.

Easy Cheap and Yummy Casserole
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Easy-Cheap-and-Yummy-Casserole/MoreRecipesLikeThis.aspx

Casseroles and Potluck 935 Recipes
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/casseroles,potluck

Beef Recipes
http://www.mealsmatter.org/RecipesAndMeals/Browse/Recipes/Beef/index.aspx


Quick and Easy Recipes

Recipes that contain 10 or fewer ingredients and take less than 30 minutes to make.
http://www.fatfreevegan.com/quick/index.shtml

Answer 7

Pork chops baked with macaroni and cheese! Recipe as follows:

1 box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese
2 bone-in porkchops
1/4 onion chopped
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
Salt and Pepper to taste (I use Season Salt in this recipe and fresh ground pepper)

Prepare Mac and Cheese as directed on box. While it's cooking, saute onion until translucent in butter. Set aside. Season pork chops with Season Salt and pepper and brown in the same skillit. When Mac and Cheese is finished, put it in a baking dish. Set pork chops on top and top those with the onions. Cover and bake for about 30 minutes. Enjoy!

Answer 8

Take several of your favorite brand of hot dogs and drop them into boiling water. Turn off heat and let stand for 3 minutes. While you're waiting, squirt some mustard and whatever else you like on some hot dog buns. Remove hot dogs and place them on the seasoned buns. Grab a bag of chips and a Coke, turn on the tube, and enjoy.

Chapter 2: How to heat up a can of Chili (stay tuned)

Answer 9

Make a pot of chili. You can serve it many ways. Over rice. Over macaroni(Cincinnati style). With cornbread, and over tortilla chips with melted cheese.

Chili
Brown one pound of ground beef and one chopped onion. Drain fat. Add seasoning- 1tbsp. chili powder, 1/2 tsp.cumin, 1/2 tsp. garlic powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/2 tsp. oregano. After spices have blended in add one jar salsa(degree of warmth to your liking) and a can of drained kidney beans Simmer all for 30-45 minutes. Serve.

Answer 10

This is a good site for easy recipes for guys like us.