Looking for simple recipes to prepare with little cooking knowledge. Please Help. Thanks!?

Question

I just moved out from my parents home, and am offically living on my own. I am looking for simple recipes that I would be able to prepare in my apt. I love vegetables, and some types of meat, but do not really know how to prepare much besides the basics. I am looking for recipes that would not take to long, and don't require much expertise in preparing. Does anybody have any recipes or suggestions as to where I might be able to get some. Thanks!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Stir fry with sliced chicken, beef, pork and vegetables (red,green peppers, onion, mushroom or anything you like). Cook the meat first set aside (keep warm) then put a bit of oil to stir fry the vegetables, when their almost done put the meat in, mix and add an oriental sauce (Ginger sauce, Hoi Sin Sauce etc.).
Chicken Caesar Salad. Cut, season and fry the chicken. Cut up the Romaine Lettuce (wash first), put some Caesar Salad Dressing enough for taste add the chicken and enjoy.
Season and Bbq steaks, pork chops (juices should run clear but a little pink is safe don't over cook them they'll be tough and tasteless), hamburgers (all you need to make them is lean ground beef and spices, form into patties and cook )add a baked potato (throw the potato in microwave to speed the cooking but poke it with a fork) and you got a meal.
There are tons of sites that have easy and simple recipes just google away and don't be afraid to try something different it may turn out great.

Answer 3

Too easy.

Chicken and Dumplings

Boil chicken with skin, bones and all until easily comes off the bone in salted water. (Dark meat will be more flavorful than white.) I use a 5 or 6 quart Dutch oven. Use tongs and fork to remove skin, bone and "yucky" stuff and save the water. Return the meat to the water and add heaping tablespoon of chicken bouillion. Return to a low boil. Tear 2 to 3 cans of biscuits into quarters (each biscuit 4 pieces) and drop into boiling chicken. Add pepper to taste. Biscuits will swell up but then shrink after about 10 minutes. Yummy.

Answer 4

I really enjoyed this recipe. It was so easy to make and I had leftovers to eat for lunch over the next few days (although you could always half the recipe).

You Won't Be Single For Long Vodka Cream Pasta
Serves 4

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, once around the pan in a slow stream
1 tablespoon butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
1 cup vodka
1 cup chicken stock
1 can crushed tomatoes (32 ounces)
Coarse salt and pepper
16 ounces pasta, such as penne rigate
1/2 cup heavy cream
20 leaves fresh basil, shredded or torn

Crusty bread, for passing

Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add oil, butter, garlic, and shallots. Gently saute shallots for 3 to 5 minutes to develop their sweetness. Add vodka to the pan, 3 turns around the pan in a steady stream will equal about 1 cup. Reduce vodka by half, this will take 2 or 3 minutes. Add chicken stock, tomatoes. Bring sauce to a bubble and reduce heat to simmer. Season with salt and pepper.

While sauce simmers, cook pasta in salted boiling water until cooked to al dente (with a bite to it). While pasta cooks, prepare your salad or other side dishes.

Stir cream into sauce. When sauce returns to a bubble, remove it from heat. Drain pasta. Toss hot pasta with sauce and basil leaves. Pass pasta with crusty bread.

Answer 5

Thin sliced chicken breast-marinate in wishbone italian dressing 30 minutes or more. Melt margarine or butter in a frying pan or skillet, then saute chicken about 5 minutes on each side until slightly brown.

Rice: bring one cup of water to a boil add 1/2 cup of rice, turn temperature down to low-medium (3,4) when water starts to boil again cook for 20 minutes. Perfect rice every time.

Add steamed vegetables or a salad and you have a quick, enjoyable meal.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Hi, maybe you should join my recipes group (or just browse through it). It's dedicated to fast, easy dinners. See the link in my profile.

I also suggest going to the library or a bookstore and getting one of those 4 ingredients or less cookbooks. The recipes really are tasty, and also very simple, which makes it fun instead of stressful!

Answer 8

I LOVE the book dinner doctor, by anne byrn. My Mother in law gave it to me when i got married and I use it to no end. She uses canned, frozen, bagged, boxed, etc. and adds to them to make them really good and really fast, most under 20 minutes start to finish.
One of my favorite quick recipes from my mom is
frozen chicken
minute rice
canned/frozen peas
cream of chicken soup
milk
bread crumbs

you mix everything in a casserole dish and put the breadcrumbs on top and bake it at 350 for about 30-35 minutes. really yummy

Answer 9

Foodnetwork.com has lots of quick and easy recipes.
as does http://www.e-rcps.com/pasta/rcp/q_e.shtml

look into Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, Southern Living, websites

Answer 10

go to food net work .com