Recipes

[Zhills]

I know there are lots of recipes online, but I would like to know your favorite, QUICK & EASY, meal for 1 or 2!

Created ones are best!  Mine is Potsticker Soup!

[Laura14]

I usually make a batch of something and then divide it up into locknlock or freeze it if it's a soup.

My go tos right now are avocado puddings and spinach gnocchi soup.

I also like breakfast for dinner so you very well may find me with eggs and toast some nights. 

[Meowingkitty]

If I'm going to go through all the trouble of cooking I'm not going to make just one meal. I make enough for 2 or more days. Or in the case of chili or stews I will freeze some for later.

[Kachina624]

@Zhills.  What's potsticker soup?  Recipe?

[Zhills]

@Kachina624   OK. 

Potsticker Soup for Me

I take a can of good chicken broth or just 1 cup for 1.  Put in a small pot.

Add your favorite "dipping sauce" to the broth to taste!  Yum!  Go easy at first!

I prepare 4 potstickers in a small fry pan.

I cut a potsticker into bite size pieces.   Some of the filling will fall into the soup. giving it the best flavor!

Heat and enoy!  Couldn't be easier!

[Zhills]

Would appreciate recipes!  Quick & Easy but delicious!

[Nightowlz]

Grass fed burger on the grill. We always have patties in the freezer.

I always have 1 lb packages of shredded chicken in the freezer I can thaw to make soup, chicken salad, bbq chicken sandwich etc. 

We also both like pan-fried pork chops with rice. 

DH uses a little Adolph's tenderizer, rub chops with olive, sprinkle with salt, pepper & thyme.

Cook 1" boneless pork chops in stainless steel pan 3-4 mins per side on med heat. Turn off heat put the lid on pan. Let it sit 10 mins. 

Deglaze the pan with some butter & broth or use wine. We put this on the chops & rice. 

DH makes this quite a bit. I don't eat it. It has greasy Johnsonville Brats in it. I can't eat greasy food.

Sausage & Beans

1 lb smoked sausage, sliced

1 med onion, chopped

2 cans Cannalleni White Kidney Beans

1 1/2 c water

1 can 14.5 oz Rotel diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, undrained

1 T ranch salad dressing mix

In Dutch oven, brown sausage remove from pan, brown onions until tender, add browned sausage, beans, water, tomatoes & ranch mix. Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer for 5 mins. Serve over rice or not. He eats it both ways.

The recipe calls for olive oil to brown sausage & onions but after browning the sausage DH says it doesn't need it.

DH just made a batch the other day. He freezes what he doesn't eat.  

[CoffeeNut]

I cut up fresh zucchini, onions, broccoli.  Slice some kielbasa and saute everything in some butter/olive oil, salt and pepper.

Any veggie works and is delicious served over rice or just by itself.   

[jlkz]

On a day where I have had a " heavy " meal, I'm not hungry for dinner ( we eat rather late ).

As I wrote in a lengthy post last year, I make a huge batch of marinara sauce twice a year and freeze in Ziploc bags and 5oz. Paper cups.  When I want something light at night, I have "dunkers."  DH heats a very small bowl of the sauce and slices sticks of soft Italian or Portuguese bread.  Served with chilled white wine...Mmm m.

If I need a little protein, he'll quarter one Wegman meatball thawed and heated in the sauce.

Simple and satisfying.

[FranandZoe]

My kielbasi stew -pound of turkey kielbasi, jar of sauerkraut, bag of fresh (cleaned) or frozen green beans, optional small potatoes not peeled.  Put everything in a deep frying pan bring to a boi then simmer for about an hour.  This lasts me a few days.