Anyone know of any SUPER simple meals?

[kt_luvs_kitties]

What kind of cheese with the spinach?

When do I put in the ricotta?

Tonight for dinner I made McDonalds

[shais_mom]

What kind of cheese with the spinach?

parmesan

When do I put in the ricotta?

I like to put the ricotta in while the pasta is still hot, AND use a wee bit of pasta water mixed in with the cheese as your folding to help it be creamier and fold better. You just have to eyeball it. And you can dish it up and squirt a SMALL amount of lemon juice over each dish. Use sparingly to taste as you would salt.

[shais_mom]

Another easy one is Stromboli.

Take the frozen Bread dough from the freezer section of the grocery. Thaw it completely.
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350.
ROLL it out with a rolling pin and grease it *I use spray Pam* This takes some practice but the practicing tastes just as good!
Spread with your favorite pizza sauce and your favorite pizza toppings whatever you like on pizza - PILE it on.
fold the dough over and PINCH it together to make a seam.
Place on a greased cookie sheet (I've discovered parchment paper and use it for EVERYTHING) SEAM side DOWN.
Spray with Pam again
and bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
let cool for about 8-10 min before slicing.
you can serve extra pizza sauce for dipping if you like.

I'm going to try to get the stuff to make this as a Rueban tomorrow and make it for my dad since my mom is gone for the week.

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Now that sounds GOOD! I might make that on Monday Is their a name brand for the pizza dough? I know that sounds silly, but I have never seen it before!

[ChrisH]

Seared salmon.

salmon fillet
salt and freshly ground black pepper
butter
squeeze lemon juice

Season the salmon fillet on both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Melt the butter in a frying pan until frothing, then add the salmon skin-side down and fry for 2-3 minutes, or until golden-brown. Turn the fish over, squeeze over the lemon juice, remove from the heat and allow the salmon to finish cooking in the residual heat.

Serve with whatever takes your fancy, with just new potatoes is good.

[ChrisH]

Another easy dish I often have. Don't have quantity for the ingredients for you though.

Fry some onions & mushrooms, brown some minced beef until pink has gone and add to the onions & mushrooms. Mix up 1/2 pint of instant gravy & add to the beef mix, simmer for around 15 mins. Serve with mashed potato & vegetable of choice.

[jennielynn1970]

Hey Katie!

Do you grill outside at all??

[jennielynn1970]

I just made this two days ago. It's one of my faves that my mom used to make. It's the Betty Crocker version of Spanish Rice (so not authentic at all, I'm guessing!)

Put a large pot or skillet on the stove. Pour in some olive oil on the bottom, and heat the skillet on medium heat.

Cut up one large onion, 1 large green pepper, and a package of hotdogs. Toss in the hot skillet. Add 1c. of uncooked rice, 1 tsp. of oregano, 1 tsp. of salt, and 1/8 tsp of pepper. Fry until the hotdogs, onions, peppers, and rice have some brown on them, about 10 mins.

Open a can of crushed tomatoes (28oz can), and pour into the pot/skillet. Add some water to the can and swish to get all the tomato out, and add to the skillet.

Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 35-40 minutes. I serve it with grated parm cheese on top.

I love this meal, it's easy to make, and great as a left over.

[shais_mom]

Now that sounds GOOD! I might make that on Monday Is their a name brand for the pizza dough? I know that sounds silly, but I have never seen it before!

no - I just use frozen bread dough. If you look in the frozen bread section where the rolls, biscuits, and garlic bread are in your grocery, you should find it.
I'm sure there is a name brand of the Bread dough I think its like Rhoades or Rhodes or something. I'll have to look, but I **think** I bought Walmart brand the last time.? Can't remember!

[jennielynn1970]

Pizza Dough...

If you have a Wegman's near by (not sure if you do), or any other foodstore that has a really good deli and fresh food/take out area, they should have pizza dough in bags in that section. In our Wegman's, it's in the big long open cooler areas where they have all the premade items like lasagna, shells and cheese, pizza sauce. They have bags of premade dough, and all the directions for it to raise or whatever you do with it, is right on the bag. Good dough too!!

You can buy a box of mix to make pizza dough too. It should be in the spaghetti area of the market.

I do have recipes for homemade dough, IF you're interested, lol, but that's more work, lol.