Anyone know of any SUPER simple meals?

[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??

[kt_luvs_kitties]

No. I do know how to grill though

My dad just bought himself a NICE big grill, so he said I can have to old one. It needs a new gas tank, and I just dont have anywhere to put it! Can you put a grill on grass? I know that is a stupid question, but our porch is too small in back, and the front porch, well, everyone would see and come to visit. So it would have to be in the back yard ( HUGE and privacy fenced )

I am not the most welcoming neighbor... Kids running through my house, scaring the cats, and Joey and Dora being so tiny.. I am a nervous wreck I am the only one without kids, and I like my house tidy and the cats calm

[Cinder & Smoke]

I do know how to grill though

... he said I can have to old one.
It needs a new gas tank ...
Can I put a grill on grass?

Grass is fine!
(Assuming it's *cut* to a below knee-high. )

When you bring home the New Gas Tank, mix up a little container of dish soap and water -
connect and tighten the new tank, turn it on and SOAP up ALL the gas connection joints
and **LOOK** for soap bubbles - which indicates a leak that you have to eliminate.

Happie Grillin - what's for dinner?

[kt_luvs_kitties]

Thank you for the advice! I would have never thought to check for leaks

Tonight is probably Outback. It is my 5 year anniversary, so I got to pick where to go. My husband does not like it that much, but he gets to choose where we eat all the time. I wanted a turn

I will probably have a bloomin onion, salad, grilled chicken, and a margarita

[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]

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!)

gee with hotdogs whodathunkit?!

[shais_mom]

I was in the mood for homemade chicken tenders tonight so I thawed a couple chicken breasts and cut them into strips.
(you can buy the pre-cut tenders)
I didn't have any bread crumbs on hand so instead I used about a tablespoon of flour, 2 T parmesan cheese, and instant mashed potatoes. Mine were loaded flavor. you can dunk the chicken in egg/milk mixture and then dunk into the dry mixture. But I didn't have any egg so I just dunked them into the dry mixture. Laid them out on parchment paper and baked for 15 min at 360 degrees flipped them and then another 10min. (b/c I used chicken breasts some of mine were pretty thick.) just keep an eye on them until they are golden brown. If you don't have instant mashed potatoes you can use crushed crackers. Cheese Nips are especially good. I enjoyed them with honey mustard sauce.

also - this is a quick and easy recipe for if you have any left over rice.
take the left over rice put into a skillet with about a Tablespoon of oil. Use med high heat. Add diced carrots, celery, peas, onion (optional- I never use onions) add a scrambled egg and enough soy sauce to cover the rice. (may have to eyeball it depending on how much rice you have left over. You can add in COOKED cut up chicken pieces, ham, pork, beef, or shrimp.
Stir fry quickly for about 5-7 min - the veggies will be crisp.
Sometimes I get in the mood for this and I don't have any leftover rice. I just make 1 cup of white rice. (the measurements of rice will be on the back of the package - how much you should fix for X servings.

[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.