Anyone know of any SUPER simple meals?

[Sirrahsim]

Black Bean Burritos

1 can black beans, undrained
1 can refried beans
1 can corn, drained

Mix everything together in a saucepan, heat, spread on a burrito shell and top as desired.



These are a little bit plain but you can spice it up with a packet of taco seasoning or assorted spices. I made these 2 days ago and topped them with shredded lettuce, grated cheese, chopped onions, and tomatoes. I'm about to go have leftovers for lunch!

[cassiesmom]

I really like breakfast food as supper -- especially omelets.

Omelet Recipe courtesy Alton Brown
Show: Good Eats
Episode: Zen and the Art of Omelet Maintenance

3 eggs, warmed in hot water for 5 minutes
Pinch salt
1 teaspoon room temperature butter, plus 1/2 teaspoon for finishing omelet
1/2 teaspoon fresh chopped chives

Crack warm eggs into bowl, add salt, and blend with fork. Heat a 10-inch non-stick aluminum pan over medium-high heat. Once pan is hot add butter and brush around surface of pan. Pour eggs into center of pan and stir vigorously with rubber spatula for 5 seconds. As soon as a semi-solid mass begins to form lift pan and move around until the excess liquid pours off into pan. Using your spatula move around the edge of the egg mixture to help shape into round and loosen edge. Let omelet sit in pan for 10 seconds without touching.
Shake pan to loosen from pan. Lift up the far edge of the pan and snap it back toward you. Using your spatula, fold over 1/3 of the omelet. Slide omelet onto plate and fold over so that omelet is a tri-fold. Coat with remaining butter and sprinkle with chives. Serve immediately.

(before you fold it into thirds - put cheese in center so it will melt ... any grated cheese will do)

[CountryWolf07]

Be sure to bookmark this... I will need to learn how to cook some stuff while I'm back at OSU in September!

[jennielynn1970]

May as well just come out and say it Jenn, your recipes look complicated but yummy! They have been printed out for a day when I'm feeling adventurous

Gosh.. and they are the simple ones I have. They're just a little prep work really. Other than that... pretty easy. They may sound intimidating, but really, they can all be prepped within 15-20 minutes, tops.

I do have some hard ones if you want I love to cook (have been doing so since I was 5 or 6), so I have a ton of recipes and cookbooks.

Sometimes you have to get past the prep work, or the words of the ingredients, and see how easy cooking really is. Once things are cut up, it's just throwing it all together. And if you hate dealing with knives, like me, you can buy most things already cut up in the store. Even better!

[jennielynn1970]

Ok, how's this one?? This is my favorite for when I have the munchies.


1 container sour cream
1 jar salsa or chili
1 bag of shredded taco cheese
8x8 baking dish

In a baking dish, sour cream on the bottom.
Spoon salsa or chili on next.
Top with shredded cheese.

Bake in 375* oven till bubbly. About 20 minutes. Serve with nacho chips.

[jennielynn1970]

This is from a woman at school

Veggie Pizza

2 pkgs Pillsbury crescent rolls
1 8oz. pkg cream cheese
1 oz pkg dry Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix
1/4 c. mayo
Assortment of raw veggies (carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, green pepper, cauliflower) chopped and diced
Grated cheddar cheese

Directions:
Combine cream cheese, dressing mix, and mayo. Let sit for 1-2hrs in fridge.

Unwrap the rolls, press onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350* for 8 minutes or until golden brown.

When crust is cooled, spread evenly with cream cheese mixture.

Distribute veggies evenly on top of cream cheese mixture.

Top with cheddar cheese.

Cut and serve.

[jennielynn1970]

Another from my assistant

This works if you have guest, or if you're just by yourself. Kids like to make this too, because they choose what is in their omelet.


Ziploc Omelet

Quart size freezer bags for as many people as there will be omelets.

Crack 2 eggs, large or extra large, into the bag(no more than two) shake to combine them.

Put out a variety of ingredients such as: cheese, ham, onion, green peppers, tomato, hash browns, salsa etc...

Each person adds prepared ingredients of choice into their bag and shakes to combine.

Make sure to get air out of the bag, and zip it up.

Place bags into rolling, boiling water for exactly 13 minutes. You can cook 6-8 omelets in a large pot.

Open bags, and omelet will roll out easily.

[jennielynn1970]

I had gotten this book for my friend Regina when she moved out of her mom's house to Bethlehem.

Help! My Apartment has a Kitchen!


I thought it was pretty good for a beginner's cookbook!

[Rachel]

TUNA NOODLE CASSEROLE my all time favorite:

1/2 pound dry pasta (I prefer bow shapes)
1 can tuna, drained
1 can CONDENSED cream soup (ANY, cream of mushroom, celery, chicken, etc.)
milk

Optional:
shredded or crumbled cheese
bread crumbs

Boil pasta acording to directions until FIRM. Mix cooked pasta, tuna, soup and 1 soup can full of milk (and cheese if using). place in an oven safe dish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs OR cover with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

YUM YUM (I always double the recipe)

Jen, I'm going to try this recipe. One of the few things my mother made that I enjoyed was tuna noodle casserole. But it's got to have peas...so I think I'll just throw some frozen peas in in the mix. I'm going to use crushed potato chips on top.

[Karen]

Jen, I'm going to try this recipe. One of the few things my mother made that I enjoyed was tuna noodle casserole. But it's got to have peas...so I think I'll just throw some frozen peas in in the mix. I'm going to use crushed potato chips on top.

I miss tuna noodle casserole! But I'm now allergic to the tuna, and the peas, so it's a "never mind" now.

When I was a poor college student, a sometimes meal was pasta (whatever was on sale), a can of tuna, a can of mushrooms, and parmesan cheese. Yum. Now I have to do without the tuna part, and it's not as fun.

Oh - here's a quick and easy one!

Wash some spinach and tear it into smaller pieces. (Baby spinach you can leave whole). Put it in the bottom of a bowl.

Dump some grated cheese - room temperature - in with it.

Boil some pasta.

Dump the cooked pasta into the bowl, stir the spinach and cheese in, and then cover the dish and let it sit for a minute.

The heat from the pasta will cook the spinach just enough, and met the cheese.

Dump in some bacon bits - just microwave some bacon until it's crunchy and crumble in.

Stir and serve!

How much cheese and how much spinach and bacon depends on your taste!

[jenluckenbach]

I miss tuna noodle casserole! But I'm now allergic to the tuna, and the peas, so it's a "never mind" now.

Use canned Salmon or chicken for a similar meal.

[shais_mom]

go to www.kraft.com and sign up for their emails and you can get their cooking magazine for FREE.
also this is a great magazine - http://www.tasteofhome.com/simple-delicious-magazine/ and their quick cooking or Light and Tasty magazine is great also.

I've been interrested in this cookbook but have held off on getting it


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...eapskatemonthl

here are some pre-existing recipe threads here
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=recipe+thread
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=recipe+thread
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...=recipe+thread
http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthre...+tortilla+soup

[Grace]

go to www.kraft.com and sign up for their emails and you can get their cooking magazine for FREE.
also this is a great magazine - http://www.tasteofhome.com/simple-delicious-magazine/ and their quick cooking or Light and Tasty magazine is great also.

Staci - thanks for this info. I just signed up. What I like best about the Kraft site - they give the nutritional breakdown of each recipe. As a T2 Diabetic, I pay close attention to my carb intake.

[CountryWolf07]

I had gotten this book for my friend Regina when she moved out of her mom's house to Bethlehem.

Help! My Apartment has a Kitchen!


I thought it was pretty good for a beginner's cookbook!

That made me laugh!! It will be my first apartment in September.. and I will be living on my own so.. I think I'm gonna have to look for that!

[shais_mom]

Staci - thanks for this info. I just signed up. What I like best about the Kraft site - they give the nutritional breakdown of each recipe. As a T2 Diabetic, I pay close attention to my carb intake.

no problem!!
they have some easy and good recipes. I made lemon chicken awhile ago with LEMON JELLO!!!