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| June 17th, 2006 | 05:06 pm |
What recipes can you recommend for someone that is very lazy? Specific requirements:
Also, I have a crock pot. What can one do with a crock pot?
Here are some things I make now that meet all of the above requirements. (I usually keep on hand individually frozen chicken breasts and frozen hamburger in 1/2 lb pieces.)
* Lots of hamburger and tuna helper. Bad, I know. But all the ingredients are in one box then it tells me how to make it. And I can make half a box at a time.
* Spaghetti, spaghetti with meat sauce, or spaghetti with chicken and mozzarella.
Gosh, you know that's all I can think of at the moment. See? I need help.
* Does not require ingredients that spoil. Things that can be dried canned or frozen only. (The only real exceptions I can think of to this are milk and cheese.)
* Think easy. See, what your thinking now that you think is easy - no, that's too much work. Think easier.
* Does not require special cooking utensils.
* Requires a minimum of pots and pans to dirty.
* Does not require spices or other ingredients I've never heard of.
* Is not too exotic. (I'm what some would call a "meat and potato's" girl.)
* Contains meat. Sorry my furry friends, but you're damned tasty.
* Can be made for one.
* An hour or less to make.
Also, I have a crock pot. What can one do with a crock pot?
Here are some things I make now that meet all of the above requirements. (I usually keep on hand individually frozen chicken breasts and frozen hamburger in 1/2 lb pieces.)
* Lots of hamburger and tuna helper. Bad, I know. But all the ingredients are in one box then it tells me how to make it. And I can make half a box at a time.
* Spaghetti, spaghetti with meat sauce, or spaghetti with chicken and mozzarella.
Gosh, you know that's all I can think of at the moment. See? I need help.
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Yummy curry in the crockpot:
1. Add beef, duck, or chicken.
2. Add any or all: onions, peppers, carrots, etc (whatever you like in curry, basically.)
3. Add one can of coconut milk, and some peanut butter. Tomato paste if you wanna.
4. Spicing: if you like it garlicky, gingery, or hot, add whatever hot peppers/garlic/whatever you want.
5. If you DO have curry blocks, or curry powder, throw that in, too.
6. Cook 8 hours or so.
1. Add beef, duck, or chicken.
2. Add any or all: onions, peppers, carrots, etc (whatever you like in curry, basically.)
3. Add one can of coconut milk, and some peanut butter. Tomato paste if you wanna.
4. Spicing: if you like it garlicky, gingery, or hot, add whatever hot peppers/garlic/whatever you want.
5. If you DO have curry blocks, or curry powder, throw that in, too.
6. Cook 8 hours or so.
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I agree; curry is incredibly easy to make. If you have a Japanese or Asian market near you, you can even purchase House brand curry and microwave it.
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If you have the time on the weekend, you can make your meals for the week. I recommend searching for easy recipes with Robbin Miller, or checking out Semi Homemade with Sandra Lee (Sandra Lee she has a semi-obnoxious voice, and reeks of Beverly Hills housewifism, but she does know how to make a good meal).
Many of the recipes have intimidating names, but have no fear, you don't need a ton of ingredients or time to make them.
Many of the recipes have intimidating names, but have no fear, you don't need a ton of ingredients or time to make them.
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what_a_crock and ask them."
That's gotta be one of the best community names I've heard.
what_a_crock and ask them."That's gotta be one of the best community names I've heard.
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I usually make it in a wok, and using tofu, but you can make it in a pan and use meat instead.....I also usually eat it poured on top of rice, but that's optional : )
Ingredients: Tofu (extra firm) or chicken or beef, terriaki sauce, soy sauce, bag of frozen stir fry vegetables
~Cut tofu (or meat) in to bite size peices
~put peices into a ziplock bag, add enough terriaki sauce to coat all peices, then soy sauce to your liking
~let this marinate for at least 10 minutes
~put enough oil in pan to coat the bottom
~put on medium heat
~add meat first, cook almost completely but not quite
~add frozen vegetables, stir so terriaki/soy sauce gets on them too
~continue to cook for about 5 minutes, or until meat is done and vegetables are hot.
With tofu it only takes about 15-20 minutes from when I take everything out until it's done, incuding the rice.....but meat takes longer to cook so I don't know how long it'll take. I wouldn't imagine more than a half hour though.
Ingredients: Tofu (extra firm) or chicken or beef, terriaki sauce, soy sauce, bag of frozen stir fry vegetables
~Cut tofu (or meat) in to bite size peices
~put peices into a ziplock bag, add enough terriaki sauce to coat all peices, then soy sauce to your liking
~let this marinate for at least 10 minutes
~put enough oil in pan to coat the bottom
~put on medium heat
~add meat first, cook almost completely but not quite
~add frozen vegetables, stir so terriaki/soy sauce gets on them too
~continue to cook for about 5 minutes, or until meat is done and vegetables are hot.
With tofu it only takes about 15-20 minutes from when I take everything out until it's done, incuding the rice.....but meat takes longer to cook so I don't know how long it'll take. I wouldn't imagine more than a half hour though.
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***just incase you decide to use tofu***
it should be added AFTER the vegetables as opposed to before them like meat, as it takes almost no time at all to heat up.
it should be added AFTER the vegetables as opposed to before them like meat, as it takes almost no time at all to heat up.
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I usually make this at least once a week, only I use Morningstar Farms veggie chicken strips. With those and frozen veggies it's super easy: just pour both bags into a pan with oil, fry, add stir-fry sauce, then dump it on top of some rice. It's not real meat, but if taste is your only concern it tastes enough like it and it's super easy and fast and you don't have to worry about marinating or undercooking it or anything. I don't know if there's a non-veggie equivalent of anything like that or not.
Soft tacos are another thing I make frequently when I don't feel like cooking. The only thing that really requires any cooking is whatever meat-like substance you want to put in, then you can add cheese, salsa, etc. I usually also try to make a salad (<3 salads in bags) or veggies (canned or frozen :P) too, but sometimes I get lazy(lazier?) and don't. ^^;
That's all I can really think of off the top of my head that doesn't require excessive amounts of tofu. I have recently discovered a yummy recipe for hot and sour noodles that's pretty easy, but it falls short on the meat requirement, so I'm not sure if it would be worth posting. :)
Soft tacos are another thing I make frequently when I don't feel like cooking. The only thing that really requires any cooking is whatever meat-like substance you want to put in, then you can add cheese, salsa, etc. I usually also try to make a salad (<3 salads in bags) or veggies (canned or frozen :P) too, but sometimes I get lazy(lazier?) and don't. ^^;
That's all I can really think of off the top of my head that doesn't require excessive amounts of tofu. I have recently discovered a yummy recipe for hot and sour noodles that's pretty easy, but it falls short on the meat requirement, so I'm not sure if it would be worth posting. :)
I don't know from crock pots but I often heat up olive oil in a soup pot and throw in whatever spices I want(usually along the lines of curry), then stir some rice & lentils (1 cup total, about 4/5 rice) and cover it with four cups of water. When the water boils I toss in 1-2 cups of frozen veggies then bring it back to a boil, cover, simmer, stirring occasionally until most of the water is absorbed and the lentils are al dente.