So I sway back and forth between eating like a poor person and eating like someone with a mediocre income. I've been on a whatever-I-can-pop-in-the-microwave kick lately and decided I would like to go back to eating actual meals. Not only do they taste better but they are better for me usually especially since I may or may not have taken a short sabbatical from OGLJWI. I got busy people.
Anyway, I was on allrecipes.com, which a website that come highly recommended by Cookingforfun! a.k.a. Big Bear (former FMB roommate). As I was looking desperately for a recipe which I had all the ingredients for because I've already been to the grocery store once today (AL you forgot to mention the cheese in your recipe). I finally realize that I probably should've searched something along the lines of "easy chicken dish for lazy bum that has a small inventory in the pantry and no willingness to leave the house again to get that one obscure ingredient." No people, I do not stock picante pistachio pina colada sauce in my house so don't say it's a simple recipe.
Moral of the story, I've become bored with my normal routine of regular meals. I also don't have the "I'll just throw crap in a pan" energy I normally do. Any good, EASY, recipes that normal people stock the ingredients for?
Opinions and experiences from a shorter view.
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i use kraftfoods.com
you enter in three ingredients that you have and it brings up recipes that contain those ingredients. Also they order these recipes in # of ingredients included in the entire recipe.... a good way to use what you have and pick recipes that do not have a lot of other ingredients to add.
I love allrecipes and Kraft foods is awesome, as is the new Tasty Kitchen (The Pioneer Woman's new recipe site). I would send you my recipe binder but it weighs about five times that of my crescent rolls so you can imagine what the shipping charges might be.
I like my crock pot for easy meals. Two favorites:
1. BBQ pork (buy a pork loin, dump some Sweet Baby Ray's on top, cook for 6-8 hours on low, shred & serve on buns)
2. Chicken Tacos (throw a few chicken breasts in the crock pot, top with one packet taco seasoning & your salsa of choice, cook 4-6 hours, shredded & serve on tortillas with all the fixin's)
You can freeze any leftover meat for later. I'll peruse my binder & send you any others that might pique your interest.
This may shock you, but I omit the cheese in that recipe, and we love it! So you can put that together in the morning and have it for supper tomorrow night. Happy cooking!
I really like the chicken tacos, too, although I didn't know about the taco packet. I don't put that in, and it still tastes good. Also, stick a turkey breast in the crockpot with celery, onion, and some seasoning. You can freeze the leftover meat.
What's AL's recipe???
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