Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

All this take out I'm eating can't be healthy. Does anyone have any quick and dirty recipes for a hearty meal?

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Egg noodles and tuna. A little bit of lemon and butter and it's wicked good. NO MAYO!!!

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Pasta Roni.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

My favorite is to fry up some chicken cubes ( do not over cook), while boiling some rigatoni. Then heat some chunky tomatoe sause. Once the chicken is fried( very slightly under cooked) add it to the tomatoe sause. Let the chicken cook a little more in sause for another 20-30. Then strian the rigatoni and WHAM! Easy hearty meal! for less then 10 beans.

I am a die hard bachelor who hates to cook but this always works well.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Egg noodles and tuna. A little bit of lemon and butter and it's wicked good. NO MAYO!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Im actually the President of "Men Against Mayo" (MAM). We are a non-profit who works to eradictate the festering evil that is mayo which debilitates and corrupts innocent sandwiches around the world.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Mustard and ketchup are easily the best condiments.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
Mustard and ketchup are easily the best condiments.

[/ QUOTE ]
Salsa is the most popular, of course.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

PB&J

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Salsa is good on any mexican. ANYTHING.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Mushroom soup is healthy.

Take a handful or so of butter and heat it up. Fry about 1/4 of an onion and a couple of cloves of garlic in it for 4/5 minutes.

Then add 250ml of milk, and 250ml of stock (vege of mushroom). Add 1 tablespoon of flour. Mix well. Add 100 grams of chopped mushrooms (Shitaake is really nice, but the better the mushroom, the better the soup). Add a tablespoon of parsley. Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes. I like to add a spoonful of marmite too.
Bring off the boil, add a tablespoon of lemon juice for a good kick, serve and enjoy!

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

This reminds me, tomato soup and grilled cheese. So good and easy to make.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

What are your thoughts on Miracle Whip?

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Egg noodles and tuna. A little bit of lemon and butter and it's wicked good. NO MAYO!!!

[/ QUOTE ]

Im actually the President of "Men Against Mayo" (MAM). We are a non-profit who works to eradictate the festering evil that is mayo which debilitates and corrupts innocent sandwiches around the world.

[/ QUOTE ]
I can't imagine a sandwich without mayo. I would dip ritz crackers in mayo if it were socially acceptable

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Gross.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

You can buy 2 minute microwavable rice now, in all kinds of flavours/styles. Stock up on some of those and cans of tuna. One package of rice, nuked, with one can or tuna "scraped" out of the can on top. Add pepper. Makes two servings.
Maybe pickle on the side.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Wow! Thanks for the responses guys! I didn't think I would get so many so fast.

I have to say that the rigatoni and chicken sounds really good and easy to prepare. And all for under $10 too!

The mushroom soup also sounds good too. I know a place right around the corner where I can get some really fresh mushrooms.

I get the feeling I'll have a whole notebook of 2+2 meals by the end of this thread. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Rice and Beans

Cook rice like usual...

For the beans youll need

-Garlic cloves, diced finely
-1/2 Onion, diced finely
-Some Bacon, preferably the thick unsliced kind, Diced into small cubes (obviously, you wont use the whole slab, you want about a handfull of smallish diced bacon bits)
-Cilantro, about a handfull, chopped up finely
-1 packet of Goya Seasoning "con azafran"
-1 can of black or kidney beans
-Some Jalapenos or other hot peppers, diced finely
-Olive Oil


Directions: Heat up _a little_ olive oil in the pot, throw in the bacon and brown it. Once the bacon is browned throw in the onion, garlic, and jalapenos and cook and sautee for a bit. Once the onion/garlic/jalapenos begins to brown, open the can of beans and add it into the pot WITH the water. Stir in the packet of Goya seasoning, and the cilantro.

Turn the heat to simmer and let it cook for a while, stirring occasionally, the longer the better, just be careful not to burn the beans...

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Eggs. Any type. Except deviled.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
What are your thoughts on Miracle Whip?

[/ QUOTE ]

Miracle Whip gets a pass as it has the advantage of being able to be applied on my GF

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

here is the ultimate answer to all your woes

my favourite is the irish 7-course dinner
Bachelor Chow

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Nice!!!

I see a lot of good stuff in here. Some of the recipes seem too exotic to me though. (Doritos Soup anyone?) And half the recipes have beans in them. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

</font><blockquote><font class="small">En réponse à:</font><hr />
You can buy 2 minute microwavable rice now, in all kinds of flavours/styles. Stock up on some of those and cans of tuna. One package of rice, nuked, with one can or tuna "scraped" out of the can on top. Add pepper. Makes two servings.
Maybe pickle on the side.

[/ QUOTE ]

Those microwavable rice packets are awesome! I keep a bunch of those, and some seasoned chicken around, it's a quick, easy, and really good meal.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Buy this book. It's exactly what you'd want in a first cookbook - lots of simple recipes, and good explanations for those that're a little more complicated.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

1 box of rice with beef (riceroni or whatever that is)
1 pound beef

Mix the rice and beef before you cook it an make meatballs out of it about 1/2 inch to an inch in size. Then boil it for 45 minutes in about 5 cups of water. Add the beef flavoring packet with about 10 minutes to go and you end up with a bunch of rice/meatballs in gavy (may need to add a little four to thicken).

Scoop that over instant potatos.

mmmm, mmmm, good and easy to microwave leftovers.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
My favorite is to fry up some chicken cubes ( do not over cook), while boiling some rigatoni. Then heat some chunky tomatoe sause. Once the chicken is fried( very slightly under cooked) add it to the tomatoe sause. Let the chicken cook a little more in sause for another 20-30. Then strian the rigatoni and WHAM! Easy hearty meal! for less then 10 beans.

I am a die hard bachelor who hates to cook but this always works well.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why can't you spell sauce correctly? Just once? I'm so aggravated.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

I just went out to the grocery store myself. I think the Hamburger helper meals are pretty good and easy to make. The chicken fried rice is probably my favorite one. I also make spaghetti a lot, that's pretty easy and healthy.

Ponks

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
My favorite is to fry up some chicken cubes ( do not over cook), while boiling some rigatoni. Then heat some chunky tomatoe sause. Once the chicken is fried( very slightly under cooked) add it to the tomatoe sause. Let the chicken cook a little more in sause for another 20-30. Then strian the rigatoni and WHAM! Easy hearty meal! for less then 10 beans.

I am a die hard bachelor who hates to cook but this always works well.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why can't you spell sauce correctly? Just once? I'm so aggravated.

[/ QUOTE ]

BAH!HA! I didnt even notice that. WoW I am a tool. Sorry I was multi-tasking at work.

I guess thats a poor excuse for being stupid though

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Pasta, baked beans, and grate some cheese on top, which melts.

Delicious.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Chicken Spanish Rice:
Make some packaged spanish rice (zatarains is a good brand, rice-a-roni is alright). In another pan cube and cook some boneless chicken breasts. When rice is done mix chicken and rice, throw in some grated cheese, top with crushed Doritoes and bake for about 20 minutes or so. Easy and good.
----------------------------------
Hamburger Casserole:
1 lb ground beef
1 onion - diced
1 rib celery - diced
1 Can cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken noodle soup
1 C rice
1 soup-can of water

Brown ground beef with onion and celery. Add all other ingredients -- cover and simmer for 30 minutes.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Just buy a bunch of these and snack all day:

http://www.indianchild.com/images/cakes1.jpg

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

1 box Velvetta shells and cheese, Prepare as directed.

As you are squeezing the room temperture "cheese" packet onto the shells, throw in a can of tuna (solid white only, preferably not albacore, screw the dolphins) and mix that in as well.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
My favorite is to fry up some chicken cubes ( do not over cook), while boiling some rigatoni. Then heat some chunky tomatoe sause. Once the chicken is fried( very slightly under cooked) add it to the tomatoe sause. Let the chicken cook a little more in sause for another 20-30. Then strian the rigatoni and WHAM! Easy hearty meal! for less then 10 beans.

I am a die hard bachelor who hates to cook but this always works well.

[/ QUOTE ]

Why can't you spell sauce correctly? Just once? I'm so aggravated.

[/ QUOTE ]

BAH!HA! I didnt even notice that. WoW I am a tool. Sorry I was multi-tasking at work.

I guess thats a poor excuse for being stupid though

[/ QUOTE ]

Yes. Being busy at work is a very poor excuse for being a tool. But you're forgiven.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

[ QUOTE ]
All this take out I'm eating can't be healthy. Does anyone have any quick and dirty recipes for a hearty meal?

[/ QUOTE ]

How much cooking skill do you possess?

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

My mom taught me this simple but fairly hearty recipe long ago, and I'm still a big fan.

Sausage and Green Bean Salad.

Take three or four cans of green beans, drain the water and dump the beans into a big bowl.
Take a summer sausage, dice it and dump it in the bowl.
Chop two bell peppers and add to the bowl.
Chop one leek (or some other kind of onion) and add to the mix.
Hard boil four or so eggs, chop and add to the mix.
Liberally drain the entire salad with some sort of Italian dressing.

That's it! Easy and pretty yummy.

Cheers,

Swede

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

My wife has this book, and we got it for a friend who doesn't have time to cook but wants good food.

It is awesome, with lots of pictures, so you know if you're [censored] it up.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Also, if you are secure enough in your manhood (I'm sure as hell not), get yourself one or two of those 30-minute meal cookbooks from Rachel Ray. Chicks swear by them.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

frozen shelled shrimp thai sauce ( whatever you like) and chineese noodles. or fry onions add ground beef , when cooked add salsa and spice as youlike add refried beans equal to the beef stir together. roll up in flour tortillas add lots of cheese on top ( inside tortilla). then i like to freeze them and defrost in micro then add more cheese and broil in oven til cheese melts and tortilla starts to brown crisp. add salsa, best burrito.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

sloppy joes

or, get some of that Zatarains rice mix and some link sausage.

Follow the directions for the rice and cut up the sausage in it.

Make tacos.

Search the web, there's literally millions of easy cooking how tos.

GL.

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

Go to the grocery store's seafood section and pick up a rainbow trout fillet. Should be ~$5. Then pick up some celery, broccoli, cauliflower, whatever.

Stick fish in oven, boil vegetables. 20 minutes later, you've got a solid meal.

Feel free to pick up a small ready-made coleslaw or to spice the fish w/ lemon pepper.


Minimal work, maximum taste!

Re: Tired of Take-Out. Anyone Got Some Easy Recipes?
 

um. make a sandwhich?

- Jason