If anyone has recipes that have only 4 or 5 ingredients in them and they want to share with me, please let me know.
By Pati Mishler from Tribune, KS
Cornbread Stuffing/Corn Casserole
Box of Cornbread Stuffing
Can of Cream Corn
Can of Regular Corn Drained
Make Cornbread stuffing according to directions. Add drained can of regular corn and add whole can of creamed corn. Heat and serve. This is our favorite corn casserole at my house.
Robyn
This is a potato recipe that's quick and easy to fix for the 2 of us.
2 red potatoes
1/2 of a large onion
salt & pepper to taste
pats of butter
grated sharp chedder cheese
Wash the potatoes. Do not peel. Slice into a microwave dish that has a cover. Slice the onion and separate the rings and place them on top of the potatoes. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper and add a few dots of butter or margarine. Cover and microwave on high for about 8 minutes or until potatoes are done. Remove from oven and place cheese on top and microwave uncovered for 1 minute.
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Today I made crock pot BBQ chicken and it was really good:
6 chicken breasts
1 bottle BBQ sauce
1/2 cup italian dressing (I started with powdered)
I also served it with baked potatoes. Husband liked it too.
One Pan Cheesy Chicken
Dice 1 lb. chicken breast; add to small amount of oil in large frypan. Cook & stir til cooked - about 5 minutes. Add 2 cups chicken broth, 2 1/2 cups rotini pasta (uncooked) and 1 pkg frozen chopped broccoli. Bring to boil and reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring once. (Liquid should be absorbed) Add 8 oz of grated cheddar cheese. Stir until melted and serve.
We have some Brilliant Cookbooks here in Australia devised by two Mums called:
4 Ingredients, 4Ingredients 2, & 4 Ingredients Gluten Free.
You should be able to find them online,or at E-Bay. www.4Ingredients.com.au.
Taco soup:
1 package of taco seasoning
1 can black beans (rinsed and drained)
I can diced tomatoes
1 can corn
Add all ingredients to a pot and water about 3 cans worth. Bring to boil then simmer until ready to eat. Delicious and super easy.
Beef & Cheddar Quiche:
3 beaten eggs
1 c. whipping cream
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. ground beef, browned
9" pie crust
Mix eggs, cream, cheese and beef together; spread into pie crust. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes, lower temperature to 350 and continue baking for 15 minutes. Makes 8 servings.
Super Potato Casserole
1/4 c. oil
5 potatoes, sliced
1/2 c. milk
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
1 c. corn flakes cereal, crushed
Garnish: garlic powder
Place oil in a plastic bag; drop potato slices in bag, shaking to coat. Arrange potatoes in an ungreased 13"x9" glass baking dish; pour milk on top. In a separate bowl mix cheese and cereal together; spread over potatoes. Sprinkle a little garlic powder on top. Cover; bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 5 to 10 more minutes. Serves 6.
Ham and Potato Pie
2 9" pie crusts
3 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1/2 c. cooked ham, cubed
1/2 c. cheese, cubed
4 to 5 eggs, beaten.
Arrange one pie crust in an ungreased 9" pie pan. Boil potatoes in water until tender, drain. Spread into pie crust. Add ham and cheese. Cover with remaining crust. Pinch crusts together and vent top crust.
Poor Man's Cordon Bleu
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
4 green onions, minced
garlic powder to taste
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts
12 bacon strips
Combine cream cheese, onions and garlic powder together, set aside. Flatten chicken breasts using a rolling pin; spread cream cheese mixture down the center of each breast. Fold breast in half. Wrap 2 bacon strips around each breast and secure with toothpicks. Arrange in a 13"x9" baking pan.Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. 6 servings.
Lazy Man's Cabbage Rolls
1 lb. ground beef, browned
1 onion diced
3 T. instant rice, uncooked
16 oz. can diced tomatoes
4 c. chopped cabbage
Simmer first four ingredients for 5 minutes, drain. Spread cabbage in 13"x9" baking pan, pour meat mixture on top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, do not stir. Serves 6.
Newlywed Beef & Noodles
1 lb. stew beef, browned
3 14-1/2 oz. cans beef broth
3 to 4 beef bouillon cubes
8 oz. pkg. egg noodles
Add beef, broth and bouillon cubes to slow cooker. Heat on low to med. setting for 4 to 6 hours. Add noodles and continue to cook until noodles are done. Serves 4.
From way way back, when I was a Girl Scout, we made:
Cuppa Cuppa Egg Cookies
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
Mix, roll into balls, press down and make the criss-cross pattern with the back of a fork across the top, and bake.
(Lets see, I usually add 1/2 tsp vanilla, and sprinkle some more sugar on the cookies before baking at 350 F degrees until done. Maybe 9 minutes?)
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I love three or four ingredient recipes or recipes that are easy to remember like the 1-2-3-4 biscuit recipe just published. Do you have any more like that?
By eve from MS Gulf Coast USA
Crazy Easy Peanut Butter Cookies"
Ingredients:
1c PB (Can be creamy or crunchy)
1 Large Egg
1c Sugar
Mix sugar, egg and PB together until well mixed. Roll dough into 1/2 to 1 inch balls, if you like, roll balls in extra sugar to coat. (If dough is too soft to easily roll, allow to sit for a few minutes. It will thicken with time.) Bake at 350 degrees until the tops have cracks (about 15 minutes) and the house smells like PB cookies. Cool and try not to eat too many (I dare you)!
Yeah, like that! Thanks. I'll try this. Peanut butter cookies are one of our favorite cookies.
I just read an article about a book of cooking with ratios instead of recipes. I was going to see if our library had it or could get it to check it out.
Michael Ruhman's
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking
www.nytimes.com/
A few mentioned there are:
Pie dough = 3 parts flour: 2 parts fat : 1 part water.
Roux = 3 parts flour : 2 parts fat.
Sausage = 3 parts meat : 1 part fat.
Bread = 5:3 ratio of flour to water (plus yeast and salt)
...plus a few different cookie dough ratios.
Classic vinaigrette = 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar, or 3:1
A pound cake = 1 part butter to 1 part sugar to 1 part egg to 1 part flour, or 1:1:1:1.
Authentic shortbread = 3 parts flour, 2 parts butter, 1 part sugar for a ratio of 3-2-1.
or a 4-2-1 shortbread cookies:
hubpages.com/
Here is one for muffins:
2 parts flour to 2 parts liquid to 1 part egg to 0.5 part fat
prohowtos.ipower.com/
Pancake recipe that is easy to remember as it is basically 2 cups s.r. flour, 2 cups milk, 2 eggs and 3 TBs butter:
www.taste.com.au/
Or the 2 ingredient recipe for muffins or scones:
allrecipes.com/
allrecipes.com/
There are also various cookbooks/recipes out there using 3 ingredients or less, 4 ingredients or less etc but they rely on a lot of prepacked foods instead of basic pantry staples, plus you end up getting a lot more artificial ingredients that way.
www.google.com/
(just change the number if you want more choices...3, 4, 5 etc ingredients)
(And 'theammons' PB cookie recipe posted below is addictive to say the least!)
Kaelle, that is fascinating. This is exactly what I am looking for. I knew there had to be people out there who had come up with formulas for cooking or easy to remember recipes. I have been using a cookie recipe for years based on ones.
1 stick butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 egg
1 tsp. flavoring
Put one Tbsp. on sheet, giving plenty of room to run, bake about ten min at 350 F. These are really lacey cookies and need room to spread but they are Billy's favorite and I don't have to worry about forgetting such a simple formula.
Beer-Battered Fish
1 lb fish fillets such as tilapia, cod or snapper
1 cup plus 4 tbls flour
1/2 cup beer
1 egg
Vegetable Oil for frying.
Heat the oil in about 1 1/2 inches of oil in a skillet or deep fryer to about 350 degrees.
Lightly coat the fish with the 4 tbls of flour.
Mix remaining ingredients until smooth. (Add a tiny bit more beer if batter is too thick for your liking)
Dip fish into batter and fry for about 2 minutes on each side or until golden brown; drain.
There's a cookbook called Cooking With 3 Ingredients by Ruthie Wornall. I bought it at a bookstore several years ago and absolutely love it!
Bonnielou...I"ll look for that. I say if you can make a dish for supper with three ingrdients, why go to more trouble. Save those hours for cooking things you really like to cook. I do enjoy cooking but sometimes I love to have some no brainer dishes to make.
There is a cooking program that comes on the Food network channel called something like "Fabulous 5." These are recipes with only 5 ingredients. You can go to foodnetwork.com and search their TV programs for more information about this program.
