Monday, February 9, 2009

Recipes

McDonald's Snack Wrap
  • White tortilla shells
  • Cheddar cheese
  • Grilled or fried chicken strips
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Dressing of your choice
  1. Take a tortilla shell and squirt an even layer of dressing on the shell
  2. Add cheese and lettuce
  3. Add chicken to the middle
  4. Fold your tortilla shell up about 2 inches
  5. Wrap it up from each side
  6. Enjoy! 


Teriyaki Chicken and Seafood Sauce

White Rice
  • 1 package white rice
  • water
  1. Prepare rice according to manufacturer's directions. This takes about 20 minutes
Seafood Sauce- this is the white dipping sauce I get at the mall at Japanese restauants
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 tablespoons white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar (this was a bit much, next time I'm cutting in half)
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter
  • 3/4 teaspoon paprika
  • 3/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  1. Mix all ingredients together and store in refrigerator
Teriyaki Chicken
  • 1 package of pregrilled chicken
  • Teriyaki Sauce
  1. Spray your skillet with pam and warm it up
  2. Put unfrozen chicken in your skillet
  3. Pour a little teriyaki sauce on the chicken, enough to cover it
  4. Stir the chicken as it fries (stir-fry). After a moment pour a little more teriyaki sauce on your chicken. Stir fry your chicken for a few minutes, until it is warm
To make this a complete meal, add some vegetables to your stir-fry, such as carrot slices or chopped onion.

Rigatoni
Mueller's pasta has great recipes on their boxes. They are very simple and easy. And anything can be added as you see necessary. These are great to make in the beginning of the week, and then bring to work to save money for days.
  • 16 oz Mueller's Rigatoni
  • 1 lb bulk Italian sausage
  • 3/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped or 2 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 (26 oz) jars pasta sauce, any flavor
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 3 cups (12 oz) shredded Mozzarella cheese, divided
  • Chopped parsley or garnish (optional)
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. Cook and drain Rigatoni according to package directions
  3. Cook sausage until browned in a large skillet over medium heat
  4. Stir frequently, breaking up sausage into small pieces
  5. Drain off fat; add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender
  6. Add pasta sauce and Italian seasoning
  7. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes
  8. Combine Rigatoni, cooked sauce and 1-1/2 cups cheese in a large bowl
  9. Spoon into a lightly greased 13"x9" baking pan
  10. Cover and bake 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly
  11. Uncover; top with remaining 1-1/2 cup cheese
  12. Bake 8 minutes longer or until cheese melts
  13. Garnish with parsley, if desired
To make this a complete meal, add a salad. To make it easy, buy premade salad in a bad with everything you need. Add croutons, or there are premade salad additions. 

Easy Tuna Casserole
  • 3 cups cooked maceroni
  • 1 (6 oz) can tuna, drained
  • 1 (10.75 oz) can tuna, drained
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups french fried onions (or plain chips)
  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. In a 9"x13" baking dish, combine macaroni, tuna and soup. Mix well and top with cheese
  3. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, or until bubbly. Sprinkle with fried onions (or chips) and bake for another 5 minutes. Serve hot
To make this a complete meal, add a salad. To make it easy, buy a premade salad with everything you need. Add croutons, or there are premade salad additions. Or you can add a vegetable. 

3 comments:

  1. hmm looks yum!!!

    before i moved to austin i bought Girl's Guide to City Living or something like that haha (have to go look it up) and it was pretty amazing!

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  3. I'm really hungry right about now.

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