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shakran · 01-02-2007, 07:44 PM

Cheap dishes that I really like:

Chicken breasts in sour cream.

lightly brown 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts in a little olive oil in a large skillet. Whisk together 1 can of mushroom soup, 3/4 cup water, 1/2 pint sour cream, and a dash of ground sage. Pour over chicken, cover and simmer for 30mins to 1 hour. Serve over white or brown rice. Serves 4

Arizona Mountain Soup

Rinse 1.25 cups of dry pinto beans, place in dutch oven with 3 cups water, cover, and let stand overnight. do not drain. Simmer covered for 2 hours or until tender. Drain, but keep 2 cups of the liquid bean juice. In a dutch oven cook 3 chopped bacon slices till crisp. Add 2 chopped onions and 2-4 cloves of minced garlic. Stir in the cooked beans, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 1.5 cups cooked brown rice, 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp pepper. Add the bean juice and 2 cups water. Add 1 package smoked sausage (hillshire farms) cut into bite sized pieces. Bring to boil, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring from time to time. Add water if it's too thick for you. Serves 8.

Shakran's Insane Jambalaya-ish MAN pasta!
(so named because it has lots of meat

)

Slice an entire smoked sausage (the kind that comes in rings) and saute 1/2 chopped onion and 2-3 cloves chopped garlic in 1-2T olive oil till soft.

Add large can of chopped tomatoes (preferably Dei Fratelli chopped italian with herbs and olive oil). Stir.

Add 1/2 tsp each of oregano and basil, and 2 bay leaves.

Add 1/4 cup strong coffee (preferably french market or community)

Add 1/8 cup or so of red wine

Here's the good part: Add red pepper flakes to taste. I personally like it HOT.

Stir all of this and simmer for 30-45 minutes. It should reduce to a very dark red color.

Toss with hot pasta - make it shells, elbow pasta, or some sort of pasta that is a tube or has a pocket like the shells - this'll get the sauce nice and mixed in.

Grate parmesean (tried doing this with a microplane yet? Very nice!) on top.
Serves about 190.

Seriously, this makes a LOT. the wife and I can eat lunch and dinner for 3, sometimes 4 days off of this.

01-02-2007, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	Cheap dishes that I really like: Chicken breasts in sour cream. lightly brown 4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts in a little olive oil in a large skillet. Whisk together 1 can of mushroom soup, 3/4 cup water, 1/2 pint sour cream, and a dash of ground sage. Pour over chicken, cover and simmer for 30mins to 1 hour. Serve over white or brown rice. Serves 4 Arizona Mountain Soup Rinse 1.25 cups of dry pinto beans, place in dutch oven with 3 cups water, cover, and let stand overnight. do not drain. Simmer covered for 2 hours or until tender. Drain, but keep 2 cups of the liquid bean juice. In a dutch oven cook 3 chopped bacon slices till crisp. Add 2 chopped onions and 2-4 cloves of minced garlic. Stir in the cooked beans, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, 1.5 cups cooked brown rice, 2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp pepper. Add the bean juice and 2 cups water. Add 1 package smoked sausage (hillshire farms) cut into bite sized pieces. Bring to boil, cover, and simmer 1 hour, stirring from time to time. Add water if it's too thick for you. Serves 8. Shakran's Insane Jambalaya-ish MAN pasta! (so named because it has lots of meat ) Slice an entire smoked sausage (the kind that comes in rings) and saute 1/2 chopped onion and 2-3 cloves chopped garlic in 1-2T olive oil till soft. Add large can of chopped tomatoes (preferably Dei Fratelli chopped italian with herbs and olive oil). Stir. Add 1/2 tsp each of oregano and basil, and 2 bay leaves. Add 1/4 cup strong coffee (preferably french market or community) Add 1/8 cup or so of red wine Here's the good part: Add red pepper flakes to taste. I personally like it HOT. Stir all of this and simmer for 30-45 minutes. It should reduce to a very dark red color. Toss with hot pasta - make it shells, elbow pasta, or some sort of pasta that is a tube or has a pocket like the shells - this'll get the sauce nice and mixed in. Grate parmesean (tried doing this with a microplane yet? Very nice!) on top. Serves about 190. Seriously, this makes a LOT. the wife and I can eat lunch and dinner for 3, sometimes 4 days off of this.