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Quick Meals Recipes
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Enjoy these Quick Meal Recipes including: Egg Roll, Stir Fry, Crunchy Chicken, and many more. DesktopCookbook has 1872 member submitted Quick Meals Recipes and counting. Scroll through the recipes and pages below or use the Recipe Search in the header to find exactly what you are looking for.
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Chicken and Rice Casserole
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Preheat over to 375 degrees. Combine undiluted soup, water, rice and spices in 13x9-in baking dish; mix well...
Ingredients: Can of condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1 1/3 cup Water, 1 Cup Rice (I used insant rice worked great), 1 packe of chicken (whatever your favorite is I used breast)...
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Almond Chicken Salad
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
In a large bowl, mix together the onions, carrot,
red pepper, peas, chicken, cilantro and almonds. Set
aside....
Ingredients: 4 green onions, thinly sliced, 1 large carrot, shredded, 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces, 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, halved...
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Almond Chicken Salad
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
In a large bowl, mix together the onions, carrot,
red pepper, peas, chicken, cilantro and almonds. Set
aside....
Ingredients: 4 green onions, thinly sliced, 1 large carrot, shredded, 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces, 1/2 pound sugar snap peas, halved...
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Authentic Thai Cashew Chicken
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat, and
cook the onion and yellow bell pepper until
tender. Mix in the ketchup, oyster sauce, soy
sauce, chicken broth, sugar, and chile paste.
Place th...
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon canola oil, 1 large yellow onion, chopped, 1 large yellow bell pepper, chopped, 3 tablespoons ketchup...
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Bijack
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
1. Mix pepper, garlic, soy sauce, and meat.
2. Marinade chicken 30 min. in refrigerator.
3. Pre-heat oven to 450.
4. Place chicken in 2 inch deep pan (cake pan)and
add water to half way cover ...
Ingredients: 10 lb. bag leg quarters ( debone the thighs) ( freeze or boil the rest of the meat.), 1/8-1/4 tsp. red pepper flakes, 6 cloves fresh garlic or 1 tbsp. garlic powder, 1/2 c. La-choy soy sauce...
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Blackened Chicken
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Lightly grease a baking sheet. Heat a cast iron
skillet over high heat for 5 minutes until it is
smoking hot....
Ingredients: 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin...
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Broiled Steak with Swiss Mustard Sauce
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Slash through fat edging of steaks at 2- to 3-inch
intervals, cutting just to the lean meat. Place
steaks on a rack in a shallow pan. Broil 3 to 4
inches below heat, turning once, until cooked t...
Ingredients: 2 porterhouse steaks, 6 tablespoons Lucerne Sweet Cream Butter, 2 tablespoons Safeway Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine...
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Broiled Steak with Swiss Mustard Sauce
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Slash through fat edging of steaks at 2- to 3-inch
intervals, cutting just to the lean meat. Place
steaks on a rack in a shallow pan. Broil 3 to 4
inches below heat, turning once, until cooked t...
Ingredients: 2 porterhouse steaks, 6 tablespoons Lucerne Sweet Cream Butter, 2 tablespoons Safeway Dijon mustard, 1/4 cup dry vermouth or dry white wine...
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Caribbean Honey Garlic Chicken
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place
over high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper
and add to skillet. Stir-fry for about 1 minute or
until beginning to brown....
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut for stir-fry, 1 yellow squash, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, 2 zucchini, halved and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, 2 cups fresh bean sprouts...
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Caribbean Honey Garlic Chicken
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place
over high heat. Season chicken with salt and pepper
and add to skillet. Stir-fry for about 1 minute or
until beginning to brown....
Ingredients: 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut for stir-fry, 1 yellow squash, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, 2 zucchini, halved and sliced into 1/2-inch pieces, 2 cups fresh bean sprouts...
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Chicken Saltimbocca
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Place 1 ham slice over each chicken breast and
fasten with toothpicks. Melt butter in a medium
skillet over medium high heat and fry chicken for 5
to 7 minutes, or until almost cooked through (j...
Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, 4 slices thinly sliced prosciutto, 1/3 cup butter, 1 cup white wine...
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Chicken Scaloppine with Broccoli Rabe
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Heat olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over
medium-high heat....
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/3 cup Italian-seasoned breadcrumbs, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 4 (6 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast cutlets...
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CHICKEN TACO SOUP
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Debone and Deskin Chicken...
Ingredients: Rotissari Chicken, Taco Seasoning( regular or fajitia or both) 3packs, Frozen corn, Canned beans(I use pinto)...
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CHICKEN TACO SOUP
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Debone and Deskin Chicken...
Ingredients: Rotissari Chicken, Taco Seasoning( regular or fajitia or both) 3packs, Frozen corn, Canned beans(I use pinto)...
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Egg Sandwich
Breakfast - Brunch
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Quick Meals
1. Place bacon on a paper plate and microwave on High about 60 seconds.
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Ingredients: 1 Slice Bacon, 2 Eggs, 1 Tablespoon Milk, 1 Slice Cheese...
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Flatbread Pizza
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees....
Ingredients: Flatbread, Pizza or Marinara Sauce, Cheese, Pepperoni or Other Cooked Meat Topping If Desired...
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Game Day Hamburgers
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Preheat grill for high heat....
Ingredients: 1 large potato, peeled and shredded, 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese, 2 pounds lean ground beef, 2 (1 ounce) packages dry onion soup mix...
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Garden-Fresh Southwestern Turkey Wraps
Appetizers
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Quick Meals
Place a 12-inch nonstick frying pan oven medium-high
heat. Crumble in turkey, then add garlic, onion,
chili powder, and cumin. Cook, stirring often, until
meat is lightly browned (7 to 8 minutes...
Ingredients: 1 pound ground turkey, 2 garlic cloves, minced, 1 large onion, chopped, 1 tablespoon chili powder...
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Green Bean and Chicken Casserole
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
1 Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 11x7-inch
glass baking dish with cooking spray. In small
bowl, mix soup and milk until well blended. In
another small bowl, mix stuffing crumbs and melted
b...
Ingredients: 1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup , 1 cup milk , 1 cup herb-seasoned stuffing crumbs , 1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted ...
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Margarita Shrimp Nachos
Appetizers
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Quick Meals
Marinate 1/2 pound shrimp in margarita mix with a 1 teaspoon of cayenne for 45 min. then grill....
Ingredients: 1 bag of lime-flavored chips , 2 cups each shredded white cheddar and muenster, 1 cup diced onion, 2 avocado...
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Margarita Shrimp Nachos
Appetizers
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Quick Meals
Marinate 1/2 pound shrimp in margarita mix with a 1 teaspoon of cayenne for 45 min. then grill....
Ingredients: 1 bag of lime-flavored chips , 2 cups each shredded white cheddar and muenster, 1 cup diced onion, 2 avocado...
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New Easy Lasagna Recipe
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Use a 10” x 13” baking pan (not glass)...
Ingredients: 1 large container Dry Cottage Cheese (Grandpa Herb doesn't like ricotta), 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon Italian dressing, 2 cans Hunt's Spaghetti Sauce...
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Oriental Chicken Broccoli
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Mix together soup and cream in a large saucepan
over medium low heat. Stir in mushrooms and simmer
over low heat for 5 minutes; add chicken, water
chestnuts, bamboo shoots and corn. Simmer all
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Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1 cup heavy cream, 1 pound cooked, cubed chicken breast meat, 2 (8 ounce) cans water chestnuts, drained and sliced...
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Pizza Roll-Ups
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
1. Layer cheese then other toppings on top of your tortilla....
Ingredients: 1 Burrito-sized Tortilla, Cheese of Your Own Preference, Pepperoni or Other Meat Topping Such As Shredded Chicken, If Desired, Vegetable Toppings of Your Own Preference - Bell Pepper Slices, Chopped Black Olives Drained, Etc....
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Quesadilla
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
1. Layer ingredients on top of one tortilla then cover with other tortilla
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Ingredients: Burrito-sized tortillas, Your preference of cheese - Monterey Jack, Mexican Blend, etc, Salsa, of your choice although you don't need to use it, Some meat source - refried bean or whole cooked beans, sandwich meat or rotisserie chicken...
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Quick Chicken Breast
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
1. Place chicken breast on a microwave-safe plate and season as desired....
Ingredients: 1 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, Your Choice of Seasoning, , ...
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Ravioli with 20-Minute Sausage Sauce
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Heat oil in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart pan over medium-high
heat. Stir in onion and garlic, then crumble in
sausages. Cook, stirring often, until turkey begins
to brown (3 to 4 minutes)....
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Safeway SELECT Olive Oil, 1 medium onion, chopped, 6 cloves garlic, minced or pressed, 8 ounces hot-flavored turkey Italian sausages, meat removed from casings...
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Romano Chicken
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Place chicken breasts on a pan. Place Swiss cheese
and ham slices on top and roll up, securing with
toothpicks if necessary. In a small bowl combine
the Parmesan cheese, paprika, garlic salt,
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Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness, 1/4 pound Swiss cheese, sliced, 1/4 pound ham, sliced thin, 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese...
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(BBQ) Chicken Sandwiches
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
This is my favorite way to make a fresh BBQ sandwich during the week. Boil a couple of chicken breast strips, then shred with a fork. Add your favorite barbecue sauce, spread on a bun, and voila. Inst...
Ingredients: 3 or 4 chicken breast strips, boiled and shredded, barbecue sauce of choice, buns (optional), ...
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(KC) Pesto Burger (260mg)
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Toast bun in a dry pan. Form hamburger patty and
pan-fry until well-done....
Ingredients: 1 Kings Hawaiian Hamburger Bun (120mg), 1/4 pound Ground Sirloin (75mg), 1 TBL Private Selection Basil Pesto (48mg), 1 TBL Vermont Creamery crumbled Goat's Cheese (14mg)...
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(KC) Shrimp Tacos - 215mg
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Mix the first ten ingredients together very well in
a bowl and set aside. Warm shells in oven or
microwave....
Ingredients: 2 TBL small-diced mixed Bell Peppers (or just red bell pepper), 4 teas. thin-sliced Scallion, 4 teas. fresh chopped Cilantro, 3 - 4 teas. Olive Oil...
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(KC) Strawberry Smiles - 142mg
Desserts - Breads
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Quick Meals
NO SUBSTITUTIONS. Snap graham crackers in half to form four squares.
Set aside. Also set aside four slices of strawberry....
Ingredients: 2 Nabisco ORIGINAL graham crackers (135mg) (in a red box), 3 heaping teas. Mascarpone (7mg), 2 medium Strawberries - very thinly sliced, 2 teas. fresh Mint leaves - chopped very fine...
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(OZ) ANTIPASTO SALAD
Appetizers
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Quick Meals
Place fresh mozzarella ball in freezer for approx.
15 minutes. Rinse onion slices and let sit in cold
water for 15 minutes....
Ingredients: 7 1/2 oz. jar quartered ARTICHOKE HEARTS -drained and rinsed, 12 pitted JUMBO BLACK OLIVES - drained and halved lengthwise, 12 GRAPE TOMATOES - halved lengthwise, 12 slices PEPPERONI...
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(OZ) BEEF AND BROCCOLI
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Boil bouillon in water, stirring, until dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in soy sauce, wine, sugar, ginger, mustard and garlic....
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. ROUND STEAK - sliced thin then cut bite-sized., 1/2 lb. (or 3 cups) fresh BROCCOLI florets, 1/2 WHITE ONION - quartered, 2 cups WATER ...
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(OZ) BEEF TERIYAKI
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Prep- Slice carrot thinly at a 45-degree angle and slice celery (ribbed side up) thickly at the same angle. Slice broccoli florets down the middle and do not leave more than an inch of stem. Peel the ...
Ingredients: 1 lb. trimmed STEW MEAT, 4 cups instant WHITE RICE, 4 cups WATER, 12 oz. favorite TERIYAKI SAUCE...
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(OZ) BREAKFAST BURRITOS
Breakfast - Brunch
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Quick Meals
In non-stick skillet, scramble sausage together with green pepper and onion, stirring often until sausage is no longer pink....
Ingredients: 4 FLOUR TORTILLAS, 1/4 lb. GROUND SAUSAGE, 3-4 large EGGS, 1 small TOMATO - diced...
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(OZ) BROILED SALMON
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Place oven rack about 8 inches from broiler and preheat oven to 500 degrees. When temperature is reached, preheat to broil. (Caution, this recipe may set off your smoke detector)....
Ingredients: One 3/4 inch thick SALMON FILET, 1 1/2 Tbl. or more real BUTTER, CORN OIL, LIME JUICE...
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(OZ) BUTTER SAUCE
Sauces
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Quick Meals
Cook and drain Pasta per package directions....
Ingredients: 1 cup medium PASTA SHELLS, 3 Tbl. real BUTTER, 1 teas. MILK, 1 teas. MINCED GARLIC...
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(OZ) CHICKPEA SALAD
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Combine first seven ingredients. Cover and chill
about an hour....
Ingredients: One 15oz can CHICKPEAS - drained and rinsed, 1 - 1 1/2 ROMA TOMATOES - sliced and quartered, 1/2 lg CUCUMBER - peeled, sliced, and quartered, 1/2 cup SWEET ONION - chopped...
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(OZ) CHUNKY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Prepare pre-cooked chicken. Discard all skin, bones, and fat (or save to make stock). Cut larger pieces of meat into hearty chunks. Prepare vegetables....
Ingredients: 1 ROTISSERIE CHICKEN -deboned and skinned, 16 oz. medium EGG NOODLES, 2 CARROTS - unpeeled, sliced, 2 stalks CELERY - sliced...
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(OZ) CRAB SALAD IMPROV
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Slice crab into bite sized pieces, add onion and
celery. Spritz with lemon. Mix gently....
Ingredients: 3 sticks IMITATION CRAB, 1 small ONION slice - chopped, 1/2 small stick CELERY - diced , couple spritzes LEMON JUICE...
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(OZ) DAD'S CLAM CHOWDER
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Boil bouillon in water until dissolved. Cut onion and potato into sizable chunks (not diced). Add veggies and cook until potatoes are done. Stir occassionally....
Ingredients: 3 cups WATER, 1 cup whole MILK, 4-8 oz. CLAM JUICE (if available), 2 ten-ounce cans whole CLAMS w/ LIQUID...
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(OZ) EASY CHEESEY BURGER MAC
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Boil macaroni 8-10 minutes. Drain, rinse well, and return to pot. Meanwhile, scramble and brown hamburger, drain off grease, salt, and add to pot....
Ingredients: 1 cup MACARONI (dry), 1/2 lb. GROUND BEEF, 1 can Campbell's CHEDDAR CHEESE soup, 1/2 - 1 medium ONION - chopped...
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(OZ) EASY TURKEY (or Chicken) ROLLUPS
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Boil 1 1/2 cups water and the butter. Stir in contents of stuffing pouch, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes and fluff with a fork....
Ingredients: Favorite thick-sliced deli-style TURKEY (or Chicken), Stove Top turkey (or chicken)-flavored STUFFING, Pre-made (jar) TURKEY (or Chicken) GRAVY, 4 Tbl real BUTTER...
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(OZ) FRENCH DIP AND SWISS SANDWICH
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Slice bread in half lengthwise. Melt 1 Tbl. butter, brush on insides of bread, and pan-toast....
Ingredients: 1 SUB ROLL , 1/4 lb. best available deli ROAST BEEF, 2 slices SWISS CHEESE, several strips of ONION...
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(OZ) HAMBURGER RAMEN SKILLET
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Snap ramen pkg into four pieces, reserve seasoning.
Pan fry beef and red onion. Drain grease....
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. GROUND CHUCK, 1/4 lg. RED ONION - chopped, 1 pkg. BEEF RAMEN w/ SEASONING, 2 Tbl mixed PEAS AND CARROTS - frozen or canned...
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(OZ) MEXICAN MEAT MIX
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Pan-fry and scramble meat and onions until done....
Ingredients: 1 lb. GROUND CHUCK, 1 sm. WHITE ONION - chopped, 1/2 teas. SALT, 1/2 teas. OREGANO...
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(OZ) NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDA
Salads - Soups - Sidedishes
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Quick Meals
Boil bouillon in water, pour into another container and set aside. Reduce heat. Add butter and onion to pot and saute until soft. Stir in flour.
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Ingredients: 2 ten oz. cans CLAMS w/ LIQUID, 2 cups WATER, 1 cup HEAVY CREAM, 1 med POTATO - peeled and diced small...
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(OZ) PANTRY POT PIE
Entrees - Maindishes
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Quick Meals
Prepare biscuits per pkg. directions....
Ingredients: 1 can favorite Pillsbury BISCUITS, 1 can Campbell's CREAM OF CHICKEN, 1/2 can or less WHOLE MILK, 1/2 can WHOLE POTATOES - rinsed and cubed...
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(OZ) SHRIMP SCAMPI
Appetizers
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Quick Meals
Add butter,onion,and garlic to a pan and saute on med-low until onions are soft....
Ingredients: 15-20 Lg. thawed SHRIMP - deveined with shell and tail removed, 1/4 cup WHITE COOKING WINE, 2 Tbl. real BUTTER, 2 Tbl. chopped ONION...
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