Category Archives: one dish meal

Beans & veggies over rice

Date: August  5th, 2011 Recipe: 0.5 cans of refried black beans 3 cloves garlic, diced 0.5 of an onion, diced 1 cup sweet potatoes, diced handful of spinach 0.5 cups shredded cheese 0.5 cups water 1 cup dried rice seasonings … Continue reading

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Country pork and noodles

Date: July 12th, 2011 Recipe: http://community.cookinglight.com/showpost.php?s=81ba9f28aeddc732dbe503a323a83f37&p=1129068&postcount=5 Modifications: I was only making a lunch portion of this, so I cut the recipe down. I substituted sweet potato for the red pepper because that’s what I had on hand. I also added some … Continue reading

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Vegetable Lasagna

Date: July 1, 2011 Recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/04/vegetable-lasagna/ Modifications: The veggies I used were: one eggplant, one zucchini, one summer squash, and one red pepper. I realized halfway through that I only got 15oz of ricotta cheese, but it still seemed to be … Continue reading

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Mexican Pizza

Date: June 21, 2011 Recipe: http://annies-eats.net/2010/12/09/mexican-pizza/ Modifications: None Time to table: About 15 minutes for the pizza dough, and 30 minutes to prep the pizza Servings: 3 adults, 1 toddler Ben: Like Erin: Like Annie: Like, although the crust was a … Continue reading

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Esquire Jambalaya

Date: June 8, 2011 Recipe: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/jambalaya-recipe-0211 Modifications: I cut this recipe in half because it was huge. I didn’t use the parboiled rice, I just used basmati that we had. The pot already had quite a bit of moisture so I … Continue reading

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Pineapple Chicken Salad

Date: June 6, 2011 Recipe: http://annies-eats.com/2008/08/06/pineapple-chicken-salad/ Modifications: Used some chopped fresh pineapple instead of a can. Shredded the carrots instead of cutting into matchsticks. We used leftovers from the beer butt chicken for this. Time to table: 15 minutes Servings: … Continue reading

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Meaty Lasagna

Date: May 29, 2011 Recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_lasagn/ Modifications:  We cut the beef down to 1 pound, still made plenty. I think this actually worked out well because this recipe is a tight fit in a 13×9 pan to begin with, so removing … Continue reading

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Breakfast Casserole

Date: May 30, 2011 Recipe: http://weelicious.com/2010/12/09/breakfast-casserole/ Modifications:  I doubled this, since we were feeding 6 – we’ve made the original recipe twice and it is JUST enough for 4 adults and 1 toddler. We had a few leftovers. I used: … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Sausage Skillet

Date: May 20, 2011 Recipe: http://thedomesticwannabe.blogspot.com/2011/05/sweet-potato-sausage-skillet.html Time to table: 30 minutes Modifications: I used 3 chicken sausage links. Did not peel the sweet potatoes and they were already diced up smaller than the recipe indicates. Sauteed the sweet potato in with … Continue reading

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