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Q. I need any cheap but tasty recipes you can think of.
Anything that has to do with casseroles,soups and crockpots.
Can any of you give me some recipes?
Anything that has to do with casseroles,soups and crockpots.
Can any of you give me some recipes?
Answer
I love cheap and easy meals so I have a ton.
I put frozen chicken, 1 bar of cream cheese, a can each of black beans, corn and rotel in the crockpot.I cook it about 5-6 hours and then shred the chicken with a fork and serve in tortillas or over rice.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Throw frozen chicken breast in the crockpot with about 2/3 jar of Franks Red Hot, a package of ranch dressing mix, and let it cook about 5-6 hours, and shred chicken with a fork, then add a stick of butter and cook about an hour. Serve on kaiser rolls with chips.
Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
1 onion, chopped
1 16-oz can black beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 8-oz can tomato sauce (used a 16 oz can)
10 oz package frozen corn kernels (used 2 small cans of corn kernels)
2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies (used a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes)
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder (used a bit more as I didn't have any chilies in my tomatoes)
24 0z. (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (optional)
chopped fresh cilantro
Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro. Also try it with cheese and sour cream
Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
12 oz spaghetti
1 (28 ounce) jars prepared spaghetti sauce
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
In a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through; drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
Cook spaghetti according to directions on packet. Drain and place cooked spaghetti in bowl. Add cream cheese, Italian Seasoning and minced garlic. Stir until cream cheese is melted and the spaghetti is thoroughly coated.
Lightly grease a 9x13" pan. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
Crockpot Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks
• 1/3 cup flour
• olive oil
• 1/2 T salt
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 T ketchup
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 4 T brown sugar
In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and ketchup. Pour the flour in a small bowl.
Cover the chicken breast chunks in flour and shake off the excess.
Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet and brown the flour-covered chicken.
The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it's going in the crock pot.
After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot.
Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.
Serve over rice and even add veggies if you want a healthier meal.
Smoky Chicken and Cheesy Potato Casserole
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 10 3/4 ounce can condensed cream of chicken with herbs soup
1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
6 ounces smoked cheddar cheese, shredded (1-1/2 cups)
1 28 ounce package frozen loose-pack diced hash brown potatoes with onion and peppers, thawed
3 cups chopped smoked or roasted chicken or turkey
Crushed croutons (optional)
Directions
1. Lightly coat the inside of a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. In the cooker combine soup, sour cream, cheese, frozen potatoes, and chicken.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours. If desired, top each serving with crushed croutons.
I also found this link on pinterest. I haven't done it yet but am going to soon. http://www.ringaroundtherosies.net/2012/02/freezer-cooking.html Its a bunch of crock pot meals you can make at once and freeze.
I love cheap and easy meals so I have a ton.
I put frozen chicken, 1 bar of cream cheese, a can each of black beans, corn and rotel in the crockpot.I cook it about 5-6 hours and then shred the chicken with a fork and serve in tortillas or over rice.
Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Throw frozen chicken breast in the crockpot with about 2/3 jar of Franks Red Hot, a package of ranch dressing mix, and let it cook about 5-6 hours, and shred chicken with a fork, then add a stick of butter and cook about an hour. Serve on kaiser rolls with chips.
Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili
1 onion, chopped
1 16-oz can black beans
1 16-oz can kidney beans
1 8-oz can tomato sauce (used a 16 oz can)
10 oz package frozen corn kernels (used 2 small cans of corn kernels)
2 14.5-oz cans diced tomatoes w/chilies (used a 28 oz can of diced tomatoes)
1 packet taco seasoning
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp chili powder (used a bit more as I didn't have any chilies in my tomatoes)
24 0z. (3) boneless skinless chicken breasts
chili peppers, chopped (optional)
chopped fresh cilantro
Combine beans, onion, chili peppers, corn, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder and taco seasoning in a slow cooker. Place chicken on top and cover. Cook on low for 10 hours or on high for 6 hours. Half hour before serving, remove chicken and shred. Return chicken to slow cooker and stir in. Top with fresh cilantro. Also try it with cheese and sour cream
Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Casserole
12 oz spaghetti
1 (28 ounce) jars prepared spaghetti sauce
1 lb lean ground beef
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 clove garlic, minced
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.
In a skillet, brown the ground beef until cooked through; drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Set aside.
Cook spaghetti according to directions on packet. Drain and place cooked spaghetti in bowl. Add cream cheese, Italian Seasoning and minced garlic. Stir until cream cheese is melted and the spaghetti is thoroughly coated.
Lightly grease a 9x13" pan. Spread a small amount of meat sauce in the bottom of the dish. Put spaghetti on top of sauce and top with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
Crockpot Orange Chicken
Ingredients:
• 3-4 boneless chicken breasts, chopped into small chunks
• 1/3 cup flour
• olive oil
• 1/2 T salt
• 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 3 T ketchup
• 6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate (thaw or throw it in the microwave for 45 seconds)
• 4 T brown sugar
In a bowl, mix the orange juice, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, and ketchup. Pour the flour in a small bowl.
Cover the chicken breast chunks in flour and shake off the excess.
Pour a small amount of olive oil in a skillet and brown the flour-covered chicken.
The chicken doesn't need to be fully cooked since it's going in the crock pot.
After the chicken is done cooking, pour the pieces into the crock pot.
Then cover the chicken with your sauce mixture and give the pot a stir.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours or on high for 2-3.
Serve over rice and even add veggies if you want a healthier meal.
Smoky Chicken and Cheesy Potato Casserole
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1 10 3/4 ounce can condensed cream of chicken with herbs soup
1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
6 ounces smoked cheddar cheese, shredded (1-1/2 cups)
1 28 ounce package frozen loose-pack diced hash brown potatoes with onion and peppers, thawed
3 cups chopped smoked or roasted chicken or turkey
Crushed croutons (optional)
Directions
1. Lightly coat the inside of a 3-1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. In the cooker combine soup, sour cream, cheese, frozen potatoes, and chicken.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours. If desired, top each serving with crushed croutons.
I also found this link on pinterest. I haven't done it yet but am going to soon. http://www.ringaroundtherosies.net/2012/02/freezer-cooking.html Its a bunch of crock pot meals you can make at once and freeze.
Evaluate my diet, please?
Zach
Only evaluate if you have sensible input, because this diet needs a lot of work.
Me: I'm a 14yr old male, 5'6", and 101 pounds. I'm very light and slim, and usually lead a sedentary lifestyle. Though currently I'm taking P.E. in school until Jan. 9th and have been since Nov. 1st and we run 1/2 a mile - a whole mile everyday, I doubt it helps with the diet you're about to see.
My typical diet EVERY day:
Breakfast: Three Eggo Pancakes w / Jimmy Dean Maple Sausage w / Aunt Jemima Syrup w / 2% Milk
Lunch: A Lunchable w / Chobani Champions Yogurt
Dinner: Varies, but I tend to have a Red Baron Pizza, hot dogs, a sandwich, Ramen Noodles, etc W / A SNACK of some sort (i.e. a Swiss Roll, a Cosmic Brownie, anything chocolate really.)
Additional Notes:
My parents work everyday minus the weekend until about 5:00 p.m., and as such don't have time to cook so the make something quick like the above for dinner. Very rarely do I get to eat fruits or vegetables. We'll have McDonalds or Burger King 2-3x a week.
~ The only good thing, really: After I drink a cup of milk w / my breakfast (sometimes I'll just drink water), I drink water the rest of the day, and usually exceed the recommended amount. I NEVER drink soda, tea, etc.
Thanks for the help! Ten points to the most helpful, informative answer. Be sure to include what risks I'm at, what I can do to improve, how I should change my diet, how I should exercise, etc, whatever you feel to be necessary enough to include.
Oh, yeah! When I go to McDonalds I usually get two McChickens (ONLY mayonnaise) and that's it. Then at Burger King I'll get ten chicken nuggets, barbecue sauce, and a medium onion ring.
Answer
Zach, you sound like such a sweetheart. I commend you for wanting to take your health into your own hands, which can be difficult to do at your age. Have you tried talking to your parents about this yet? You are right to be concerned about your health due to these foods, your parents just may not be worried about it because you don't seem to be gaining weight. However, some people just don't gain weight but that does not mean that these poor food choices are not making them unhealthy on the inside. Even skinny people can get metabolic syndrome, have heart attacks, strokes, or reach the point of type 2 diabetes. Most of these things likely would not happen until you are older, but you are still setting the stage. Also, proper nutrition helps with creating healthy sleep patterns and helps in overall brain function.
So now onto making better food choices. You absolutely need vegetables in your diet and lots of them. Fruit is not really a necessity, but it is easy to grab and go and much better for you than anything processed.
Since your parents are busy, you may just need to take an interest in cooking and start doing it yourself. Ask if you can go grocery shopping with your parents over the weekend and that way you can make healthy choices in which to prepare your meals. Also, maybe suggest a movie night and sit down with your parents and watch "Supersize Me" if they have not seen it. Then talk to them about how you would like to cut down your fast-food meals to 1x per week or less.
Buy lots of free-range organic eggs. Eggs are the best way to start your day and they are easy to prepare and you can do so in many ways for variety. Scramble them, make an omelet, fry them, poach them, boil them, have them sunny side up, make them into breakfast muffins, etc. If you scramble them or make them into an omelet, this is a a great way to add veggies into the meal as well. Think bell peppers (of all colors), squash of all kinds, broccoli, spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, asparagus, bok choy, etc. Don't forget to add unrefined salt, black pepper, and all sorts of other seasonings. As far as cooking oil goes, use either coconut oil, real butter, or ghee. DO NOT use vegetable or seed oils, and if an ingredient label says hydrogenated than you need to stay away.
Lunches and dinners should focus on proteins and veggies, but not those that are found in pre-packaged boxes. Use Sunday to bake a bunch of chicken breasts that you can then take to school with you. Take some raw veggies and hummus too, maybe some nuts (just not peanuts are those are not really nuts, they are legumes). Maybe make a wrap for yourself. Also, for dinners at home, my favorite trick is stir fry. Pick a protein (chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, salmon etc) and pick out a variety of veggies and toss them in a skillet. Healthy dinner in less than 15 minutes!
Here is a website for one kid who took his health into his own hands: http://www.strivefor85.com
His journey was one of weight loss, so it is different than yours, but if you reach out to him he may be able to provide you with tips and/or resources on communicating with your parents.
Also, here is a good pinterest account with over 100 healthy recipes: http://pinterest.com/sofatmovie/recipe-recommendations
Best of luck to you, Zach!
Zach, you sound like such a sweetheart. I commend you for wanting to take your health into your own hands, which can be difficult to do at your age. Have you tried talking to your parents about this yet? You are right to be concerned about your health due to these foods, your parents just may not be worried about it because you don't seem to be gaining weight. However, some people just don't gain weight but that does not mean that these poor food choices are not making them unhealthy on the inside. Even skinny people can get metabolic syndrome, have heart attacks, strokes, or reach the point of type 2 diabetes. Most of these things likely would not happen until you are older, but you are still setting the stage. Also, proper nutrition helps with creating healthy sleep patterns and helps in overall brain function.
So now onto making better food choices. You absolutely need vegetables in your diet and lots of them. Fruit is not really a necessity, but it is easy to grab and go and much better for you than anything processed.
Since your parents are busy, you may just need to take an interest in cooking and start doing it yourself. Ask if you can go grocery shopping with your parents over the weekend and that way you can make healthy choices in which to prepare your meals. Also, maybe suggest a movie night and sit down with your parents and watch "Supersize Me" if they have not seen it. Then talk to them about how you would like to cut down your fast-food meals to 1x per week or less.
Buy lots of free-range organic eggs. Eggs are the best way to start your day and they are easy to prepare and you can do so in many ways for variety. Scramble them, make an omelet, fry them, poach them, boil them, have them sunny side up, make them into breakfast muffins, etc. If you scramble them or make them into an omelet, this is a a great way to add veggies into the meal as well. Think bell peppers (of all colors), squash of all kinds, broccoli, spinach, kale, brussels sprouts, asparagus, bok choy, etc. Don't forget to add unrefined salt, black pepper, and all sorts of other seasonings. As far as cooking oil goes, use either coconut oil, real butter, or ghee. DO NOT use vegetable or seed oils, and if an ingredient label says hydrogenated than you need to stay away.
Lunches and dinners should focus on proteins and veggies, but not those that are found in pre-packaged boxes. Use Sunday to bake a bunch of chicken breasts that you can then take to school with you. Take some raw veggies and hummus too, maybe some nuts (just not peanuts are those are not really nuts, they are legumes). Maybe make a wrap for yourself. Also, for dinners at home, my favorite trick is stir fry. Pick a protein (chicken, turkey, beef, lamb, salmon etc) and pick out a variety of veggies and toss them in a skillet. Healthy dinner in less than 15 minutes!
Here is a website for one kid who took his health into his own hands: http://www.strivefor85.com
His journey was one of weight loss, so it is different than yours, but if you reach out to him he may be able to provide you with tips and/or resources on communicating with your parents.
Also, here is a good pinterest account with over 100 healthy recipes: http://pinterest.com/sofatmovie/recipe-recommendations
Best of luck to you, Zach!
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