3 ingredient recipes

[jswalker1992]

Originally Posted by bamainhawaii

I like to do two things with hot dogs. First one:
Cut up hot dogs, put in iron skillet with bbq sauce. Cook until hot dogs are crispy and sauce is somewhat carmelized.
Other one is:
Cut up hot dogs, fry in iron skillet just to get hot. Pour a can of sauerkraut over them. Fry that until kraut gets really done. Almost burnt. YUMMMM.

I do both of these with different types of smoked sausages, brats, etc... Normally, whatever is onhand.

[scb1988]

Originally Posted by bamainhawaii

I like to do two things with hot dogs. First one:
Cut up hot dogs, put in iron skillet with bbq sauce. Cook until hot dogs are crispy and sauce is somewhat carmelized.
Other one is:
Cut up hot dogs, fry in iron skillet just to get hot. Pour a can of sauerkraut over them. Fry that until kraut gets really done. Almost burnt. YUMMMM.

I love hot dogs like this!

[Shry]

bump

[gettinserious]

I still think we need to make this a STICKY!!!

[Low Carb Mommy]

I made this last night. I grilled some chicken and added some pesto sauce (little jar), then sauteed some fresh spinach and put the chicken on top! It was very yummy!

[kbetz0419]

Originally Posted by beetgreen

Fried Cabbage and Bacon

1 pound bacon diced
1 large head cabbage shredded
½ medium onion diced

Fry bacon until crispy, remove from pan and set aside. Pour off about ½ of the bacon grease or not . Fry onions in remaining grease until translucent. Add cabbage and stir-fry until tender crisp. Stir in reserved bacon. Salt and pepper to taste. This is delicious and freezes very well.

I ate this all the time during my first month. A friend of mine gets damage bacon from work and cabbage is cheap YUMMMM

[kbetz0419]

Originally Posted by becksterinindy

I have had a crockpot since they were invented and have NEVER put liquid in them!!!!!!!!

Linda Sue thanks for the picture of the hot chili sauce I found it easily at Krogers

I have never tried anything with out liquid. Dosent it burn or stick? I did find reynalds crock pot bags. There like a rosting bag. I have a crock pot that lifts out to be washed but I still love useing the bags.

[kbetz0419]

These are wonderfull. I would love to here more. What does every one due with canned tuna?

[thisisrightnow]

I'm really loving this thread. I hate cooking stuff that takes like 10 ingredients. Plus 3 ingredients will keep the cost of food down, too. The orange chicken and parmesan ranch chicken recipes sounded particularly good.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by kbetz0419

I have never tried anything with out liquid. Dosent it burn or stick? I did find reynalds crock pot bags. There like a rosting bag. I have a crock pot that lifts out to be washed but I still love useing the bags.

I've only ever done it with a roast, but you can put it in the crock pot with no liquid, and you will be shocked at how much liquid is in there when it's done.

[1BellaDonna]

tryng to get bac on the wagon after having my baby and being presured into not LC'ing during pregnancy (by my doc). this thread could be the thing that gets me going! thanks for the recipes.

[Tecnokitty]

Originally Posted by SarahAnne717

oh... I just made me and my husband's favorite chicken tonight and realized it's a 3 ingredient recipe... so here goes

Ingredients:

• boneless, skinless chicken breast tenders
• parmesan cheese (green can)
• Ranch Dressing Dry mix (in dressing aisle)

Mix parmesan w/ranch mix to taste (depends on amount of chicken used. About a 1c parmesan to 1/2 pack of mix ratio for me).
Wet tenders with some water and roll in mix to coat very well.
Place on baking sheet covered with foil for easy clean up. I usually put any leftover mix on top of the chicken, the more the better.
Bake at 425 for about 10 mins or until cooked through. Try and catch them as soon as they are done so that they are super moist.
So good... yumyum

This sounds great! Does anyone have a recipe for making the "Ranch dressing dry mix" themselves? They always add sugar and stuff to those packets so I am hoping to make a bag of the seasoning myself.

[Soobee]

Dana Carpender's Ranch Dressing
1 T dried parsley
1/4 t pepper
1/2 t onion salt
1 c light mayo
1/4 t garlic salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 t xantham or guar gum

Blend ingredients

Kicked-Up Ranch
3/4 c buttermilk
1/2 c light mayo
1/4 c fresh parsley, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T parmesan
1/4 t guar or xantham

Blend ingredients.

[Nigel]

Originally Posted by Soobee

Dana Carpender's Ranch Dressing
1 T dried parsley
1/4 t pepper
1/2 t onion salt
1 c light mayo
1/4 t garlic salt
1/2 c buttermilk
1/2 t xantham or guar gum

Blend ingredients

Kicked-Up Ranch
3/4 c buttermilk
1/2 c light mayo
1/4 c fresh parsley, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
2 T parmesan
1/4 t guar or xantham

Blend ingredients.

Thank you for the ranch dressing recipes.

[scb1988]

My family doesn't like wings to eat (it's sinew thing lol) but like the flavor of the wings so I came up with this really easy recipe
Hot Boobs
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 bottle of wing sauce (usually the hottest we can find for 0 carbs
put in crockpot at cook all day. Shred when is comes out of crockpot. Eat as it is or my favorite is to roll it in a low carb tortilla and blue cheese dressing with lettuce. DD loves it in omelettes.

[Jake]

Originally Posted by gettinserious

I wanna toot my horn and ask that this become a post it... oh wait, its sticky isn't it? lol... I was thinking post it notes just then... but how about it.

There are a lot of genius ideas on here and its nice to have a steady menu, but to know that I can come in and change it up too so that things are different month to month.

my absolute fave dish on this thread though, has to go to the chile roast beef. OMG, I will never make a roast any different from that ever again!

So how did your project go? I assume you were doing a cook-for-the-month type deal?

[Fearless Sunflower]

Subscribing to this thread! Great ideas!

[gettinserious]

Jake- It went very well. Of course there were some things I didn't like, but then someone else here might like them... Over all it was wonderful. I was able to lowcarb and not have to worry about fixing meals for OVER a month! I just had a baby and those first weeks are the roughest, so this thread was a real lifesaver. I'm not cooking ahead so far anymore, but I still use many of these recipes and just have more time to cook them fresh now.


And now for my contribution. A nice snack idea. It sounds awful together, but trust me... it has everything a snack should have. Crunchy, sweet and salty!

Stuffed Celery:

Celery
Peanut butter
Vanilla sweetened cream cheese

Whip up a brick of cream cheese, add some vanilla davincis (you can also use splenda and vanilla extract, I have). Layer pb into celery first, making an indent through pb. Then add cream cheese mixture. Eat in front of your favorite show...

Word of caution, only make a few at a time. I usually do about 4-5 sticks because they are just TOO good!

[Soobee]

These sound delicious. I've always loved celery and peanut butter. These sound even better.

[rican3]

I started to not submit this cause it has 4 ingredients but it can be tweaked if you don't have the cream or half and half and would still be good. The worchester is what makes it kick!


Smothered Pork Chops

Pork chops-the thicker the better
seasoned with your favorite (lemon pepper or salt and pepper or seasonal ect...)
Cream of chicken soup or cream of chicken and mushroom soup
worchester sauce
1/2 cup cream or half and half

Brown seasoned chops in evoo till really carmelized
remove from pan

add about 1/2 cup of water to deglaze pan
add soup and worchester sauce (start w/1-2 tbls and add to taste from there.)
add cream and stir well

Bring chops back to pan and simmer on low 1-1/2 hours turning chops every 20 minutes
You could also add mushrooms at the last 30 minutes for a deeper flavor

This make a wonderful gravy that could be use on dreamfields pasta or faux rice or faux potatos. Enjoy

[jswalker1992]

This one is from the crockpot thread. It is so good! Can also do it on the stovetop.

Originally Posted by sjoy76

Pepperocini Beef

Put a 4-5 lb roast (i buy whatever is on sale) in the crock pot and dump a good size jar of pepperocinis w/ juice on top. Cook on high for 1/2 hour then reduce to low and cook for 8-10 hours.

This is spicy but soooo good! I usually don't eat the peppers, the beef is excellent served on those microwaved cheddar or parmesan cheese chips things.

[greenacres]

I found this this AM at COPPS FOOD CENTER same as ROUNDY's if anyone has one. It was a small jar for $2.99, so I bought two, the last two on the shelf! I am making this tonight! Thanks for this recipe!! Keep coming with the 3 ingredient ones!

[momov2boys]

We roast beef salad:

shredded roast beef, a heaping 2 C
mayo, a heaping 1/2 C
horseradish, a heaping 1/4 C

(I also add black pepper)

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Favorite Crockpot Pork:

2 pork tenderloins
8.5 oz jar of sun-dried tomatoes in EVOO
1/4 C Lite soy sauce

(crockpot on low, 8-10 hours)
shred pork in all its juices
serve on LC tortillas or over romaine, w/sour cream

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We also really enjoy chicken sausage fried in EVOO w/mushrooms & garlic

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I'm all about quick and easy!!!

Great thread!!!

[Jake]

Originally Posted by gettinserious

Jake- It went very well. Of course there were some things I didn't like, but then someone else here might like them... Over all it was wonderful. I was able to lowcarb and not have to worry about fixing meals for OVER a month! I just had a baby and those first weeks are the roughest, so this thread was a real lifesaver. I'm not cooking ahead so far anymore, but I still use many of these recipes and just have more time to cook them fresh now.


And now for my contribution. A nice snack idea. It sounds awful together, but trust me... it has everything a snack should have. Crunchy, sweet and salty!

I've been really wanting to try OAMC for lowcarb - your experience with it sounds encouraging! Like a lot of people, I have to cook for the rest of the (super thin, annoyingly skinny )family, and it would be nice to be able to make their meal, and then just nuke something for me. I may have to give it a shot!

[gettinserious]

why do you have to? They can't cook? lol. I urge you to try it. Heck, most of it is crockpot cooking anyways, so even there you can get ahead start by putting it in the morning and it will be done by dinner time.

I love it!

[Jake]

Originally Posted by gettinserious

why do you have to? They can't cook? lol. I urge you to try it. Heck, most of it is crockpot cooking anyways, so even there you can get ahead start by putting it in the morning and it will be done by dinner time.

I love it!

Oh goodness... what an opening to a LONG story. I love my family so much, and I love my wife like I love life itself. HOWEVER.... ...if I stopped cooking for her and the kids, they'd live at McDonalds. She once "prepared" sliced cheese, dill pickles, and Mountain Dew for dinner when I was out of town. We all have our strengths.... I'll make dinner, and she can balance the checkbook....


Which recipes did you end up choosing?

[gettinserious]

Oh geez, the list... lol...

Roast chicken
rotisserie chicken
chili garlic stirfry
chile roast beef
buffalo chicken goes main course
turkey stirfry (didn't like)
beef and broccoli w/ cheese
mushroom turkey breast (I did this with chicken and added slices of swiss OMG! GOOD!)

Geez, there were so many and alot I didn't try yet...

[greenacres]

WOW, I made this last nite and it was really good, but REALLY HOT. I think I used too much sauce LOL! I used the chili/garlic sauce, but almost 3/4 of the jar LOL! So, what I did to soften the bite was rolled in about 1/4 cup of regular sour cream and boy was it really good then. Yes, I would definately recommend this!

Originally Posted by epix
Stir Fry Chili Garlic Chicken

1. Chicken Breast Strips
2. Chili-Garlic Sauce (usually near the asian/soy sauce at the grocery store)
3. Broccoli

Just put a little vegetable oil in a pan, add chicken till its brown, add sauce, stir, add broccoli and stir until chicken and broccoli is done.

not sure if you can freeze it but its simple and quick to make.

[gettinserious]

I got a good one. It's a LITTLE carby, but if you are craving Chinese food and past the Induction phase, you can have this.

Asian Sesame Grilled Chicken

Boneless, Skinless chicken breasts
Wishbone Asian Sesame vinagrette dressing

Marinade chicken in dressing overnight. Grill until done. This is SO good! I serve it with Broccoli made with soy sauce and some of that bottle chile sauce mentioned earlier in the thread (the hot, not garlic stuff that is easy to find. lol). GOOD stuff!

[nikkic]

I made rican3's Smothered Pork Chops (post 140) for supper and it's a winner. I changed it a little. I used pork steaks and after it was all browned up, I put them in the crockpot which I'd already added the chicken and mushroom soup, CC milk and a tbs of worchestershire sauce and stirred it up. I let it all cook for 4-6 hours on low (it was done, so I had it on keep warm for awhile, so my timing is questionable). Very tender and flavorful.