Category: Easy Recipes
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Dressed Up Black Beans
A friend just taught me a great easy way to dress up a can of black beans. Saute a half cup or so of sliced or chopped onions very slowly until caramelized. Then add the can of black beans (without draining them) and mix it all up. Simmer slowly until the liquid has dissipated and…
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Split Pea Soup / Leftover Ham
When I bake a ham, there are always lots of leftovers. I always make sure I dice up a bunch of the ham and freeze it in two cup portions, roughly. I don’t actually measure. I fill a few sandwich bags of diced ham and then put each sandwich bag in a gallon freezer bag.…
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Worcestershire Chicken
Easy great chicken recipe! I found several variations of this on AllRecipes. One poster said her mom fixed this chicken this way so often they grew up calling it “normal” chicken. I can see why! It was so easy and so good! Updated to add: This became our “normal chicken” after a while!
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Cheesy Potato Wedges, Baked Chicken Quarters and Broccoli
Tonight’s dinner was chicken quarters, potato wedges, and broccoli and cheese sauce. The chicken quarters had been bought on sale a while ago. I threw a few pieces into each freezer bag and mixed up various marinades and threw them in. This was essentially oil, lemon juice, garlic and salt I think. Can’t quite remember……
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Meatballs and Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Sauce
I can make good meatballs and I do sometimes. And sometimes I buy the bags of frozen premade ones because they’re so dang handy and taste pretty good. Tonight I thawed some by simmering a handful in some hot water for a bit, while I peeled, cut, and boiled some potatoes for mashed potatoes. When…