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Easy And Simple Recipes Your Family Will Love to Have!!
Are you looking for easy & simple recipes to prepare that not only taste delicious but look gourmet and exquisite?
Here are a few non vegetarian dishes that are very easy & simple, but extremely delicious. Vegetarians and Vegans can replace meat with alternatives like Tofu, Tempeh etc.
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Chicken Stir Fry
One of the simplest recipes that are incredibly satisfying is a stir fry. You can make a stir fry with chicken, pork, beef or without any meat (for Vegetarians). Using one simple wok or a frying pan, a variety of vegetables, some stir fry sauces, a side dish & rice and your great supper is ready.
Ingredients you need:
500 grams of chicken breast (you can cut it into strips or cubes)
You can get fresh vegetables if available or else, 2 cans/tins/packs of oriental style vegetables (usually it includes various veggies like green beans, water chestnuts, broccoli, carrots, baby corn, etc etc etc)
100 to 200 grams (4-8 ounces) of stir fry sauce (salty or sweet is your choice)
4 servings of rice considering 1/4 cup of Basmati rice is one serving
Olive Oil is best but you can always use other oils depending on your taste/preference/choice & health consciousness 😛
Directions for cooking:
Cook the rice on one side by boiling it (you can also use boil in bag rice). Put oil in a frying pan or wok let it get hot than add cut chicken breast, cook moderately & then mix in the fresh/canned vegetables.
Stir frequently with a spoon every few minutes while adding a few spoonful’s of sauce.
Stir fry this for about 10-12 minutes or until it is cooked completely.
Serve on a bed of rice. You can also add bread or Chapatti as a side.
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Maple Ham Steak
Ham steak is incredibly easy to make and an awesome meal for many people. If you prefer, you can buy a big ham & slice it into ½ to ¾ inch thick steaks or you can just go & buy individually cut ham steaks sold in the grocery stores.
Ingredients you need:
4 Ham Steaks
100 grams (4 ounces) of brown sugar
200 grams (8 ounces) of maple syrup
4 Yams/sweet potatoes (fresh or canned)
Directions for cooking:
Rub 20 grams (1 ounce) of brown sugar into the ham & set it in an oven for about 30 minutes at 425 degrees F.
A few minutes before the ham steak is completely cooked, drizzle some maple syrup on top of the ham steak or else you can always cautiously warm the syrup in a microwave & serve it as you desire.
Also note that Ham steaks go great with yams/sweet potatoes.
You can cook yams/sweet potatoes in an oven with your ham steak, starting them about 15-20 minutes before you begin with the cooking of ham.
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BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, & Tomato) Sandwich
While bacon is not that a healthy food available, you can always choose to swap bacon with chicken bacon or a turkey bacon. The chicken bacon or a turkey bacon aren’t as bad as they sound 😛 & also they are actually quite flavorful.
Since the BLT (Bacon, Lettuce, & Tomato) sandwich is very easy & only includes bacon, lettuce, tomato, bread and mayo/cheese, make sure you buy top/good quality ingredients including nice & thick bread and tomatoes & fresh lettuce.
Ingredients you need:
1 Loaf of White or Rye Bread (1000-1300 grams) (you can you other bread in case of health consciousness) 😛
1 butter head of lettuce
4 (approx 500 grams) beefsteak tomatoes
450 grams (1 pound) of bacon
Mayo/Creamy Cheese as desired
Directions for cooking:
On a griddle cook 450 grams (1 pound) of bacon. Pat dry removing any excess grease using tissue paper or any other source to drain grease.
Now add Mayo/Creamy Cheese to two pieces of bread and then top it with some lettuce & a sliced tomato.
Garnish with a pickle, some olives, some pretzels or chips. (whatever you like)
