42 almost instant Recipes

water, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, bell pepper, diced fine, crushed tomatoes (or tomato sauce), black beans , including liquid, diced chilies, ground cumin

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, pesto sauce (with olive oil base), sun-dried tomato tapenade

white bread (high quality if at all possible, sourdough is great!), american cheese, margarine , to taste

evaporated milk, ground cardamom, ground allspice, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper (i usually double this amount, personally)

adapted from: the king arthur flour baker s companion: the all-purpose baking cookbook ) italics mine..., makes about 16 round doughnuts plus doughnut holes, salt, nutmeg, sugar, instant yeast, unbleached all purpose flour, egg, milk, butter, melted, vanilla extract, vegetable oil or shortening (2 1/2 lbs), for frying (i used a smaller pot and used less oil), glaze:(i made my own glaze using less amounts since i also made a chocolate glaze as well...but you can just do plain ), milk, sugar, vanilla extract, chocolate glaze, whipping cream(heated to almost boiling), chocolate bar (or use chips about 1/2 cup), add more chocolate if the glaze is too thin, add hot whipping cream over chopped chocolate ...let sit until chocolate is melted and then stir., coconut , chopped nuts, powder sugar, sprinkles if you like, etc., whisk together the dry ingredients. in a separate bowl, combine the egg, milk, butter and vanilla and stir into the flour mixture, mixing until well combined., let the dough rest for 5 minutes, then knead for 6 to 8 minutes by hand or mixer until you have a smooth, soft dough. place the dough in a buttered bowl, turn it over to grease the top, and let it rise, covered, in a warm place for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until doubled in bulk., deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. gently roll the dough out to 1/4 inch(i would do them a quite a bit thicker next time) thickness and cut with a round cutter., cover loosely with greased plastic wrap (i didn tsp bother) and let rise again for about 1 hour(side note: i thought 1 hour was a bit too much...if you let the dough rise too much it will become too soft and in turn absorb too much oil...i would let it rise till almost doubled 20-30 minutes. this of course means that it is rising in a warm environment!), until doubled again., place oil or shortening in a heavy pan or deep skillet and heat to 350of.(this is were you need to get the temp. just right or it will burn the doughnuts if the oil is too hot.) place the doughnuts in the oil, two or three at a time, and fry until golden brown., turn over and cook the second side. this should be no more than a minute(or less...they brown very quickly) on each side. overcooking will make the doughnuts tough. drain on paper towels.to make the glaze, stir the milk into the confectioners sugar until it is smooth, then add the vanilla.when the doughnuts are cool enough to handle (but still warm), dip the tops of the doughnuts into the glaze, then place on a rack so the glaze will drip down.

pie crusts, jello sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix, skim milk, chocolate cool whip, cool whip topping

yellow cake mix (pudding in the mix), instant chocolate pudding mix, eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, water, sour cream, semi-sweet chocolate chips

garlic clove, halved (optional), dry white wine, refrigerated alfredo sauce, shredded swiss cheese (2 cups), ground nutmeg, kirsch (optional) or 1 tbsp brandy (optional)

fettuccine, uncooked, olive oil, fresh white mushroom, sliced (about 5 cups), sliced green onion, minced garlic, diced tomato, chopped fresh basil or 1 tbsp dried basil, crushed, salt, low-fat ricotta cheese

refrigerated cheese tortellini, frozen peas, cream cheese spread (garden vegetable flavor or chive and onion), milk, frozen chopped cooked chicken breasts

adobo seasoning, basil, big carrots, chopped, dill, egg, beaten, flax seed, ground (optional), ground beef, minced garlic cloves, honey, apple juice or 1 tsp orange juice, lentils , cooked according to package directions, marjoram, cooked noodles, onions, minced or 1/4 cup instant minced onion, frozen peas , defrosted, dry brown rice , cooked according to package directions or 1/2 cup long-grain white rice, salt, pepper (to taste if not using adobo), diced tomatoes, undrained, v 8 vegetable juice, water or 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups beef broth, corn, zucchini, shredded

reduced-fat honey graham crackers, smart balance light butter spread, melted, fat free sugar-free instant cheesecake pudding mix, skim milk, fat free cream cheese, softened, skim milk, sugar

betty crocker milk chocolate cake mix (or use the new lower sugar cake mixes ), egg substitute (or 4 large eggs), unsweetened applesauce, low-fat sour cream, sugar-free instant chocolate pudding mix, semi-sweet chocolate chips

condensed cream of potato soup, milk, clams , including juice, frozen scallops, thawed, frozen mixed vegetables (corn, peas and carrots), frozen shrimp, pre-cooked type, thawed

dry stuff ., whole wheat flour. hold out about 3 tbsp to adjust batter., wheat or oat bran., graham cracker & enough instant oats to make 1/2 cup when ground fine., salt ., cinnamon. > feel free to adjust to taste., nutmeg. > feel free to adjust to taste., baking powder ., baking soda ., milk , soured with the juice of 1 sour orange. or 2 tbsp lemon juice instead of the sour orange juice. but sour orange is much better tasting in this recipe, wet stuff, & all the other stuff that gets mixed with the wet stuff., sour cream ., apple sauce ., eggs ., butter ., dark brown sugar ., vanilla ., splenda. > more if you like them sweeter! splenda is the only artificial sweetener that will work here. the other stuff won tsp stand up to the heat. the other factor is; splenda is mostly maltodextrin, which is hygroscopic. it keeps the muffins moist and provides the texture that a cup of sugar would normally take care of., zest of the sour orange . or 1/2 a lemon, if you re using lemon instead of sour orange. but if you re not using sour orange, you are really missing out on flavor., diced apples .

dijon mustard, garlic , almost pureed, black pepper, salt, buttermilk, fish fillets (of choice -- about 6 oz. each), instant potato flakes, butter or 2 tbsp margarine

textured vegetable protein, quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant ), old bay seasoning, ground black pepper, mustard powder, water (almost boiling), ketchup, soy sauce (or tamari or bragg s), tahini (or any other nut or seed butter), nutritional yeast (flake kind, not powdered ), whole wheat pastry flour