4227 main dishes that Recipes

please note you may replace the corn , beans, peas, and carrots with 1 large bag of frozen mixed veggies, if desired, also works well as a main dish for 6 people.), white corn, (drained ), french-cut or other green beans,(drained), save 1/2 cup of juice from 1 of the veggies ., mushrooms, green peas (optional), carrots (optional), broccoli (optional), cream of celery soup, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, chopped celery, chopped green bell pepper (red adds great color also), chopped onion, sour cream, cheese crackers (i have also used ritz, and they work fine)., almonds, melted butter or margarine., note you may add 2 cups cooked chicken (in large pieces) to this if for a main dish* *)

fresh asparagus , cut into 2-inch pieces, butter, melted, sliced bread, crusts removed, shredded cheddar cheese, divided, cubed fully cooked ham, eggs, milk, dried minced onion, salt, ground mustard

water, butter, salt, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, eggs, chopped green pepper, chopped onion, butter, eggs, salt, pepper, chopped fully cooked ham, shredded cheddar cheese

chopped onion, butter, king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour, milk, chicken bouillon cube, salt , optional, pepper, light water-packed tuna, drained and flaked, frozen peas, diced pimientos, hot cooked egg noodles

romaine lettuce leaves, washed and crisped, beef flank steak (1 to 1-1/4 lb) or tender beef steak of your choice, vegetable oil, dried basil, minced garlic, pepper, tomatoes, cut in small wedges, chopped green pepper, green onions, thinly sliced, sour cream or plain yogurt, minced fresh parsley, ripe avocado, peeled and sliced

torn lettuce, tomatoes, chopped, ripe avocado, peeled and chopped, diced fully cooked ham, hard-cooked eggs, chopped, diced cooked turkey, sliced fresh mushrooms, crumbled blue cheese, red onion rings, lemon wedges and sliced ripe olives, optional, salad dressing of your choice

cubed fully cooked low-fat ham, chopped onion, garlic cloves, minced, dried oregano, dried thyme, cayenne pepper, pepper, vegetable oil, cider or red wine vinegar, cooked rice, diced cooked chicken, celery ribs, thinly sliced, julienned green pepper, julienned sweet red pepper, green onions with tops, sliced, tomatoes

any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that, answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture)., by reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. you can continue this process until what you have left is a syrup if it contains sugar, or a sauce if it does not., this is 1 of the most important tools in the kitchen , believe it or not, because a great sauce can rescue an indifferent meal., literally any liquid can be reduced ., a few uses, wine is frequently used in cooking , both as a marinade and as an addition to sauces for meat., there are some problems with it though, 1 of which is that you need a really good wine and quite a lot of it to produce a reasonable sauce for, say, six people., on the other hand , if you use pure grape juice and reduce it to a syrup, that syrup, added to any sauce (or gravy if you prefer) will lift it into the realms of gourmet ., more , you don tsp have to make your reduction on the night you prepare your meal. you can reduce a liter of grape juice at any time to the consistency and flavor you want; then just store it in the fridge., you can do the same thing with any fruit juice - prune is sensational - and store it until needed. just about all of them will do things for ice cream, pies or tarts that will have your guests demanding the recipe, pork with apple sauce use a carton of fresh apple juice from the supermarket and reduce it. and if you want a real sensation add in a glass of apple brandy during the reduction process., are you getting an idea of how simple this is, take any carton of fresh stock straight of the shelf and reduce it. you will transform it into something even the manufacturer won tsp recognize. but beware, you need to start out with good quality in the first place, because when you reduce a liquid you intensify all the flavors, and not just the good ones., if it s salty to start with, for example, it will be salty beyond belief by the time you ve reduced it even by half. so if you are going to use a supermarket stock, make sure it s an extremely good 1., believe me when i tell you that stock cubes should not be used for reduction sauces., thickeners, because you will be tasting as you go (won tsp you ), you may find that you get the flavor you want before the desired consistency is reached., a couple of hints right now for your sauces., sweet ones can be thickened successfully without loss of color by adding in liquid glucose early on in the reduction process. surprisingly, this will add little in the way of sweetness and produces a beautiful velvety sauce when whisked., if you get it wrong and add too much, no problem. stir in a little extra water to thin it., reduction pans, reductions need to happen rapidly in serving to preserve flavors. and the greater the surface area of the liquid the faster the water will evaporate., however you may want to whisk something into the sauce while its cooking - such as butter or olive oil for example - and for that i find a small wok is best; 1 with a handle., a wok is less likely to reduce so fast that the sauce is burnt while your back is turned. but try both methods and see which you prefer. you may even end up using something totally different., no magic to this. whatever works for you, that s what you should use, in this and everything else to do with cooking., just bear in mind that what you re after is speed and ease of use. as well as a great tasting result, of course. :>), keeping, if they should dry out , simply add a little water and heat through., sauces containing meat juices of any kind must be frozen if you re going to keep them, and should be brought to boiling point before being used again. there is no need to thaw them out to do this, in fact it s better not to. simply drop the frozen cubes into a saucepan, melt them over a gentle heat, and then bring swiftly to the boil., why do you do this to avoid food poisoning, that s why. you are making sure that any bugs introduced into the sauce during the preparation process are killed off., worry , this will not be because of anything you have done wrong (i hope!), but because bacteria are part of our everyday lives and they exist in every kitchen, however clean., in fact your food , and especially your meat, is crawling with wildlife that you will never see. don tsp worry about them. careful handling and simple precautions will ensure that these miniature monsters can never multiply enough to harm either you or your guests.

wild maine blueberries, sugar, grated lemon rind, diced peeled apple, light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, white flour, chopped pecans (optional), rolled oats, butter

frozen southern style hashbrowns, shredded cheddar cheese, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, black pepper, garlic salt, onion, tblspn butter, make into a main dish , add diced ham! if you double the recipe, double the baking time, and if you triple it, bake for 3 hours, stirring every half hour or so.

onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, olive oil, diced tomatoes, undrained, dried oregano, dried basil, salt, pepper, ziti, cooked and drained, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese

ground ham, ground turkey or beef, graham cracker crumbs, eggs, milk, tomato soup, undiluted, white vinegar, brown sugar, ground mustard

ground turkey or beef, diced green pepper, chopped onion, chili powder, salt, ground cumin, condensed golden mushroom soup, undiluted, water, whole kernel corn, drained, diced tomatoes, undrained, cut green beans, drained, uncooked instant rice, tomato juice , optional

cucumber, frozen medium cooked shrimp, thawed, garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained, minced fresh parsley, olive oil, cider vinegar, garlic clove, minced, salt, lemon-pepper seasoning, leaf lettuce , optional

butter (melted ), ritz cracker crumbs, freshly grated parmesan cheese, maine scallops (coarsely cut up ), maine shrimp (coarsely cut up ), worcestershire sauce, garlic clove (minced ), live maine lobsters

there are dozens of noodles famous in singapore from the street hawkers to upscale restaurants; singapore noodle is not 1 of them., lack of geographic authenticity does not detract from this wonderful dish that is easy to prepare, perks up the taste buds, and can be served as a whole meal, a snack or an appetizer., rice noodles , soaked in cold water for 2 hours, and drained, baby shrimps, without shells, deveined, rinsed and drained, skinless chicken breast , 1/4-inch strips, white wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, ground white pepper, canola oil, to cook, minced ginger, scallions batons, 1-inch lengths, minced garlic, bean sprout , picked, red bell pepper , julienned, onion , julienned, eggs, lightly scrambled, madras curry powder, salt and white pepper to taste

cream cheese, cooked maine lobster meat, freshly minced onions, fresh horseradish, worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce (to taste (optional), milk (if needed to thin), chopped walnuts (optional)

crabmeat (blue crab meat or stuffing), shallot, minced, parsley, mayonnaise, breadcrumbs, egg, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, lobsters (whole maine ), butter , cut into pieces, paprika, lemon juice