Thursday, December 8, 2011

I need a cheap recipe to impress my b/f for dinner tomorrow, but I'm low on cash.. No seafood, please!?

I'm just looking for any recipe.. Most seafood isn't an option, but he's obsessed with shrimp.. haha.. Any help would be awesome! Thanks. :)|||Try Shrimp Scampi. you can modify the recipe as your budget sees fit. If the Shrimp scampi recipe below doesnt work for you, then try spaghetti with chunky meat sauce with vegetables.





INGREDIENTS:


鈥?2 pounds large uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined*


鈥?1/2 cup butter


鈥?1 teaspoon salt


鈥?6 cloves garlic, crushed


鈥?1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley


鈥?1 teaspoon lemon zest


鈥?2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


鈥?lemon wedges


PREPARATION:


Directions for Shrimp Scampi


*Leave shell on tail section, if desired. Preheat oven to 400掳. Melt butter in a 13x9x2-inch baking pan in oven. To the melted butter, add the salt, crushed garlic, and 1 tablespoon of the chopped parsley. Stir well. Arrange shrimp scampi in baking pan in a single layer. Bake, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Turn shrimp; sprinkle with lemon zest, lemon juice, and the rest of the parsley. Bake shrimp scampi for 8 to 10 minutes, or until just done. Arrange shrimp scampi on hot serving platter; pour garlic butter from pan over the shrimp and garnish with several lemon wedges. Shrimp scampi serves 4 to 6.|||spaghetti|||Find something that's shrimp with bacon wrapped around it. For MOST guys, it's about taste %26amp; quantity, not how fancy (FYI).|||Shrimp scampi! Sautee the shrimp in olive oil and garlic and serve over rice.|||Tater Tot Casserole is YUMMO.


Just do a search on it- but it is hamburger meat- onions- cheese- onion soup mix and some spices.





Or just make some bonless butterfly chops- baked potato and canned veggie.|||Absolutely the Best Amish Beef Stew





This is just what its name implies...the absolute best beef stew ever. It is wonderful in the colder weather and really warms you up. I got the basic recipe from an old Amish cookbook and tweeked it a bit. My family loves it with home baked bread, so I always make Amish White Bread, Amish White Bread to go along with it.








6-8 servings 3录 hours 15 min prep





2-3 lbs boneless beef cubes


2 tablespoons shortening


1 large onion, sliced


4 cups boiling water


1 tablespoon salt


1 tablespoon lemon juice


1 tablespoon sugar


1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce


1/2 teaspoon pepper


1 1/2 teaspoons paprika


1 dash allspice


1 dash cloves


6 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks or 1 lb peeled baby carrots


6 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks


1/2 cup cold water


1/4 cup flour








Melt shortening over high heat in a large pot or dutch oven.


Add beef cubes and brown over medium heat, stirring occasionally, about 15-20 minutes.


Add onions, boiling water, salt, lemon juice, sugar, worcestershire sauce, pepper, paprika, allspice and cloves.


Simmer, tightly covered, for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.


Add vegetables and simmer another 30 minutes (covered), or until tender.


Note: if your lid is not tight on the pot, you may not have enough liquid left to just about cover everything after you add the veggies.


If this is the case, add more water to barely cover ingredients.


Mix cold water and flour together and blend until smooth.


Push meat and veggies to the side of the pot and add flour mixture slowly, incorporating into liquid.


When gravy thickens, stir all ingredients gently to distribute gravy evenly.


Simmer another 5 or 10 minutes and enjoy!|||Shrimp Scampi is a good option, but most is made with garlic, butter and a little olive oil! Throw it over some pasta and it's easy!


Or try the same with chicken if you don't like shrimp!!!|||Go to Rachel Ray .com she has a butt ton of really good receipes on her web page that you can make in 30min. and under $20 bucks.|||I don't have a name for this dish because I made it up myself when we were low on fresh stuff and my family loved it. Ingredients: 4-6 Boneless Chicken Breasts, Salt/Pepper, Oregano (or herb of choice), 1-2 Cloves Garlic or Garlic Powder to taste, 2 cups sliced mushrooms, 1 cup pitted/sliced olives (any kind or mixed), 1 large can of Stewed Tomatoes,1/2 stick of butter.





Spray bottom of deep pan with cooking spray. Put chicken in bottom of pan. Season with salt, pepper, dried oregano. Sprinkle with minced garlic. Top with chopped onion and mushrooms. Add olives and pour undrained canned of tomatoes over everything. Bake covered about 45 mins - 1 hour at 375. Serve with rice or pasta.|||Chocolate cake for desert and any meal.


Ham steak and baked potato with fixins. Nice salad.


Chef salad and nice bread and wine.


Chicken breast with fancy cheese melted on top with little red potatoes and fav veggie or salad.


Big fat breakfast


Cook together. Then it doesn't matter what it is just have fun.


cheaters Chicken cordon blue. includes chicken breast cooked add a slice of ham on top and melt mozzerela cheese on top of that with a nice salad.


Most of it is in the presentation. Add a slice of apple or wedge of lemon, nice bread, wine or sparkling cider. Use fancy dishes.


Good desert is also a dip of vanilla ice cream and a mint melano cookie or two from pepperidge farm stuck just to the side of ice cream.


Some guys like home cooking. Pot pie or shepherds pie


Think football foods fancied up.


You can do a fondue and feed each other.


If he is health conscious try a big fancy turkey club sandwich.


You can stuff thick cut pork chops with apple slices. Twice baked potatoes topped with cheese and Green beans with almonds.


If you have bar-b-que weather. You can have shish-ka-bobs. steak bites and another bob with mushrooms and other veggies. nice bread and finish with smoothies.


No matter what you cook, tell him how great it is going to be and give him a snack while you finish it (cheese and crackers). Tell him how hard you worked just for him and don't be surprized if he doesn't respond well. I hopeI have given you some good ideas here. Good Luck|||Get chicken and McCormick buffalo chicken mix...make buffalo chicken sandwiches!|||Marinate some steaks in beer for about an hour, then grill them and a couple of shrimp. Serve with mash potato and veg.





It is impressive because the beer makes the meat taste awesome, the shrimp taste better grilled, and if you were in Australia, the whole dish would be called Surf and Turf, and served with a brown onion gravy.





YUM!|||Shrimp and pasta is the best way to spread your dollar. Sautee sliced garlic in olive oil. I would suggest about about 1/4 inch of olive oil in the pan. Make sure you start with a cold pan and oil. Make sure the garlic does not burn or you have to start over. Take the lightly browned garlic out and sautee the shrimp in this oil. Then toss with thin spaghetti. At this point you can add more ingredients. This is the most simple recipe, but you can take this anywhere. Make it Greek by adding olives, oregano and feta. It can be italian with artichokes, parsley and parm.. Asian with peanut sauce, cilantro and sliced scallions.





I am sure you get the point. It's a piece of cake and you can do it with a pound of shrip with both of you getting a great amount of shrimp. Make sure you tell the fish monger to peel and devein them for you.|||How about coconut shrimp? Just butterfly the shrimp up, season and dredge in flour. Dip in beaten eggs then in dried coconut and fry. (exact recipes can be found using any search engine). I'd reccomend serving it with some coconut rice, Ina Garten has a good recipe. And maybe just some roasted asparagus on the side. All relatively spring flavors really go well with this season. Good luck on your dinner.|||Ok, here is 1 with flank steak, one with shrimps, but both easy and fast





FLANK STEAK, SHALLOTS %26amp; VINEGAR :


1 big flank steak (or skirt steak)


tons of sliced shallots


1 1/2 glass of vinegar


butter


salt %26amp; pepper





In a pan, put some butter, then when melted, add the shallots, a little salt %26amp; pepper and


when golden, take them out and put the steak in the pan, salt %26amp; pepper again.


Cook on medium heat. When golden on both size, add the shallots and the vinegar and


let it reduced a little. When you have an homogeneous sauce, it's done.


Serve with boiled potatoes or fresh pasta








Shrimps


heavy cream


a glass of whiskey or cognac (whiskey better)


salt %26amp; pepper


butter





Put butter in a pan and when melted, add the peeled shrimps (you can leave the skin, but it's messier to eat), salt %26amp; pepper. Cook on medium heat. When starting to turn pink, turn the heat to the max, pour the alcohol and light a fire with a match (careful the eyebrows ;-)). Then add the cream and voil脿 !


Serve over white rice (better) or fresh pasta

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