The Official Professional Bachelor Food Suggestion Thread

[El Diablo]

J,

For a ton of great quick ideas, check out this great thread I mentioned earlier: OOT Trader Joe's thread

[M2d]

D, for sausages, try chopping the sausages up and browning them (italian sausage is good here, but any decent ones will do). add in diced onion and some garlic. when that's soft, add in some chopped peppers. serve over rice.

j, if you have a trader joe's nearby, check it out. they usually have a sample table where they whip up some concoction or other made up of TJ's stuff. you can get a lot of ideas about mixing and matching their items this way and you even get to sample it beforehand so you know if you like it or not. One good one i just tried (and made) was: one bag frozen chicken tenders. half a jar of mojito sauce. two can's black beans. one box spanish rice. cook the rice separately (you can use white rice as well). brown the chicken. add the beans and sauce. simmer. you can also add in whatever you like veggie wise. i added peppers and zuccini.

[GooseHinson]

Recently, as a weekly staple, I have been having fresh pasta (usually cheese or beef stuffed tortellini). I buy a quality jarred tomato sauce and fry up some lean ground beef with fresh garlic to add to it.

The pasta only takes about 6-7 minutes to prepare, the sauce and beef maybe 12-15.

Sprinkle some fresh parmesan and it makes a good "go to" meal when you have a guest (not ashamed to serve it).

Cost 4-5$ per serving.

[dizong]

Easiest dinner in the world:

Take some good sized scallops (6-8)
Wrap each one with bacon, hold in place with toothpick
Bake at 375 for 12 minutes, broil for another 12 minutes

Eat with some salad and beer

Good in a crunch and never fails

[miajag]

Broil for 12 minutes? That seems ridiculously long.

[tuq]

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I prefer chicken-apple sausage.

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Oh hell YEAH chicken-apple sausage. Someone grilled one for me once that he'd bought at a high-end local grocer. Spectacular. I still don't know if it's primarily a delicacy or if you can get crappy chicken-apple sausage at Safeway or something. I'm unfortunately very unimaginative with my crappy diet, so I have no clue.

Anyway, good thread, I have some good ideas now. Particularly involving pastas.

[Lazy Meatball]

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Easiest dinner in the world:

Take some good sized scallops (6-8)
Wrap each one with bacon, hold in place with toothpick
Bake at 375 for 12 minutes, broil for another 12 minutes

Eat with some salad and beer

Good in a crunch and never fails

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That does sound good and easy, but the toothpick step disqualifies it from being the easiest meal in the world. Do the scallops have to be fresh and thawed to refrigerator temperature, or will it work with frozen scallops too?


My contribution:
1. Get a deep fryer
2. Buy lots of frozen french fries, chicken nuggets, corn dogs, fish sticks, crab rangoons, whatever you want. if it's breaded, you can deep fry it.
3. ......
4. Profi... I mean eat lots of hot tasty fried goodness, best served with BBQ sauce for dipping.

ps. hint (most pre-made frozen appetizer things that come with oven directions can be deep fried in about 1/4th the time, be creative)

[onthebutton]

I think you should get a rice/vegetable steamer. These things are so damn handy, and make some pretty healthy food. Slap a chicken breast on the Foreman, throw some frozen or fresh vegetables in the steamer, 10 minutes later you've got a pretty decent and healthy meal.

[El Diablo]

tup,

"or if you can get crappy chicken-apple sausage at Safeway"

Safeways in California carry Aidell's sausage. Their chicken-apple sausage is awesome, perhaps my favorite around. I think it's about $5 for a pack of 4. Not sure if that's a national brand or not.

[stabn]

I really like making enchiladas. You can get a super easy recipe from almost any enchilada sauce can. About 10 minutes of prep and 20-25 minutes of cook time and you have a decent meal and leftovers to take to work for the next few days. I'll often use shrimp, crab, or chicken breast to make them somewhat healthier.