Comments on: 1 Pot, 1 Pan, 5 Ingredients: 5 Minimalist Meals

By: Brandi

Brandi — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:40:04 +0000

Growing up my mom use to make a soup called hodgepodge. Its still a favorite.
Cook a pound of hamburger meat & season with s&p.
Dump in a can of rotel, can of corn, ranch style beans, & 4 cans minestrone soup.
Let simmer and top with shredded cheese. It ends up being thick like chilli and freezes great!

By: Charley

Charley — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:31:36 +0000

Re: Spaghetti

First off, I’d just like to point out that you can use Italian sausage instead of ground beef in just about any recipe to give a little extra zing!

Also, this reminds me of one of my favorite things about Italian food in general: most of it is really, really simple! Most traditional Italian food relies on a few, but good and fresh, ingredients. One of my favorites uses only 3!:

Pasta al cacio e pepe:
-Pasta of your choice (spaghetti works fine)
-a big pile of grated pecorino romano cheese (a typical Roman sheep milk cheese)
-Fresh black pepper (to taste, but a lot)

Make your pasta, but before you drain it save out a cup or so of the water it’s boiling in. Put it back into the original pot while still nice and hot. Add cheese & pepper and a little bit of the water (not too much, you can always add more) until the cheese has melted a bit. Serve.

It can be a bit tricky to get the consistency just right, but that doesn’t change the taste too much. And you still have 2 ingredients left over, so have a little salad or desert if you want!

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:18:28 +0000

Had this one for dinner tonight! Pretty simple and delicous.

3 Chicken Breast
1 8Oz package of Cream Chease
6 pieces of thick sliced bacon
Green Pepper
Onion

Pound the chicken breasts out so they are about 1/4-1/2 inch think. Dice the green peppers and the onion, mix with the cream cheese. Put 1/3 of mixture onto each chicken breast. Fold the chicken breast over top of itself and wrap in the bacon. Bake on 350 for 50 minutes or until the bacon is browned and enjoy.

By: mark gill

mark gill — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:25:03 +0000

I’ve always found frying some prawns with chilli, garlic and tomato, linguine plus a dash of cream to be one of the simplest meal to throw together.

I am now officially starving. What is it about reading about food?

Hemingway was a bugger for this as well. He writes about cooking in a way that has your running to the kitchen. Just check out ‘Big Two Hearted River’ II when Nick Adams prepares a simple breakfast.

By: 2buttonswag

2buttonswag — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:51:50 +0000

Dear god this all sounds amazing. I need to whipe the drool from the side of my mouth and tears from my eyes and go grab this off the printer.

By: Javier

Javier — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:00:07 +0000

Thanks for the tips. Good stuff. I like the Dutch Oven recipes in the comments. Thanks guys.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:13:35 +0000

On Tilapia, first of all it is not a good idea to eat any fish that is farm raised. Farm raised fish are fed a heavily corn based diet which changes their saturated fat structure from a wild fish and are therefore not as healthy for us. This could also include catfish and even salmon. Tilapia also contain higher levels of omega-6 fatty acids that are believed to lead to increased blood clotting and are found in a lot of unhealthy snack foods. So if you are going to cook a fish meal, do it with a wild fish of some type.

By: Brent B.

Brent B. — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 01:50:18 +0000

Props for the PBR ref. I’m glad that you have as much taste as I.

By: Joe @ Not Your Average Joe

Joe @ Not Your Average Joe — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:06:32 +0000

Guys, when you do the spaghetti with sausage or meatballs, please don’t use store bought sauce. It is so easy to make your own, and the taste and quality will be fantastic. I have a great, simple to do recipe for anyone that wants it, contact me via the link to my blog.

By: C W Hutchins

C W Hutchins — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:37:17 +0000

What kind of man are you if you need a cook book?