Banquet Homestyle Bakes Type Recipes
G980
half and the rest tonight. I'm single and don't have a lot of cooking
skills. But I was able to cook this without any problem. I didn't
really care for the biscuits on the top. I would prefer a topping
like a pot pie. I also think that this could be made from soup and
vegetables. So, my questions are:
1. What is an easy way to get a pot pie like topping for this dish?
2. Anybody have recipes for dishes like this where a can of soup, a
can of vegetables, and just 1 or 2 more ingredients are required?
3. Do you have any other really easy recipes for a single guy to cook
without a lot of pots, pans, and ingrediants?
Thanks for your help!
By the way, I noticed that the servings per container is 5 and I ate
it in 2 servings. My serving size contained 875 calories, 375
calories from fat, 43 grams of fat, 65% of the total daily fat, and
92% of the daily sodium. I would like to improve on these numbers.
synistyr
the calories, fat, and especially the sodium content (if you're worried
about that)
I think those cambell soup cans come with simple recipes on the back. Eg:
browned chicken breasts simmered in a can of cream of mushroom and a bit of
water.
There's simple tuna casserole:
macaroni boiled in salted water (1 1/2 to 2 cups dry)
1 cup frozen peas
1/2 medium or small onion chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
salt, pepper
shredded chedder, optional
Put macaroni in oiled casserole dish, add peas, chopped onions, salt and
pepper and soup, mix til consistant. Top with shredded cheese if you like,
and bake in pre-heated oven 425F oven for 15-20mins.
Also good is japanese poached salmon over rice (Iron chef inspired)
1 cup washed short grain rice (ie: sushi rice)
1 salmon steaks
4 tbls Mirin, apx
4 tbls Soy sauce, apx
chopped green onions
salt, white pepper to taste
Give your salmon a quick rinse, place washed rice in your rice cooker or
pot. Cover with the proper amout of water (the package should give you
guidlines, or see below*). Pour in soy and mirin to taste (should make the
water slightly salty/sweet.. I've never measured sorry. Add a pinch of salt
(soy is already salty remember)
Place salmon on top of rice, and let steam away!
After cooking, remove salmon so you can remove the bones, (and skin if you
want, but I like it with). Place back into rice (should be sticky, and
slightly coloured) and mix into rice. Add white pepper and chopped green
onions to taste.
Serve immediately!
*
Measuring water.. the "Mt. Fuji" or knuckle method. I just place my hand
into the pot and lay it flat and fill the water up to the top knuckle - with
experience you'll find out how you like your rice, eg: stickier, or drier,
and thus more or less water.
Cover pot, place over MEDIUM heat, until it starts to boil. Change to
medium-low heat, and cook for 10 mins. Then take off heat and let steam for
5mins more. Do not open lid!
There should be tiny pits in the rice and all the water should be gone. You
can 'fluff' up the rice GENTLY with a large fork or spoon or whatever.
Good luck!
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Lisa Stearny
>1. What is an easy way to get a pot pie like topping for this dish?
>2. Anybody have recipes for dishes like this where a can of soup, a
>can of vegetables, and just 1 or 2 more ingredients are required?
>3. Do you have any other really easy recipes for a single guy to cook
>without a lot of pots, pans, and ingrediants?
# 1. Pot pie topping is basically a pie dough (well it is in all the
pot pies I have had). Try buying one of the Pillsbury ready Pie
crusts, cut it to fit the dish brush it with a bit of beaten egg
before baking.
#2 .. Sure you can make something similar using 2 chicken breasts
cooked and diced (also works well with leftover grilled chicken or any
cooked meat you choose)
Add 1 10 oz package frozen veggies of your choice (Frozen veggies much
better then canned)
If you wish potato in the gravy, Cube up one potato, place in a
microwaveable bowl covered with water. Nuke for about 5 minutes on
high to par cook it and finish cooking in the sauce
1 Can Cream of whatever soup and about half can of water or milk or 1
Jar of Gravy or 1 Package Gravy cooked to directions. Again to your
tastes.
Pop it all in a baking dish, mix it up a bit. Top it with the pie
dough and bake 350 for 20-30 minutes until bubbly and the pie dough
is done.
You can also use other things to top it. A Can of "Air Biscuits" as
my friend from North carolina calls em (the Pillsbury canned biscuits)
You can also mix up a pack of stovetop type stuffing and top it with
that or my favorite is a Package of Jiffy Corn Bread mix.. Just follow
the directions, spread the batter on top of the meat/veggies/gravy and
bake until the topping is done.
I have tried a couple of the Homestyle bakes and found them pretty
good as a starter . I usually tweek them up by adding more seasonings
and veggies. Like with the Turkey Tettrizini one, I added a package
of Frozen broccoli Spears and extra romano cheese and pepper.
#3 Learn to make things like a Meatloaf and freeze half for a future
meal. then you wont OD on leftovers. I would also invest in a crock
pot. With this you can do many things like stews and Chilis and the
occasional Pot Roast or chicken and with only one pot to clean.
Best of all most things take 10-15 minutes prep to pop in the crock
pot, turn it on low, go to work when you come home you will have a
fine meal.
As for the Fat and Calorie content of the homestyle bakes.. yes its
VERY high in sodium and fat. If you make it yourself you can
definately lower the numbers.
Capt. Stew
Hmmmm. Here's a thought. There are ready made pie crusts in the freezer section.
(I'm assuming you mean by 'pot pie topping' something like a pie crust).
The best brand is Pet Ritz I think. Buy a package. Follow the instructions.
Use one pie crust for the bottom, use the other to cover the top. You might
want to be sure to get the 'deep dish' pie crusts. For filling, a can of
Dinty Moore Beef Stew, perhaps? For chicken, hmmm, I don't know, doesn't
Campbell have some chunky chicken soup? If the can instructions call for
adding a can of water, don't. Recommended baking times will be on the pie
crust wrapper.
Voila, you're a chef.
There are pot pies in the freezer section, too, those with pie crust like
tops and those with mashed potatos for topping.
But all readily prepared foods like these are going to be high in sodium,
fat, etc.
You can also find bags of frozen vegetables in the freezer section, including
medleys that would be good for soups or stews (I think Pict-Sweet has some
just for this, maybe Birds-Eye, Green Giant. Canned vegetables usually have
a significant amount of sodium and other chemicals, flash frozen veggies
don't). Buy a bag of one of the medlies or buy individual bags of whatever
veggies you want. Buy a can of cream style soup - chicken, mushroom, celery,
whatever, - mix 'em up, dump 'em in the pie shell, etc., etc., etc. You
may need to let the frozen veggies thaw before adding, depending on how long
the thing is going to be in the oven baking.
st...@temple.edu
> I fixed a Creamy Chicken & Biscuits Homestyle Bake last night. Ate
> half and the rest tonight. I'm single and don't have a lot of cooking
> skills. But I was able to cook this without any problem. I didn't
> really care for the biscuits on the top. I would prefer a topping
> like a pot pie. I also think that this could be made from soup and
> vegetables. So, my questions are:
There are many dozens of easy casserole type recipes available
via the world wide web. Just go to your favorite web search site
and search for "casseroles".
Tracey
> half and the rest tonight. I'm single and don't have a lot of cooking
> skills. But I was able to cook this without any problem. I didn't
> really care for the biscuits on the top. I would prefer a topping
> like a pot pie. I also think that this could be made from soup and
> vegetables. So, my questions are:
>
> 1. What is an easy way to get a pot pie like topping for this dish?
> 2. Anybody have recipes for dishes like this where a can of soup, a
> can of vegetables, and just 1 or 2 more ingredients are required?
> 3. Do you have any other really easy recipes for a single guy to cook
> without a lot of pots, pans, and ingrediants?
Sure, last week I ate dinner at a friends house, she mad pot pie for us and
her kids, and it was super simple.
Put a pre-made Pilsbury pie crust in your pie plate, add a couple of cans of
mixed vegetables and some chunks of precooked chicken or turkey (you could
use the can chicken I guess), then add a can of cream of something you like
soup and about a half can of milk. Cover with the other pie crust from the
Pilsbury box and bake for about 35-40 minutes. It was pretty good.
lf I were making it, I would use the Pilsbury pie crust and chunks of
precooked chicken, but I would use either fresh or frozen vegetables, and
I'd make homemade gravy.
sticks (pud)
Don't Peek Chicken
A dear friend, Jenny, gave me this recipe Think she got it off a
campbells soup can. It is a very simple one dish meal, yet the wild
rice gives it an elegance. Serves 8. (you can 1/2 this, just use one
whole can of cream of mushroom soup and nix the cream of celery soup).
But make it for 8 and invite some friends for dinner.
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 box long grain and wild rice (23 herb and seasonings)
1 cup sherry (you can also use white wine or stock)
1/2 can chicken broth
1 package dried onion soup mix
4 boneless chicken breasts cut in 2 (i.e., 8 breasts) or 8 or more
chicken pieces
Preheat oven to 325o. Mix all ingredients, except the onion soup and
chicken, together in a casserole. Lay chicken on top, sprinkle with
onion soup mixture and cover tightly with foil (if a deep casserole
place foil directly on top of chicken and cover with a lid). Bake for 2
- 2 1/2 hours. Don't peek at the chicken while it bakes (unless it's
your first time, then you should).
> news:ea419af6.02022...@posting.google.com...
> > I fixed a Creamy Chicken & Biscuits Homestyle Bake last night. Ate
> > half and the rest tonight. I'm single and don't have a lot of cooking
> > skills. But I was able to cook this without any problem. I didn't
> > really care for the biscuits on the top. I would prefer a topping
> > like a pot pie. I also think that this could be made from soup and
> > vegetables. So, my questions are:
> >
> > 1. What is an easy way to get a pot pie like topping for this dish?
> > 2. Anybody have recipes for dishes like this where a can of soup, a
> > can of vegetables, and just 1 or 2 more ingredients are required?
> > 3. Do you have any other really easy recipes for a single guy to cook
> > without a lot of pots, pans, and ingrediants?
>
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Mary f. <No Kitty! it's MY POT PIE!>
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Jill McQuown
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> Voila, you're a chef.
>
There's nothing wrong with frozen pie crusts, since they are hard to make to
Julia Child perfection. But dumping a can of Dinty Moore beef stew into one
and then calling yourself a chef is a shameful thing!
It is not difficult, nor does it require lots of pots and pans, to simmer
chicken over a low heat with the vegetables in just enough water to cover,
about 30 minutes, until all is tender. Remove the chicken from the pot and
let it cool, then tear the meat off the bones. Add the meat back to the
stock. Return to a simmer and let it cook down. Add a slurry of cornstarch
with a little water to thicken the mixture as needed, then spoon into the
pie crust. Top with another pie crust and poke some holes in it. Bake at
325 F for as long as the pie crust directions say, 35 minutes or more.
Jill