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Oven Roasted Parmesan Potatoes
April 7, 2017 Lee
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Oven Roasted Parmesan Potatoes

These sound incredibly good, very straight forward recipe and common ingredients.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 medium potatoes, skin on or off your preference
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder, or beef stock
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C.
  • Cut the potatoes into 1 inch cubes and place in a large bowl, add the olive oil, pepper, garlic and onion powders and toss to coat the potatoes.
  • In a large pot, add the stock and butter and bring to a simmer. Add the potatoes and bring to a boil for 5-8 minutes, stirring gently until the potatoes are just slightly tender.
  • Transfer the potatoes and the stock to a large baking dish. Sprinkle with the cheese and gently mix to coat all the potatoes.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the all the potatoes are browned and crisp. During baking, flip the potatoes once to ensure even crisping. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve as a side dish.

Notes

Low cost.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,SIDES
Basic Simmered Cabbage II
April 7, 2017 Lee
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Basic Simmered Cabbage II

Sounds like a great side dish.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 head green cabbage, coursely chopped
  • 4 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder, or just water

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the chopped bacon until just before crispy. Add the cabbage, onion, and salt and stir to coat the cabbage with the bacon fat.
  • Add the chicken stock or just water and reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until the cabbage is tender and lightly browned. Serve as a side dish.

Notes

Low cost.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,5 Ingredients or Less,SIDES
Cheesy Garlic Baked Chicken
April 7, 2017 Lee
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Cheesy Garlic Baked Chicken

Minimal ingredients, and delicious.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup cheese, shredded, Cheddar would be good

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 190 C. Line a baking dish with foil and lightly grease that with butter, makes clean up easier. Place the chicken breasts in the baking dish.
  • In a small pan, heat the oil then cook the garlic until tender. Remove from heat and stir in the brown sugar and salt.
  • Cover the chicken with 3/4 of the garlic and brown sugar mixture, season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, sprinkle the cheese on the chicken and top with the remaining garlic and brown sugar mixture, bake for 10 more minutes or until the cheese is melted.
  • Serve with mashed potatoes and a vegetable for a nice meal.

Notes

Low cost.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
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Baked Potato Eggs
April 7, 2017 Lee
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Baked Potato Eggs

A twice baked potato with an egg on top, sounds good to me.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 large potatoes, baking potatoes if you have those
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 links breakfast sausage, diced and cooked
  • 4 eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 200 C.
  • Wash the potatoes and pierce several times with a fork, place on a cookie sheet and bake until fork tender, about 45 minutes.
  • Remove the potatoes from the oven when they are cooked, wear an oven mitt and carefully cut each potato in half lengthwise. Scoop out the insides and place that into a bowl. To the bowl, add the butter, cheese, and mix, stir in the cooked sausage.
  • Spoon mixture back into the potato halves and make a depression in the center of each one. Crack an egg into each depression.
  • Place the potato halves on the baking sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the eggs are set, serve.

Notes

Low cost. If no baking potatoes are available to you, use regular, large potatoes, but scoop out less to make the mashed potatoes.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,5 Ingredients or Less,POTATOES
Fisherman’s Eggs
April 6, 2017 Lee
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Fisherman's Eggs

Adapted from an internet recipe.
I love sardines, and I love eggs, this is a win win right here. I have changed this to reflect using individual Pyrex dishes. I made this on 6 Aug 2017, and it is yummy! This makes a very filling breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Lunch, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 1 serving

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Baking Dish (1¼ cup size)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tin sardines in olive oil, (120 g / 4¼ oz), see Step 2, Shortcut
  • 1 small shallot, sliced
  • fresh parsley, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 2 eggs, chicken or duck

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 220°° C (425° F). When the oven is hot, heat a small baking dish for 5 minutes in the oven. I used a Pyrex serving dish, the 1¼ cup size dish.
  • For the sardines, use a tin of sardines in olive oil, Ayam brand is the only one I found with oil and is highly recommended. Or use 2-3 pieces of sardines from a homemade batch of sardines. Drain the tin and place the sardines in another small bowl and use a spoon and just break the sardines into chunks. Add the shallot, garlic, and parsley and mix together, season with black pepper as desired.
  • Remove the baking dish from the oven, add the sardine mixture to the heated dish and return to the oven for 5-6 minutes.
  • Remove the dish from the oven, crack two eggs into a bowl, and slide them into the heated dish, season with salt and pepper to your liking, return the dish to the oven for another 7 minutes or until the whites are set. Remove the dish and place on the counter and cover with a lid for 5 minutes (the eggs will continue to cook, and it needs to cool, can actually let it sit for 10 minutes and you will have hot sardines and eggs).
  • Serve with toast for a good breakfast or with a salad for a dinner.

Notes

If using tinned sardines, 1 tin per serving at 59 Baht, this is about $1.74 per serving. If making sardines at home, the cost will only be slightly less due to the cost of the olive oil needed. Not a inexpensive meal but certainly healthy.
Shortcut: Sardines in Olive Oil.
#1 Go-To Recipes,* High Cost $1.51+ per Serving,FISH - ALL,Fish - Sardines
Million Dollar Chicken
April 6, 2017 Lee
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Million Dollar Chicken

Easy chicken recipe to make in a casserole dish and baked in the oven.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 8 pieces chicken, I would use thighs or breasts
  • 1 cup mayo
  • 1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
  • 1/4 cup apricot jam
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder
  • 1 small onion, diced and lightly cooked
  • 1/2 cup mango chutney, if you can find it

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 160 C.
  • Place the chicken pieces in a large baking dish.
  • Mix remaining ingredients together and pour over the chicken. Bake in the oven for 60 minutes. Remove from oven, let rest 5 minutes, serve with a salad and a vegetable and enjoy.

Notes

I cannot really price this until I buy 8 pieces of chicken, I am thinking 4 quarters would be a good starting point. I will give results and pricing when I prepare this. I will list this as low cost for now.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,CHICKEN & TURKEY
Chicken Piccata Pasta
April 5, 2017 Lee
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Chicken Piccata Pasta

This sounds like a good recipe, on my to cook list for sure. Capers, never seen them where I live. Don't have 3 tablespoons of capers? Use 2 green olives and 1 inch of dill pickle, mince those up, similar but not perfect.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 600 grams chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes, (1 1/3 lbs)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 2 shallots, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white wine
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 cup chicken stock, fresh or from powder
  • 3 tablespoons capers, drained
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • 500 grams Penne pasta, cooked to just tender, (1 lb)
  • spring onions, chopped, for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Heat a deep nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add a tablespoon of olive oil and the chicken to the pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown chicken until lightly golden all over, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove chicken from pan and return the skillet to the heat. Reduce heat to medium.
  • Add another tablespoon of olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter, the garlic and shallots to the skillet. Cook the garlic and shallots 3 minutes. Add flour and cook 2 more minutes. Whisk in wine and reduce liquid 1 minute. Whisk lemon juice and broth into sauce. Stir in capers and parsley. When the liquid comes to a bubble, add remaining 1/2 tablespoon butter to the sauce to give it a little shine.
  • Add chicken back to the pan and heat through, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss hot pasta with chicken and sauce and serve. Adjust salt and pepper, to your taste. Top with fresh snipped chives.

Notes

The chicken would cost about 50 Baht/600 grams. For 4 servings, this is about 37 cents per servings.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Garland Davis, US Navy Cook (Ret).
United States.
* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,CHICKEN & TURKEY
Moist Chocolate Cake (Bread Machine)
April 5, 2017 Lee
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Moist Chocolate Cake (Bread Machine)

Yep, you read that right, cake in a bread machine. This recipe is from the cookbook that came with my bread machine, and I will say it is spot on as chocolate, and moist! No frosting needed! I made this on 4 Apr 2017 and it is excellent! Your bread machine needs a cake function in order to make this. I do use dry weight measurements in grams on a digital scale and liquid measurement in ml, ounces and cup measurement are provided as well.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 6 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup butter, room temperature, 3/4 of standard block, (1 1/2 sticks)
  • 180 grams sugar, (6.35 oz)
  • 200 ml evaporated milk, (.83 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 100 grams all purpose flour, (3.53 oz)
  • 50 grams cocoa powder, (1.76 oz)

Instructions
 

  • Place the ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in the order listed, select Cake function, press start. About 1 1/2 hours later, it will be done.
  • Remove the pan from the bread machine and set it on the counter to cool for about 30 minutes to an hour. Once it has cooled, get a rack ready on the counter. Now fold up 2-3 paper towels, you are going use hand to hold the top of the cake, while you turn the pan over with your other hand by hold the attachment at the bottom of the pan, gently shake the pan and the cake will drop from the pan and paddle into your hand. Set the pan down, place the rack on the cake and turn the cake and rack over. Now your cake is on the rack and right side up, allow the cake to completely cool.
  • Slice, and use a large spatula to pick up and set on plates, or it will fall apart. Top with some whipped cream, enjoy! Here is a slice served with two brownies.

Notes

Low cost.
Recipe from my bread machine cookbook.
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Khow Suey (ခေါက်ဆွဲ)
April 4, 2017 Lee
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Khow Suey (ခေါက်ဆွဲ)

Stephen Connell, United States.
This is a Burmese dish consisting of curried chicken with coconut milk served over Chinese egg noodles as a soup. I made this on 17 Aug 2017, delicious to say the least.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine Burmese
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 600 grams chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces, (1-1 ¼ lbs)
  • ½ cup cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced or 1/4 teaspoon powdered
  • 1 onion, diced
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground corriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 200 grams egg noodles, (6 ozs)
  • 4 cups chicken stock, fresh or from powder

Instructions
 

  • Add the oil to a large deep skillet, heat then add the onion and cook until translucent, then add the garlic and ginger. Cook for a few more minutes, then mix in the cinnamon and add the bay leaves.
  • Add the chicken to the pan and cook 8-10 minutes or until it changes color, then add the turmeric, coriander, soy sauce, cumin, chili powder, chicken stock, and bring to a boil.
  • Add the corn starch to half a cup of water, and stir that into the pan and reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened. Then add the coconut milk. and simmer for 5 minutes.
  • While the pan is simmering, boil some water in a pot and cook the egg noodles until tender, and drain.
  • To serve, add some egg noodles to a bowl, spoon some curry over the top and top with condiments of your choice, such as a hard boiled egg, Bird's Eye chilies, chopped onion, etc.

Notes

The chicken would cost about 50 Baht/600 grams. For 4 servings, this is about 37 cents per servings.
Variant: In place of the chicken, you can use prawns, fish, pork, or beef.
#1 Go-To Recipes,* Best Value $1 or Less per Serving,: BURMESE / MYANMAR,SOUPS, STEWS, CHILI
Sourdough Sandwich Rolls (Bread Machine)
April 4, 2017 Lee
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Sourdough Sandwich Rolls (Bread Machine)

Adapted from an internet recipe.
Excellent rolls! This recipe uses a bread machine for the hard work, and you will bake these in the oven. These rolls are large and a perfect softness.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 8 rolls

Equipment

  • Bread Machine
  • Oven
  • Baking Sheet
  • Aluminum Foil

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup sourdough starter, Shortcut
  • ¾ cup water, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 408 grams bread flour, 3 cups if no scale
  • 1½ teaspoons instant yeast

Instructions
 

  • Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order specified in your owner's manual. Select dough cycle. Check dough consistency after 5 minutes of kneading. The dough should be in a soft, tacky ball. If it is dry and stiff, add water, ½ to 1 tablespoon at a time. If it is too wet and sticky, add 1 tablespoon of flour at a time. Take out dough when cycle is finished.
  • Turn dough onto a floured surface, flour the top, punch down to remove air bubbles. Divide dough into 8 pieces. On lightly floured surface, shape each piece into a smooth ball. Place on a cookie sheet lined with foil and floured. Flatten each ball to 4 inches in diameter. Cover, let rise until indentations remains after touching. If desired, brush with egg wash (combine 1 egg and 1 tablespoon of water) just before baking. Bake in preheated 200° C (390° F) oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheet and let cool on a wire rack.
  • And with sesame seeds sprinkled on top before baking.
  • These are huge rolls!

Notes

In addition to sandwiches and burgers, think bread bowls, scoop out the middle and fill with chowder or a good stew.
Bread bowl idea suggested by good friend, Darhl Thomason, United States.
Shortcut: Sourdough Starter.
#1 Go-To Recipes,Bread & Pastry - Sourdough