Easy Meatball Soup

This is one of the easiest recipes I've come up with.

I used
14 frozen Italian-style meatballs
Approx. 1/2 cup (uncooked) brown rice
14.5 oz can of mixed vegetables
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 or 2 tsp. Italian seasoning
1/4 cup soy sauce
Approx. 6 cups water

1. Cut the meatballs into fourths.

2. Combine everything in a pot and turn the stove on high.

3. Wait for it to boil, turn the heat down to low-medium, put the lid on, and cook it for around half an hour, stirring occasionally.

Serves three or four.

Asian-ish Stir-fry

I used
4 frozen chicken tenders
8 oz. frozen green beans
3 eggs
4 servings brown rice
Reduced-sodium soy sauce (a few tbsp., maybe 1/4 cup)
A few tsp. Pampered Chef Asian seasoning mix
Water

1. Put the rice on to cook.

2. Cook the chicken with the soy sauce on a skillet on the stove. Sprinkle with 1 tsp or so seasoning. Add a little water as necessary to keep it from burning to the skillet. When it's mostly cooked, cut it into pieces, beat the eggs in a bowl, poor them in the skillet with the chicken, and scramble.

3. Cook the green beans in a pan with a little water and 1 tsp. seasoning.

4. Add the rice, green beans, and another tsp. seasoning to the skillet with the chicken and eggs. Stir well and serve.

Makes enough for 3 or 4 people (enough for us two to eat for dinner and my husband to take to work the next day).

Chicken & Veggies

I used
2 large chicken breasts
1 package of a frozen spring vegetables with peppercorn seasoning mix
Soy sauce (I know, I put it in everything)
1 tsp. dried cilantro
1/2 tsp. celery salt
1 pat butter

Cook the chicken breasts most of the way with the butter and some soy sauce, pull them into pieces using tongs and a knife or whatever's convenient (be careful; I scratched my nonstick skillet), and cook them through. Add the veggies, cilantro, and celery salt, and cook them together until the veggies are hot. Serve on brown rice (or tortillas or whatever strikes your fancy). This recipe makes enough for four people.

Stir-fry

I made a random stir-fry for dinner.

I used
4 servings brown rice
5 eggs
A third or a fourth of a 32 oz bag of green peas
Soy sauce (estimated 1/4 cup)
Coriander, maybe 1 teaspoon
Chives, around 2 teaspoons
A few tablespoons of butter

I cooked the rice and combined it in a skillet with the frozen peas, butter, and eggs, and while it cooked, added soy sauce, coriander, and chives. I put too much coriander in (more than 1 tsp.), but otherwise it was good. We ate it with a couple of tomatoes from the garden. This recipe sort of makes enough for two people for two dinners.

Pineapple Chicken

I found a can of pineapple in the fridge, so I made pineapple chicken. I looked at recipes online for inspiration and did my own thing based on the ingredients available and what I thought would taste good.

I used
1 large chicken breast
4 pineapple rings
Pineapple juice
Reduced-sodium soy sauce
Thyme
Salt
Pepper

I cooked the chicken breast in a little butter, and when it was partly done, I sprinkled thyme, salt, and pepper on top, and then added the pineapple rings and a couple of tablespoons each of soy sauce and pineapple juice. I added more of the latter two as it evaporated as the chicken cooked the rest of the way and made brown rice (the instructions are on the package, yo) and green peas (in a skillet with some butter) to go with it. This recipe makes enough for two people for one dinner.

Potato Soup

Potatoes are cheap and I love them, so I made potato soup. I looked at a recipe online for some basic guidelines and made it up from there.

I used
10 potatoes
1 can of corn
3/4 of an onion
2 cups shredded cheese (whatever kind you like)
1 cup milk
Sea salt (normal salt works fine...I just had some)
Chives
Water

Chop up the potatoes and onion and put them in a pot. Put enough water in that they're not quite covered. Bring it to a boil, put a lid on, turn the heat down, and simmer until the potatoes are soft. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir it well, and heat it 'til the cheese melts. It's very tasty. This recipe makes enough for two people to eat for two or three dinners.

Edit 5/11: It's even better with a package of frozen broccoli and some red pepper, my husband's suggested additions when I taught him how to make it.

Hi There

Hi. I'm Kate, or Manwariel. I'm half of a young married couple. My husband and I take turns cooking. He makes good chicken tacos. I don't want to clutter my normal blog with recipes, so I decided to start a cooking blog.