Couscous

In the winter time its always a bowl of regular cut oatmeal. Takes 3 minutes in the microwave, add some brown sugar and you're good to go.

White Trash Casserole:
Two packets of Chicken Ramen. Prepare as directed.
As the Ramen cooks, drain off most of the water from a can of Campbells Chunky Chicken and Noodle and heat in microwave.
Then mix the Campbells together with the drained Ramen. Enjoy!
Works equally well with Beef ramen and Campbells Chunky Vegetable Beef.

Ground beef. (85/15)
Yukon Gold taters.
Szeged Paprika. Both the Hot and the Sweet
Salt, Pepper, Garlic powder.
Bacon grease.

Dice an equal amount of taters to meat and set aside.


Cast iron skillet (non-stick works if you don't mind the high heat)

Put some bacon grease in the skillet and put it on low heat below smoke point.

Smash the hamburger on a piece of wax paper and get it thin. I smash it to the diameter of the skillet.

Then salt, pepper (fresh ground is best) and garlic salt (no such thing as "too much")

Then turn the heat up to smoke point of bacon grease, and put the meat in "spicy side" down.

Remove the wax paper and then season the "fresh" side the same as before.

Let it sear and create a nice Maillard crusty/crispy state, flip it and repeat.

Then using a spatula, chop it up course and chunky, bite sized and continue to cook/stirring to keep the browning going.

Add the taters and mix to get the fat on the taters, and then cover and turn heat down to low/medium heat that won't have the taters sticking or burning, and let them get nearly finished softening.

The add as much of both paprika as you like (I have never added too much).

Let it cook on low, stirring every few minutes for 5-10 minutes.

Plate and eat.

If you want a richer flavor, add sour cream after plating.

Talk about comfort food...

About 30 minutes time to stick a fork in it.

Vienna Sausages.

Peanut butter and Miracle Whip sandwich. Bonus points for a glass of chocolate milk on the side.

Most of what I eat is pretty easy.

For breakfast, a sausage, mushroom, and green pepper omelette.

Lunch is usually a salad, which might be the most complicated as there's a lot of chopping involved for that.

Supper is usually some kind of meat with a vegetable. My favorite is fresh or frozen green beans sauted in olive oil with some garlic. Broccoli with cheese is a close second.

Toss a steak on the grill or in the oven.

Flip once, eat

‘Mater Sammich

Instead of cereal, I prefer rice.

Bowl, add some leftover or prepared white rice. Warm in microwave.
Add cinnamon and your choice of sugar/sweetener.
Add milk.
Add, your choice, blueberries and/or strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, 1/4 sliced banana.
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Ground venison tacos is a staple in our house. They are simple street-type tacos. Seasoned ground venison, lightly fried corn tortillas, shredded cheese, and red salsa. Maybe some pico or cilantro.

Many Sundays I make a tasty breakfast scramble. Sometimes, I load it in taco shells to make breakfast tacos but often just eat it off a plate.

Ingredients:

1/4 lb Chorizo or peppery sausage (i.e. do NOT use a sweet breakfast sausage)

3 eggs

3 spoonfuls of favorite salsa (i.e. 1 spoonful per egg).

Favorite Mexican cheese (i.e. I use a cheese blend labelled Mexican that has 4 cheeses)

butter or ghee

{optional} flour tortilla shells

Directions:

Brown the sausage

crack the eggs

add salsa to eggs

stir up eggs and salsa

add butter or ghee to the browning sausage

after butter/ghee melted, pour egg and salsa mixture over sausage

work the eggs in skillet with scrambling technique

When eggs are just about done sprinkle cheese over top

Serve mixture in tortillas or on a plate

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Here is a hearty easy to make soup that I've enjoyed for nearly 30 years. This simple recipe won a contest in a Dallas newspaper in the 1990s. It's heartier than a traditional tortilla soup so purists will get their panties in a bunch over the name, but ignore that it's delicious no matter the name. It can be made either stove top (i.e. fast) or in a crockpot (i.e. slow but even easier).

Skinny Minnie Tortilla Soup (Grand Prize Winner)
Yield: 6 servings

1 Can (16 oz) fat free refried beans
1 can (14.5 oz) low-fat or fat free chicken broth
1 can (5 oz) 94% fat free chunk chicken (with liquid) {NOTE: I usually double this to 10 oz}
1 can (11 oz) whole kernel corn (with liquid)
1 can (15.5 oz) black beans (rinsed and drained)
3/4 cup chunky salsa
2 cups (8 oz) Sargento Light Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
Low-fat or baked tortilla chips {NOTE: I prefer full-fat white corn tortilla chips}

Combine first six ingredients in 3 quart pot. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until the refried beans are completely mixed with the other ingredients. Turn heat down to low and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 cup of cheese and stir until melted. Remove from heat. {NOTE: I prefer to make this in a crockpot on low setting for 6+ hours, stirring occasionally}

Crumble 3 to 4 chips in bottom of each serving bowl. Ladle soup over chips and sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Sometimes Aldi's has these frozen shrimp taco kits. Everything is in one package including the taco seasoning. Takes ten minutes from the freezer to your mouth and they taste great! You get enough large shrimp (wild caught even) peppers, onions, black beans and more. I just add a little cheese. Makes two good sized tacos for $5

Fried Eggs over easy in butter with a warm tortilla and lots of red chile.

Eggs, fried, scrambled or in an omelette.

Egg drop soup.

Pesto Pasta. I buy the Buttoni fettucine that takes 2 minutes to cook, along with the Buttoni Pesto, which I then stir into the drained pasta. I add diced canned tomatoes and reheat just a little. It's a good 5 minute meal. Add parmesan cheese and perhaps some parmesan toast.

The 2 packages are on a refrigerated aisle at your grocery store. They last 2 months unopened and can be frozen. Takes longer to read this message than to cook this dinner almost.

Leftovers.

King Ranch Casserole. I buy Sam’s chickens, debone and make stock from the carcass, so I always have boned chicken and good broth in the freezer.The rest is pretty much cans, torn up tortillas and (if I’m lazy), pre-shredded cheese. Makes pretty much everyone happy and the leftovers are good.

succotash, or similar

basically a bag of Fordhook Lima's (sometimes hard to find, baby limas work in a pinch) and a can of sweet corn, yellow or white, prefer white

boil and cook the frozen beans, add the corn to heat up a bit, drain, add a lot of butter and a generous shake or 5 of black pepper,

quick easy and delicious meal or side

Banana Dog: Quality piece of white bread, covered in 100% peanut butter and toped with a banana.