| This isn't the kind of food Julia Childs would approve of, | | | | First things first. Get some water boiling for your pasta. |
| but who really wants to deal with endless ingredient | | | | It can take forever, so you definitely want to get your |
| lists and cooking techniques that require a Cordon Bleu | | | | pasta started first. Like the chili, brown your pound of |
| culinary school education? You're hungry, you don't | | | | beef in a medium to large saucepan. Dump in a jar of |
| have a lot of time to spend slaving over the stove, and | | | | your favorite pasta sauce. Stir and let simmer for as |
| your recipe knowledge is limited to what you learned in | | | | long as it takes for your pasta noodles to be cooked |
| a college dorm (Ramen anyone?). I have two words | | | | al dente (that's fancy talk for just shy of done--a little |
| for you: ground beef. With a pound of seasoned | | | | firm). Grab a bowl of pasta and top with your meaty |
| browned lean ground beef, be prepared to host your | | | | sauce. Dee-lish. |
| first dinner party...or at least satisfy your hunger with | | | | Mexicali Cornbread |
| easy-to-prepare food that is leaps and bounds beyond | | | | This recipe is a little advanced, but it still falls into the |
| Ramen noodles. First of all, please say that you are | | | | category of quick and easy food. First, grab a couple |
| indeed capable of browning some ground beef and | | | | of boxes of cornbread mix, and follow the directions to |
| adding some black pepper and garlic salt. Good. Now | | | | make the cornbread batter (you'll likely need some |
| be prepared to eat well with the following three easy | | | | eggs and milk). Pour 1/2 of the batter into a baking pan. |
| recipes, my friend. | | | | Layer the browned ground beef, a drained can of |
| Chile con Carne | | | | corn, and some shredded cheese (I like cheddar jack). |
| Brown your pound of beef in a good sized sauce pan. | | | | Top that off with the remaining cornbread batter. Bake |
| Add to that a can of kidney beans, a can of diced | | | | it until the top is golden brown. It might sound weird, but |
| tomatoes, a small can of tomato sauce, and one of | | | | it's sure to become a delicacy in your kitchen. |
| those chili flavoring packets. If you want to make it | | | | Who said tasty food has to involve toiling in the kitchen |
| fancy, also add a diced bell pepper. Let that come to a | | | | for hours? Who has time for that? With ground beef |
| boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes (or until your | | | | and a few other basic ingredients, you can easily and |
| growling stomach demands that you dive in). That's it. | | | | quickly make foolproof dishes that are sure to satisfy |
| You've got some pretty tasty chili con carne. | | | | your hunger (and maybe impress your friends). |
| Spaghetti | | | | |