Men who want to share the cooking duties with their significant other or who live alone can become comfortable in the kitchen and create great entrees with very little effort. But it hasn’t always been this way. Most men do a marvellous job of barbequing, but that’s pretty well been the extent of their contribution to meals at home. Give them a package of stew meat or chicken parts and some veggies and their eyes glaze over helplessly!
But, men, there are many easy recipes that you can put together with very little previous experience that will truly impress everyone at the dinner table, whether it’s your own family, or guests. And it’s great for your relationship if you share the cooking duties with your wife or girlfriend, as today’s modern couples both do more of the household duties than our parents did. As well, you are also more able to control what you eat if you can cook for yourself rather than depending on purchased entrees or eating out at restaurants.
A quick meal that includes all the food groups and can be made quickly is goulash.
Easy Beef Goulash
- 1 pound of lean ground beef
- 1 10-ounce can spaghetti
- 1 10-ounce can vegetable soup
- Salt and pepper to taste
2-Second Salad
- 1 package of prepared salad greens
- Salad dressing of choice
- Fry the beef until all pink is gone and drain well.
- Add the spaghetti, salt, pepper and soup and cook till everything is heated through.
- Pile onto serving dishes
- Serve with a whole wheat bun and a small dish of salad.
You’ve got a complete meal. If you require a dessert there are plenty of low-fat ice cream choices in your supermarket’s freezer section.
Mexican Hot Dogs
- All-beef wieners
- Taco chips
- Hot dog buns
- Chopped green onions
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Medium salsa
- Sour cream *optional
- Sauté or grill one wiener for each person to be served.
- Heat hot dog buns for 10 seconds in the microwave and butter lightly.
- Place the wiener, crushed taco chips, salsa, green onions and cheese in the bun and serve immediately.
Easy Meatball Pasta Bake
- 30 frozen cooked meatballs
- 1 package of frozen ravioli or other pasta
- 1 jar of prepared pasta sauce
- Garlic bread prepared in grocer’s bakery department
- Four-bean deli salad
- Put meatballs and pasta in a casserole or baking dish.
- Mix pasta sauce with ½ cup of water and pour over pasta.
- Cover with lid or foil and bake for an hour at 350 degrees.
- Serve with garlic bread and deli salad.
Serves six.
Seeing as you are already comfortable with barbequing, expand your skills by learning how to cook vegetables in foil, grill delicious chicken, ribs and roasts and cook up some ka-bobs.
Stop by your favourite book store or library and check out the many easy cookbooks that exist as well. Promise yourself today that you will learn how to make one or two dishes each week. List the ingredients and purchase with your other groceries ahead of time. It may take a little experimenting, but you will soon have a nice selection of entrees that you can make for family, friends or just for yourself.
