Quick Meals Planner: Easy Meal I Can Cook
Fabulous Coleslaw | Great Grilled Chicken | Rice Pilaf | Caramel Sundae
Fabulous Coleslaw
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Medium |
Serves: | 10 |
Category: | Salad |
Meal: | Easy Meal I Can Cook (Quick Meals Planner) |
8 | cup | cabbage, shredded |
1 | medium | carrots, fresh, whole |
2 | Tb | onions, diced |
0.33 | cup | sugar, granulated |
0.5 | tsp | salt, table |
0.25 | tsp | Nature's Seasonings |
1 | pinch | pepper, fresh ground |
0.25 | cup | milk, whole |
0.5 | cup | mayonnaise |
0.25 | cup | buttermilk |
1.5 | Tb | vinegar, white |
2.5 | Tb | lemon, juice of |
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Shred one medium carrot and mix with shredded cabbage and minced onion. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, salt, Nature's Seasonings, pepper, milk, buttermilk, vinegar, lemon juice, and mayonnaise and beat until smooth. Add cabbage mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
Great Grilled Chicken
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 8 |
Category: | Easy Recipes I Can Cook |
Meal: | Easy Meal I Can Cook (Quick Meals Planner) |
8 | medium | chicken breasts cut in half |
0.75 | cup | soy sauce |
1 | cup | soda, lemon-lime |
1 | cup | oil, vegetable |
1 | tsp | garlic, minced |
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Mix oil, soy sauce, garlic, and soda in large Zip-lock plastic bag. Put chicken breasts in marinade and marinate for at least 3 hours. Remove from marinade and grill over medium heat for 15 minutes per side. Chicken is done when juices run clear.
Hint: You can use boneless skinless chicken breasts but you will need to lessen cooking time. Chicken is done when no longer pink in the center.
Chicken is shown with couscous salad and strawberries
Rice Pilaf
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 8 |
Category: | Starch / Pasta |
Meal: | Easy Meal I Can Cook (Quick Meals Planner) |
4 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
1.5 | cup | rice |
3.5 | cup | chicken broth |
2 | Tb | onions, diced |
0.75 | tsp | salt, table |
1 | pinch | pepper, fresh ground |
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Melt butter in large skillet or Dutch oven. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until rice takes on a golden color. Add chicken broth, minced onions, salt, and pepper. Turn into a 2 or 2.5 qt. baking dish or continue using Dutch oven. Cover and bake in a 425 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
Caramel Sundae
Recipe Summary
Complexity: | Easy |
Serves: | 4 |
Category: | Dessert |
Meal: | Easy Meal I Can Cook (Quick Meals Planner) |
1 | qt | vanilla ice cream |
1 | recipe | caramel sauce |
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Warm caramel sauce in microwave for 1 minute. Scoop ice cream in large wine glasses and drizzle with warm caramel sauce.
Note: Be sure to add the Caramel sauce recipe to your shopping list.