Healthy, Tasty, Easy to Make?

[DanS]

Looking for some good bachelor chef recipes to impress the girls. I have been reasonably successful with (1) steak in red wine sauce; and (2) spaghetti in white wine sauce with bacon. Pretty tough to mess up, thankfully.

Have any favorites?

[Docfeelgood]

Hamburger Helper with a Coke.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Osso Bucco. That's cross-sections of veal shins stewed in stock. An Italian classic.

[DanS]

I've been looking around the web for osso bucco recipes. A good selection.

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

I'm also a big fan of Italian rabbit stew. There's a good recipe here- http://www.chow.com/recipes/12782-italian-rabbit-stew

[loinburger]

Beef sherry/stroganoff

2-3 lbs cubed beef
Several cans of golden mushroom soup
1-2 cans onion soup
1-2 cups dry sherry
Diced mushrooms
Optional: Sour cream
Optional: Hot sauce

Bake covered at 350 degrees for 3 hours, stirring every hour, add more mushroom soup if the liquid level gets too low. When it's finished baking, boil some egg noodles and mix them in. This will feed you for about seven to ten days, so lower the portions if you're not that fond of leftovers.

[Supr49er]

Although Osso Bucco is awesome, be aware that many people are averse to veal.

[loinburger]

Fish stew

2-3 lbs cubed salmon (I buy fillets, remove the skin, and chop them up)
Several cans of clam chowder
1-2 chopped and caramelized onions
Diced shrimp/clams/etc
1-2 cups dry white wine
Optional: 1 bottle clam juice (in the canned fish section of the grocery store)
Optional: Hot sauce

Bake covered at 350 degrees for 90 minutes, stirring every 30 minutes, add water if it gets dry but this is unlikely. When it's finished baking, boil some egg noodles and mix them in. This will feed you for about seven to ten days, so lower the portions etc.

[loinburger]

Poached salmon with mustard sauce

I make extra mustard sauce and serve this with couscous, the mustard sauce goes well with it

[notyoueither]

Throw interesting flavours on a green salad.

[DanS]

The fish stew and beef stroganoff really look good for me. My girl's not fond of clams or mushrooms, however. It looks like you could be creative with those recipes however...

[DanS]

Although Osso Bucco is awesome, be aware that many people are averse to veal.

Luckily, she is not squeamish.

[loinburger]

My sister-in-law doesn't like mushrooms either, but she said that the mushrooms in the beef stroganoff weren't noticeable. However, you can substitute cream of potato soup instead; likewise you can substitute cream of potato soup for the clam chowder in the fish stew (or cream of mushroom soup if your girlfriend agrees that the mushroom soup isn't a problem).

[Guynemer]

Beef and barley stew is always good.


I impressed Galnemer on our second date by making a simple, sauceless, brightly colored pasta dish that's great for the summer.

Chop three bell peppers (I prefer one red, one yellow, one orange for the pleasant color contrast) into squares roughly 1-1.5 cm a side.
Cut about half of a carton of grape tomatoes in half.
Add a liberal amount of fresh chopped basil, to taste. Two to four pressed garlic cloves, as well.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Toss in olive oil so that it is coating the veggies, add a dash of basalmic vinegar.

Toss all that stuff together with a pound of pasta--I find penne rigate makes the best aesthetics with the veggies.

Sprinkle each bowl with some fresh Italian cheese of your choice (mozzarella and/or asiago work best).

Profit!

Also works well if served as a side with some grilled chicken.



Kebabs are also always fun and easy to make and eat, especially with some simple white rice tossed with lime juice and cilantro.

[DanS]

I can see the cream of potato soup substitute.