Fake garlic "bread" (turned tuna broccoli quiche)

Base recipe from http://www.genaw.com/lowcarb/ , one of my favourite low carb recipe sites.  

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking time- 20 minutes
Feeds- 24 ish servings (can be frozen)


Number of things that get dirty- 
mixing bowl
spoon
baking dish

Ingredients
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1/3 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, 1 ounce
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
optional tuna and shredded broccoli

Beat the cream cheese and eggs with a whisk until smooth. Add the cream, parmesan and seasonings (and tuna and broccoli if desired)
Line a baking dish with parchment paper (I use an 8x8 square); 
Spread the mozzarella evenly in pan. 
Pour the egg mixture over the cheese. Spread slightly with a spatula. 


Bake at 180*C for 20 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on a rack, then cut into 24 pieces. 


If desired, spread a little butter on them and sprinkle with garlic powder and parmesan cheese; broil just until butter is bubbly and very lightly browned.

One pot wonder

A throw anything in dish that works wonders for a family shabbat dinner or even weeknights.

Prep time- 10 minutes

Cooking time 1-2 hours

Feeds- as many as you want

Number of things that get dirty- 2-3

big baking dish

measuring cup

microwave safe bowl

Ingredients

chicken 

rice

random vegetables either fresh or from the freezer.

seasonings to taste

Put rice in the baking dish with as much water as it needs to cook properly.  I generally make 2 cups of rice for every 4 people.  Season rice however you like.  I use random combinations of onion soup mix, sesame oil, shwarma spice, salt, pepper, chicken soup mix, garlic, zatar or whatever else I grab.

Add a vegetable layer.  If you are using frozen, just dump them in.  If you re using fresh, parboil them in the microwave first.

place chicken on top.  season top of chicken with whatever you like.

cover tightly and cook until rice is soft and chicken is properly cooked

Eggy Muffins

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 30 minutes per tray
Feeds a lot. We made this as a huge recipe and froze a ton of them for breakfasts and lunches. This version made 30 muffins

Number of things that get dirty- 4
mixing bowl
electric beaters or a fork
muffin trays
cup fpr breaking eggs


Ingredients
18 eggs
1/2 c bread crumbs
2 cans of tuna
1/3-1/2 c milk
1 tsp onion soup powder
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste
veggies from the freezer (anything bite sized that will fit nicely into your muffin tins. In theory you could also use fresh, or sauteed veggies)
1 c (ish) shredded cheese
1/3 c (ish) ketchup

Pour everything into a large mixing bowl
mix
baked in greased muffin tins. you can fill them almost full as they will only puff up a tiny bit

cook roughly 30 minutes 180* C

freeze them and thaw quickly in the microwave for a great breakfast

Canalloni

Prep time- 20 minutes
Cooking Time- 1 hour
Feeds - as many as you want it to

Number of things that get dirty- 5 and a plastic bag.
2 mixing bowls
2 mixing spoons
1 baking dish with sides

Ingredients

Canalloni
mozarella

Filling
1 C defrosted spinach
1 C low fat cream cheese
1 C ricotta cheese
1/2 C flour
1 tsp crushed garlic (yes dried is fine)


Sauce
1 C tomato paste
3 tbls dill
2 tablespoons onion soup mix
1/2 C low fat cream cheese
1 C milk

Mix all ingredients except flour to make filling
Add flour slowly until filling with sort of stick to itself and stay inside the pasta
put filling into plastic bag and cut off a corner to create a piping bag
pipe filling into UNCOOKED pasta and lay out in a baking dish

Mix all sauce ingredients except for milk until smooth
add milk until sauce had slightly runny consistancey
pour over pastaso all pasta edges are covered

cover with sgredded or thinly sliced mozarella

bake at 350* for roughly an hour or until pasta is soft

Mom's tuna Noodle Cassarole

I must have had this for dinner 3 nights a week growing up. It is fast, a full meal, and makes great leftovers. I have kept the recipe as I originally got it, but when I make it I often add various other veggies to it I have listed as optional. I also leave out the tomatoes. I hate tomatoes.

Can be made ahead but does not freeze well.

Prep time- 15 minutes
Cooking Time- 25 minutes
Feeds - 6 with leftovers

Number of things that get dirty- 4
pasta pot
mixing bowl
spoon
large pyrex

Ingredients
yolkless noodles
3 eggs
1 large container plain yogurt
1 green onion, chopped
2 tomatoes, slices
2 cans of tuna
1 zucchini, slices thin
1/3 - 1/2 C grated mozzarella

optional
brocolli
cauliglower
green beans

cook yolkless noodles as per the directions on the package
combine well drained noodles with green onion, yogurt, tuna and eggs.
mix thoroughly
add optional ingredients if desired
pour into pyrex baking dish
lay on sliced tomatoes and zucchini
sprinke with mozzarella cheese

bake at 350* for 20-30 minutes or until the top is starting to brown.

Sheppards Pie

Prep time- 10 minutes
Cooking Time- 1/2 - 3/4 of an hour
Feeds 6

Number of things that get dirty- 3
mixing bowl
oven safe container (either steel or pyrex)
fork

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/3 cup of ketchup
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 tbl onion soup powder
2 C frozen peas and carrots
1 C frozen corn
2-3 cups instant mashed potatoes (flavoured if desired)
3 egg

mix ground meat, ketchup, onion soup bread crumbs and 2 eggs together until well mixed.
spread in bottom of pan
sprinkle on frozen vegetables
mix mashed potatoes according to instructions using remaining egg as part of the liquid required.
spread potato mixture on top of vegies and meat.

If you would like a nice smooth top use a piece of plastic wrap to press down the potato mixture.

Bake at 350* until juices from the meat run clear and the potatoes are golden brown.

Sweet crock pot chicken Dinner with rice

Prep time- 5 minutes
Cooking Time- 6 hours or so
Feeds as many as you have chicken for

Number of things that get dirty- 1
crock pot
oven bag

Ingredients
6-8 Skinless boneless chicken cutlets
1/2 C Brown sugar
1/4 C unsalted Soy Sauce
3 tbs Sesame Oil
1/4 C white vinegar
3/4 C Cola or Lemon/Lime soda

2 C Rice
2 C water
pinch of salt

lay chicken on the floor of the crock pot
cover brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and soda

In an oven bag put rice, water and salt.
seal bag with most of the air removed.
place in crock pot.
close lid.

cook on high for about 5-6 hours.