Easy Meals to Cook For Your Man

The Remix to Your Regular Chicken Dish: Baked Chicken with Sundried Tomatoes

You can’t go wrong with chicken! But if you want to add a little flair to a regular baked dish, try this recipe. It’s quick and easy but has the impression of a gourmet dish. Add French Bread and a bottle of wine and your guy with think he’s in Italy!

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts, tenderized.
• 3-4 Tbs of dijon mustard.
• 4-6 Tbs – sundried tomatoes.
• 3-6 Tbs – olive oil.
• 1/4 onion, diced/chopped
• Pinch of taragon
• Pinch of paprika
• Pinches of salt & pepper
• Toothpicks
• Oven-safe baking dish
• French bread (optional)

Directions

1. (If you don’t have a tenderizer, you can put the chicken on a plastic Ziploc quart bag, shape your hand into a fist, and just carefully punch the breast so the thickness gets more even.)
2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F).
3. Use enough dijon mustard to spread over 1 side of both chicken breasts. Make sure you take the mustard OUT of its container first, into another dish, and then take a knife to dip into that to spread the mustard. Do NOT have the utensil that touched the raw chicken touch the mustard in the jar!!
4. Empty the sundried tomatoes into a bowl or plate, then take some and spread it on top of the mustard layer on each chicken breast.
5. Drizzle the olive oil over the chicken breasts.
6. Sprinkle the chopped onion, taragon, paprika, salt, and pepper over the chicken.
7. Now roll up each chicken breast…not too tight so the spread oozes out, but just enough so that the unflavored side of the breast is able to touch some of the flavored side. Use the toothpicks to clamp the roll tight.
8. Drizzle the rolled-up chicken with a little more olive oil. Make sure that the unflavored side does get some olive oil on it. This will help keep it from drying out too much in the oven.
9. Put the chicken breasts in the oven-safe dish, and put in the oven. Bake for 20-30 minutes.
10. While the chicken is cooking, slice the French bread (on a clean, chicken-free surface!) Set the table.
11. Check the chicken at about 20 minutes. You can use a fork & knife to prod your serving, to make sure the middle part of the roll is cooking. The chicken should not be pink and raw looking (duh).
12. Once it’s ready, put it on the plate. If you think the plate looks too empty, you can stick some bread slices on there, or add a vegetable side dish.
13. Serve the chicken in its rolled state. Your date should try to cut the roll, and remove the toothpicks when they get in the way. Make sure you kindly notify your date that there are toothpicks in there.
14. Open up a bottle of white wine and voila!

(Source: www.grubgirl.com)

Last Minute Lasagna

Lasagna is one of the first go to dishes when preparing an easy dish for a man. It’s filling, quick, and easy. It’s one of those stand-alone meals that don’t necessarily require any extra sides.

Ingredients

• 1 26-ounce jar pasta sauce
• 2 30-ounce bags frozen large cheese ravioli, unthawed
• 1 10-ounce box frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess water
• 1 8-ounce bag shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan

Directions

1. 1. Heat oven to 350° F. Coat a 13-by-9-inch baking dish with cooking spray and spoon in a third of the sauce.
2. 2. Arrange 12 ravioli on top and scatter the spinach over them. Top with half of each cheese. Cover with another layer of ravioli and the remaining sauce and cheese.
3. 3. Cover with foil and bake 25 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 to 10 minutes more or until bubbly.

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Garlic Alfredo Tilapia

Tilapia is a safe, tasty, and easy fish to prepare. If your usual meals consist of chicken dishes and you want to switch it up, try this recipe. The kick is the Creole Seasoning. If your man loves spices, he’ll love this! Add Rice and Steamed Broccoli and you have a complete meal.

Ingredients

• 4 tilapia fillets
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 cup Alfredo sauce

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
2. Brush the tilapia fillets with oil on both sides, season with Creole seasoning to taste, then place into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the flesh is no longer translucent, and the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 10 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the garlic, and cook until the garlic has softened and the aroma has mellowed, about 2 minutes. Stir in the Alfredo sauce and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low, and keep warm until the fish is ready. Pour the sauce over the fish to serve. Sprinkle with additional Creole seasoning if desired.

(source: http://www.recipes.com)

Lemon Pepper Blackened Salmon

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 4 salmon fillets
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Whisk together the butter, lemon juice, parsley, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Stir in the peppercorns. Dip the salmon into the sauce so the flesh side is coated, and set on a plate,
3. Heat the olive oil in an ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add the salmon, placing it skin side up into the skillet. Cook for until the flesh is seared and golden brown, about 1 minute.
4. Place the skillet into the preheated oven, and cook until the salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve immediately.

(Source: http://www.allrecipes.com)

Treat Him to Rice Krispie  Treats

Rice Krispie Treats are a timeless favorite. It’s not really a meal, but it is fun to eat and make! Take him back to his childhood days with this quick and easy treat.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter

1 (10 oz., about 40) pkg. regular marshmallows or 3 cups miniature marshmallows

6 cups Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and continue to stir until the marshmallows have completely melted. Remove from heat.

2. Stir in the Kellogg’s Rice Krispies cereal coating them well with the melted marshmallow mixture.

3. Using a buttered or silicone spatula, press the mixture evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan which has been buttered or sprayed with non-stick spray or lined with wax paper.

4. Cut into squares when the mixture cools.

Makes 24 squares.

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:

Microwave butter with marshmallows on high setting for 2 minutes in a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir together when melted. Microwave again on high for 1 additional minute. Stir in cereal, mixing until well coated. Press into pan as above.

Five Minutes to Cajun Shrimp

If you have the seasonings and five minutes, this recipe will be your best friend, especially if your man loves shrimp. A lot tastier than simple grilled shrimp, serve over a bed of jasmine rice and voila..another complete meal.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive or canola oil
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Directions

1. In a large nonstick skillet, saute the paprika, thyme, salt, nutmeg, garlic powder and cayenne in oil for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add shrimp; saute for 2-3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, stirring occasionally.

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Taco Pie

When all else fails…resort to tacos; but instead of preparing regular tacos, try this yummy taco pie. It’s inexpensive and most importantly quick!

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 8 ounces shredded Mexican-style cheese blend
• 1 (14 ounce) bag tortilla chips, crushed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Lay crescent dough flat on the bottom of a square cake pan and bake according to package directions.
3. Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the taco seasoning and stir together well. When dough is done, remove from oven and place meat mixture on top, then layer with sour cream and cheese, and then top off with the crushed nacho chips.
4. Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

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Salisbury Steak

Most men love beef. Ask any man his favorite dish and he’ll probably say steak and potatoes; but if you want to prepare something different and more flavorable, saulsbury steaks are an easy option.

Ingredients

• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup
• 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
• 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix together 1/3 cup condensed French onion soup with ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and black pepper. Shape into 6 oval patties.
2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown both sides of patties. Pour off excess fat.
3. In a small bowl, blend flour and remaining soup until smooth. Mix in ketchup, water, Worcestershire sauce and mustard powder. Pour over meat in skillet. Cover, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

(Source: http://www.allrecipes.com)