Carissa's (Continuing) Adventures

3. Egg Roll In a Bowl Recipe : Cabbage Carrots (shredded) Onion Ground Beef Sesame Oil Soy Sauce Beef stock Salt Ginger Pepper Red Pepper flakes   Some other spices probably   Cost : ~$5 for cabbage, ground beef, and onions + pantry staples  Source : https://wholenewmom.com/recipes/egg-roll-in-a-bowl/ Basic Directions: brown meat and onions in sesame oil Add sauces, spices, and stock   Add carrots and cabbage - I covered it so the cabbage would wilt faster Served with: Noodles from an instant Ramen pack. I tossed the flavor packet and just split the noodles between our two plates Why I chose it: Still working on using up those carrots from Christmas. Also looking for low carb meals to add to our circuit. Also one pan meals.   Things I liked : Super easy to make, especially since I was a bit ill, easy was great. The flavor was nice, although I don’t think I would have loved the texture as much ...

2. Whole Chicken   Recipe: 1 Whole chicken $8 Aldi (I think it was 8 lbs) Much salt - pantry Source : Salt Fat Acid Heat Basic Directions :  Spatchcock the chicken Cover with a lot of salt, we used almost a cup Leave uncovered in fridge for 24 hours Pull out for an hour to come to room temp Pan sear in cast iron skillet Bake for 40 minutes in same skillet Have your husband cut it up   Served with : Instant mashed potatoes and stuffing and carrots left over from my Christmas Costco Crazy Run Why I chose it : I was really inspired while reading this book to try meat more. I don’t cook lot of meat because it doesn’t taste good to me, but she makes everything sound amazing. I just wanted to put a cup of salt on something. Things I liked: Whole chicken was way less gross than I thought and I like that I will be able to use the leftovers to make something else (stock)   So delicious - even though we had to plan ahe...

My goal is to make a new recipe every week this year! I'm posting them to keep track of what I've tried and what I'd like to change next time. 1.  Beef Stroganoff   Recipe:   1.5 lb beef (sorloin tips recommended, I found beef fajita strips)  8 oz egg noodles  6 oz beef broth  6 oz chicken broth  Cream of mushroom soup (instead of mushrooms)  Onion  Garlic 2/3 cup sour cream - ~ Total Cost: ~ $10 + pantry staples  Basic Directions Brown beef in skillet Take out and pan fry onions and garlic in oil/beef drippings Add 2 tbs flour and whisk Add broths   Probably add something else? Re-add meat, cover and let simmer for 30 min Add egg noodles, cover and let cook for 20 min Source : America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook Why I chose it : We found an inordinate amount of egg noodles while reorganizing the pantry Things I liked Savory, warm, comfort food feel Beef actually ended up pr...