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Food & Drink
2013-06-25 10:04:33
What are some fast, flavorful and versatile ideas for supper?
Q-I am finding that with my busy schedule with work and kids, I am far too tempted to eat up my earnings in fast food take-out. Do you have any fast and easy ideas that will keep the family happy but not keep me in the kitchen all night?
A-I understand how tempting it is on the drive home to pull in to the drive-thru, especially after a long hard day. But I have an idea that may help. One thing I know is that meals do not have to be multi-course or complex, they just need to be flavorful to be satisfying. My best kept secret is to take your favorite stand-bys, and pump them up with spices for a completely different meal, or set of meals.
For example, French onion soup mix can add a lot of interest to simple to make meals. You can use it dry as a rub on steak or roasts. You can also add it to meatloaf, or hamburgers. I also use as the seasoning for the meat in Sheppard/Cottage Pie.
Finally, you can put it (in soup form) in a skillet with some cube steak, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Pair it with mashed potatoes, and you have the perfect meal!
You can get the soup in cans, in packages, or make your own. I will include my favorite recipe here:
1/2 cup Onion flakes or dehydrated onion slices
2 tablespoons Onion powder
1 tablespoon Garlic powder
1 teaspoon Celery salt
1/2 teaspoon ground Pepper
1 tablespoon Himalayan or sea salt (optional but helps absorption of soup)
To Make: Use approximately 1/4 cup per 2 cups of beef stock to make French onion soup (add 3-4 onions that have been very thinly sliced and slowly caramelized. To use as a mix, you can add 1/2 cup soy-free and MSG free beef bouillon powder and use as you would a packet of French onion soup pix (1/4 cup=1 package).
