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Easy Recipes

Easy recipes that will impress your family and loved ones!

Looking for painless and easy to prepare recipes that not only taste good but give the perception that you spent a lot of thought and effort creating the dish? Here are many dishes that are extremely easy, but definitely tasty.

Oriental Stir Fry
One of the simplest recipes that are incredibly satisfying is Oriental stir fry. You can make an Oriental stir fry with chicken, pork, beef or without any meat. Using one simple frying pan or wok, a variety of vegetables (fresh, canned or frozen), some stir fry sauces and a side of rice- you’ve got a great meal.

Oriental Chicken Stir Fry

Ingredients:
1 pound of chicken breast (cut into cubes or strips)
2 cans of oriental style vegetables (usually includes water chestnuts, green beans, broccoli, baby corn, carrots, etc)
4 to 8 ounces of stir fry sauce (sweet or salty your choice)
4 servings of rice
Olive Oil

Directions:
Cook boil in bag rice on the side as directed. In an oiled skillet or wok add cut chicken, cook moderately and then add in vegetables. Stir frequently with a wooden spoon adding a few spoonfuls of sauce every few minutes. Stir fry for about 10 minutes or until cooked completely through. Serve over rice.

Maple Ham Steak

Ham steak is very easy to make and for most families an awesome meal. You can buy individually sliced ham steaks sold in many supermarkets. Or if you prefer, you can buy a large ham and slice it into to inch thick steaks.

Ingredients:
4 Ham Steaks
4 ounces of brown sugar
8 ounces of maple syrup
4 Yams (sweet potatoes (fresh or canned)

Directions:
Rub 1 oz. of brown sugar into the ham and place in an oven for about 25 to 30 minutes at 400 to 425 degrees F. (or as directed). A few minutes before the ham steak is complete, you can pour some maple syrup on top of the ham steak or cautiously heat up the syrup in a microwave and serve as desired. Ham steaks go great with yams (sweet potatoes). You can cook them in an oven with your ham steak, starting them about 15 minutes before you begin cooking the ham.

BLT Sandwich

One of my family favorites is the BLT sandwich. Although bacon is perhaps not the healthiest food available, you can choose to swap good old fashioned bacon with turkey bacon or even chicken bacon. These products aren’t as bad as they sound and actually very tasty.

Since the BLT sandwich is very simple and only includes bacon, lettuce, tomato, bread and mayo, make sure you buy only the best ingredients including nice thick bread and fresh lettuce and tomatoes.

Ingredients:
1 Loaf of White or Rye Bread
1 head of lettuce
4 beefsteak tomatoes
1 pound of bacon

Directions:
On a griddle cook one pound of bacon. Pat dry removing any excess grease. Now add mayo to two pieces of bread and then top with a sliced tomato and some lettuce. Garnish with a pickle, some olives and some pretzels or chips.

What to do with leftover ham?
Easy chicken cordon bleu recipe, easy leftovers, ham and beans, ham left overs.

Using Leftover Ham
Here are a few other really good recipes for left over ham. Most of them require cubed ham.

Best recipes for leftovers
More ham leftovers to enjoy a bit later in the year. Baked Portobello mushrooms with ham.

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