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Trying to learn how to cook
28 female
I am trying to learn how to cook and I was wanting some suggestions for easy recipes. I have already learned how to make hamburger helper and wanted to learn something new that wouldn't be to difficult. I have also learned how to make pancakes.
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Spaghetti is easy. Choose from many shapes of pasta if not spaghetti noodles, or gluten free, a jar of pasta sauce which can be the regular tomato or alfredo (cheesy) sauce. Have it with or without hamburger. Just cook hamburger in a pan adding it to your pasta. Or, instead of hamburger, you can make it with chicken chunks. So you can used canned chicken in a pinch or bake a chicken breast in oven following cooking time in on line meat cooking instructions, I have put a frozen chicken breast in a crock put of water beginning of day and when it was time to make dinner, it was done. This way of cooking it up makes it so tender it can be pulled apart in strips for casseroles or spaghetti.
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I learned to cook watching PBS cooking shows and cooking shows on the cooking cable channels. The most important thing about preparing any dish is preparation. Having all the ingredients from the recipe portioned out and prepared before hand is important as assembling and actually cooking the meal is in the timing of when you add the ingredients and in the proper order.
I know that sounds a bit scary though it really isn't. Every recipe comes with an ingredient list. Get all the ingredients together then portion them out into individual bowls. For the novice cook read through the preparation directions and line the bowls up in the order you are going to need them. It is just that simple
Simple recipe - Chicken Parmesan
Ingredients
1 - pack boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2- Jar Marinara Sauce - Your favorite variety of Spaghetti sauce in Marinara will do.
2 - Eggs Beaten
Flour
Seasoned Bread Crumbs (Italian)
Oil ( I prefer Extra Virgin Olive oil as it is lighter
Directions
take 3 bowls, beat the eggs in on, put 2 to 3 cups of flour in another and an equal amount of bread crumbs in the third.
I like to warm 1 jar of the sauce in a sauce pan. Now would be the time to do that and to put a frying pan on the stove with about a half inch of oil. You will also need a baking dish and you should preheat the oven now to 350 degrees.
Take the chicken breasts and rinse them under clod water then dry them with paper towels. Have a plate ready to hold the dredged breast until your ready to fry them.
Using one hand put each breast first in the beaten egg, thoroughly then into the flower, shake of the excess and then into the bread crumbs. Repeat with each breast.
Heat the oil until it is hot enough to fry. A test for this is to take a few bread crumbs and drop them in the oil. If they start to fry carefully place the breasts in the oil. You just want to brown the chicken so 3 to 5 minutes preside is enough.
While the chicken is browning place a light coating of the Marinara in the baking dish. As each breast finishes browning place it on a paper towel to drain off excess oil then place it in the baking dish.
When all the breasts are finished browning and in the backing dish cover the chicken with the Marinara sauce and place in the oven for about 20 to 30 minutes. The breast should com e to a cooing temperature of about 155 degrees.
While the breast are backing heat up the second jar of Sauce and prepare your favorite type of spaghetti per box instructions.
After the chicken has backed for 230 minutes if you have a meat thermometer check the temperature, if not don't worry. Place the cheese on each breast covering the top of each and place back in the oven to melt the cheese. When the cheese is melted. Dinner is served. Pair with a nice wine
Note: If preparing for guests and they have not arrived by the time you are ready to put the cheese on. Turn the oven down to warm. When your guests arrive and your ready to serve turn the oven back to 350 place the cheese on the chicken and serve when melted. Hold back a ladle of sauce to put over the chicken when plated this will insure it is warm to hot to the mouth.
This may look complicated but it is really easy. It was one of the first dished I made.
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