Lynette Rohrer Shirk - Dinner a Day: 365 Delicious Meals You Can Make in Minutes

365 Delicious Meals You
Can Make in Minutes

LYNETTE ROHRER SHIRK Copyright 2008 by F+W Publications, Inc.
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For information, please call 1-800-289-0963. Contents Introduction Dinnertime is a very important occasion for todays busy families.

For most, family dinner is the only time when the whole gang can be together and share the events of the day. If family dinner is a staple in your household, then youve come to the right place. Dinner a Day allows busy family cooks the opportunity to make a quick, easy, and delicious meal every night of the year. Gone are the days when women spend more than two hours preparing plain and monotonous meals. Today, with sports practices, rehearsals, appointments, and other commitments, you need a simple and satisfying solution to the dinnertime dilemma. So stop wasting time wandering the aisles of the supermarket and staring into your kitchen cabinets.

With this book, you can easily flip through for something light, something hearty, or something in betweenwhatever the family wants that night, you can make it! Finally, you only need one cookbook for a variety of tasty meals. With Dinner a Day, the days of not that again! are gone, and your family will be asking whats new for tonight? Forget about takeout and throw away those frozen meals; now is the time to experiment with a different dinner every nightand to start enjoying your time with your family! CHAPTER
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Soups Tomato Bisque A bisque is a rich soup that combines vegetables, stock, and milk or cream. Serve for dinner with some chewy breadsticks and a mixed fruit salad.SERVES 61 tablespoon olive oil1 onion, finely chopped1 (10-ounce) container refrigerated Alfredo sauce1 cup chicken or vegetable broth1 cups whole milk2 (14-ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrainedteaspoon dried basil leavesteaspoon dried marjoram leaves In heavy saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion. Cook and stir until onion is tender, about 4 minutes. Add Alfredo sauce and chicken broth; cook and stir with wire whisk until mixture is smooth. Add milk and stir; cook over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, puree undrained tomatoes in food processor or blender until smooth. Add to saucepan along with seasonings and stir well. Heat soup over medium heat, stirring frequently, until mixture just comes to a simmer. Serve immediately. Alfredo Sauce Alfredo sauce is basically a white sauce, usually with some cheese added. You can find it in the refrigerated dairy section of your supermarket.

It can also be found on the pasta aisle. In addition to Alfredo sauce, four-cheese sauce, cheddar pasta sauce, and roasted garlic parmesan pasta sauce are available. Cheesy Clam Chowder This rich, thick, and super easy chowder can be made with anyother seafood too. Think about using canned oysters, cannedmussels, frozen cooked shrimp, or lump crabmeat.SERVES 682 (10-ounce) cans condensed broccoli cheese soup2 cups half and half2 cups milk3 cups refrigerated hash brown potatoesteaspoon dried marjoram2 (8-ounce) cans clams, undrained teaspoon pepper Combine soup, half and half and milk in large heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, then add potatoes and marjoram. Bring to a boil again, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.

Add clams and pepper and simmer for 510 minutes longer until soup is hot and blended. Serve immediately. Super Quick Beef Vegetable Stew There are so many types of fully prepared meat entres in your grocery store;browse the selection and stock up!SERVES 63 tablespoons olive oil1 onion, chopped3 cloves garlic, minced1 (16-ounce) package prepared roast beef in gravy1 (16-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables1 (10-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup2 cups waterteaspoon dried thyme leaves In heavy large saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 45 minutes. Meanwhile, cut the cooked roast beef into 1" chunks. Add to saucepan along with gravy, frozen mixed vegetables, soup, water, and thyme leaves.

Cook over medium high heat until soup comes to a boil, about 79 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 67 minutes longer until vegetables are hot and tender. Serve immediately. Soup or Stew? The difference between soup and stew is the thickness of the liquid. Soups are generally thin, sometimes made with just broth or stock. Stews have ingredients that thicken the liquid, including potatoes, flour, cornstarch, or pureed vegetables.