This ham was in the freezer for awhile. Every time I thought about cooking it, I thought of the hours of thawing it in the fridge and how to cook it. After all that thought, my motivation vanished and it stayed in the freezer.
This past weekend, I made the decision to throw all caution to the wind and just cook it…frozen…I took that sucker out of the plastic wrap, threw it on a pan, and stuck it in the oven at 325 degrees for about 2 hours 45 minutes. It was perfect! No water, no seasoning, nothing. Just sollidly frozen ham in the pan. I did cover it with aluminum foil. I didn’t even check on it while it was cooking. It was delicious! This will probably be my go-to ham cooking way from now on.
I didn’t measure anything. Just put the amount that looks good to you. This flatbread is delicious as is, but I think next time I make it I might drizzle a little Balsamic vinegar on it. You could even add a few spring greens on top and then add the Balsamic vinegar.
Quick & Easy Naan Flatbread
Serving Size:
1
Time:
15 minutes
Difficulty:
Easy
Ingredients
Naan, 1
Brie
Walnuts
Dried cherries
Honey
Directions
Sprinkle with desired amount of Brie, walnuts, and dried cherries on naan.
Don’t judge me too harshly, but I have a comfy loveseat in the kitchen next to a glass door that leads to a patio. I like to stick an easy one-pot dinner into the oven and then sit and look out the door at the beautiful canna lillies my late-ex-husband planted in the backyard. Today is the sixth anniversary of his death, so he’s on my mind more than usual this morning.
Anyway, back to the recipe.
Salisbury Steak with Carrots and Potatoes
Serving Size:
4
Time:
Prep time 5 minutes Cook time 2 hours
Difficulty:
Easy
Ingredients
4 Hamburger patties
Beef gravy mix packet – I use Pioneer or McCormick
Frozen pearl onions
Frozen carrots, 1 bag
Frozen Ore-Ida Homestyle Steam ‘n Mash potatoes, one bag
Directions
Place hamburger patties into Dutch oven.
Top with gravy mixed with water according to package.
Add pearl onions – however many you want.
Add bag of frozen potatoes.
Add bag of frozen carrots.
Put lid on Dutch oven and cook in 350 degree oven for 2 hours.
As you’ve seen with my other recipes, I like to eat good food but I don’t want to spend much time cooking. This is an amazing recipe that I thought would just be “a meal,” but I was surprised to find it’s an “amazing meal.”
Slow Cooker Chicken & Salsa
Serving Size:
Time:
Difficulty:
Ingredients
Chicken thighs or breasts – I use frozen
Salsa, 1 jar of your favorite – I use Mrs. Renfro’s Peach Salsa
Directions
Put frozen chicken pieces into the crockpot.
Add entire jar of salsa.
Cook on high four hours.
Shred chicken.
Pile it onto a hot tortilla and add cheese, cilantro, and anything else you like.
Notes: I’ve also cooked pork like this.
This dish is delicious with a side of rice and beans.
Turmeric chicken is something I had no idea I needed in my life until this week. I heard turmeric was good for inflammation. It’s not something I’ve ever included in my diet other than the occasional restaurant meal. I wasn’t even sure I would like it. I’ve been working on a Daily Om course that teaches how to decrease inflammation with foods. They suggested three daily drinks, two of them with turmeric. Oh my goodness…the drinks were nasty. This pure nastiness made me decide to eat the turmeric instead of drinking it.
I came up with this recipe, and let me tell you it’s one of the best meals I’ve ever had…and I had it again the next day.
I must warn you that everything I cook is fast, easy, and generally has as few ingredients as possible. I do a lot of oven meals using frozen ingredients that I don’t thaw ahead of time. I like meals that I can put in a low-heat oven and cook a couple of hours. Of course, you can use foods that are not frozen and drastically reduce the oven time.
I was gifted a beautiful Le Creuset Dutch oven by my employer, but they are super expensive and any Dutch oven will work fine.
Turmeric Chicken with Potatoes and Green Beans
Serving Size:
6 servings
Time:
5 minutes prep time, 2 hours in the oven
Difficulty:
Super Easy
Ingredients
1-1/2 lbs chicken thighs or breasts, frozen
4 tsp cumin
2 tsp sea salt
2-1/2 tsp turmeric
1-1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 T olive oil or avocado oil
1 pkg Ore-Ida Steam and Mash potatoes, frozen
1 pkg of green beans, frozen
Fresh lemon juice to taste
Directions
Mix all the pieces together in a small bowl.
Add olive oil to a Dutch oven pan and add frozen chicken pieces.
Sprinkle spices over the chicken. Even though it looks like a lot, use all of it.
Top with the whole bag of frozen potatoes.
Top with the whole bag of frozen green beans.
Put the lid on the pan and bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees. You don’t need to add liquid because the moisture from the frozen foods is enough.
