Kitchen Culinary Utensil

Anyone have nutritious, simple recipes for a single dad?

I"m trying to teach a friend of mine to fend for himself in the kitchen. He has 4 kids and lost his wife suddenly just before Xmas last year. He's not even up to novice level in the kitchen. The kids are all teens or preteens and have no culinary skills, either.

So we're looking for very simple, inexpensive recipes that will feed 5 hungry people and can be made quickly and without a lot of utensils (which they wouldn't ever be able to find even if they had them). Nutritious and delicious are the key words here. They've pasta'd themselves out and need to get away from empty calories. Anyone have suggestion?

for sandwiches and burgers etc....

http://www.fbnr.com/finder/searchlists/144.htm

for crock pot meals.....

http://www.easy-crock-pot-recipes.com/crock-pot-cook-book.html

I would start the BBQ

http://www.weber.com/bbq/pub/recipe/menu.aspx

here is a good recipie hard to mess up and tastes great....

MAGDALINAS VALENTINE CHICKEN

4 boneless skinless chicken breast
2 cans Campbell's condensed golden cream of mushroom soup
1/4 chopped yellow onion
milk (1) one soup can's amount

flour seasoned with garlic powder, season salt, pepper, and (dill weed) optional.

Season and flour 4 chicken breasts and fry in skillet with vegetable oil till done.

Drain and remove excess grease from skillet.

Combine chopped onion, milk, Campbell's condensed golden cream of mushroom soup, 2 tbsp of seasoned flour in skillet with cooked chicken breasts.

Simmer on medium heat till onions are soft.

lists of good cooking sites for ideas, good luck

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