Matzav Mazon: Quick and Easy Dinners

By www.GourmetKosherCooking.com

With many families now enjoying a vacation or anticipating one soon, these recipes will enable you to spend more time together by having you in and out of the kitchen in a flash. And you’ll have a wonderful dinner to show for it, too!

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Asian Lettuce Turkey Wraps

Serves 4

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 pound ground beef or turkey
2-inch piece ginger, peeled and finely grated
2 scallions, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 head Boston lettuce, leaves separated, cleaned and dried

Directions:

In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil and saute beef until brown. Stir in ginger, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and hoisin and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the peanuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve warm wrapped in lettuce cups.

Baked Beef and Beans

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon oil
1 (15 ounce) can baked beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
⅓ cup barbecue sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, sauté meat, onion and pepper in the oil until beef is no longer pink. Drain off fat. Combine with remaining ingredients and pour into 3-quart baking dish. Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes.

Beer Barbeque Chicken

Ingredients:
1 chicken cut in 1/8th’s
1 cup your favorite barbeque sauce
¼ cup your favorite beer

Directions:

Marinate the chicken in the beer for 2 hours. Pour off the beer and add the barbeque sauce and marinate for about 3 hours. Preheat the barbeque. Take the chicken out of the sauce and barbeque for 7 minutes turn over and cook for 7 more minutes or until cooked through.

Chicken and Potatoes in a Crock Pot

Ingredients:

1 chicken, cut into 1/8ths or the pieces of your choice
8 potatoes, cut into chunks
1 cup white wine
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 (8 ounce) box sliced mushrooms
½ teaspoon pepper
Water to cover

Directions:

Place all ingredients in crock-pot and turn on high. Dinner will be ready in 6 to 8 hours. Also good with a crusty bread to dip in the liquid.

Pan-Fried Trout

Serves 8

Ingredients:

4 pieces trout, filleted
½ cup (8 ounces) butter (can use margarine to make it pareve)
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic
½ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Melt butter over medium heat in a frying pan. Add trout and sprinkle with spices. Cook for 5 minutes, flip and cook for 5 minutes more. Couldn’t be easier or more delicious.

Serve with a fresh salad or steamed vegetables.

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