GORDON RAMSAY RECIPES INGREDIENTS: 20

It’s trying times, and for the first time, many people will need to learn some food preparation for both economic and nutritional necessities. So here are a variety of recipes that require minimal skills and equipment. Hopefully, if you are a raw beginner, you will find this helpful.

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I’m picking out recipes I feel most beginners can tackle with minimal equipment and experience. Ramen noodles and frozen food can only take you so far.

A meat thermometer is probably the thing you may not have. Many of these recipes need one. Get one; you need it. Go to a hardware store or Amazon. A ten-dollar instant-read thermometer will save you way more than that in ruined food, plus, it is the easiest route to being a much better cook. Not bad for $10.

As a general rule, I suggest raw beginners read the photo instruction area of the posts. As you read these instructions, examine the photos, then imagine yourself doing those steps. You will see you can handle this. Feel free to ask questions in the comments.

If you are interested in try to get your kitchen stocked and up and running better, then please see my Guide To Cooking for Two.

Stovetop/Oven Recipes

Most of you have a stove and oven available. You will need only a little other kitchen equipment to pull these recipes off. But, you need a meat thermometer to get many of these recipes done correctly.

The oven pulled pork and chicken recipes may be enough to get you through months on the cheap.

Oven Pulled Pork from Pork Butt

Outrageously good pulled pork without a smoker. Low and slow is how you do it with these easy step by step photo instructions with only a few minutes of active time.

pulled pork sandwich with BBQ sauce on a bun

Classic Meatloaf

This is a traditional old fashion meatloaf is like your grandma would make from memory. It is super moist and easy for even the beginner. It will become that go-to recipe that everybody needs for meatloaf.

Crispy Baked Split Chicken Breasts

Learn the secret to tasty, moist, and crispy baked split chicken breasts. A great bone-in chicken recipe for an easy and economical family dinner the whole family will love.

Oven Baked Crispy Garlic Split Chicken Breasts from 101 Cooking for Two

Oven Baked Chicken Legs – The Art of Drummies

Oven baked chicken legs are a simple dinner the whole family will love. Just trim, pat dry, simple spices, and bake them in the oven. You will have perfect crispy, juicy chicken legs every time with these easy step by step photo instructions.

Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Thighs

Deliciously crispy skin and juicy inside, oven baked chicken thighs have it all. They are quick, economical, tasty, and require almost no skill — a great recipe for two or a crowd. Just one pan and a bit of seasoning will get you some of the best baked chicken you will ever taste.

Baked Chicken Breast

Learn the best way to oven bake chicken breasts that are healthy, moist and tender every time in about 30 minutes by following these easy step by step photo instructions.

Easy Mac and Cheese

Put that blue box away. This mac and cheese recipe is one pot stove top easy. Just follow these simple step by step photo instructions. Let’s kick it up a few notches.

One Pot Stove Top Mac and Cheese from 101 Cooking For Two

Easy Broccoli Cheese Soup

One pot, one hour, one of the best broccoli cheese soups ever. Better than restaurant quality soup for your family or company. You will love this soup.

This takes only a bit more work but just follow the photos and you will be fine.

Crock Pot Recipes

Many people have a crock pot hanging around, and most crock pot recipes can be very easy to do. It is great for Chili or Soup Recipes. Check all my crock pot recipes out at Crock Pot Recipes and Small Crock Pot Recipes.

Here are just a few of the easiest choices.

Crock Pot Chili

Super easy to make and one of the best homemade chilies you will ever have. This versatile chili is perfect in a smaller crock pot and can easily be adjusted to your taste and needs.

Crock Pot Pulled Pork the Right Way

Great melt-in-your-mouth pulled pork is now an easy economical dinner recipe. Cooked all day low and slow in your crock pot, pork butt becomes pull-apart tender for the family or a crowd.

close up picture of a BBQ Sandwich with sauce on a blue plate

Ultra Simple Crock Pot White Chicken Chili

This is the easiest and best crock pot white chicken chili recipe you will ever taste. Dump, dump, dump, then cook for 4 hours. You are rewarded for your laziness with a great chili, and all your friends will demand the recipe.

White Chicken Chili on a spoon over bowl

Crock Pot Chicken Baked Ziti

Time for an ultra-simple crock pot chicken baked ziti. Just follow these easy step by step photo instructions to have some great Italian comfort food bursting with tasty goodness.

Grill Recipes

If you are lucky enough to have access to a grill, it makes having tasty economic meals a breeze with almost no cleanup. See all the Grill Recipes.

How to Grill Chicken Breasts on a Gas Grill

Let’s learn the three simple secrets to moist and tender chicken breasts on a gas grill. Just follow these easy step by step photo instructions.

How to Grill an Excellent Hamburger – A Beginner Tutorial

Learn the secrets of grilling a really good hamburger on a gas grill (or a charcoal grill). It is oh so easy if you know a few secrets. Great burgers can be yours.

close up picture so a nicely done burger on a bun. All on a white plate.

How to Grill a Pork Tenderloin on a Gas Grill

Learn how to grill a great pork tenderloin on a gas grill in this pictorial step by step guide. A properly grilled pork tenderloin will make you look like the grill master. Just don’t tell them how easy it is.

grilled tenderloin cut to show done interior

How to Grill Pork Chops on a Gas Grill

Learn how to grill great pork chops on a gas grill. Chose the right cut, add an optional brine, season, and careful grilling will get perfect juicy flavorful chops every time.

Close up picture of two grilled pork chops on orange plate

Bread and Sidedishes Recipes

See all the Side Dishes and Bread Recipes.

Beer Bread

This old fashion beer bread is made with self-rising flour and only 3 other ingredients. It is hearty with a great buttery, crispy crust. Anybody can do this easy recipe.

How to Cook Rice in the Oven

Make perfect rice every time with this easy and proven recipe to cook rice in the oven. Fluffy rice in 30 minutes is just so easy. This is one of those things that just works.

Easy Fried Rice in 10-Minutes

An easy fried rice recipe using Minute Rice for that “eat in” Chinese meal. Done in 10-minutes with these easy step by step photo instructions.

Memphis Barbecue Sauce – A Wonderful Thing

This wonderful barbecue sauce is the perfect compliment to pork, beef or chicken. A sweet and tangy sauce with a touch of spice that will become your summer favorite..

Other Resources

Complete Recipe Index

Browse hundreds of the best everyday recipes perfect for two or smaller households! All recipes are as easy to make as they are delicious and come with simple step-by-step photo instructions.

Recipe Index from 101 Cooking for Two - Everyday cooking for the smaller household

Guide to Cooking for Two

A Helpful Guide to Cooking for Smaller Households. No matter the size of your smaller household, we have designed this guide to help you be successful with your everyday cooking.

Kitchen Cheat Sheets

These Kitchen Cheat Sheets are packed with all that useful information you need but have a hard time finding. What to substitute for this, how to store that, when is it done, and so much more.

Cooking for Two Shop

My recommendations for some basic products for the beginner or experienced cook in need of some guidance.

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It was a cool, rainy spring but summer is finally here and I’m definitely not complaining. I love everything about summer weather ⁠— the hotter the better! We’re right in the middle of our first heat wave and I’m 100% here for it.

This time of year I like to spend as much time as I can outside. We’ll usually fire up the grill for dinner, but sometimes we don’t feel like it. Or we’re out of gas. Or it’s just so hot that standing over any heat source ⁠— inside or outside ⁠— makes you feel like your face is going to melt off. For times like those, it’s great to have an arsenal of healthy no-cook meals to draw from.

This collection of simple no-cook dinner ideas is perfect for those summer nights when it’s just too hot to turn on the oven ⁠— or eat. It’s amazing what you can do with rotisserie chicken, a can of white beans or chickpeas, or fresh herbs. From big, leafy salads to ceviche and tortilla chips to all sorts of lettuce wraps, you’re practically guaranteed to find a few new recipes to love.

20 No Cook Meals to Make This Summer

Mayo-Free Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Lemon and Herbs

Mayo-Free Chicken Salad has tons of flavor thanks to fresh thyme and a simple lemon vinaigrette. Start with a rotisserie chicken to make them a cook free meal. Serve it on your favorite roll or wrapped in lettuce leaves.

Shrimp and Grapefruit Ceviche

Flavorful ceviche is as simple as defrosting cooked shrimp, then mixing it with tangy citrus and creamy avocado.

Photo Credit: cookieandkate.com

Healthy No Noodle Pad Thai

This fresh take on Pad Thai uses raw, spiralized vegetables instead of noodles. Cut your own, or grab some pre-cut veggies from the produce department.

Farmhouse Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette

This gorgeous farmhouse salad highlights the best produce of the season: asparagus, peas, and radishes. Use rotisserie chicken, or just leave it off – there’s plenty of protein from chickpeas and soy nuts.

Pile a hot dog bun full of spicy pickled vegetables and roast beef for the perfect no-fuss sandwich

Photo Credit: www.rhiansrecipes.com

Mediterranean Chickpea Pittas

Mashed chickpeas makes an easy sandwich filling. Tahini, mustard, and olives takes the flavor over the top.

Herby Greek Yogurt Dip for Veggies (Low Carb)

This herby yogurt dip is perfect for those nights when all you feel like doing is picking at some vegetables.

Photo Credit: www.tastingpage.com

Raw Rainbow Detox Veggie Salad {Paleo, Whole30, Vegan}

This raw rainbow detox veggie salad will energize your body with all of the cleansing, fiber-rich cruciferous vegetables.

Photo Credit: www.skinnytaste.com

White Bean Caprese Salad

Nothing says summer like a Caprese salad, and this one is made with white beans for added protein and fiber. You won’t believe how easy it is to make!

Photo Credit: veganheaven.org

Rice Paper Rolls with Mango and Mint

Spring rolls are one of my favorite things to eat when it’s super hot outside. For this recipe you will need boiling water to soak the noodles and rice paper wrappers – if you have an electric kettle, this is the perfect time to pull it out!

Photo Credit: bakerbynature.com

The Best Philly Style Italian Hoagies

These are my absolute favorite sandwiches, and a classic for summer picnics. Don’t forget the spicy cherry pepper spread! If you’re watching carbs, load everything onto a big salad, or wrap it all in lettuce leaves or a low carb wrap.

Photo Credit: littlespicejar.com

Mexican Street Corn Salad with Black Beans and Avocados

This salad turns everyone’s favorite side dish into the main event.

Photo Credit: www.recipegirl.com

Greek Panzanella Salad

Crisp vegetables tossed with crunchy, seasoned croutons and a zingy lemon vinaigrette create a salad everyone will love.

Photo Credit: www.veggiessavetheday.com

Cold Lentil Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Look for precooked lentils in the produce section to make easy work of this tasty salad

Photo Credit: www.runningtothekitchen.com

Dijon Dill Salmon Salad

Canned salmon is shockingly delicious – give it a try in this dilly salad

Photo Credit: pinchofyum.com

Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Miso Dressing

The miso dressing on this shrimp salad is so delicious that you might never actually want to cook again

Photo Credit: www.aspicyperspective.com

Vietnamese Cold Chicken Salad (Goi Ga)

Mint, peanuts, and fish sauce give this salad its classic Vietnamese flavor

Photo Credit: lifemadesweeter.com

Salmon Poke Bowl

This Salmon Poke Bowl makes a light, healthy and refreshing meal. It’s super easy to customize with your favorite ingredients!

Photo Credit: minimalistbaker.com

White Bean Kale Salad

This tahini chickpea salad is super easy to make and relies on ingredients that I almost have having around my kitchen.

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20 Recipes to Eat Cheap at Home for Beginners by Gordon Ramsay