Sunday, July 12, 2009

Single Frying Pan Meals - Part 1 - Casadias

With your limited arsenal, here are some quick meal ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner using, you guessed it, one frying pan and the one kashered burner in Aunt Sarah's house.

For all of the below, you need flour tortillas, margarine or oil, and a spatula. You know the basic drill - heat the margarine or oil on low flame, put the filling on one half of the tortilla and fold the tortilla over, then cook on each side for 2-3 minutes. Below are different fillings and how to prepare them:

Pizza Casadias
tomato sauce or ketchup and grated cheese (or just little chunks or slices of cheese, any flavor, no need to be fancy)

Vegetable Casadias
Use sliced tomato, chopped red pepper, zuchinni sliced VERY thin or green onion chopped, sprinkle on the casadia with cheese or scrambled egg if you want. For other vegetables like spinach, broccoli and onion (not sure if you eat these anyway) you will need to cook them first in a little bit of oil.

Scrambled Egg Casadias
Check, beat and scramble two eggs by cooking on the frying pan in a little oil and stirring frequently. Then plop them inside the tortilla and cook as above.

Cheese Casadias
grated, little chunks, any flavor, or mix a few flavors. Sprinkle right in.

Burrito Casadias
Get a can of black or brown beans (any kosher kind, no flavor needed) and mash about half the can in a bowl using a fork. Then plop that in a tortilla with some cheese and a tiny bit of tomato sauce or ketchup. Yum! Cook as directed.