10+ Real Three Ingredient Recipes

Aug 17 2008

10+ Real Three Ingredient Recipes

Published by lpetersen at 8:02 pm under Cheap Cooking (< $5 per head),Quick convenient food,Quick Cooking,Recipes,Slow Cooking

Last week I lamented the fact that many so-called “five minute” recipes. . . aren’t: They may take five minutes to cook or to prepare, but they almost never are only five minutes from prep to table. So now I’ve been searching for the elusive “three-ingredient-recipe”: Trouble is, while many so-named recipes have three “main” ingredients, there are usually several other “staple” (flour, sugar, oil) ingredients as well.

While these faux three-ingredient-recipes can work for the person with a well-stocked kitchen who is just looking for something simple, the person who really has very limited food supplies on hand (or has a physical/mental limitation that makes most cooking difficult) might find such recipes useless.

It is true, though, that unless one is using a lot of prepared foods (i.e. canned soups and the like) it can be difficult to develop recipies that include only three ingredients. Thus, I’ve allowed a tiny bit of leeway in this list: The recipes may include water, salt, and ground black pepper as ingredients in addition to three other ingredients. Most people who are cooking have access to water, and likely do have salt and pepper on hand.

(Of course, while salt has numerous functions in cooking, black pepper serves only as seasoning, so one might be able to skip it in a pinch.)

Enjoy!

1. Fake Chicken Cordon Bleu

This is a crockpot recipe, so it will require 6-7 hours cooking time, but the advance preparation may make it more convenient for some.

2. Three Ingredient Recipes by Donna Smith

This writer features a whole bunch of three ingredient recipes. Enjoy!

3. Beach Boys Pot Roast

Another yummy-sounding crock pot recipe. I really, really want to try this garlicky, peppery delight. Really. Yum. Where is that crock pot?

4. 3-2-1 Beer Bread

This looks simple enough. Granted, most college age boys don’t have sugar or flour in their pantries, but they should be all set with the beer.

5. Oven Roasted Strawberries

This is an oldie but goodie from a cookbook review by the New York Times