Cooking for Yourself

BY NICOLE CICCONE
 Sausage Spinach
Tortellini soup
Perfect for A cold day

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 5 MIN COOKING TIME: 25 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
Hot Italian Ground Sausage ( 1. Cook Hot Italian Sausage in a pan
Mild if you don’t like spicy) 2. In the meantime, add olive oil, onion, garlic to a pot.
Cheese Tortellini 3. Add in Tomato paste
Spinach 4. Add Salt, Pepper and Red Pepper
Minced Garlic 5. Add in the cooked sausage, and chicken broth to pot.
Tomato Paste 6. Add Boursin Cheese and let it melt, cook for 10
1 Onion ( Yellow) minutes
Boursin Cheese (Garlic Herb 7. Add in tortellini to pot and cook for another 10
Blend is best) minutes
Salt & Pepper 8. Add spinach into the pot the last 2 minutes
Olive Oil 9. Serve with Parmesean Cheese on top and Enjoy!
Red Pepper Flakes ( Optional)
Chicken Broth
 Lemon Chicken Orzo
Soup
You’ll feel like you’re in Greece

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 5 MIN COOKING TIME: 25 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
Rotisserie Chicken or Cooked 1. Chop Onion, Garlic and add to pot with
Shredded Chicken olive oil.
3 Large Carrots 2. Cut carrots and celery into large chunks
2 Stalks of Celery and add to pot.
2 Lemons 3. Add Lemon Zest to pot
Garlic 4. Juice 2 Whole Lemons and add to pot
1 Yellow Onion 5. Leave the lemon in the pot
Chicken Broth 6. Add the chicken

Orzo Pasta 7. Let the soup simmer for about 25 to 30

minutes.
8. Add in the orzo pasta the last 7 minutes
9. Serve and enjoy!
 Cheeseburger Salad
It’ll make you forget about the bun,

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 10 MIN COOKING TIME: 10 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
Lean Ground Beef 1. Cook Ground Beef
Romaine Lettuce 2. Cut and Rinse Lettuce
1 Red Onion 3. Chop Red onion into slices
Pickles of Choice 4. Cut Grape tomatoes in halves
Cheddar Cheese 5. Make Sauce - equal parts mustard,
Grape Tomatoes ketchup, and mayo
Salt & Pepper 6. Assemble the salad
7. Add lettuce in a bowl, top with ground

Sauce: beef, cheese, tomatoes, red onion. pickles,

Mustard 8. Finally add sauce and Enjoy!

Ketchup
Mayo
 Taco Salad
Let’s taco bout it!

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 10 MIN COOKING TIME: 20 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
Lean Ground Beef 1. Heat Oven to 400
Romaine Lettuce 2. Take foil and make into a big ball (May need a few
Grape Tomatoes sheets depending on size of taco shell you’d like.
Black Olives (Optional) 3. Add foil Ball underneath tortilla of choice.
Sour Cream 4. Bake 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until crispy.
Jalapenos (Optionl) 5. Cook ground beef in olive oil
Corn 6. Once beef is cook add in the spices, Salt, Pepper,
Black Beans Paprika, Cumin, Garlic Powder, Chili Powder, and

Salt & Pepper Olive Oil.

Paprika 7. Cut and rinse lettuce.

Cumin 8. Cut Jalapenos

Garlic Powder 9. Cut the tomatoes in halves

Chili Powder 10. Rinse corn, and black beans

Olive Oil 11. Assemble the salad; Add lettuce to shell and top with
all the other ingredients,
Enjoy!
 Salmon Bowl
Cooked version of a Poke Bowl

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 25 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 -Salmon Filet
1/4 cup Frozen
1. Heat Air Fryer or Oven to 375
Edamame
2. Cut the salmon into chunks or leave whole
Pickled Giner
3. In a bowl add 1 tablespoon each of the Marinade
1 cup White Rice
ingredients.
1/2 Avocado 4. Add salmon to Marinade
1 sliced Persian 5. After the salmon is soaked in the Marinade for a few
Cucumber minutes, add it to Air Fryer or oven.
Optional: 6. Cook for about 10-12 minutes
Kewpie Mayo 7. While the salmon is cooking - co0k the rice and
Siracha Edamame
8. When everything is cook, assemble the bowl ; add
Marinade:
the rice, top it with the salmon, avocado, cucumber,
Siracha
and pickled giner.
Soy Sauce
ENJOY!
Garlic
Honey
Rice Vinegar
 Medditerranean Cod
So much Flavor!

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 25 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 piece of Cod
1/4 of a Red Onion
1. Heat Oven to 400 degrees.
1/4 cup of Katamala Olives,
2. In a bowl add all the ingredients and let it marinage
1/4 cup of Grape Tomatoes
for atleas 10 minutes.
2 Tablespoons of Capers 3. Add mixture on top of cod
1/4 cup of Roasted Red Peppers 4. Bake dish at 400 for 25- 20 minutes. Depending on
Lemon Juice (1 whole Lemon) Size of fish.
1 Tablespoon of Feta 5. Serve with white rice and vegetable of choice but
1 Teaspoon of Salt & Pepper really it does not need either.
2 Gloves of Garlic ENJOY!
1 Teaspoon of Olive oil
 Vietnamese Shrimp
Rolls

Refreshing and satisfying

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 10 MIN COOKING TIME: 20 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 Cup of Shrimp
2 pieces of Red Leaf or Butter
1. In a pot, bring water to a boil
Lettuce 2. Once water is boiling, add shrimp to pot and cook
1/4 cup of Shredded Carrots for 2-3 minutes
3. In the meantime, make the sauce
1 - 2 Cucumbers
4. Add Rice paper onto a moist cutting board and add
1/2 Avoocado
the following ingredients: lettuce, carrots,
Pinch of Cilantro ( Optional) cucumber, avocado, and cilantro
1-2 pieces of Rice Paper 5. Once hrimp is done boiling add it on top of rice
paper
Sauce:
6. Roll the rice paper carefully and it will seal on its
1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter own
1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce 7. Enjoy!
1 Tablespoon Hoison Sauce
1 Tablespoon Rice Vinegar
1 Tablespoon Siracha
 Pulled BBQ Chicken
Sandwhiches
Barbecue gone easy

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 2 HOURS

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 Chicken Breast
1/2 Cup BBQ or Buffalo Sauce
1. In a crock pot, add chicken breast, sauce of choice,
Pickles (of Choice)
salt, pepper and cook on high for 2 hours.
Bun of Choice (I prefer
2. In the meantime make the coleslaw; add coleslaw to
a Brioche bun for this) a bowl with salt , pepper, and mayo or oliveoil. ( Let
sit for an hour)
For the Slaw: 3. When Chicken is done, take two froks and shred in
1/2 bag of Coleslaw crockpot.
1 Teaspoon May or Oliveoil Assemble sandwhich; add the chicken onto bottom bun,
1 Teaspoon Salt & Pepper add coleslaw on top, and top it off with pickle and top
1 splash Vingar ( Red Wine is bun.
best)
 Mediterranean
Chicken
Chicken that tastes like Greece

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 2 HOURS

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1-2 pieces of Chicken of Choice
1/2 can Artichoke Hearts
1. In a crock pot, add chicken breast, sauce of choice,
1/2 can Roasted Red Peppers
salt, pepper and cook on high for 2 hours.
1 Garlic Clove
2. In the meantime make the coleslaw; add coleslaw to
1/2 Can Katamala Olives a bowl with salt , pepper, and mayo or oliveoil. ( Let
1 Teaspoon Oregano sit for an hour)
1 Teaspoon Salt 3. When Chicken is done, take two froks and shred in
1 Teaspoon Pepper crockpot.
1 Teaspoon of Olive oil Assemble sandwhich; add the chicken onto bottom bun,
1/4 cup of Feta Cheese add coleslaw on top, and top it off with pickle and top
bun.
 French Onion
Chicken
A fun spin on french onion soup

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 15 MIN COOKING TIME: 1.5 HOURS

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1-2 Chicken Brasts
2-3 Onions
1. Preheat oven to 400
2 TBL Spoons Worstishire Sauce
2. Cut Onions into thin slices
1/2 Cup Beef Broth
3. Add onions to oven safe pan with olive oil and
1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder worstishire sauce
1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder 4. In the meantime, season chicken breast with onion
1 Teaspoon of Salt powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper
1 Teaspoon of Pepper 5. Cook onions until carmalized
Grueye Cheese; as much as your 6. Set Onions aside
heart desires 7. Cook chicken in same pan until golden brown
8. Once the chicken has color on it, set aside
9. Add in beef broth and to deglaze the pan
10. Next add the chicken back in and top with cheese
and onion mixture.
11. Bake the pan at 400 for 20-25 minutes depending on
thickeness of chicken
Enjoy!
 Sausage Spinach
Tomato Pasta
Feels like Gourmet

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 20 MIN COOKING TIME: 35-40 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1/2 pound of Hot Italian Ground 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees
Sausage ( Mild if you don’t like 2. Cook Hot Italian Sausage in a pan
spicy) 3. In the meantime, add halved cherry tomatoes,
1 cup of Pasta (I like to use spinach, garlic, Boursin cheese, red pepper flakes,
Barilla Protein Pasta; rotini salt, pepper to baking dish.
specifically) 4. Top the dish with Olive oil
1 /2 cup of Cherry Tomatoes 5. Add in the sausage to baking dish. Once oven is
2- 3 Garli Gloves ready, add baking dish to oven for 30 minutes.
1 cup of Spinach 6. In the meat time, salt a pot of water and bring to a
1 container of Boursin Cheese boil.
(Garlic Herb Blend is best) 7. Add pasta to boiling water, sand cook according to
1 Teaspoon of Salt & Pepper package.
1 Teaspoon of Olive Oil 8. Reserve a cup of pasta water.

A Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes (

9. Remove baking dish and add pasta water; mix

Optional)
together to make sauce.
10. Get a large bowl and pour sauce mixture on top of
pasta.
Enjoy!
 Shrimp Scampi

Must be serves with bread!

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 10 MIN COOKING TIME: 15 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 Cup of Frozen or Fresh Shrimp 1. If using Frozen Shrimp ( Preferred) first
2 Lemons defrost
1/4 cup of Parsley 2. Once the shrimp is defrosted cook with olive
2-3 Garlic gloves oil on pan 2 minutes each side.
1 teaspoon of Olive Oil 3. In the meantime, bring water to a boil with
1/2 cup of Dry White Wine salt.
1/4 cup of Chicken Broth 4. Once water boils, add pasta to boiling water.
1 Teaspoon of Salt & Pepper 5. Once shrimp is pink set aside
6. Add Olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper to pan
and let cook.
7. Add wine, lemon juice, and broth to pan and
let simmer for a minute.
8. Drain pasta but reserve some pasta water,
9. Once that simmers add parsley, pasta water
and shrimp to pan.
10.
11. Simmer for about 10 minutes and add over
linguini.
 Nonnas Pesto Pasta

The world’s best pesto

SERVINGS: 1 PREPPING TIME: 5 MIN COOKING TIME: 20 MIN

INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS
1 Cup of Pasta of Choice 1. Bring water to a boil and add
1 Cup of Parmesan Cheese the pasta
1/4 cup of Pine nuts or Walnuts 2. In a food processor add olive
(Pine nuts are preferred) oil, cheese, nuts, basil, salt
1/2 cup of Basil Fresh Basil and pepper.
2-3 Garlic Cloves 3. Once the pasta is done
1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil cooking reserve some pasta
1 Teaspoon of Salt water.

1 Teaspoon of Pepper 4. Drain pasta

5. In a bowl add 2 slabs of
butter and the pesto sauce.
Add in the pasta and the
pasta water to thin it out into
a sauce
6. Serve and enjoy!