Master Chef

Guide
XOXO - Littles
Table of Contents
1. Grocery lists 10. Brussel sprouts/broccoli
2. Steak 11. Carrots/green beans
3. Chicken 12. Mashed potatoes
4. Burgers 13. Skillet potatoes
5. Lamb chops/roast 14. Mac and cheese
6. Crab legs 15. Caesar dressing
7. Turkey skillet 16. Alfredo sauce
8. Ribs
9. Adult grilled cheese
Standard Grocery List for 1-2 week
❏ Meat/Proteins (can buy more and freeze as desired)
❏ 1 package of chicken breasts
❏ 3-4 steaks
❏ 1-2 other protein options (ground beef/bison/turkey, lamb)
❏ 2 packages of bacon
❏ 1 package sweet italian sausage
❏ Cheese/dairy
❏ 10 oz shredded parmesan cheese (for salad)
❏ Greek yogurt
❏ Goat cheese
❏ Fruits: apples, bananas (singles only), strawberries, blueberries, pineapple
❏ Veggies: romaine lettuce (6 heads), spinach, carrots, brussel sprouts, broccoli,
green beans, potatoes
❏ Other: coconut water, croutons

*Additional items are added based on meal prep (i.e. burger buns, tortillas,
tomatoes etc.)
Staple Item Grocery List
*things to always keep in stock/Have a long
shelf life*

❏ Olive oil ❏ Flour ❏ Minced garlic

❏ Grapeseed Oil ❏ Sugar ❏ Grated parmesan
❏ Sea salt ❏ Brown sugar cheese
❏ Pepper ❏ Pasta ❏ Cream cheese
❏ Italian seasoning ❏ Bread crumbs ❏ Brown rice
❏ Garlic powder ❏ Unsalted butter ❏ Anchovies
❏ Chili powder ❏ Worcestershire ❏ Eggs
❏ Rosemary sauce ❏ Shredded cheeses
❏ Mixed for tacos
❏ Honey ❏ Dijon mustard ❏ Mozzarella for pizza
❏ Maple Syrup ❏ Mustard seeds ❏ Any meat to freeze
❏ Lemon juice ❏ Ketchup (up to 2 months)
Steak
1. Season steak with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Ingredients
- Steak
worcestershire sauce - Butter
2. Heat skillet or cast iron on med/high heat for 5 mins - Salt
3. Place slab of butter in skillet and then place steak in - Pepper
- Garlic powder
skillet and cover with lid for 4-5 mins - Worcestershire
4. Flip steak and cook other side for 4-5 mins sauce
5. Check temperature - medium rare = 135 deg - Chili powder
(when making
*Best steak cuts = ribeye, T-bone, NY strip tacos/mexican
style)
*Lean steak = sirloins

*Best steak for tacos = flatiron/skirt steak

Chicken
1. Pre-heat over to 400 deg Ingredients
- Chicken
2. Cover baking sheet with tin foil - Olive Oil
3. Cut fat off chicken breasts - Salt
4. Beat chicken so it is an even height - Pepper
- Italian seasoning
5. Season with olive oil (do first), italian seasoning,
salt, and pepper
6. Place chicken in oven uncovered for 18-20 mins
7. Then cover chicken with tin foil and cook for another
5 mins
8. Take chicken out and let cool under tin foil for 5 mins
9. Slice/dice chicken as desired
BUrgers (Beef, Bison, Lamb)
1. Place ground meat in a large bowl Ingredients
2. Mix ground meat with: (for 1 lb of meat) - Beef/bison/lamb
a. 1 TBSP worcestershire sauce - Salt
b. 2 TBSP of ketchup
- Pepper
c. 1 TBSP of dijon mustard
d. 1 tsp of whole mustard seeds - Garlic powder
e. ⅓ cup of bread crumbs (add until meat sticks enough to hold burger shape) - Chili powder
f. 1 tsp of each: salt, pepper, garlic powder, and chili powder - Ketchup
3. Form burger patties (can put in fridge for up to 24 hours) - Worcestershire
4. Heat skillet on med/high for 5 mins sauce
5. Place patties in skillet (space evenly across skillet) - Dijon mustard
6. Cook for 5 mins, flip, cook other side for 5 mins - Mustard seeds
7. Check temperature, med rare = 135 deg - Bread crumbs
8. Butter brioche buns, cook on hot pan until toasted - Brioche buns
9. Garnish burgers with desired toppings - Toppings
*1 lb of meat will make approximately 3 burgers or 5 sliders
Lamb Chops/Lamb Roast
Ingredients
1. Pre-heat skillet (for chops/steak) on med-high - Lamb
for 5 mins, pre-heat over to 350 deg (roast) - Butter
- Salt
2. Season lamb with salt, pepper, garlic powder,
- Pepper
rosemary - Rosemary
3. Place slab of butter in skillet and cook lamb
chops in skillet covered for 5 mins on each side
4. Cook lamb roast in oven for 20 mins
5. Check temperature, med-rare = 135 deg
Crabs Legs
1. Pre-heat oven to 375 deg Ingredients
- Crab legs
2. Cover baking sheet with tin foil - Butter
3. Evenly space crab legs on baking sheet - Salt
- Garlic powder
4. Mix melted butter, salt, and garlic powder
together
5. Brush butter/seasoning on crab legs
6. Pour 2 TBSP of water onto tin foil
7. Cover crab legs with tin foil and close up all edges
(this allows water to “steam” the crab legs)
8. Cook in oven for 20 mins
9. Melt more butter with garlic powder for dipping
Turkey Skillet
Ingredients
1. Cook brown rice or wild rice or quinoa per - Ground turkey
instructions - Olive oil
- Salt
2. Heat skillet on med/high for 5 mins
- Maple syrup
3. Dice apples - Cream cheese
4. Oil skillet and cook ground turkey in skillet - Apples
- Rice/grain of your
until browned choosing
5. Add apples, 1 oz cream cheese, 2 TBSP of
maple syrup, season with salt, and cook for 4
mins
6. Mix rice/grain into turkey skillet
Pork Ribs
1. Pre-heat oven to 275 deg Ingredients
- Pork ribs
2. Mix together - Salt
a. 1 tsp salt - Pepper
b. 1 tsp pepper - Garlic powder
c. 1 TBSP garlic powder - Chili powder
d. 1 TBSP chili powder - Brown sugar
e. ¼ cup brown sugar - Honey
- Maple syrup
3. Place pork ribs on tin foil on baking sheet
4. Season ribs with dry seasoning on both sides
5. Drizzle honey and maple syrup over ribs
6. Cover with tin foil and close edges
7. Slow cook in over for 3-4 hours
Adult Grilled Cheese
1. Blend together shredded cheddar cheese, brie Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded cheddar
cheese, and white wine cheese (fresh not pre-
2. In a separate bowl mix together softened butter shredded)
and dijon mustard - 2 oz brie cheese
- 1 oz white wine (pinot
3. Spread cheese blend on piece of bread, top with grigio or cooking white
another piece of bread, smear butter on one wine)
side - 3 TBSP butter
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
4. Place in pan on medium heat, butter side down - Sliced bread
5. While cooking, smear opposite side with butter
6. Cook for 3 mins on each side or until bread is
thoroughly toasted and cheese is melty
Brussel Sprouts/ Broccoli
Ingredients
1. Pre-heat oven to 400 deg - Brussel sprouts or
2. Cover baking sheet with tin foil broccoli
- Olive oil
3. Cut brussel sprouts/broccoli into even size
- Salt
pieces and place in bowl
4. Mix with olive oil and salt in a bowl until evenly
coated
5. Evenly distribute across baking sheet
6. Roast for 35-45 mins in oven until sufficiently
burned
Carrots/ Green Beans
1. Pre-heat skillet on med/high for 5 mins Ingredients
2. Peel and cut carrots or cut ends off green beans - Carrots or green
beans
3. Mix with olive oil and salt in a bowl until evenly coated
- Olive oil
4. Add olive oil to skillet then add carrots or green beans - Salt
5. Cover with lid and check every 3-4 mins and move veggies
around pan
a. Can add a splash of water if you think they are not
cooking thoroughly enough
6. Continue to cook until sufficiently burned on all sides

*Carrots will be done with you can easy stick a fork in them
*Green beans will be done when they change to a darker green
Mashed Potatoes
Ingredients
1. Boil water - Russet potatoes
2. Cut 2-3 potatoes into 1 inch x 1 inch pieces - Butter
- Salt
3. Place potatoes in boiled water and cook until
- Pepper
you can easily stick a fork in potatoes (approx - Minced garlic
10-15 mins) - Heavy cream or
milk
4. Drain water out
5. Add ½ stick of butter, salt, pepper, minced
garlic, and ⅓ cup of heavy cream (or milk)
6. Mash potatoes (add more ingredients as
necessary to make right consistency/taste)
Skillet Potatoes
Ingredients
1. Heat skillet on med/high for 5 mins - Red potatoes or
2. Dice potatoes mini tri-color
3. Olive oil bottom of skillet potatoes
- Olive oil
4. Place potatoes in skillet and season with salt - Salt
and pepper - Pepper

5. Cover skillet
6. Every 4 mins move/flip potatoes
7. Continue to cook until you can easily stick a
fork into the potato (approximately 15 mins)
Tacos
Ingredients
1. Prepare chicken or steak per instructions - - Chicken or steak
season with chili powder, garlic powder, salt and - Chili powder
- Garlic powder
pepper
- Salt
2. Assemble tacos as desired with shredded - Pepper
lettuce, mixed cheese, tomatoes, and corn - Brown rice
- Canned sweet
tortilla corn
3. Side dish: brown rice and canned corn - White corn
tortillas
a. Cook rice per instructions
- Mixed cheese
b. Add corn while rice is on the stove - Lettuce
c. Season plentifully with chili powder and salt - Tomato
Pizza
Ingredients
- Dough
- Flour
- Yeast
- Sugar
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- Pizza toppings
Mac and Cheese
1. Cook macaroni/pasta of choice per box instructions Ingredients
- Box of pasta
2. Drain pasta and leave in the strainer
- ¼ cup butter
3. In same pan melt butter then whisk in flour and cook - ⅓ cup flour
for 2 mins - 8-10 oz of shredded
4. Slowly add milk, whisking while adding, then cook cheddar cheese (freshly
for 5 mins shredded)
- Salt
5. Lower heat and then add cheeses, season with salt - Pepper
and pepper
6. Once cheese is melty add in pasta and mix
completely
7. Optional:
a. Set oven to broil
b. Move finished mac and cheese to baking pan
c. Top with panko bread crumbs
d. Bake for 2 mins on bottom shelf of oven or until bread
Caesar Dressing
Ingredients
1. Blend together: anchovies, garlic cloves, eggs, - 6 anchovy fillets
lemon juice, dijon mustard - 5 garlic cloves or 2 TBSP
2. Then add grapeseed oil and olive oil and blend of minced garlic
- 1 whole egg and 2 egg
again yolks
3. Then add parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper - 1 TBSP lemon juice
- 1 TBSP dijon mustard
and blend again - 1 cup grapeseed oil
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
Alfredo Sauce
Ingredients
1. In a saucepan over medium heat melt - 4 TBSP butter
butter and cream cheese in heavy cream - 2 TBSP cream cheese
- ¾ cup heavy cream
and half and half
- ¾ cup half and half
2. Whisk in garlic powder and parmesan - 1 tsp garlic powder
cheese - 1 cup parmesan cheese
- Pepper
3. Add pepper to taste
4. Bring to a boil and then lower heat to a
simmer (low heat)
5. Stir and let simmer until at right
consistency