Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The 411 on HG 1-2-3

Kitchen Staples and Recommended Products

Chapter 1 Swingin’ Single Meals

Pizza Luau

AM Apple Scramble

Tremendous Top-Shelf Turkey Burger

Outside-In Cheeseburger Patty

Cheesy Green Eggs ’n Hamwiches

Smothered Pepperoni Pizza Breakfast Burrito

Totally Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups

Lucky Four-Leaf Salad with Feta and Apples

Honey Mustard Pretzel-Coated Chicken Fingers

Santa Fe Cheesy Chicken Stir-Fry

Totally Terrific Tuna Melt

Pizza-fied Chicken

Chop-Chop Beef Stir-Fry

Too-Beautiful Turkey Burger

Bowling for Pizza

Sausage, Peppers, and Onions Italia

Chapter 2 Fast & for Two (or Three, or Four!)

Three-Cheese Bacon-Apple-Bella Frittata

Shrimp & Grits…for Hungry Chicks!

Amazin’ Asian Ahi Tuna Burgers

Good Chick Lollipops

Spring Chicken Skillet

Fiesta Noodle Casserole

Chicken D’lish Kebabs

Planet Hungrywood Sweet & Cap’n Crunchy Chicken

Aloha Under the Sea

Girl-on-Grill Veggie Wraps

Pan-Fried Chicken Parm

Veggie-rific Fried Rice

Te Quiero Tequila Shrimp

Devil-icious Shrimp

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Chapter 3 Nuke It, Baby!

College Breakfast Burrito

Egg Mug Florentine

Egg Mug Burger-rama

Egg McMuggin’

Egg Mug Lorraine

Egg Mug Mexicali

Sausage Spaghetti Swap

Cheesy Beefy Supreme Wrap

Italian-Style Bacon Alfredo Bowl

BLT Pasta Salad

Buffalo Vegetable Hungry Girlfredo

Sloppy Joe-chiladas

Buff Chick Hot Wing Dip

Cup o’ Chocolate-Coconut Bread Pudding

Cake on the Beach

Expresso Cake in a Mug

Chapter 4 Four Ingredients or Less

The American Classic Pita

Grillin’ of the Corn

Stuffed Chick Cordon Bleu

Backyard BBQ Beef Cups

Too-EZ Mac ’n Cheese

Shrimp Cocktail Tacos

Cheesy Crab ’n Chile Quesadilla

Creamed Corn–Cheese Bites

Quickie Caramel Custard

BFFs (Black Forest Fillo-Cups)

Chapter 5 Cook-Me-Not

Ginormous Sweet-Tart Fruit Salad

Salmon Spread the Love

Crab-Happy Sunomono Salad

Twice-Tomatoed Turkey Tortilla

Slammin’ Slaw

Shrimped-Up Sweet Corn ’n Tomato Salad

Gazpacho Surprise

Veggie-Packed Wrap Attack

Double-O-Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Bowl

Chapter 6 Fast Food Faves…Fast!

Big Bowl of Breakfast

No-Buns-About-It Animal-Style Cheeseburger

Sweet ’n Sassy Boneless Hot Wings

Chili-rific Cheeseburger

Island Insanity Burger

Blue-Ribbon Roast Beef Sandwich

Queen-of-the-Castle Sliders

Bursting Burrito Bowl

Chili Cheese Dog Nachos

Chapter 7 Foiled Again…and Again…and Again

Glaze-of-Sunshine Apricot Chicken

So-Fancy Fish Pack

Mom-Style Creamy Chicken ’n Veggies

Chicken-with-a-Kick Pack

Caribbean Shrimp Packets

The Rat(atouille) Pack

Crazy Pineapple Salmon Teriyaki

Happy Camper Cheeseburger Crumble

Stuffed ’n Squashed Mushroom Foil Pack

Hustle ’n Brussels Foil-Pack Attack

Fajitas in a Foil Pack

Do the Cabbage Pack!

Easy Oven-Baked S’mores-Stuffed Bananas

Fruity Fish Fillet Foil Packs

HG’s Oven-to-Grill Foil-Pack Conversion Chart

Chapter 8 Crock Around the Clock

Crazy-Delicious Seafood Corn Chowder

Slow-Cookin’ BBQ Chicken

Chunky Veggie Pumpkin Chili

Pump-Up-the-Jam Cocktail Weenies

Dan-Good Cioppino

Turkey Mushroom Surprise

Slow-Cookin’ Mexican Chicken

Glaze-of-Glory Candied Carrots

EZ as 1-2-3-Alarm Turkey Chili

Sweet-Hot Steak Bites

Hungry Chick Chunky Soup

Chapter 9 Things That Go Blend

Slush-Puppy Pineapple Lemonade

Pretty-in-Pink Slushie Drink

Cherry Lemonade Super-Slushie

Cool ’n Creamy Fruit Soup

Creamy Dreamy Portabella Soup

Peachy-Keen Black Bean Soup

Creamy Caramelized Onion Bisque

Chilla in Vanilla Milkshake

Chocolate-Covered-Cherries Freeze

Slurpable Split Shake

Pumpkin-licious Nog

Toffee Crush Coffee Shake

Make-Mine-Mint Cookie-rific Ice Cream Freeze

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Mud Pie in the Sky

Chapter 10 Speedy Sweeties

Apple Shakers

Dessert Island Parfait

Super-Simple Apple-Cinnamon Dessert Crepes

Big Black-and-White Berry Parfait

Gimme S’more Sundae

Caramel Swirl Cream Puffs

Oatmeal Raisin Softies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Softies

Upside-Down Personal Key Lime Pies

Hot Fudge ’n Brownie Blitz

Upside-Down Pineapple Crush

That’s Hazel-NUTS! Cocoa Supreme

Scoopable Creamsicle Crush Pie

Chapter 11 EZ & Crowd-Pleasy

Oven-Baked Omelette Lasagna

Perfect Pumpkin Bread

Fruity Bruschetta

Exploding Chicken Taquitos

Tomato Bacon Tarts

Corndog Millionaire Muffins

Fiesta Bites

Yumbo Gumbo

Sloppy Franks

Holy Moly Cannoli Cones

Jammin’ Tarts

Frosted Apple Pie Cupcakes

Chapter 12 Fun with���Broccoli Cole Slaw

Sweet ’n Chunky Turkey Slaw

Bacon Ranch Broccoli Slaw

Teriyaki Shrimp ’n Slaw Stir-Fry

BBQ Chicken Slaw

Saucy Pasta Swap

Mmmmm Moo Shu Chicken

Turkey & Veggie Meatloaf Minis

Greek Chicken Salad Slaw

Hawaiian Slaw

Chapter 12½ Fun with…French Toast

French-Toasted Waffles

Cinnamon French Toast Bowl-a-rama

The Big Apple French Toast Casserole

Super-Cheesy Ham-Stuffed French Toast

Cannoli-Stuffed French Toast Nuggets

Overstuffed Peanut Butter ’n Banana French Toast

Pumpkin Cheesecake French Toast Bites

Jammed with Cheese Stuffed French Toast

Bonus Section Hot Couples!

Starring…Yogurt

Starring…Rice Cakes

Starring…Pudding Snacks

Starring…Laughing Cow Light

Starring…Frozen Fruit

Starring…Frozen Broccoli & Cheese Sauce

Starring…Broccoli Cole Slaw

Fast Food Combos

Dessert Duos

Protein-Packed Pairs

Breakfast Twosomes

Afterword

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