Easy and Cheap: 8 Recipes To Make With ONLY 2 Ingredients.
With me, there are two things that are sorely lacking ...
… Time and money!
Suddenly, it's not always easy to find mouth-watering dishes to prepare every day.
Fortunately, there are some delicious, easy and inexpensive recipes out there.
I am thinking particularly of these great recipes that are prepared with only 2 ingredients !
Yes, yes, you read that right! You only need 2 small ingredients for each of these recipes.
And in addition, there is something for everyone: delicious desserts, homemade pizza dough, grilled chicken and many other ideas…
Thanks to these recipes, all gourmets will find their pleasure there! We even have a cookie recipe for your beloved dog! Look :
1. Pizza dough with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 1 Greek yogurt
- 400 g of wheat flour and baking powder
How to do
1. In a large salad bowl, pour the flour.
2. Add a big pinch of salt.
3. Add a heaped teaspoon of baking powder.
4. Make a well in the flour.
5. Add the Greek yogurt to the well.
6. Mix with your fingers until the ingredients are well incorporated.
7. Sprinkle a little flour on your work surface.
8. Knead the dough for 5 to 8 minutes, until it is smooth. If necessary, add a little flour until your dough only sticks slightly to the fingers.
9. Roll out your pizza dough with a floured rolling pin to a thickness of about 1 cm.
10. Garnish the dough with your favorite ingredients.
There you go, your pizza is ready to bake! Put it in a preheated oven at 230 ° C for 10 to 12 minutes.
With this recipe you will have 2 medium size pizza doughs or one large size pizza dough.
2. KFC-style cookies with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 400 g of wheat flour and baking powder
- 350 ml of semi-skimmed milk
- optional: 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- optional: 4 tablespoons of melted butter
How to do
1. Put the flour in a large bowl.
2. Add a heaped teaspoon of baking powder to it.
3. Using a whisk, gradually add the milk, mixing well. Optional: add a tablespoon of brown sugar to soften the mixture.
4. Using a tablespoon, make thick patties about 3 cm in diameter by placing them on a well-buttered baking sheet. Don't leave too much space between each patty.
5. If you wish, pour a little melted butter on each of the patties.
6. Bake them at 230 ° C for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned on top. But be careful not to overcook them because they will lose their delicious softness.
7. Let cool on a rack.
3. Grilled chicken with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts of 200 g each
- homemade dressing
How to do
1. In a deep plate, pour the house dressing over the chicken breasts and cover with cling film.
2. Let everything marinate for 1 hour or, ideally, overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Place them on a sheet of baking paper.
4. Grill the chicken breasts in the oven at 180 ° C on rotating heat for 30 minutes, turning them occasionally.
If you are making this barbecue recipe, grill them until the meat gives off clear cooking juices.
4. Coconut macaroons with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 1 sachet of grated coconut of 115 g
- 1 can of sweetened condensed milk of 170 g
How to do
1. In a salad bowl and using a wooden spatula, gradually add the coconut to the condensed milk until the mixture becomes pasty.
2. Preheat your oven to 180 ° C, on rotating heat.
3. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, make small balls using two teaspoons.
5. Place the macaroons in the hot oven.
6. Cook them for 7 to 10 minutes, keeping a close eye on them.
7. Take them out quickly as soon as they start to brown.
8. Let them cool on a wire rack.
For an even more gourmet pleasure, you can also dip your macaroons once cooled in melted chocolate. Yum !
5. Nutella brownies with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 200 g of homemade Nutella
- optional: icing sugar
How to do
1. Preheat your oven to 180 ° C.
2. Lightly butter a rectangular cake pan.
3. In a bowl, break the eggs and beat them vigorously until they foam. If you have a food processor like this, beat them for 5-7 min. Otherwise, beat them for 10 minutes with an electric mixer.
4. Heat the homemade Nutella in the microwave for 1 min. Be sure to use a microwave-safe container like this one.
5. Take the liquefied Nutella out of the microwave and stir it a little.
6. Gradually pour the Nutella into the beaten eggs and whisk everything until the mixture is homogeneous.
7. Pour everything into the cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Trick : to see if the brownies are done, put the tip of a knife in them: if it comes out clean, your brownies are ready!
8. Take the pan out of the oven and let it cool before cutting the brownies. Attention, wait until they are totally cooled!
Gourmets can sprinkle them with icing sugar. Cut into squares and enjoy!
To discover : Finally, the Easy-to-Make Homemade Nutella Recipe.
6. Banana and oatmeal cookies with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 2 very ripe bananas
- 150 g of oatmeal
How to do
1. Using a fork, toss the bananas and oatmeal together. Those with a sweet tooth can add sweets of their choice *.
2. If the dough is too runny, the cookies will flatten out during baking. So add more oatmeal if the mixture seems too runny to get a very thick cookie dough.
3. Using a tablespoon, make small patties 3 cm in diameter on a buttered baking sheet.
4. Bake for 15 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 ° C.
5. Let the cookies cool on a wire rack.
* To add according to your tastes:
- 50 g of chocolate chips
- 50 g of crushed walnuts
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- 50 g of raisins
7. Dog biscuits with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 300 g of whole wheat flour
- 1 jar of baby food of about 200 g (beef, chicken, turkey, sweet potatoes, carrots, fruit)
How to do
1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. In a bowl, mix the flour with the contents of the baby jar. If necessary, add a little flour to form a compact dough.
3. On a floured work surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 7 mm using a rolling pin.
4. Cut out the dog biscuits with a cookie cutter, like this one in the shape of a bone that you can reuse for Halloween. You can also use a simple pizza wheel.
5. Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake them for 20 minutes.
7. Let cool on a wire rack and store your dog biscuits in a paper bag.
Be careful, if you store them in a Tupperware, the cookies will become very soft.
Trick : instead of baby food, you can simply mash your leftover vegetables!
8. Pumpkin muffins with only 2 ingredients
The 2 ingredients
- 1 packet of chocolate cake mix, like this one
- 200 g of pumpkin puree
- optional: chocolate chips
How to do
1. Using a whisk or your electric mixer, mix the contents of the cake bag with the mash. You get a smooth and quite thick dough.
2. Option for gourmets: add and mix a cup of chocolate chips into the batter.
3. Arrange muffin cases like these on a baking sheet. Butter them lightly.
4. Use a tablespoon or a pastry tip to put some of your preparation in each of the boxes. In principle, with a bag of cake mix, you end up with about twenty muffins.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 ° C for about 20 minutes.
6. Let your muffins cool on a wire rack and, if desired, add a homemade frosting. At home, we like to taste them when they come out of the oven!
Your turn...
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