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Bachelor’s Culinary Code: 15 Dishes from 5 Ingredients 🍳

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S. Grabovsky
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Cooking’s not your thing? No biggie! 😅 These five-ingredient recipes are made for those who want to feed themselves decently without spending an eternity in the kitchen. ⏳ Mix, fry, eat — and feel proud! 💪 Plus, you can always tell your buddies it’s your signature dish. 😎 



1. Bacon and Cheese Scramble 🍳🥓

Ingredients: 

  • Eggs (3) 🥚 
  • Bacon (100 g) 🥓 
  • Cheese (50 g) 🧀 
  • Tomato (1) 🍅 
  • Greens (dill or parsley) 🌿

How to Cook: 

  1. Fry the bacon on a hot skillet until it’s golden and crispy. 🔥 
  2. Crack the eggs right onto the sizzling bacon. 🥚 
  3. Dice the tomato and toss it in with the eggs. 🍅 
  4. Once the eggs set, sprinkle with grated cheese and chopped greens. 🧀🌿 
  5. Let the cheese melt, turn off the heat, and dig in. 😋

They say if a bachelor doesn’t have bacon in the fridge, it locks itself for a week — just to spare him the disappointment. 😂 


2. Cottage Cheese and Banana Pancakes 🥞

Ingredients:

  • Eggs (2) 🥚 
  • Milk (200 ml) 🥛 
  • Flour (100 g) 🌾 
  • Cottage cheese (100 g) 🧀 
  • Banana (1) 🍌

How to Cook:

  1. Mix eggs, milk, and flour until smooth. 🥄 
  2. Heat a skillet and cook thin pancakes. 🔥 
  3. Mash the banana with cottage cheese into a paste. 🍌🧀 
  4. Wrap the filling in the pancakes and lightly brown them on a dry skillet. 🌟 
  5. Drizzle with honey or syrup if you’re feeling fancy. 🍯

If your pancakes turn out lumpy — it’s not your fault, it’s just an ancient culinary tradition! 😜 


3. Greek Omelette 🇬🇷🍳

  • Ingredients: 
  • Eggs (3) 🥚 
  • Feta cheese (50 g) 🧀 
  • Olives (5) 🫒 
  • Tomato (1) 🍅 
  • Green onion 🌱

How to Cook: 

  1. Chop the tomato and olives into small pieces. ✂️ 
  2. Beat the eggs, mix in the chopped stuff and crumbled feta. 🥚🧀 
  3. Fry it all in a skillet until done. 🔥 
  4. Sprinkle with green onion before serving. 🌿

Greek omelette — like an ancient myth: no one knows what’s inside, but it’s darn tasty! 😋 


4. Crispy Cheese Toasts 🍞🧀

Ingredients: 

  • Bread (2 slices) 🍞 
  • Cheese (100 g) 🧀 
  • Garlic (1 clove) 🧄 
  • Butter 🧈 
  • Greens (dill) 🌿

How to Cook: 

  1. Fry the bread slices in butter until golden. 🔥 
  2. Rub one side with garlic. 🧄 
  3. Pile on grated cheese and greens. 🧀🌿 
  4. Heat under a lid until the cheese melts. 😍

Crispy toasts — like a personal win: tough outside, soft and warm inside. 💪 


5. Potato and Chicken Casserole 🥔🍗

Ingredients: 

  • Potatoes (3) 🥔 
  • Chicken fillet (200 g) 🍗 
  • Sour cream (100 ml) 🥛 
  • Onion (1) 🧅 
  • Cheese (50 g) 🧀

How to Cook: 

  1. Boil the potatoes until soft, then mash them. 🥄 
  2. Fry the chicken with onion until golden brown. 🔥 
  3. Layer the meat in a dish, top with mashed potatoes. 🥔 
  4. Pour over sour cream and sprinkle with cheese. 🧀 
  5. Bake at 180 °C for about 20 minutes. ⏲️

Casserole — like first love: hot on the outside, even hotter inside! ❤️


6. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce 🍝🍖

Ingredients: 

  • Spaghetti 🍝 
  • Ground meat (200 g) 🍖 
  • Onion 🧅 
  • Tomato paste (2 tbsp) 🍅 
  • Cheese 🧀

How to Cook: 

  1. Boil the spaghetti. 🍝 
  2. Fry the ground meat with onion until cooked. 🔥 
  3. Stir in tomato paste and simmer for 5 minutes. 🍅 
  4. Mix with the pasta and top with cheese. 🧀

Spaghetti with meat — perfect for anyone dreaming of being an Italian chef on a budget. 🇮🇹 


7. Caramel Apple Slices 🍎🍬

Ingredients: 

  • Apple (1) 🍎 
  • Sugar (3 tbsp) 🍬 
  • Water 💧 
  • Butter 🧈 
  • Cinnamon 🌰

How to Cook: 

  1. Slice the apple into wedges. ✂️ 
  2. Melt sugar with water in a skillet until it turns into caramel. 🍬 
  3. Add butter and apples, cook for 5 minutes. 🔥 
  4. Dust with cinnamon before serving. 🌰

These apples are so good, even your conscience will forget about that diet. 😈


8. Baked Fish with Veggies 🐟🥒

Ingredients: 

  • Fish fillet 🐟 
  • Zucchini 🥒 
  • Lemon 🍋 
  • Garlic 🧄 
  • Butter 🧈

How to Cook: 

  1. Rub the fish with garlic and splash with lemon juice. 🧄🍋 
  2. Slice the zucchini into rings and arrange around it. 🥒 
  3. Drizzle with butter and bake at 180 °C for about 25 minutes. ⏲️

Fish in the oven — you’re basically a chef already. Just don’t forget to take it out! 😅


9. Spicy Chicken Wings 🍗🌶️

Ingredients: 

  • Chicken wings (500 g) 🍗 
  • Soy sauce (100 ml) 🥢 
  • Honey (2 tbsp) 🍯 
  • Hot pepper (to taste) 🌶️

How to Cook: 

  1. Mix soy sauce, honey, and chopped pepper. 🥄 
  2. Marinate the wings in it for 20 minutes. ⏳ 
  3. Fry in a skillet until golden and crispy. 🔥 
  4. Drizzle with leftover marinade before serving. 🌟

After these wings, even the neighbor’s cats will respect your kitchen game! 😼


10. Mushroom Cream Soup 🍄🥣

Ingredients: 

  • Mushrooms (300 g) 🍄 
  • Onion (1) 🧅 
  • Cream (200 ml) 🥛 
  • Salt (to taste) 🧂

How to Cook: 

  1. Fry the onion and mushrooms until soft. 🔥 
  2. Blend them into a creamy consistency. 🌀 
  3. Return to the skillet, add cream and salt. 🥛🧂 
  4. Heat until smooth and serve with croutons. 🍞

This soup’s so silky, even the spoon will want to stay in it forever. 🥄


11. Pumpkin Pancakes 🎃🥞

Ingredients: 

  • Pumpkin (300 g) 🎃 
  • Egg (1) 🥚 
  • Flour (100 g) 🌾 
  • Sugar (2 tbsp) 🍬

How to Cook: 

  1. Grate the pumpkin finely. 🥄 
  2. Mix in the egg, flour, and sugar. 🥚🌾 
  3. Fry pancakes on a hot skillet until golden. 🔥 
  4. Serve with honey or sour cream. 🍯

These pancakes are so bright, they’ll warm up even a gloomy day. ☀️


12. Macaroni with Cheese Sauce 🍝🧀

Ingredients: 

  • Macaroni (200 g) 🍝 
  • Cheese (100 g) 🧀 
  • Milk (100 ml) 🥛 
  • Butter (20 g) 🧈

How to Cook: 

  1. Boil the macaroni until done. 🍝 
  2. Melt butter in a skillet, add milk and grated cheese. 🧀🥛 
  3. Stir until you get a smooth sauce. 🥄 
  4. Toss in the macaroni and heat for 2 minutes. 🔥

Macaroni — like life: it’s all about the sauce you pair it with. 😋


13. Paprika Potato Wedges 🥔🌶️

Ingredients: 

  • Potatoes (4) 🥔 
  • Paprika (1 tsp) 🌶️ 
  • Oil (2 tbsp) 🧈 
  • Salt (to taste) 🧂

How to Cook: 

  1. Cut potatoes into wedges and place on a baking sheet. ✂️ 
  2. Drizzle with oil, sprinkle with paprika and salt. 🧈🌶️ 
  3. Bake at 200 °C for about 30 minutes. ⏲️ 
  4. Serve with sauce or plain — still awesome. 😍

These wedges are so crispy, your neighbors will hear your dinner! 👂


14. Fish Patties 🐟🍔

Ingredients: 

  • Cod fillet (300 g) 🐟 
  • Egg (1) 🥚 
  • Breadcrumbs (50 g) 🍞 
  • Onion (1) 🧅

How to Cook: 

  1. Grind the fish and onion in a blender or meat grinder. 🌀 
  2. Add egg and breadcrumbs, mix well. 🥚🍞 
  3. Shape into patties and fry in a skillet. 🔥 
  4. Serve with veggies or potatoes. 🥔

Fish patties — not quite swimming in the ocean, but a guaranteed kitchen win. 🌊


15. Corn Flatbreads 🌽🥙

Ingredients: 

  • Cornmeal (150 g) 🌽 
  • Water (100 ml) 💧 
  • Salt (to taste) 🧂 
  • Oil (for frying) 🧈

How to Cook: 

  1. Mix cornmeal with water and salt until smooth. 🥄 
  2. Shape into flatbreads and fry until golden. 🔥 
  3. Serve with any sauce or a slice of cheese. 🧀

When these flatbreads hit the table, all your other problems take a backseat. 😌


Wrap-Up 🎉

Here it is — the ultimate man’s menu: simple, hearty, and quick to whip up. 🍽️ Run through this list twice — it’ll take you a month of adventures, but after that, you’ll be the chef of your kitchen for life! 👨‍🍳 Cook with joy: crank some tunes 🎶, watch a flick 🎥, or crack open a cold beer. 🍻 Treat your friends and say with pride: “Yep, I made this myself!” 😎

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