Pampered Chef Recipes

Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Forest in Recipes & Food

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There are an awesome selection of Pampered Chef Recipes and as this blog likes to focus on value for money I am going to tell you about the fantastic selection of recipes that the Pampered Chef have created that can be made and served to your family on a budget, oh and most importantly they taste great! These awesome recipes all work out at under $2 per serving. Ideal for large dinner parties or just a regular meal with the family.

Who are Pampered Chef?

Just in case you don’t know who the Pampered Chef are….. They are a company that offers a great range of kitchen utensils, cooking items and general kitchen wares. Their products are sold through a kind of partnership scheme, similar to Avon, and as far as I am aware they do not have any actual stores. I like this kind of marketing and selling. It allows people to avoid malls, gives reasons to attend social gatherings and parties and allows the individual a close look at the goods and the opportunity to buy from people like them that they trust, often these parties and events will be run by someone you know. They advise that you sell through Cooking Shows too, so you can become a kind of local personality or even a YouTube sensation, that sounds like a fun gig .

Pampered Chef’s branding looks great and their system seems nice but like any business of this kind you have to lay down some money. I would always say… Don’t do it if you are not 100% sure and fully look into the whole deal to make sure it is right for you.

Free Recipes From Pampered Chef

Anyway back to the recipes. Luckily for us frugalists the Pampered Chefs Recipes are available for free on their website so we can browse all we like. I am going to link to some of my favorite budget recipes.

For Veggies like me these recipes can work well with firm tofu or a substitute such as Quorn.

Casbah Chicken & Couscous

Asian Pork and Noodle Skillet
Creamy One-Pot Pasta
Chicken Tortilla Casserole

The Complete Pampered Chef Recipes list can be found here: Pampered Chef Recipe Search

Tips for cooking these Pampered Chef Recipes

As with any recipes, these are all excellent but they do require you to follow closely unless you are already a good chef. If something looks too difficult then maybe find an easier recipe and start with something basic. Cooking is a skill that can be learned but it can also take time. Do not allow yourself to get frustrated and make sure you stick to it. If at first you don’t succeed try try again! This is important DO NOT GIVE UP EVER!

I still don’t see myself as a fantastic chef but I can now more than competently follow most recipes and work out what ingredients I can substitute, increase or decrease for my taste and health in mind…. Some of these recipes are extremely healthy, some not but with practice you can make most recipes fit within your dietary needs and have yummy food all of the time!

I would love to know if you have tried any of these recipes or just how your cooking is in general. If you need any tips or advice please let me know. I am not a Pampered Chef rep, but I am a fan of their stuff and I have yet to have cooked all their recipes but maybe one day I’ll get through the bulk…. However that is a lot of eating

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