So redditoru/ackshuallllyasked, “Whats your fraud dish?
The one everyone loves, but its so easy you wonder why its a big deal?”
Here are the dishes people shared.
“People love my peach cobbler, but they don’t know how easy it is to make.
Drain a large can of peaches into a baking dish.
Melt 1/2 cup of butter and mix it into a box of white or yellow dry cake mix.
This makes a dough.
Crumble the cake mix dough over the peaches and bake per the cake box instructions.”
Serve it hot from the oven with some jarred apple sauce, and people swoon over it."
“Aglio e olio.
People ask me to make it when they come over or for me to bring it to potlucks.
I watched an old Italian woman make it once on YouTube.
I do nothing more to the dish and nothing less.
In my experience, its best learned by watching someone else make it, not following a recipe.
Stanley Tuccis video on YouTube is a good place to start.”
“Whenever I have to feed a big group I make my B.A.L.T.S.
Its always a hit, and it looks and tastes like I did a ton of work!”
I use the most foolproof recipe of all time.
it’s possible for you to’t mess it up.
Combine everything and place it in the fridge overnight.
Bake it for 25 minutes at 410F until golden."
Sometimes I add stuff, and sometimes I subtract, but people always go apeshit over it.
Anyway, try it yourself at your next picnic or potluck, and people will love you."
“Mine is spinach dip, which I make using the back of the Knorr vegetable soup packet.
I use Greek yogurt instead of mayo.
“The brownies on the back of the Hershey’s cocoa powder box.
I double the salt and add a teaspoon of espresso powder.
They’re ready for the oven in five minutes!”
Theyre visually dramatic but so easy (hard to mess up, honestly).
They look like something out of a patisserie, but they take no effort or time at all.”
“German potato salad.
It’s just potatoes, bacon, onion, dill, chives, and store-bought vinaigrette.
For some reason, people go nuts for it.”
Then there was a ‘premium’ version with pecans, grapes, and poppy seeds.
We made it in huge batches, and our customers went feral for it.
My husband, in particular, is obsessed with it.
“My grandma made the best cole slaw in the world.
I loved the stuff.
Years after she died, we assembled a family cookbook, and I asked if anybody had her recipe.
Sadly, everyone shook their heads.
“My rocky road fudge.
It tastes like it has been simmering all day.
u/Thepandamancan23
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Spread fig jam on top, followed by some goat cheese and mozzarella.
Bake until nearly golden, add a little prosciutto, and bake for two more minutes.
Finish it off with arugula and a drizzle of balsamic.
It’s more assembling than cooking, but it’s SO good.”
“My tortellini soup.
“Baked brie wrapped in puff pastry with any fruit preserves on top.
People tear it up.
But it literally takes five minutes to assemble.”
“Frozen banana cheesecake.
The food processor does all the work, and then you pop it into the freezer.
Add some chocolate shavings on top and everyone goes wild.
It requires zero skill in the kitchen.”
“My daughter thinks I have a signature dish that she calls my ‘fancy potatoes.’
She asked my sister to make them so I explained how to do it.
Toss baby potatoes in olive oil, salt and pepper and roast them.
My sister was like, ‘And then…?’
And I told her…that’s it!”
It’s apple slices topped with cake mix, cinnamon sugar, and butter.
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