Young farmer lad [17]needs recipes

Go with the crockpot! All he needs to do is chuck in a piece of corned beef, cover it with water and leave on low all day.If he can manage to bake a potato in the m/wave and cook fozen vege in m/wave he has a quick hot meal.He can then use the left over meat for sandwiches the next few days.Also leg of mutton put in crockpot and left all day on low comes out tasting like lamb.DON'T put veges in crockpot with the mutton tho' if he likes roast veg because they sit in the fat and are yuck.Countdown often have crock pot veges done up in a pack that he can add to diced stewing/casserole steak also and leave on low for the day.Makes a nice stew on toast for dinner, and enough left over to reheat for the next day or two. (or freeze for later).

I'm dairy farming, so know what he'll be like with food, as a lot of the boys I work alongside are also young, and inexperienced with cooking.
Heres a couple of tips I have for him (and I apologise in advance if it turns into a novel).

Breakfast: Super important as it's usually a long stint before breakky. If he can tell him to have something before he goes out in the morning, even if it's just a piece of fruit. For his second breakfast teach him how to boil/poach/scramble an egg (pref not fry) or even make an omlette, If he eats grainy bread he can have it with this on toast and it will stand him in good stead for the rest of the day. Or smoothies are good, yoghurt, milk and fruit (even canned) blended together is a good quick filler. Then theres always the usual toast and cereal, but make sure he's mindful that this may not be enough to fill him up with just peanut butter etc, add ham/tomato/cheese etc

Lunches I find the hardest. Try to steer him away from 2 min noodles and the like. Sometimes its just as easy to boil some pasta, add some sauce and tuna etc, or make a decent sammy. Leftovers are fantastic if he has a microwave

Dinners: need to be quick and easy. I eat a lot of stirfry, though may not be his thing if he's not much of a veg fan. Slowcookers are a godsend, because often you have a bit more energy/time at breakfast time to prepare something than at dinner when you just want to eat. A leg of lamb thrown in the oven before afternoon milking will be about perfect once he gets home, same with a pot roast etc. Pasta dishes are easy and quick. If he likes corn teach him how to make a basic corn fritter (tin creamed corn, eggs, SR flour and a dash of sweet chili). Also neverunderestimate spaghetti/beans/corn on toast as a quick fix. And if he does want to have pies, at least encourage him to have peas and 'pud with it, because it really does make a difference to how well people can work, especially doing these hours if they are well fed with a balanced diet.

A mincey pasta dish that makes plenty and freezes well:
500g mince, 1 onion chopped, 2 cans baked beans, 2 tsp worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp cumin and 1/4 tsp chilli (I use slightly more for both of these), some dried herbs (oregano), 2 Tbsp tomato paste, 1 beef oxo cube, cook macaroni, grated cheese

Boil macaroni until cooked. In another pan brown meat and onion, mix all other ingredients in. Add the mac, put into an ovenproof dish, top with cheese and heat in oven (can easily eat straight from pot without the oven step)

Maybe the boss's wife will send over a good meal once or twice a week!!!

Here's a quickie meal
2 tortillas spread one with cheese slices, tomato, and ham.Top with second tortilla and het one side in fry pan till hot, turn over and heat other side till hot right through...very tasty!!

try Edmonds Junior cookbooks or other junior cookbooks.i have been feeding my lot for 40 years and it is mostly these book I use now.
they even give pictures on each stage.nothing fussy.

When my husband first left home, his mum gave him the Edmond's cook book and the advice "Just follow the recipes. He turned out to be a good cook. HE can start out with pastas which are wholesome.

Thanks for the recipe.We did it tonight & it needed paprika & mustard to perk it up.Otherwise quick & easy enough for youngsters to make w/ min supervision.

sausages in frying pan,
potatoes in a microwave
froz peas...

my brother survived a whole winter on this diet

check out the budgeting thread ''who needs a budget me'' there are 20 main meals and 20 desserts on there, listing all shopping ingredients plus all costs and it works out at between 3-5 $ per meal for both courses, should do him proud and they are easy cook as well

Ask his Mum to write out all his favourite meals in an exercise book with easy instructions,and give him a book called Simple Receipes for Flatting ,also a book called 4 Ingredients. Gook luck.