Try going from fixing food for 6 to fixing it for 4 and then 2.....I'm used to fixing WAY to much food.........
How about some good recipes for the kids......like hot dogs wrapped in cresent rolls....cooked in the oven....with mac and cheese....
Think kids meals and make up a menu for that........
Spaghetti is good.....you can add cheese to it....and change it up a bit...
one night can be silly night, like peanut butter sandwiches and try new things on them....jelly, bananas, whatever
It's getting chilly here in the midwest, so how about soup, with grilled cheese sandwiches...........and you can change up the grilled cheese sandwiches with meat, (ham, bacon, cut up hot dogs) .....endless possibilities there....
Chili....if they like it.....add cheese....
Pasta....try this recipe....
My Pasta
Preheat oven at 350°
1. Ricotta cheese - one regular size container (in dairy section with cottage cheese)
2. Hamburger - at least 1 pound
3. 1 Box of Manicotti noodles
4. 1 can of tomato sauce - Italian if you can find it, if not regular and add Italian spices
(Italian spices- oregano and garlic) or (you can buy seasoning called Italian seasoning)
5. 1 (2 cup) package of shredded Mozzarella cheese
6. 1 (2 cup) package of shredded Mild Cheddar cheese
Optional:
onion
broccoli
spinach
This can be doubled.
Cook your hamburger in a skillet all broken up like you would use for pizza topping. Drain off grease.
You can add onion while cooking if you wish.
Cook the manicotti noodles until done. Drain off water.
Get a casserole dish. Coat it with non stick spray or butter. (I prefer butter.)
Mix together in the casserole dish
Ricotta cheese and tomato sauce
When the noodles are done, add them into the baking dish.
When the hamburger is done, mix it in the baking dish with all the other ingredients.
Put a little bit of butter over the top of all the mixed ingredients.
Top with both of the packages of cheese.
Bake in an oven until the cheese has completely melted and the sauce seems to be bubbling just a little bit. You want to make sure it's hot enough in the middle of the dish. It normally takes at least 30 minutes to bake.
This dish is very filling. If you have left over's, add a little butter to it and it heats up great. Can also be frozen.
Serve with garlic bread or a salad.
OR this one....
Sloppy Cheeseburgers
You will need the following ingredients.
Hamburger
Velveeta cheese
onions (optional)
Pepper - to taste
Milk
Depending on how many you are going to feed with this recipe depends on the amounts used. For 6 people I recommend at least a pound and half of hamburger and about 3 inch slice thick of Velveeta. Milk will be to smooth out the cheese. (1/8 cup or so)
Fry the hamburger up like you would to sprinkle on pizza. Add onions when cooking- putting in amount to taste. Drain away the grease that is left. Put the hamburger back into the skillet and turn it to med low. Cut the chunk of Velveeta cheese in slices, somewhat thin. Add the cheese to the skillet. Pepper to taste. Stir. Slowly add milk a little at a time until you get the thickness you would like as the cheese melts. If it starts to stick, lower heat. Once the cheese is all melted. Dish up on bread or buns.
This recipe has been used many ways since I have started giving it out from use with taco sauce, (on taco's) as a dip (more milk added for less thickness) to many other recipes I probably don't even know about.
For kids, it is great with tator tots and a veggie.
(c) D. Haverly 3/2009
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Good Luck and just have fun with this......it doesn't have to be so hard.....even a fun TV dinner once in a bit is ok.......
Take care.