I need to make quick meals over the summer Is Hamburger Helper any good?!
I see a lot of different ones I work from home and the kids are gonna be home for summer are any of the hamburger helpers
any good!?ThanksWww@FoodAQ@Com
any good!?ThanksWww@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Our favorite is the stroganoff!. It's a quick and easy meal for weeknights, paired with a fresh veggie and green salad!. I personally don't like the Italian tomato sauce one or the taco one!.
However, I have my own take on one that's a cross between the cheeseburger mac and the taco, and it's better and still easy!.
1 box Velveeta shells and cheese
1 pound ground beef
3 Tbsp!. taco seasoning
1 little can Ortega fire roasted chopped green chiles
While you're making the mac & cheese, fry up the burger with the seasoning and green chiles!. Drain that, add to the mac & cheese!. You may never go back to HH!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
However, I have my own take on one that's a cross between the cheeseburger mac and the taco, and it's better and still easy!.
1 box Velveeta shells and cheese
1 pound ground beef
3 Tbsp!. taco seasoning
1 little can Ortega fire roasted chopped green chiles
While you're making the mac & cheese, fry up the burger with the seasoning and green chiles!. Drain that, add to the mac & cheese!. You may never go back to HH!. :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
i make hamburger helper often; you can and lots of variety to them!. I've also recently learned instead of hamburger you can add chicken or tuna to them and vice versa to the chicken helper and tuna too!. the stroganoff (hamburger) is great if you add can of mushroom soup, can of peas, can of corn and melt cheese in it DELICIOUS!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I like tuna helper a lot, not so much hamburger helper, but try sloppy joes!. You can brown the meat, add the sauce, and you have yourself a hearty sandwich!. There are also frozen stir-frys in the supermarket that already have sauce and meat so all you have to do is heat it up and they are very healthy and delicious!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I forgot the name of the one I liked, it has rice and tortilla strips and all you do is add meat!. I like to throw a little shredded cheddar cheese over it before serving!. Believe it or not, it also makes a pretty good dip/appetizer if you just get some tortilla shells tooWww@FoodAQ@Com
From what I understand of them is they are just flavourings to add to minced beef!.
A well stocked spice rack would do the same job from what I see!.
It isn't something we have by that name!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
A well stocked spice rack would do the same job from what I see!.
It isn't something we have by that name!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Yes I think Hamburger Helper is good!. And it is very easy to make! My whol family enjoys it!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Oh yes there are some good ones! Just try a bunch of them and see which ones you like, and stock up :)Www@FoodAQ@Com
A mom cant live off hamberger helper alone lol!
*Quick fast and light!.!. or just quick and fast here are some ideas!.!.!.
*You can always make foods in advance and freeze them, so later you only have to make the side dishes and that frees up alot of time!
*One i personally like making
*Buy a prebought pie crust (just to save time)
*Scramble some eggs add milk!.!. add in your favorite pizza ingredients!.!. *remember the cheese* and add a crust to the top! *Yum*
BBQ Beef Strips
Ingredients:
16 oz!. lean round steak, cut into strips
1 (15 oz!.) can chunky tomato sauce
1 Tbsp!. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp!. brown sugar
1 Tbsp!. prepared mustard
1/3 C!. water
1/8 tsp!. black pepper
1 C!. onion slices
Directions:
In a large skillet, brown meat!. In a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, water, and black pepper!. Pour sauce mixture over meat in skillet!. Layer onion slices over the top!. Cover and lower heat!. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally!. Good served over rice or pasta!.
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Labels: easy beef recipe
Monday, April 28, 2008
Chicken Italiano
Ingredients:
? envelope Italian salad dressing mix
2 Tbsp!. melted butter
4 chicken breasts
1 (10 oz!.) can cream of chicken soup!.
1 pkg!. (4 oz!.) cream cheese softened
? C!. white wine
1 C!. uncooked, minute rice
Parsley
Directions:
Reserve ? of the Italian dressing mix and set aside!. Combine the reserving half of the mix and butter in a large skillet!. Rinse the chicken and pat dry!. Fry the chicken in the hot butter mix until golden brown!. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F!. Place chicken in a baking dish!. Combine the soup, wine and cream cheese!. Mix well and pour over chicken!. Bake uncovered for 1 hour!. Cook the rice!. Serve the chicken over the rice!. Garnish with parsley!.
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Labels: easy chicken recipe, Easy Italian
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Desperate Cooking for Tight Budgets
Have you decided to cut corners anywhere you can in order to pay bills and save money!? Do you need to feed your family this week with little or no money, or the ability to go grocery shopping!? Don't panic! You might just have enough on hand to get through!.
Here's how: Grab paper and pen!.
Walk through your kitchen, taking inventory of everything you have in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer, organizing your list into categories, such as meats, vegetables, pasta, etc!.
Sit down and think creatively!. Consider what veggie and/or pasta you can team with which meat to make a meal!. Broaden your normal menu; be brave enough to serve some things you maybe wouldn't normally serve!. Think outside the box and serve breakfast for dinner!
Carefully write out your meal plan for the week, and be diligent to stick to it!
Here are a few kitchen budget-savers I've learned:
Eggs can really stretch a dollar! Breakfast casseroles, quiches, or just plain scrambled eggs with cheese are always hits!. If you've got a handful of hash browns or a potato you can shred up, that will stretch them too!. You'd be surprised how just a few slices of bacon, or a piece or two of ham that wouldn't be enough by themselves can work for a dish like this!
If you've saved small amounts of burger, sausage, chicken, pork or bacon and frozen them in baggies, you're really doing good! Even ? - 1 lb can be stretched in many dishes to feed a family!
Bisquick (or generic baking mix) is a lifesaver – for pancakes, biscuits, potpies, dumplings, and crusts!.
If you have staples on hand such as flour, sugar and oats, you can mix up your own muffins or granola bars for breakfast, sack lunches or snacks for after school or in the car when you're on the run (lots cheaper than stopping off for fast food!)
Use those lonely boxes of Jell-0 and pudding for desert or stretching lunch boxes!. A can of fruit or a little sliced up fresh fruit can jazz up the Jell-O!. If you find some Cool-Whip in your freezer, the kids will think you've gone all out for them!
Make a pot of soup or a potpie with the little bits of vegetables you have left in the frige or freezer!.
Use that rice with some carrots, mushrooms and green pepper to make a stir-fry (almost anything goes!) If you don't have any meat, use a couple eggs instead!.
Think you can't do anything with one small carton of yogurt!? You can make smoothies using it plus a handful of frozen berries, or a banana (over-ripe works best) and a shot of juice or milk!.
A can of cream of celery, mushroom, or chicken soup can stretch a little meat a long way! Use it in the crock-pot or for a casserole, serve with a vegetable and some noodles, rice or biscuits and you've got a delicious meal!
Think you've got nothing for desert!? Just a few apples dipped in peanut butter, or some oranges scrubbed and quartered on a plate are great!. How 'bout that lone cake mix – make it as is, or add a can of crushed pineapple and brown sugar on the bottom for a pineapple upside-down cake!.
Odds and ends of bread, or the crusts you've saved in the freezer can now be used for French toast, homemade stuffing or croutons, or bread pudding!.
Thinking to toss out the last of that potato chip or Doritos bag!? Don't! Use those crumbs on top of a casserole for added crunch and flavor!
You've heard the saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention"!? Being desperate in the kitchen is how I've come up with these tips!. As you stroll through your own kitchen, you too, will concoct clever ways to put delicious meals on your table without breaking the bank!.
About the Author: Sandra Jensen is a dollar stretching mother of four boys!. She's learned a trick or two about feeding a hungry family on a budget!. Grab her ebook, Freezing It and Loving It, today:
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Labels: Cooking Tips, Meal Planning Made Simple
Sauerkraut Sausage Meal
Ingredients:
1 lb!. smoked, turkey sausage
1 (32 oz!.) jar sauerkraut, drained
2 C!. unpeeled potatoes, thinly sliced
? C!. thinly sliced onion
Directions:
Place sauerkraut in large casserole dish!. Top with potatoes and onions!. Cut sausage into about 10 pieces and layer on top of potatoes and onions!. Cover and cook at 350 degrees F for 1 hour, until potatoes are tender!. (Serves 8)
Low salt, low calorie, low fat
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Labels: easy casserole recipe, easy turkey recipes, potato recipes, sausage recipes
Great Coffee Made Easy
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Stuffed Chicken Recipe
Find the Quick and Easy Family Recipes You Need Here: http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes!.com
4 large chicken breast pounded to about ? inch thick
Sliced ham
Sliced provolone cheese
2 cup of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Panco breadcrumbs
1-cup buttermilk
6 jumbo eggs
Heat oil to 375 degrees!. Combine flour salt pepper and garlic powder in a large pan!. Whisk eggs and buttermilk in a small bowl!. Place one piece of cheese and one piece of ham on a chicken breast and roll it like you would an egg roll!. Dredge in flour, then in egg, and into the flour and back into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs!.repeating this procedure creates an excellent crust!. Place in the hot oil carefully and fry until golden brown!.
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Labels: easy chicken recipe
Easy Crock Pot Vegetable Casserole
This is an easy family dinner favorite that's also perfect for potlucks and picnics!.
2 cups carrots, cut in strips, cooked & drained
2 cups celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup green pepper, diced
1 pint tomato juice
4 cups green beans, drained
1 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
3 tablespoons tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons margarine
Combine all of the ingredients in slow cooker!. Dot the top with margarine and cook on a low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours!.
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Labels: crock pot recipe, easy casserole recipe, Easy Crock Pot Recipes, One Pot Meals, vegetable recipe
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Quick and Easy Family Recipes - Easy Ground Beef Recipes
At 'Quick and Easy Family Recipes' there's some fast and easy dinner recipes featuring ground beef!. Just right for picky eaters and rushed weeknight dinner ideas!.
Quick and Easy Baked Hamburger Dinner
Barbecue Beef Cups Recipe
Super Easy Beef & Bean Supper Dish
Beef Goulash Recipe
Beef Stew in a Hurry
Blue Ribbon Chili Recipe
Posted by Sherry at 2:32 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: easy beef recipe, easy casserole recipe, easy chili recipe, One Pot Meals, picky eater recipes, Skillet dinner recipe
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Easy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe
4 large chicken breast
2 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
6 large eggs
1 cup of buttermilk
Beat eggs with buttermilk
Combine flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, together in a large pan!. Dredge chicken breast in flour, then in the egg, back in the flour and put in a deep fryer or pot with oil heated to 375 degree!. Fry for 10 minutes or until cooked through!.
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Labels: easy chicken recipe
Easy Italian Recipes - Quick and Delicious for the Entire Family
Do you need easy Italian recipes that you can cook up fast that are delicious and inexpensive!?
Below are three very simple Italian recipes that do not require much time to prepare and only use several ingredients that you may even have on hand!.
TWww@FoodAQ@Com
*Quick fast and light!.!. or just quick and fast here are some ideas!.!.!.
*You can always make foods in advance and freeze them, so later you only have to make the side dishes and that frees up alot of time!
*One i personally like making
*Buy a prebought pie crust (just to save time)
*Scramble some eggs add milk!.!. add in your favorite pizza ingredients!.!. *remember the cheese* and add a crust to the top! *Yum*
BBQ Beef Strips
Ingredients:
16 oz!. lean round steak, cut into strips
1 (15 oz!.) can chunky tomato sauce
1 Tbsp!. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp!. brown sugar
1 Tbsp!. prepared mustard
1/3 C!. water
1/8 tsp!. black pepper
1 C!. onion slices
Directions:
In a large skillet, brown meat!. In a medium bowl, combine tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, mustard, water, and black pepper!. Pour sauce mixture over meat in skillet!. Layer onion slices over the top!. Cover and lower heat!. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally!. Good served over rice or pasta!.
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Labels: easy beef recipe
Monday, April 28, 2008
Chicken Italiano
Ingredients:
? envelope Italian salad dressing mix
2 Tbsp!. melted butter
4 chicken breasts
1 (10 oz!.) can cream of chicken soup!.
1 pkg!. (4 oz!.) cream cheese softened
? C!. white wine
1 C!. uncooked, minute rice
Parsley
Directions:
Reserve ? of the Italian dressing mix and set aside!. Combine the reserving half of the mix and butter in a large skillet!. Rinse the chicken and pat dry!. Fry the chicken in the hot butter mix until golden brown!. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F!. Place chicken in a baking dish!. Combine the soup, wine and cream cheese!. Mix well and pour over chicken!. Bake uncovered for 1 hour!. Cook the rice!. Serve the chicken over the rice!. Garnish with parsley!.
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Labels: easy chicken recipe, Easy Italian
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Desperate Cooking for Tight Budgets
Have you decided to cut corners anywhere you can in order to pay bills and save money!? Do you need to feed your family this week with little or no money, or the ability to go grocery shopping!? Don't panic! You might just have enough on hand to get through!.
Here's how: Grab paper and pen!.
Walk through your kitchen, taking inventory of everything you have in your pantry, refrigerator and freezer, organizing your list into categories, such as meats, vegetables, pasta, etc!.
Sit down and think creatively!. Consider what veggie and/or pasta you can team with which meat to make a meal!. Broaden your normal menu; be brave enough to serve some things you maybe wouldn't normally serve!. Think outside the box and serve breakfast for dinner!
Carefully write out your meal plan for the week, and be diligent to stick to it!
Here are a few kitchen budget-savers I've learned:
Eggs can really stretch a dollar! Breakfast casseroles, quiches, or just plain scrambled eggs with cheese are always hits!. If you've got a handful of hash browns or a potato you can shred up, that will stretch them too!. You'd be surprised how just a few slices of bacon, or a piece or two of ham that wouldn't be enough by themselves can work for a dish like this!
If you've saved small amounts of burger, sausage, chicken, pork or bacon and frozen them in baggies, you're really doing good! Even ? - 1 lb can be stretched in many dishes to feed a family!
Bisquick (or generic baking mix) is a lifesaver – for pancakes, biscuits, potpies, dumplings, and crusts!.
If you have staples on hand such as flour, sugar and oats, you can mix up your own muffins or granola bars for breakfast, sack lunches or snacks for after school or in the car when you're on the run (lots cheaper than stopping off for fast food!)
Use those lonely boxes of Jell-0 and pudding for desert or stretching lunch boxes!. A can of fruit or a little sliced up fresh fruit can jazz up the Jell-O!. If you find some Cool-Whip in your freezer, the kids will think you've gone all out for them!
Make a pot of soup or a potpie with the little bits of vegetables you have left in the frige or freezer!.
Use that rice with some carrots, mushrooms and green pepper to make a stir-fry (almost anything goes!) If you don't have any meat, use a couple eggs instead!.
Think you can't do anything with one small carton of yogurt!? You can make smoothies using it plus a handful of frozen berries, or a banana (over-ripe works best) and a shot of juice or milk!.
A can of cream of celery, mushroom, or chicken soup can stretch a little meat a long way! Use it in the crock-pot or for a casserole, serve with a vegetable and some noodles, rice or biscuits and you've got a delicious meal!
Think you've got nothing for desert!? Just a few apples dipped in peanut butter, or some oranges scrubbed and quartered on a plate are great!. How 'bout that lone cake mix – make it as is, or add a can of crushed pineapple and brown sugar on the bottom for a pineapple upside-down cake!.
Odds and ends of bread, or the crusts you've saved in the freezer can now be used for French toast, homemade stuffing or croutons, or bread pudding!.
Thinking to toss out the last of that potato chip or Doritos bag!? Don't! Use those crumbs on top of a casserole for added crunch and flavor!
You've heard the saying, "Necessity is the mother of invention"!? Being desperate in the kitchen is how I've come up with these tips!. As you stroll through your own kitchen, you too, will concoct clever ways to put delicious meals on your table without breaking the bank!.
About the Author: Sandra Jensen is a dollar stretching mother of four boys!. She's learned a trick or two about feeding a hungry family on a budget!. Grab her ebook, Freezing It and Loving It, today:
Posted by Sherry at 12:49 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: Cooking Tips, Meal Planning Made Simple
Sauerkraut Sausage Meal
Ingredients:
1 lb!. smoked, turkey sausage
1 (32 oz!.) jar sauerkraut, drained
2 C!. unpeeled potatoes, thinly sliced
? C!. thinly sliced onion
Directions:
Place sauerkraut in large casserole dish!. Top with potatoes and onions!. Cut sausage into about 10 pieces and layer on top of potatoes and onions!. Cover and cook at 350 degrees F for 1 hour, until potatoes are tender!. (Serves 8)
Low salt, low calorie, low fat
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Labels: easy casserole recipe, easy turkey recipes, potato recipes, sausage recipes
Great Coffee Made Easy
Posted by Sherry at 9:40 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Monday, April 21, 2008
Stuffed Chicken Recipe
Find the Quick and Easy Family Recipes You Need Here: http://quickandeasyfamilyrecipes!.com
4 large chicken breast pounded to about ? inch thick
Sliced ham
Sliced provolone cheese
2 cup of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Panco breadcrumbs
1-cup buttermilk
6 jumbo eggs
Heat oil to 375 degrees!. Combine flour salt pepper and garlic powder in a large pan!. Whisk eggs and buttermilk in a small bowl!. Place one piece of cheese and one piece of ham on a chicken breast and roll it like you would an egg roll!. Dredge in flour, then in egg, and into the flour and back into the egg and then into the breadcrumbs!.repeating this procedure creates an excellent crust!. Place in the hot oil carefully and fry until golden brown!.
Posted by Sherry at 6:26 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: easy chicken recipe
Easy Crock Pot Vegetable Casserole
This is an easy family dinner favorite that's also perfect for potlucks and picnics!.
2 cups carrots, cut in strips, cooked & drained
2 cups celery, diced
1 onion, diced
1/4 cup green pepper, diced
1 pint tomato juice
4 cups green beans, drained
1 teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
3 tablespoons tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons margarine
Combine all of the ingredients in slow cooker!. Dot the top with margarine and cook on a low setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours!.
Posted by Sherry at 6:16 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: crock pot recipe, easy casserole recipe, Easy Crock Pot Recipes, One Pot Meals, vegetable recipe
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Quick and Easy Family Recipes - Easy Ground Beef Recipes
At 'Quick and Easy Family Recipes' there's some fast and easy dinner recipes featuring ground beef!. Just right for picky eaters and rushed weeknight dinner ideas!.
Quick and Easy Baked Hamburger Dinner
Barbecue Beef Cups Recipe
Super Easy Beef & Bean Supper Dish
Beef Goulash Recipe
Beef Stew in a Hurry
Blue Ribbon Chili Recipe
Posted by Sherry at 2:32 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: easy beef recipe, easy casserole recipe, easy chili recipe, One Pot Meals, picky eater recipes, Skillet dinner recipe
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Easy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe
4 large chicken breast
2 cups of flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
6 large eggs
1 cup of buttermilk
Beat eggs with buttermilk
Combine flour, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, together in a large pan!. Dredge chicken breast in flour, then in the egg, back in the flour and put in a deep fryer or pot with oil heated to 375 degree!. Fry for 10 minutes or until cooked through!.
Posted by Sherry at 10:09 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: easy chicken recipe
Easy Italian Recipes - Quick and Delicious for the Entire Family
Do you need easy Italian recipes that you can cook up fast that are delicious and inexpensive!?
Below are three very simple Italian recipes that do not require much time to prepare and only use several ingredients that you may even have on hand!.
TWww@FoodAQ@Com