Foooooooood ! help for the family?!


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Foooooooood ! help for the family?

I need to make some meals that are money saving and healthy for three kids.. Something that could work it self into other meals perhaps? I'm a really bad cook.. so i don't want to be slaving over the stove either.... can someone help??


Answers:
Go to Food Network online they have wonderful, easy recipes. Try to stay away from all the crap food like boxed mac n cheese and hot dogs and hamburger helper. It may seem cheaper and easier but you're setting your family up for a lifetime of unhealthy eating. When you choose recipes that you like make a double batch and freeze one for a later time. You are already in the kitchen so make two meals at one time. Stuffed shells, lasagna and ziti are very easy meals that freeze well. Cooking doesn't have to be hard work or a chore. Good luck!

easy mac,T.V. dinners!

Try making a baked ziti..You can't really screw it up. The cooking is the same as making spaghetti, but you add you meats and cheeses and anything else you like. Just bake and go. (You can even hide veggies for the kids who don't like them.)

like breakfast, lunch, and dinner?

breakfast, cereal. :]
lunch, mac & cheese, and maybe a hotdog?
dinner, hamburger helper.


trust me, easiest stuff in the book - and requires no cooking ability at all.

There are many ways to use left-over Turkey, from roll-ups, salads, sandwiches, soup, etc. etc.

Roasted Turkey

Ingredients:
One 16-pound turkey, legs tied and giblets reserved
1 celery rib, thinly sliced
1 carrot, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
8 thyme sprigs
2 rosemary sprigs
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
4 cups water
4 1/2 cups Chicken stock or broth
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Prep:
Preheat the oven to 350°. Set the turkey on a rack in a large roasting pan and scatter the turkey heart, gizzard and neck, the sliced celery, carrot, onion and garlic and the herb sprigs all around. Season the turkey with salt and pepper. Add 2 cups of the water to the pan and roast the turkey for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add the remaining 2 cups of water to the roasting pan. Cover the turkey with foil and roast for about 1 hour and 15 minutes longer, or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the inner thigh registers 170°.
Transfer the turkey to a cutting board and let rest for 30 minutes. Strain the pan juices into a large heatproof measuring cup, pressing on the solids. Skim the fat.
Pour the pan juices into a medium saucepan. Add 4 cups of the Stock and boil until reduced to 5 cups, about 5 minutes. In a bowl, whisk the flour with the remaining 1/2 cup of stock, then whisk the mixture into the stock. Boil, whisking, until the gravy is thickened. Carve the turkey and serve with the gravy.

When my kids were little I used to make a box of mac & cheese and then mix some fried hamburger or corned beef with it. They loved it. You could also get a large can of beef stem and place can bisquits on top and bake it. Or make pigs in a blanket...hotdogs wrapped with a rolled out bisquit. Get a box of Bisquit on the back and side are some of the easiest and best receipes you can find. I cook those all the time.

well i say if you can cook...You can always order out. Even though you wanna save money, it ain't going to cut if you don't know how to cook....or you know what try eggs

Barbecued Chicken Caesar Salad [4 servings]

1/2 cup Classic Caesar Dressing, divided
4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1 lb.)
1 head romaine lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces
1/2 cup croutons
1/4 cup Real Bacon Bits
1/4 cup 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese

POUR 1/4 cup of the dressing over chicken in shallow dish. Refrigerate 20 min. to marinate. Drain; discard marinade.
PREHEAT grill to medium heat. Grill chicken 10 to 12 min. or until cooked through (170°F), turning after 5 min. Cut into thin slices.
TOSS lettuce with remaining 1/4 cup dressing, chicken slices, croutons, bacon bits and cheese.
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Easy Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef
1 cup oatmeal
2 eggs
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can hunt's seasoned tomato sauce, for meatloaf
5-10 drops Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced onions
seasoning salt, for taste

Preheat oven to 400° (350° if using glass dish).
Dump meat into a large mixing bowl; salt and pepper.
Add ALL of the other ingredients to the bowl and mix by hand.
Put mixture in a well greased pan or dish and form into a loaf.
Place dish on top oven rack and cook for 1-1? hours, checking periodically.

here are a couple of ideas

Beefy Macaroni Recipe

1 lb. ground beef
1 C. chopped onion
2 cloves garlic minced
3 C. water
1 can beef broth
1 can (29oz.) tomato sauce
2 T. chopped fresh parsley
1 t. chili powder
1/2 t. basil
1/4 t. oregano
4 C. elbow macaroni uncooked
salt and pepper to taste
parmesan cheese

Brown the ground beef in a 4 qt. saucepan. Drain off grease. Add the onion and garlic, cook until onion is tender.

Stir in water, beef broth, tomato sauce and seasonings. Bring to a boil.

Add macaroni. Cover and simmer until macaroni is cooked, about 15 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with parmesan cheese.


Fast Taco Crescent Ring Recipe

2 packages crescent rolls
1 lb. ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 C. grated cheddar cheese
shredded lettuce
chopped tomatoes
green onions
1 C. sour cream
salsa

Brown ground beef in a skillet. Drain off grease. Add the contents of the taco seasoning and follow package directions.

Unroll the 2 packages of the crescent rolls. On a cookie sheet, place the crescent roll wedges in a circle, with the wide side of edge towards the middle, pointed edge towards the outside.

Add the cheese to the ground beef and stir it in. Place the ground beef on the crescent rolls and wrap the pointed edges around the meat mixture so that it forms a ring.

Bake at 375°F. for about 12 minutes.

When baked, remove from the cookie sheet and place the ring on a platter. On the inside of the ring, place the lettuce, tomatoes and green onions. Serve the sour cream and salsa in bowls on the side. Cut into wedges and serve.

Fast Chicken Burritos Recipe

3 C. cooked, cubed chicken breast
1 medium jar salsa
1 C. cooked brown rice (Use boil-in-bag rice for convenience)
2 avocados (in small chunks)
1/2 C. sour cream
1 small can drained black olives
3 T. canned green chilies
1 C. Cheddar cheese
10-12 large flour tortillas

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine chicken and enough salsa to coat. Add remaining ingredients, except tortillas, and toss until blended well.

Spray an 8 x 11 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Divide mix evenly among tortillas, roll and place in dish.

Spread salsa thinly over the entire top surface of the tortilla arrangement to add flavor and prevent drying without making them soggy.

Bake 15 minutes.

pastsa

hi my name is billie how are you today. my name is billie i,ll be your helper to figure out your meals every night,day o.k. do you like chicken that everyone will enjoy you won,t slave over the stove all day i,m here for you i will think of recipes for you write them down tell you o.k. the chicken southern fried chicken get flour, big sandwich bag put the flour in there first 4 cups then put the chicken in the bag shake it until chicken is covered with flour. if you have a deep fryer pan put crisco in it not the oil the lard just enough to cover the frying pan then get your pan real hot then put your chicken in the pan cover it with a lid but watch it because the chicken can burn easy put the heat at medium if you have other foods you want me to help you out with e-mail me billiegotmail@yahoo.com p.s it,s great with rice minute rice. good luck billie

Mac and Cheese Lasagna

1 (7.25 ounce) package KRAFT Macaroni and Cheese Dinner, prepared as directed on package using Light Preparation directions

1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
1/2 pound lean ground beef, cooked, drained
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
2 tablespoons KRAFT 100% Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spoon half of the prepared Dinner into lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.

Top with half each of the spaghetti sauce, meat and shredded cheese. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

Yield: 4 servings

Notes:
Substitute

If you happen to have 1 cup chopped cooked leftover chicken, you can use that instead of cooking the ground beef. Or leave it out for a meatless version.


Easy Beef & Noodles

Medium Egg Noodles
Ground Beef
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
Instead of water add beef broth

Mix soup & broth.
Add browned ground beef
Put over boiled, drained noodles

Tacos are easy. So is vegetable soup... and it's healthy. Chicken and rice casserole. Several recipes online.
Loaded baked potatoes with a salad is a good meatless dinner.
Pan fry some ham slices in a little butter and pop some frozen corn on the cob in the microwave.

Hamburger Helper does have some flavors kids love and they are cheap and easy... but beware the high sodium content.

buy yourself a cook book :)




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