You may have wondered if I am still cooking for my family these days! Well… I was. Then I went back to survival cooking. Now, I am trying to get back into the swing of things!
I made out 4 menu plans, last fall. You’ve all seen them. More than once, I fear! I got really sick of them. But, I didn’t have much motivation to make new ones. Besides, those were things I knew my kids would eat!! And we all know that is very valuable when you spend time and money in the kitchen!
So, when my February issue of, Taste of Home's Simple and Delicious arrived, I was thrilled to find some new recipes to try! I wrote them out, made a grocery list, and committed to trying them when I returned from my trip!
I will try to share them with you here, and let you know what we think.
Last night we had
Vegetable Beef Skillet
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups frozen broccoli-cauliflower blend, thawed and chopped
- 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed nacho cheese soup, undiluted
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup uncooked instant rice
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.
Stir in the vegetables, soup, water, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Stir in rice. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until rice is tender. Sprinkle with cheese. Yield: 6 servings.
The picture above is from the magazine/website. This is my picture…
And this is Kiahna’s reaction…
The clean plate club is always a good sign!!
Of course, I have a couple of bean haters that made nice little piles of beans… but other than that it was definitely one I will make again.
Let me know if you try it out and what your family thinks.
Tonight I have a chicken dish in the crock pot. It will be ready soon I’ll let you know what we think!
Pam
6 comments:
Oh how I love the taste of home magazines. Have you ever see the comfort food light one? It has some yummy ones in there.
Oh yeah, someone else buying all the ingredients and trying new recipes for me. Keep it up!
Mmm, looks good! I am seriously gonna try it but I'll have to wait until everyone (including myself!) is healthy enough to wanna eat. LOL
LORI
Kiahna's expression is priceless.
Where are your menu plans on your blog? When you say menu plan...is it a weekly plan with each dish with side dishes on a day of the week?
I need to adventure out with my eating though difficult for one. I prefer dishes with say five or less items. Is that pathetic or what. Well, when cooking for one, I'm not big on it being extremely delicious but rather just eatible and fill my tummy. Because if it's too delicious I might try to overeat since no one else is there to fight me for it. Pathetic...sad...really...oh, tarey on Paula. Snap out of it.
I think I'm caught up on you.
if you click the label at the bottom of this post Menu Plan Monday you can see the menu plans!
Thank you for the recipes. I just joined the site,subscribed to the magazine, and I tryed the mushroom contest. I never did that before-thought I would try:) Love the recipes that you have been posting for your family!! I have a large family too:) You amaze me how you have time to do so much:) God Bless you and your family! Angie from PA
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