On the days that Ben has to travel out of town for work, I usually plan super kid-friendly meals. It''s not that Ben doesn't like kid-friendly food but I guess I just feel outnumbered when he's away. Don't get me wrong, I still make sure that we get our vegetables but it might just be on top of a pizza instead of a salad. When I do my meal planning I try and take into account their teenage palates. They probably don't think so, but I do take special efforts to include foods that they like to eat. Unfortunately, the food preferences of my kids changes DAILY. (If you have teenagers - or kids of any ages really - you know exactly what I mean.) It's nearly impossible to predict what foods they will like and which foods they will find repulsive on any given day. So when dad goes out of town, I opt for easy dinners that I THINK the kids will like. I usually stick to pasta and pizza and chicken for my finicky teenagers. Not to mention the fact that the kids don't really appreciate time-consuming, complicated recipes. They're super happy with a hamburger - not so much a gourmet duck burger. Cheeseburger Macaroni 1 pound 85% lean ground beef 1 cup finely chopped onion 12 ounces elbow macaroni 2 1/2 cups chicken broth 15 ounce can tomato sauce 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 Tablespoon dry mustard salt and pepper 6 ounces chopped deli american cheese 1/2 cup chopped dill pickles
I'm not sure if this is a compliment or not but BOTH kids walked past the dinner table and immediately said "Mom made hamburger helper?". I guess my dinner really did look like hamburger but thankfully, it tasted a little better and it had a LOT less sodium. I also stopped by Jimmy Johns and picked up some of their day old bread for 50 cents! It was a perfect compliment to this easy weeknight meal. So there you have it, my super simple weeknight meal that my kids just gobbled up.
Ciao!
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