Cooking can be difficult for the disabled Mom. But that doesn't mean I can just stop making meals for my family. I have 2 growing boys that can eat us out of house and home. 2 girls that go through times of wanting to snack themselves into fullness. And a husband who has fallen in love with his southern brides culinary skills. I have been researching recipes that are simple, yet delicious. Things that we can all enjoy. I decided to share some of them with you. Enjoy!
Plov - this one was found while researching Russia recipes as part of our studies on other countries. We like to try recipes from around the world. I will admit, we tweaked it a bit as it felt too dry for our tastes. However, this is my oldest daughters favorite when she requests meals. I even make it partially in the rice cooker. Essentially, it is rice with vegetables and beef. So I found that I can cook the rice with frozen vegetables (even added chopped frozen onion) in the rice cooker. I cook the beef on the stove top and add it all together one they finish cooking. If it is too dry, my family has discovered that they like adding a little Italian dressing over it. I would swear that if there were an apocalypse event, Italian dressing would be one thing we would need to have in our bugout bags. Along with hot sauce...
Chicken casserole - This is a no-brainer. Casseroles are anything you like, thrown together, and baked. I like doing either pasta or rice. Pasta is simpler. I cook the noodles, add cooked chopped chicken, veggies of choice, 1-2 cans of cream of (I prefer celery or chicken), seasonings of choice, and then top it all with cheese. You could add diced tomatoes. I have some kids who don't like them, so I sometimes make 2 pans and only put that in one pan for myself. Once everything is mixed and in the pans, add a sprinkling of cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees until it is all warmed up. Voila! Dinner is served.
Korean beef bowls - This is one of our family favorites. Super quick and easy to put together. I make this when we get beef from the Mill King Dairy.
I've reviewed some of my other easy recipes and thought I'd re-share them as well.
Italian Sausage and Bean soup is perfect for the chilly weather. I can't share this one with my family these days. Seems like I'm the only one who enjoys beans lately. So I like making it and splitting it into servings for reheating as a single serve meal.
Low Sodium One-Pot Lemon Herb Chicken and Rice was a recipe that we found while trying to lessen the sodium content in our diet.
3 Ingredient Nutella Cookie recipe is a quick treat.
Cheesy Rotini and Tuna
Ham and Cheese Roll Ups
Cake Batter Cookies