What is your favorite thing to fix when you are in a hurry? Ideally, something that kids like and is cheap.?

Answer 1

hamburger helper, hot dogs, fish sticks....and they can cook it themselves

Answer 2

I have a few ideas soft flour totillas put shredded cheese in them and fry them takes about 3 minutes each one its like a grilled cheese but better you can put hamburger in it too or the ocassional mac and cheese shepards pie is great its just hamburger corn and mashed patatoes you know what else is a great idea is the night before when or if you have time fry up some hamburger let it cool cover it and put it in the fridge that way the next day around dinner time when you know your going to be busy you can heat it up and make chesse burgers or hamburger helper whatever u want it cuts the time in half cuz the meat is already cooked or you can just do soup and sandwhiches make your own sub you can get a french bread for like 2 dollars but ham and chesse turkey whatever you and your family like slice some tomato some lettece and have sandwhiches with maybe some potato chips

Answer 3

quesadillas. Just get a corn of flour tortilla.
Spray a pan, put the tortilla in the pan at medium heat.
Put a combination of cheese, black beans, refried beans, chicken, steak, peppers, mushrooms, onions, etc.
Cover it with the another tortilla.
Press down
After a couple minutes check the bottom to see if it is golden brown and lift the top tortilla to make sure the cheese has melted
Flip it to brown the other side
Then slice it like a pizza and serve with lettuce, salsa, sour cream or black olives.
Done - writing this probably took longer than it actually takes to make one.

Answer 4

I cook some Macaroni & Cheese add a can of chili and some cooked hamburger with taco seasoning kids love it or instead of the hamburger cut up hot dogs into it. This is requested a lot at my house and it doesn't take long at all. If I am really pressed for time though it's Frozen potatoes o'brein & scrambled eggs. My kids love both ten minutes tops to cook! :)

Answer 5

I noticed you didn't say it had to be particularly healthy. I have two ideas that involve ramen noodles.
Add a couple of drops of green food color ro the noodles so they look like seaweed. Take a hot dog and cut "legs" on it to resemble an octopus. You can paint a face with mustard. My 10 year old niece still loves this.
The second is to take the ramen seasoning and use it when browning some ground beef. Mix the beef with the cooked noodles. For both of these you have to drain the water off the noodles..some people don't.

Answer 6

This is a great one with leftovers!! I have used shredded chicken and cheese, cut up meatloaf and cheese, Meatballs spag. sauce (ragu) and cheese, manwhich..LOTS of versatility with this one...Anyways,
Take a bis quit roll from the fridge, and flatten each bis quit with your fingers all the way around. Then stuff the bis quit into a greased muffin pan. Add whatever filling you are using, top with cheese...repeat until all bis quits are done. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes at 375 (depends on bis quit..I like Grands Flaky). They are really good and because of the easiness of them, they are one of my favorite recipes.

Answer 7

(Kids two favorite things hotdogs and macaroni and cheese)

Polka Dotted Macaroni and Cheese
Heat oven to 375'
Cook as directed on package..... 1 pkg (6-8oz) macaroni
Drain the macaroni and pour into ungreased baking dish.
Stir into macaroni.... 1 can (10 3/4oz) condensed Cheddar cheese soup,
1/2 c. milk,
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Cut crosswise into very thin slices..... 2 hotdogs (i have used more)
Arrange hotdogs on top of macaroni mixture.
Bake uncovered 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
4-6 servings

or Pizza with a hamburger crust
(This was the only way i could get my kids to eat kidney beans)

Heat oven to 425'
Mix with spoon in large bowl..... 1 pound hamburger
1/2 c. dry bread crumbs
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp oregano
Stir in...... 1/2 c. tomato sauce (i use 1c. if you like
it saucier)
Spread meat mixture in ungreased 10" pizza pan or on the bottom and side of 10" pie pan.
I have used a rectangle pan.

Pour on top...... 1/2 c. tomato sauce (or more)
Spread on tomato sauce......1 can (8oz) kidney beans, drained
Sprinkle 4oz. Cheddar or mozzarella cheese on top. (i have used both)
Bake uncovered 20 minutes.
4 servings

Answer 8

Stir fry chicken and couscous. I just cut up chicken into little pieces, stir fry it quickly in a pan and cook some couscous in the microwave, it takes about 5 mins and you can use any seasonings you like. Rice works too but takes a bit longer.

Answer 9

Get flour tortillas, some cheddar or american cheese, and slice the cheese, put it in the tortillas and microwave them for a minute. You can put salsa in them if they like that too. CHEAP and EZ. Little mess too.

Answer 10

Grilled Cheese sandwiches or Pancakes.

Answer 11

rice a roni spanish rice flavor 1 14oz can of diced tomatoes 1/2 lb. gr. beef, or turkey about 20 min to prep. and about $6.00