It's my husband, he doesn't like hot creamy foods. He's never had soup or beans. Plus we have two small children. My son is very picky, but my daughter is not. What are some family friendly meals that I don't have to slave over
2007-04-25 07:33:54 · 12 answers · asked by fourcheeks4 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
How about chicken or steak kabobs (do in broiler or on grill), corn on the cob, salad (use the bagged stuff), and sweet potato fries (or regular fries). Dessert could be ice cream with berry sauce.
2007-04-25 07:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by jenh42002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-04-25 14:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by Aubrey and Braeden's Mommy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the "keep it simple" principle.
Plan around the meat you're serving; vary it through different cuts of beef, pork, poultry, fish, with occasional lamb, veal, shellfish. (Doesn't sound to me like anything more exotic would work with your family.)
Find some simple variations on each.
For steak, you can simply sear it in a hot skillet, broil it, grill it. You could marinate it first (I like to use 1/4 cup bourbon, a splash of worchestershire, and a few dashes of liquid smoke), you could serve it topped with mushroom gravy or carmelized sweet onions or onion rings.
For chicken, roast a whole one stuffed or not; put chicken legs in a slow cooker with 1/4 cup chili sauce and 1 cup orange juice, let cook for several hours, and then add 1 chopped green pepper and a can mandarin orange segments and cook 1/2 hour longer. Or bake legs and smear with bottled barbecue sauce.
Then plan simple sides for each entree; rice, potatoes any way, sweet potatoes, pasta--plus a green or orange veggie for nutrition.
Vary the way you cook the sides. Take sweet potatoes; if you buy canned and cook them up with marshmallows, then here are some better ideas--buy fresh (doesn't take that long to scrape them). Bake them in their skins and serve--or let cool and peel off their jackets, cut into rounds, and saute in oil 'til brown. Or peel and cut into chunks and toss into a casserole dish with a quarter-cup brown sugar, a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg, and an equal amount of diced tart apples (buy an apple peeler to save time) and bake until all is soft.
Really, it's all a matter of getting a repertoire of recipes that work for you and yours, and rotating them sensibly for variety. You'll get it down with practice.
2007-04-25 14:46:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you can always go with pasta and add what you like. You can make you own chicken fingers i know about kids and being picky. I found if you can get the kids to help out with making food they are more likely to try it. Good Luck
2007-04-25 18:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by darthdread13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about throwing together some big salads for you and your husband (like chicken caeser or something along those lines) and hot dogs/hamburgers for your kids? Just an idea.
2007-04-25 14:41:50 · answer #5 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make some spaghetti.
Boil some noodles in hot water.
Heat up some sauce & combine with ground beef, mushrooms, olives, onions and tomatoes. (or acording to your taste)
Strain noodles & pour sauce on top & serve!
Maybe buy some of that french bread at safeway or wherever.
2007-04-25 14:44:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very simple.
Low Carb Tortillas
Avacados
Lettuce
Sprouts
Cheese
What ever you like. You can even add in some soy bacon. Instant Avacado wraps without heavy cooking
2007-04-25 14:43:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spaghetti, (Mac-n-Cheese for the kids), chicken breasts on a "Foreman" grill with some broccoli. Also, there are tons of pre-prepared fish/meat/chicken things you can microwave and just throw a salad together with.
2007-04-25 14:42:38 · answer #8 · answered by jeepguy_2x 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
visit www.mealsmatter.org
it is family friendly and gives some easy kids meal also
good luck
2007-04-25 14:56:42 · answer #9 · answered by canyon0324 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Meat loaf and mashed potatoes, casseroles, and my favorite anything out of a crock pot
p.s.
Pasta also I make a spagetti carbonara that is delicious and easy to make, along with a salad and garic bread.
2007-04-25 14:41:30 · answer #10 · answered by ewtaylor2001 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋