Meal idea ... please help!?

Question

I want to make baked macaroni and cheese for dinner but I don't know what to make as a side dish. The only veggies I eat are carrots and corn (don't like the green ones). Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks!

Answer 1

Why don't you cook up a sausage or two and cut into bite sized pieces, then stir through your pasta?

Answer 2

We always have carrots with mac and cheese.
It just seems to go together.
Fruit salad to lighten it up a little.
Chop up an apple, banana, orange and mix them together with a little orange juice. Or get some of that fruit salad in a jar, it's good.

Answer 3

How about steamed cauliflower and carrots? Cauliflower seems to be in a lot of mac and cheese recipes anyway, so they must go together.

Answer 4

What about baked potato, or potato wedges drizzles with seasonings and oil. Small greek side salad.

Answer 5

Garlic Bread, and a Salad

Answer 6

Glazed Carrots With Onions
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons butter
8 carrots, cut in 1/4-inch slices on the diagonal
2 medium onions, quartered and sliced about 1/4-inch thick
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup currant jelly
1/4 teaspoon salt
fresh chopped parsley for garnish
PREPARATION:
In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add carrots, onions, and ginger. Cover and cook, stirring, for about 7 to 10 minutes, until just tender. Stir in the orange juice, jelly, and salt.
Cook, uncovered, for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender and nicely glazed with the jelly and orange juice mixture. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley just before serving.
Serves 4.
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Carrots with Fresh Herbs
INGREDIENTS:
2 pounds carrots
2 tablespoons olive oil
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup chopped onions, about 1 medium onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 orange cut into 8 wedges
PREPARATION:
Carrot recipe directions
Wash and trim carrots, peel if desired, then cut in half crosswise. Heat oil on high in a large 12-inch skillet; place carrots closely together in pan in single layer. Sprinkle with chopped onion and freshly ground pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook, turning once after about 15 minutes.
Continue cooking for about 15 minutes longer, or until fork-tender. Liquid should be evaporated and carrots beginning to caramelize at end of cooking time. Sprinkle with fresh herbs. Squeeze two of the orange wedges over carrots. Toss well and serve with remaining orange wedges. Carrot recipe with herbs serves 6.
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Fried Corn
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter or bacon drippings [or clarified butter]
5 ears of corn
water as needed
Cream or Half & Half
Directions:
The Old Fashioned way of cooking "Fried Corn" is to put about 2 Tbsp. butter or bacon drippings [or clarified butter*] in a heated heavy (Seasoned) cast iron skillet over low heat and melt the butter, letting it coat the bottom of the pan, (roll the pan around a bit) while being careful NOT to scorch or burn the butter.
Add the cut corn to the pan. Quickly stir it in. (Add up to 1/4 cup water IF the corn is VERY thick.) Add 1/3 stick more butter. Cover tightly with lid and let corn slowly simmer over very low heat. Keep an eye on it and stir it often until it is reduced and thickens. Some people just stand there and stir it constantly. It will stick and scorch or burn easily due to the high starch content of the corn. Some people also short cut the cooking process by adding flour or corn starch to thicken it! DON'T! It will reduce and thicken and you won't ruin the corn with raw tasting flour.
OH! Cooking it right the Old Fashioned way or, see my simplified method below, makes it YUMMY and worth it! When corn is well cooked (about 20 minutes), add a few Tablespoons Cream or Half & Half. Serve hot!
Allow about 5 ears of corn for 2 adults.

To simply the cooking and free you to do other things -- like prop your feet up -- LOL!:
Prepare corn as above and place the cut corn and natural milk from the corn in a microwave dish. Microwave it COVERED and on HIGH power for 3 minutes. Stir well. Add:
1/4 to 1/3 stick unsalted butter** Cook for another 2 or 3 minutes. Add: 2 or 3 Tablespoons Cream or Half & Half Microwave on medium power for another 2 minutes. Season with about: 1/2 teaspoon table salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika. Stir well and taste. If corn is at all "bitter" Add: 1/2 to 2 Tbsp. granulated sugar, to taste Allow about 5 ears of corn for 2 adults.

Answer 7

peas corn caserole

Answer 8

big green salad
cornbread
fresh fruit medley