Easy Recipes For Busy Moms! (Page 1)

that sounds really good! i love new recipes!

we had cheeseburger casserole tonight.

brown 1lb ground turkey.
mix in 1 can golden mushroom soup and 1 can cheddar cheese soup.
pour mixture into 9x13 sprayed baking dish.
arrange crinkle cut fries on top in a single layer.

bake at 350* for 50-55 minutes until fries are golden brown. i also mix in a jar of mushrooms.

ww edit: i usually cut this recipe in half because the leftovers are too high in points for lunches. cut in half, this makes 2 huge servings at 9 points. oh, and i use a 9x9 pan.

another thing we eat weekly is salsa chicken.

ww edit: 1 cup = 5 points
1 lb chicken breasts (frozen)
1 can black beans
1 can corn
16oz salsa

place frozen chicken breasts in bottom of crock pot. dump corn, beans and salsa on top. cook on high for 3 hours. shred chicken and mix everything together. it's good by itself or in wraps with sour cream and cheese.

2 cups of water and a package of ramen soup. quick and easy. yummy yummy i eat it everyday.

lmao jamie!

Those look yummy guys! Here's one of my favorites

Fiesta Chicken

2 Cans Cream of chkn soup
1 Can Cheddar Soup
1 Can Rotell Tomatoes
Crunched up Doritos
Shredded Cheddar Cheese


Mix it all together and add some more chips and shredded cheese to the top. Cook at 350 until bubbly.

This takes me about 10 minutes to make. My Dh loves it too!

Well I am not new mom and not even Expecting yet but I have a few to share.

Quick Swedish Meatballs

1 package of prepackaged precooked Meatballs (Turkey/beef/whatever)

1 PAckage of Beef Stroganoff Sauce Mix ( The dry pakets )

fat free or light Sour CReam

Extra Wide Egg Noodles ( I prefer the Heathy Harvest whole wheat cheap to only about 1.00each package)

step one:

-Boil the Egg Noodles

Step 2:<-- do while step one is being cooked

-Follow Directions on the back of the stroganoff package but omit the meat steps

step 3:

-Put meatballs in the Microwave until heated through ( best to defrost in the freezer overnight)

step 4:

Put meatballs into a bowl and pour the sauce over them

Serve over the noodles and viola YUM YUM!

* You can use more sour cream if you like creamier sauces
* This usually takes me about 15-20 minutes to whip up and I always get rave reviews

Cheezy .Spaghetti .Bake
1/2 lb lean ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
15 ounces of spag. sauce
Cook beef with onion add spag sauce

1 1/2 cup spaghetti broken into quarters
Cook spaghetti however you like it
Mix sauce mix into cooked spaghetti

2 .Tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup shredded american (monery jack is great too, or a combination of your favorite cheeses)
2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
Melt butter in a sauce pan, add flour, salt, evap. milk and water. Heat until slightly thickened. Stir constantly. Add above cheeses and stir until melted and smooth.
Add 1/2 spaghetti mixture in the bottom of a 10X6X2 pan, top with melted cheese mixture, add remaining spaghetti mixture and top with
1/2 cup shredded cheese (whatever kind you like). Bake for 20-30 minutes @350 or when the cheese on top has melted.

YUMMY

the best meatballs you'll ever have

1 1/4 lb ground beef
2 eggs
a little over 3/4 but less than 1 cup of plain breadcrumbs
1/4 c grated parmesan (the sprinkle kind in the can)
1 1/2 T ketchup
salt and pepper

mix everything together and roll into balls, you should get about 13. microwave for 6 minutes, turning plate every 2 minutes. add to sauce and simmer for about 1/2 hour stirring occasionally.

ww edit: this is not very points friendly so we don't have them often. i call one meatball 3 points.

meatloaf muffins! these are *wicked* easy and so good!

1 lb ground beef
1 package stove top stuffing
1 cup water
2 egg whites

mix everything together. spray muffin tin and fill cups with mixture, smush it down. bake at 350* for 25 minutes.

ww edit: 1 muffin = 2 points. i serve them with mashed potatoes and gravy and green beans. these make great lunch leftovers!

everything i've posted except the meatballs are all weight watchers friendly.

.bridget, you are a lifesaver! those sound like awesome recipes, and what a bonus that they are weight watcher friendly! I'll definately have to try them. Thanks ladies for all the recipes!

what can i say? i'm quite the domesticated little housewife!

we seem to get posts about recipes often enough so I
will sticky this one and we can add to it when we want.

Quick and easy

#1. 2-3 chicken breasts
egg noodles
shredded carrots
italian salad dressing

cut up chicken into bite sized pieces, cook the chicken using some of the italian dressing as your "oil" in the pan

cook the egg noodles

mix all together and add more dressing.

sometimes I add cheese on top and bake it for 5-10 minutes at 350 (If I have extra time)



I have an awesome chicken lasgana recipe Mike and I made up. It's more work but if anyone wants me to post it I will. everyone asks me to make it constantly. lol

one of my favorites that i used to hate when my mom made it but now i love it is
shepards pie
you will need:
1lb ground beef
one pack of brown gravy
1-2 cans mixed veggies
mashed potatoes (can use real potatoes or instant)
grated cheese
preheat oven to 350.
brown the ground beef and drain the fat. add gravy mix and one cup water. gravy should thicken alittle. drain the canned veggies and mix in with the ground beef. put the ground beef and veggie mix into an 8x8 cake pan cover with mashed potatoes and sprinkle grated cheese over the mashed potatoes back in the oven for 30 min or until cheese is melted and starts turning golden brown

you can adjust this to make as much as you want and to your personal preference

2 boneless and skinless chicken breasts
1 10 oz bag fresh spinach
2 portabella mushrooms
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
salt and pepper to taste
4 flour tortillas
desired amount of shredded mexican cheese blend

ok this is pretty simple, just cut the chicken into bite size strips and cook them (I like to cook them with butter). You can add salt if you don't like bland chicken. When you are done, set this aside.

sautee the mushrooms first. Portabella mushrooms are a little pricy, but the regular kind won't work, they tend to be more juicy than portabella shrooms and make the filling drippy. When the mushrooms are almost done, add the bag of spinach and sautee this as well. At this point add the garlic and onion powder. I like to add pepper as well.

now toss in the chicken and lower the heat or set aside.

spray a 2 cookie sheets with pam or it's equivalent, and place 2 flour tortillas per sheet. sprinkle the desired amount of cheese on the tortillas and bake for about 5-6 minute in an oven preheated to 350 degrees farenheit.

Now spoon the desired amount of chicken spinach and mushroom onto the tortillas and fold them for a yummy quesadilla!!!

*optional: you can lightly fry the quesadilla by putting them in a pan with vegetable oil, if you prefer crispy quesadillas.

ok this might sound ghetto but its good.

take like, two packages of hotdogs (depending on how many ppl ur feeding.. we have a large house) and cut them all in half. Get those buscuits that come in the little blue rolls (the ones that when you bake them up they are like, maybe an inch and a half wide and come in like counts of 10) and roll one buscuit around each of the hotdogs. Bake at 350 for about 8-10 minutes.

Pigs in a blanket!

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i actuAlly picked up the stuff needed to make the meatloaf muffins. gonna make them tonight prob.

imgunna try the cheezy spegetti bake..mmm:)

Spicy African Chicken

4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, Cubed
1clove garlic
1 med onion chopped

Fry in pan until chicken is cooked.

Add:

1 Can diced tomatoes
1/4 cup peanut butter.. yeah I know.. but its delicious
dash of red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp chilli powder

Let this simmer for about 30 Min, then serve over rice.

Sooooo good.

Another easy one:

Chicken Breasts (boneless)
Bottle of Pasta Sauce
Grated Mozza Cheese

put chicken in baking dish, cover with Mozza, then cover with Sauce. Bake @ 375 F for approx an hour.. sometimes it takes longer, just check to ensure chicken is cooked thru.

Serve over Pasta of your choice.

Enjoy girls

Mary

Hamburger Gravy and Rice

need:

1lb hamburger / Turkey Burger

1 package of brown gravy mix / turkey ggravy

2 cups of rice jasmine / Brown

To make:

Brown Hamburger and drain grease

Pour specified amount of water that tjhe gravy mix calls for into the hamburger skillet ( hamburger still inthe pan) Add gravy powder and wisk until to desired thickness.

Make rice 2 cups of rice to 4 cups of water


Serve hamburger gravy on top of rice and enjoy ( add salt and pepper to taste.

Sake Salmon



Need:

desired amount of salmon fillets/steaks

bottle of sake ( cheaper the better lol )

Fresh or dried Dill

1 yellow or purple onion

salt

pepper

garlic

Aluminum Foil

to make:

set oven to preheat at 350

Line a baking dish with foil
place salmon into dish
chop up onions into stips and place into salmon pan
spirinkle herbs on top / salt/pepper/garlic/dill
Pour a little sake on top ( you want a 1/16th inch pool on the bottom of the pan.
Cover top of pan with more Foil and pop into the over until flakes easily with fork.

* Good with Rice and Vegies ( Brown Rice Is always yummy )