Helping You Ditch the Drive-Thru
Our recent post, Kid Friendly Dinners was so popular, we are bringing you 4 more Make Ahead Dinners your kids will love!
Crescent Roll Sandwiches & Tomato Soup
All the recipes above have instructions to make them ahead for effortless weeknight cooking!
Yes, it really is easy and so darn yummy! I have been able to find these ready made crab cakes at the seafood counter at the grocery store. They come in regular and spicy and are about $1.00 each. I used 2 for 6 servings. Every time I make these, they are gone in minutes and never any leftovers!
Ingredients-
1 1⁄2 lbs peeled extra large peeled raw shrimp
2 pre-made crab cakes
1 lb bacon
Assembly directions-
Pinch off about 2 teaspoons of crab cake for each shrimp.
Cut bacon into thirds.
Wrap each shrimp and crab with bacon. Store in large container with lid using wax paper between layers.
Cooking directions-
Place shrimp on large baking sheet in single layer. (use a wire rack if you have one).
Bake 450 degrees for 15-20 minutes until bacon is crisp and shrimp is cooked.
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Don’t let the simplicity of this recipe fool you. These chops are amazing!
Ingredients-
3 lbs Pork loin chops
¼ C. lemon juice
1 T minced garlic
1 t dried rosemary
1 t dried thyme
2 t Dijon mustard
Salt to taste
Assembly directions-
Place first 7 ingredients in large zipper bag. Zip and squish around to mix.
Cooking Instructions-
Remove pork chops from bag and grill on indoor or outdoor grill or brown in a skillet.
I love to roast asparagus in the oven with a little olive oil, salt & pepper. YUM!!
Good morning all and welcome to the first Sweet Tooth Tuesdays on 5 Dinners-in-1Hour! I am so thrilled & honored to now be a contributing recipe blogger for 5 Dinners-in-1Hour, and you can find me here every other Tuesday sharing a new dessert recipe with you all. Every other day of the week you can find me blogging at Frugal Foodie Mama sharing my favorite recipes, my budgeting tips, and the story of my journey through motherhood.
Today I am sharing my recipe for Baklava Egg Rolls. Yes, baklava in egg roll form. ;)
Here is what’s cooking in mine……
Slow Cooker Sloppy Phillys!
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Need a few kid friendly dinner ideas? Check out these favorites that you can make ahead!
Here are 4 easy make ahead dinner ideas that your kids are sure to love!
Here is a flashback post of what tools and steps you can take to make your cooking hour go smoothly. Make ahead meals are are much more efficient than making a mess in the kitchen every night. Who wants to do more dishes then they have to? Not me!
I don’t feel like I make any bigger of a mess doing all 5 dinners than if I just do one. Most utensils are reused during the cooking hour. Here is a look at a cooking session mess.
The first thing I do is get all tools out listed on the kitchen tools list. Most of the time I mix things right in the bowl or bag it is going to be stored in.
Then I get out all the ingredients and open cans and packages.
Fill one side of the sink with hot soapy water and keep a wet wash rag handy to wipe down cutting board and knife.
I mixed this pork chop recipe right in the bag.
This is everything in the sink after I finished assembling meals. I don’t put anything that touched raw meat in the soapy side. I like to just quick rinse the measuring spoons and mixing spatula’s right out of the soapy side so I can reuse them easier.
Most things are just rinsed and put on a towel to dry. The others are put in the dishwasher.
If I had a helper (funny how everyone seems so busy when it comes to cooking and cleaning) I would probably have them rinse things and have them on a towel ready to use. If you are lucky enough to get helping hands, your cooking hour will be more like a cooking 40 minutes!! :)
Don’t forget to kick everyone (even the pets) out of the kitchen unless they are helping. I poured sauce on the wrong recipe once because someone was talking to me and I got confused. The plus side is we have more time to talk daily because I don’t have to worry about what to cook, run to the store, spend 30 minutes prepping a meal or clean a huge mess in the kitchen.
