A Meal Planning Concept


Theme Meal Plans: Play Day

Mac and Cheese | Best Barbequed Hamburgers | Strawberries and Hot Fudge

Mac and Cheese

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Cooking for the Kids
Meal:Play Day (Theme Meal Plans)
1lbpasta, shells
0.5cupflour, all-purpose
8Tbbutter, salted
2cupmilk, whole
1.5cupcheese, cheddar
1.5cupcheese, Velveeta
1.5cheese, Romano
1cuppanko breadcrumbs
1pinchsalt and pepper to taste
 

Cook pasta until almost done, drain don’t rinse, lightly cook flour in pan until light tan, add butter and stir until blended. Cook 2 minutes more, add milk and stir, cook for 5 minutes until thick, add cheese, reserving ¼ cup of Romano. Pour cheese sauce over pasta in greased, ovenproof pan, mix, spread breadcrumbs over top along with the reserved Romano. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until brown.

Best Barbequed Hamburgers

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:6
Category:Cooking for the Kids
Meal:Play Day (Theme Meal Plans)
2lbbeef, ground
1tspsalt, table
0.5tsppepper, fresh ground
2wholeonions, sliced
110 oz bottlesauce, barbeque
0.5lbcheese, Roquefort
0.66cupmayonnaise
2tspvinegar, red wine
0.5tsphot sauce to taste
1packagerolls, sandwich
 

Shape ground beef into patties, salt and pepper to taste. Mix sliced onions with barbeque sauce, set aside. Mix together Roquefort cheese, mayonnaise, red wine vinegar and hot pepper sauce to taste. Place onion slices on hot oiled grill. Grill 5 minutes on each side and remove. Grill beef patties until thoroughly cooked and top with spoonful of Roquefort and mayonnaise mixture. Let mixture get hot then remove burgers to buns and top with barbequed onions.

Strawberries and Hot Fudge

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:6
Category:Cooking for the Kids
Meal:Play Day (Theme Meal Plans)
1qtstrawberries, whole
1recipeHot Fudge Sauce
 

Clean berries, heat hot fudge sauce; place hot fudge in container and surround with berries.

Note: Be sure to add the Hot fudge sauce recipe to your shopping list.