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) |
1 | lb | pasta, shells |
0.5 | cup | flour, all-purpose |
8 | Tb | butter, salted |
2 | cup | milk, whole |
1.5 | cup | cheese, cheddar |
1.5 | cup | cheese, Velveeta |
1.5 | | cheese, Romano |
1 | cup | panko breadcrumbs |
1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
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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) |
2 | lb | beef, ground |
1 | tsp | salt, table |
0.5 | tsp | pepper, fresh ground |
2 | whole | onions, sliced |
1 | 10 oz bottle | sauce, barbeque |
0.5 | lb | cheese, Roquefort |
0.66 | cup | mayonnaise |
2 | tsp | vinegar, red wine |
0.5 | tsp | hot sauce to taste |
1 | package | rolls, sandwich |
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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) |
1 | qt | strawberries, whole |
1 | recipe | Hot Fudge Sauce |
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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.