Another Tasty, Quick and Easy Dinner
Before I know it, it’s the end of the day and dinner time is right around the corner. So what do I do? Jump on to the computer and Google search a quick and easy recipe for dinner. The other night was no different than what tonight will be. I always find something that I know with my limited kitchen abilities (I hate being in the kitchen for the most part; that’s why I married a chef) I will be able to put together and have it look good but more importantly, taste good. Thank God for microwaves because I never have any meat thawed out.
For dinner the other night I found myself scrambling for yet another recipe that was quick and easy. While all the “big” food sites like Food Network and Rachael Ray make their claims of quick and easy meals, I have found that they really aren’t always that quick and easy nor do I keep some of the things they consider to be basic pantry supplies in my pantry; so I generally look for “real” quick and easy recipes and the last one I found turned out great. So great I didn’t have to cook dinner last night because everyone wanted to have leftovers.
At Moms Who Think I came across Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta and it was so delicious; the kids couldn’t get enough of it. Aside from how great it tasted the ingredients are very minimal and the process in which to produce the finished product was so easy a 12 year old could have done it. All you need for it is penne pasta (or you could use whatever you have on hand), ground meat (we use turkey), bacon, cheese and a can of tomato soup. This recipe makes 4 servings but it is super easy to make more without having to do any math. Just add more of everything until you are satisfied. I used a big stock pot to mix it all together with the reassurance that I would have enough room for all of it.
I know that making enough dinner to fill the stock pot sounds like over kill, but I like to multitask without multitasking so to speak. When I make amounts this large it is all out of selfishness. I know there will be enough for leftovers (so I don’t have to cook any given day of the week I choose), the hubby will have something to take for lunch other than a sandwich and I can freeze the rest for the next time they all want to have it for dinner and I don’t want to cook. Nothing like making one dinner and literally killing four birds with one stone!