I have to admit that one of my least favorite things is a picky eater... of course this is coming from someone who will eat most anything, so I guess that has to be taken into account. I have a nephew, who will not be named, that refused to eat anything if it wasn't covered in ketchup when he was younger... to this day he will only eat a cheeseburger if it has nothing but patty, cheese and bun all with a healthy portion of ketchup. I will give him a little credit because there's probably more cheeseburger than ketchup now-a-days, but this is a recent development so I'm waiting to pass judgement.
Anyhow, I bring all this up because I was/am determined not to let Jonas get to this point. Thankfully this hasn't really been an issue at all, Jonas has surprised Christie and I with his willingness to try/eat things. The following two recipes we made for the whole family hoping that Jonas would be enticed to eat a healthy dinner, but he's been a bigger fan of some of the normal things I make for Christie and myself. It's been funny to see what he would rather eat... he's a big fan of the Chipotle Chicken and Rice I featured in an earlier post... even to the point that he wouldn't eat what we had prepared for him and ate part of Christie's portion.
We're suckers for advertising, these recipes come to you from the back of the boxes for 2 varieties of pasta that we bought recently. One box had Mickey Mouse and friends shapes and the other was shaped like the characters from Cars... both of which are some of Jonas' favorites. As a note I prepared the Chicken and Cars, and Christie made the Mic-a-Roni and Cheese.
Chicken and Cars
Mic-a-Roni and Cheese
Anyhow, I bring all this up because I was/am determined not to let Jonas get to this point. Thankfully this hasn't really been an issue at all, Jonas has surprised Christie and I with his willingness to try/eat things. The following two recipes we made for the whole family hoping that Jonas would be enticed to eat a healthy dinner, but he's been a bigger fan of some of the normal things I make for Christie and myself. It's been funny to see what he would rather eat... he's a big fan of the Chipotle Chicken and Rice I featured in an earlier post... even to the point that he wouldn't eat what we had prepared for him and ate part of Christie's portion.
We're suckers for advertising, these recipes come to you from the back of the boxes for 2 varieties of pasta that we bought recently. One box had Mickey Mouse and friends shapes and the other was shaped like the characters from Cars... both of which are some of Jonas' favorites. As a note I prepared the Chicken and Cars, and Christie made the Mic-a-Roni and Cheese.
Chicken and Cars
1 box Cars Pasta
1/4 stick butter
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 cup diced carrot
1/4 cup diced celery
1/2 cup flour
1 quart low sodium chicken broth
1 large can cooked chicken
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, cover and set aside.
Place butter in small saucepan over medium heat. When butter is melted, add vegetables and cook until tender. Slowly add flour and stir until mixed well. Cook for 3 minutes and let cool for 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat chicken broth to a simmer. Place the diced chicken into the broth and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the broth and chicken slowly into the vegetable mixture and stir until slightly thickened.
Incorporate pasta to sauce and serve with parmesan if desired.
1/4 stick butter
1/4 cup diced onion
1/4 cup diced carrot
1/4 cup diced celery
1/2 cup flour
1 quart low sodium chicken broth
1 large can cooked chicken
Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, cover and set aside.
Place butter in small saucepan over medium heat. When butter is melted, add vegetables and cook until tender. Slowly add flour and stir until mixed well. Cook for 3 minutes and let cool for 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat chicken broth to a simmer. Place the diced chicken into the broth and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Add the broth and chicken slowly into the vegetable mixture and stir until slightly thickened.
Incorporate pasta to sauce and serve with parmesan if desired.
Mic-a-Roni and Cheese
1 box Mickey & Pals pasta
2 cups Skim Milk
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup of flour
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add flour to melted butter and cook for 2 minutes while stirring. Slowly add the milk to the butter mixture over medium heat until the milk begins to thicken. Add in the cheeses, salt and pepper, and stir until smooth and thick.
Add the hot pasta to the cheese sauce and stir until all the pasta is evenly coated. Serve immediately.
A note from the Chef: Christie added some frozen peas and cooked hotdog to make it a complete meal.
Coming Soon: Apple Pancakes
2 cups Skim Milk
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup of flour
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan
salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to package directions.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add flour to melted butter and cook for 2 minutes while stirring. Slowly add the milk to the butter mixture over medium heat until the milk begins to thicken. Add in the cheeses, salt and pepper, and stir until smooth and thick.
Add the hot pasta to the cheese sauce and stir until all the pasta is evenly coated. Serve immediately.
A note from the Chef: Christie added some frozen peas and cooked hotdog to make it a complete meal.
Coming Soon: Apple Pancakes
i must admit that pretty categorically i hate kid food. chicken nuggets, corn dogs, hot dogs....etc, kinda gross me out. but these look fantastic. i think i'm going to try and make one this weekend!
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