I get to a point during the month that I run out of 'planned' dinners. I buy the ingredients for these dinners at grocery shopping time, along with staples. Staples are products that you can mix and match to make anything! Staples include things like flour, sugar, cheese, chili, spices, bread, milk, eggs canned creams, and so on and so forth. Tonight was a creative night. I didn't have anymore planned meals, so it was time to whip up sometime unique! You can do this, be creative and be smart! Of course, don't mix pie filling with a can of chili, but think of things that would probably go good together. Pair that with a meat and a starch and you have a meal. Kind of like Hamburger Helper, but loads better!
This is what I did tonight:
1 lb hamburger meat
1/2 onion (I found in the back of my fridge from 3 days ago)
2 tbs chili powder
1 tbs cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 can chili
1 can green chilies
3/4 block Velveeta (no particular reason why I chose this amount. 1/2 would have been plenty, but what do you do with a 1/4 lb of Velveeta in a family of 5?)
2 c. elbow noodles
Brown the meat WITH the spices and onion. Add the chili and green chilies and heat well. Turn down the heat and add the Velveeta. Melt cheese and add in your drained elbow noodles. Mix well and serve. I whipped up some tortillas to go with it and some green beans. Sorry no pictures, completely forgot.
Cooking should be fun. You should feel a sense of accomplishment and success after creating a dish for your family! Don't stress about what will and won't go together, just throw it all in a skillet and dive right in! If it turns out terrible, make changes and move forward. I hope you enjoy this impromptu meal, it kinda tasted like Chili-Mac. Of course, it was much better, and made great leftovers!! Enjoy!
"A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor."
Proverbs 22:9
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