Need some ideas for easy meals for me to make once baby is here

edited June 2011 in Food
any suggestions welcome

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  • edited June 2011
    Anything stouffers! Or crock potted
  • edited June 2011
    thanks that sounds like a good idea @snreda
  • so this has got to be the biggest dumb question ever.... how do you use a crock pot? how does it work? when do you put food in it? how long do you let it sit? is there one temp it stays at?
  • velveeta has these new ready meal things where u just add hamburger and chicken.. like hamburger helper but it looks more yummy. i picked one up but i haven't tried it yet so lol
  • Crockpot... Or make meals n freeze them with the vaccum bags for freezer. I pre cook while she naps. I get thin chops n chicken u can pan fry them. The frozen bag meals r yummy especially cheesy chicken n veggies
  • Crock pot is like a warmer it slow cooks at lower temps. U can throw anything in it set it n forget it.
  • You can also make food now and freeze it
  • @survivormommie3 not a dumb question, i'll like to knoe too cause I only use it for cheese or chili lmao
  • Love love love the crock pot! Use it al the time...u can do a roast...chop carrots and potatos add 2 cupsof water and french onion soup mix turn on high for 6 or so hrs...good to go chicken (any kind) rice and cream of mush soup mixed w milk pour over top and 6 hrs dinner! Meat balls in sauce and u can make speggetti or meat ball subs no work ness! :-) or if ur up to it now u can make lazgna and freeze it...or stouffers (sp?) Makes great lazgna or chicken alfredo there chicken parm is good too and those are just toss in oven for about an hour and a half from frozen! Healthy too! Good luck hope it helps!
  • Stuffed shells and pasta always quick fix
  • slow cookers are good for stews or roasts. the meat comes out so tender
  • @letysfirst and @survivormommie3 Crockpots usually have 3 settings (high, low, and warm) and how long the food sits depends on the recipe and the heat level. I have a crockpot cookbook that came in very handy when my boys were first born. I would prepare it the night before or morning of and keep it in the refrigerator until it needed to be cooked. it's Awesome!!
  • Thanks @maranda3 im gonna go look for a crockpot cookbook :)
  • edited June 2011
    London broil in the crock pot is my fav. throw a beef roast, 2 large cans of cream of mushroom soup, and a can of beef broth put it on low for like 8 hours. Make rice as a side. You can also throw veggies in there. we made crock pot ribs lastnight. Also in the meat isle they have a ready to make crock pot package for beef roast and pork roast. Everything you need is in it. The roast, veggies and seasoning. Its good.you can also make casoroles(sp)
  • Last time I made up meals and froze them ahead of time so all we had to do was pull them out and stick them in the oven
  • @Rissalee7 It's a good idea to make meals that are easily frozen, like @camommy said...it makes things much easier! If you'd rather cook a meal there are plenty of great recipes available...is there any food that you and your family really like to cook with (such as ground beef or chicken) that you would want recipes for...?
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