THREE EASY RECIPES for people with kids-
and moms & dads who suck at cooking….
Carnivores:
Tasty Mexican Style Shredded Pork:
1 Pork shoulder - note you won't actually have one in your freezer but next time you are shopping, easy to spot, relatively cheap and easy to toss in
2 BIG cans enchilada sauce
Crockpot, 4 hours high
Shred pork, serve over rice & beans; add guacamole, salsa, whatever you have in cabinet / fridge but tasty plain
Lemon Garlic Chicken:
you need:
6 thighs, in dish (you could use breast but thighs have the best flavor for this--but either works)
6 lemons - or lemon juice
2 Onions - or onion flakes
10 cloves of garlic
Directions:
- Toss thighs in casserole dish (literally throw them...kidding)
- Quarter 2 onions, place over chicken (yellow is best but any onion works…even onion flakes)
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice over chicken (use bottled lemon juice if you have to)
- Garlic press a bunch of garlic cloves (10)
- Add salt, pepper
- Top with fresh rosemary if you have it, dried if you have that- not necessary but yummy & it makes your house smell like you can actually cook - great recipe to deceive friends or use up herbs in garden you don't know what to do with :)
- Bake 90min@300 degrees
- Serve w/broccoli (I totally use frozen) & bread…rice, whatever
Herbivores:
Garlic Bread Pasta (for about 4 people)
EASY- the only way you could screw it up is to burn the garlic but it's so simple if you have to start over, it doesn't matter.
you need: garlic, breadcrumbs, pasta, olive oil (1/3c or so...)
Make angel hair or spaghetti according to package, set aside
Heat olive oil in a pan
Cut or press garlic (I do like 4 bulbs- I like it really garlicky & my kids do too)
Cook garlic in oil, until it turns slightly golden (don’t let it burn)
Pour oil over pasta, pour breadcrumbs & toss….
YUM & no red sauce mess- a great lunch pasta when sick of mac & cheese, etc…
