Kid Friendly Recipes

Kid friendly recipes like Asian Stir-Fry with Rotisserie Chicken or BBQ Chicken Sandwiches are quick and easy. Kids love the taste of these dishes. Moms will love the convenience.

Rotisserie chicken is a healthy ingredient for kid friendly meals. Use the ready-to-eat rotisserie chicken available in most grocery stores.

Chicken preparation: To Cut up the chicken, use kitchen scissors. Cut the chicken in half along the breast and backbones. Cut each half between thigh and wing. Pull the chicken off the bones and chop into small pieces.

BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

This recipe is made with off the shelf ingredients. Use bottled barbecue sauce, a few seasonings and a rotisserie chicken to make this fast family dinner. You can purchase potato salad or coleslaw from the grocer also to round out the meal.

Ingredients

1 bottle barbecue sauce

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

1/2-teaspoon cumin

1/2-teaspoon chili powder

1 rotisserie chicken about 1-1/2 lbs.

Remove the skin and bones

4 Kaiser rolls, split

Instructions:

1. Combine barbecue sauce, parley, cumin and chili power in skillet over low heat

2. Stir in chicken

3. Stir occasionally until heated through

4. Divide chicken mixture among the rolls

Serve with potato salad, coleslaw and pickles if desired.

Yield: 4 servings

Asian Stir-Fry with Rotisserie Chicken

Made with ramen noodles, fresh ginger, garlic and cilantro This is a quick dinner for busy cooks who want to create a delicious but nutritious 15-minute meal.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 chopped onion

1 tablespoon minced and peeled fresh ginger

1 clove garlic

1 pkg. frozen mixed vegetables

1/4-cup lite soy sauce

1-1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

2 pkgs. ramen noodles

1 rotisserie chicken with skin removed and meat shredded

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions:

In small bowl stir together soy sauce and cornstarch until smooth.
(Discard or save flavor packets from ramen noodle packages for another use)

1) Heat olive oil over medium-high heat

2) Add onion, ginger and garlic

3) Cook until onion is tender

4) Stir in vegetables

5) Cook 3 minutes

6) To the skillet add 2 cups water, bring to boil

7) Stir in soy sauce mixture

8) Boil until just thickened

9) Stir in noodles and chicken

10) Cook stirring occasionally until noodles are tender and chicken is heated through

11) Transfer to platter

12) Sprinkle with cilantro

Easy Lasagna Roll-Ups and They Are Diabetic Friendly

For something a little different try this easy recipe for tasty Lasagna Roll-ups. It's quick and easy and combines many healthy items into one dish. The lasagna provides grain (even a better grain value if you use whole-wheat lasagna), the ground beef provides the meat, spinach adds a healthy vegetable, of course the tomatoes in the sauce are well known to be excellent in reducing one's cancer risk, and three kinds of cheeses add dairy to the mix. This would make a great addition to your recipe file.

LASAGNA ROLL-UPS
4 lasagna noodles
1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 box frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
8 oz reduced-fat ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp low-fat milk
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp salt, optional
2 cups sugar-free spaghetti sauce without meat, divided
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Cook noodles according to package directions; rinse and drain. In a medium non-stick skillet, cook ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink. Drain in a colander and rinse with hot water to remove excess fat. Rinse pan and wipe with a paper towel. Add the spinach, ricotta cheese, egg, milk, thyme and salt, if using, to the ground beef. Mix up well and divide evenly, spreading over the lasagna noodles. Pour 1/4 cup spaghetti sauce over the meat mixture of each noodle. Carefully roll up jelly-roll style and place seam side down in an 8-inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick vegetable oil spray. Pour the remaining cup of spaghetti sauce over the noodles. Cover and bake for 45-50 minutes until heated through. Sprinkle with the Parmesan cheese.

4 servings: Each contains approximately 350 calories, 33 g carbs and 23 g protein

Note: You can use lean ground turkey instead of the beef, if you prefer poultry over red meat.

Mr. Lee, California Beef Noodle King USA

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