Thursday, May 20, 2010

Like Mother Like Daughter

So, one of the ways I have tried to get the kids to eat things that they normally might turn their noses up at, is by having Sky get excited about cooking the meal herself!
Sky loves cooking and any chance she gets to be in the kitchen with me, she jumps at!
This week, Sky cooked her first casserole!

Fancy Mac & Cheese

1 Jar of Cheese sauce ( I use Ragú )
1 bl. of elbow noodles
1 8oz. bag of Colby/Jack cheese
4 slices of bacon fully cooked
1 tsp. minced garlic
2 1/2 cups of crushed up seasoned croutons
3 tbsp. melted butter

Cook the noodles according to package. Cut your bacon into bacon bits. Crush up your croutons.


Once the noodles are cooked and drained, mix your noodles, the whole jar of cheese, half the bag of Colby/Jack cheese, minced garlic, 1 1/2 cups of your crushed up croutons and bacon all together in large bowl. Salt and pepper to taste.

Pour mix into casserole dish, then spread the remaining croutons and sprinkle some cheese on top evenly.
Cook for about 35 min. at 350º

I forgot to take a picture after the dish was done but trust me it was delicious, CHEERS!