Uncategorized | Tags: beef, mexican, quick fix meal
Hope everyone had a fantastic Easter with their family. We really had wonderful Easter, it’s so nice to have all of our family here. I loved watching the boys wake-up to find their baskets the Easter Bunny left for them. The look on their faces is priceless!
Last week, during spring break, we had my cute little niece spend the night with us and the boys just love her. She is 10 and is so good with my rowdy youngsters! She wanted to help make dinner with me and this is what we came up with. The kids love pasta, so we thought we’d kick it up Mexican style. Nothing fancy tonight, just good! This is a nice easy dinner to have your pre-teens/teens make for the family.
All of you gourmet cooks will be cringing that there is canned soup in this dish. I like it in dishes like this, it gave the sauce a great flavor. Quick and Easy was our goal for the night and it turned out soooo tasty too. The fire roasted tomatoes make for a delicious sauce.
I love my little All Clad Oval Bakers, they are perfect for individual servings. I found these at Marshalls a couple of years ago on clearance, they are great. Check them out if you’d like. Hope your family enjoys!
1 lb dry Rigatoni pasta or any other pasta of choice
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2
1 lb lean ground beef
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon Lawry’s garlic salt
1 can cheddar cheese soup
½ Cup milk or half and half
1 Cup sour cream
2 15 oz cans fire roasted tomatoes
Heaping ½ Cup fresh chopped cilantro leaves (add more if you love cilantro)
2 Cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
Thanks Beth from Our Sweet Life for the Award. Food Bloggers are so great!!
This looks so good to me. I completely agree, that sometimes when you are just trying to get a good dinner on the table, shortcuts are ok. I didn’t used to think that way, but motherhood has brought me around. A good meal in short time is better than a gourmet meal and screaming, hungry children!
Looks really YUMMY! You are becoming way too popular. =) I am seeing you on so many blogs. Someday you won’t even remember who I am. (long lost hs friend) wahhhhhH! How grateful I am to know you though, such awesome recipes. My SIL’s are using yours too.
Phemom,
Isn’t that the truth! Our children have a way of humbling us in the kitchen!
Shanda,
You are so funny! I could never forget my CJH and WHS cheer buddy! We go way back. Hard to believe we’ve been out of HS for so long. Sometimes I feel like I just graduated!
Your little bakers are so cute!!
About the canned soup – I think it is totally ok to use it. Everyone needs a shortcut from time to time. I actually have a ton of cans in my pantry that need to be used, so I might have to make this to use some of them up!
This sounds amazing! Right up my alley! I actually use canned soup all the time…I need shortcuts because I usually have 2 little rowdy kids at my feet while cooking dinner! It’s a time saver! Great recipe!
Who says you can’t use canned soup!!! Some of my favorite recipes in the whole world are made with cream of chicken soup, why not make life a little bit easier? We are busy people are we not? This looks great, by the way I loved your thin mint cheesecake bites! Made them for Easter, and thought I might try it out with captain crunch or pretzels for a crust too! Thanks for always sharing your talents..
The rigatoni looks delish! I like the little pans, too. Sometimes I use ramekins for individual portions, but they’re really too small for entrees. I need to go to Marshalls.
Saw your coffee cake on Tastespotting.
Hi Deborah,
Glad to hear I’m not the only one who still uses canned soup in recipes. I enjoy it from time to time. It reminds me of recipes my mom made when I was growing up!
Hi Steph,
My kitchen is usually a race track for my boys when I am cooking dinner. It gets nuts! I agree, it’s nice to have short cuts sometime!
Rvan,
Glad you enjoyed the little cheesecakes. Great idea with using different ingredients as the crust. Let me know if you use the captain crunch, I bet it’s delicious!!
Hi Emiline,
I find so many little kitchen treasures at this Marshalls by my house. I’ll cross my fingers for you to find some goodies there!
It’s always fun to see if Tastespotting showcases your stuff. You just never know.
Canned soup rocks! Cream of mushroom fixes just about anything, in my book! My kids would have starved or run around from home without it!
This looks so good and cheesy…I’m sending it to my daughter who is taking more interest in cooking (“Mom..how do you know when salmon is done???”)
That looks tasty. Baked pasta with melted cheese is always a winner.
First off… those pans are adorable! I am always on the lookout for things like that when I am out shopping.
I love how cheesey this dish looks. Shortcuts are necessary some nights, and often the right one will make the dish!
YUM! Another FABULOUS dinner idea!! Thanks for all the inspiration, and for “Making My Day!” :O)
This looks sooo good to me. So, what’s a can of soup between friends. I try to stay away from canned soup because of the extra sodium, but sometimes, it makes the dish.
Wow that looks awesome.
What a fun thing to make with your niece. She must adore you.
This looks fantastic! I’m hungry and i have nothing that looks that good around. ummm! Life can be so unfair sometimes.
Okay – I just found your blog and my mouth waters with every recipe I see. And I’m not even hungry. These are awesome recipes