Hello! I’ve totally exhausted my recipes for kid-friendly dinner meals. I have our niece’s coming every weekend and don’t want to keep feeding them the same thing (i.e spaghetti & meatballs w/salad and The lady’s Cheesy Mac w/fried chicken strips and veggie).
The girls are ages 9 and 11 plus our 4 year old son. I seem to do fine with breakfasts & lunches. Since we are on a tight budget…nothing that calls for out-of-the ordinary ingredients. They get a lot of pre-made and/or processed foods at home (which we don’t do except as a “treat” so the Corn Dogs last weekend didn’t get much excitement except from our boy 
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I also make red beans & rice but since it is an all afternoon simmer fest….not a regular occurrence. I have tons of pork, chicken breasts (boneless skinless & with) in the freezer for a protein but this months budget (because of Thanksgiving) is rather limited and my pantry is already stocked.
Oh and for some reason, I am not able to make a decent meatloaf that doesn’t cook in grease…...and I haven’t been able to find a decent pizza dough recipe that works for pizza….but they works great for Calzone-type (think homemade Hot Pockets).
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I know I won’t be able to please ALL the kids and the hubby at every meal but oh well. Oh and my 4 year old just informed me he hates soup….hubby not too keen on it either.
