Dinner tonight was supposed to be curried stirfry. Not curry, but curry powder flavored stirfry. Simple, easy, and immediate costs are little more than the cost of a bag of stir fry veggies.
Then I saw the tatertots. I try to feed folks something vaguely healthy most evenings. Sometimes its a complete failure (hamburger pie anyone?), but I can normally get something resembling veggies on everyone's plate.
Tatertots. Make tasty casserole. With less cooking involved than stirfry. Carrots help.
So we had Tatertot casserole last night. I even used the last of the (gluten-full) onion soup mix so we don't have to worry about grabbing the wrong packet on Saturdays when cooking for/with B. I love easy cooking.
Tatertot Casserole.
Needs:
1 pound ground beef, I recommend at least 85% lean, I use 90%.
1 packet of Onion Soup Mix. Liptons, store brand, whatever. Try to get low sodium, but use what you have.
1 (small) bag of frozen sliced carrots.
1 (small) bag of tatertots/ potato puffs. Think back to grade school, those.
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, set 1 handful aside for on top.
Pre-heat oven to 350. Brown the hamburger until cooked through. Add soup mix and stir in well. Add "enough" carrots (I used about 3/4 of the bag), and stir around until thawed. Mix in cheese and then move to casserole dish.
Arrange tatertots to cover entire top of casserole. Sprinkle reserved cheese on top. Bake for about 30 minutes or until everything is hot and steamy.
yay. Next time: casting on the hardest project ever. Or how you can spend 3 hours working on a project and never get beyond row 3.
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