22 working mom Recipes

frozen chopped spinach (or 2 cups cooked fresh spinach), nonfat cottage cheese (or ricotta cheese), eggs, whole wheat flour (or any type of flour will work, gluten-free brown rice flour works well), shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese (or any cheese will do), salt and pepper, feta cheese (optional topping )

steaks or 1 lb sirloin steak, cut into bite size pieces, flour , to coat meat, olive oil, chopped onion, salt, minced garlic clove, worcestershire sauce, tomato soup, sour cream (low fat works , but not no-fat), drops tabasco sauce, sliced mushrooms, drained, freshly grated parmesan cheese

butter (softened slightly room temp works well ), granulated sugar, egg, unsweetened applesauce, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda, all-purpose flour, raisins

flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, shortening (crisco works best ), milk

hoagie rolls, split, melted butter or 3 tbsp margarine, garlic powder, sliced deli ham, pizza sauce (spaghetti sauce works too), shredded mozzarella cheese

unsalted butter, sugar (i used raw cane), eggs (organic please), sour milk, flour (i used whole wheat pastry), baking soda, baking powder (non-aluminum please), nutmeg (fresh ground works best ), sea salt

heavy cream or half-and-half (regular milk just doesn tsp seem to work with this - the version is my favorite, but half-and-half will do in a pinch!), sugar, cider vinegar, head romaine lettuce, chopped into bite size pieces (i like to chop mine quite small), sweet onion, sliced into thin rings and the rings then cut in half, salt and pepper

ground turkey breast, taco seasoning, water, vegetarian refried beans, vegetarian style (rosarita preferred), cheese, shredded (sharp, mexican blend, your choice), sour cream, salsa, guacamole, tortilla chips , tostitos white corn preferred

frozen creamed spinach, frozen cheese-stuffed shells, tomato and basil pasta sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese

manicotti, uncooked about 14 pieces, spaghetti sauce, approx . 3 cups, water, ricotta cheese, approx . 2 cups, mozzarella cheese, shredded approx . 2 cups, parmesan cheese, grated (we prefer the three cheese blend of asiagio,parm and romano), egg, parsley, chopped fresh, salt, ground black pepper, italian sausage (can sub assorted veggies for sausage if desired such as peppers, zucchini, aubergine, etc), mushrooms, sliced and drained, garlic , to taste, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste

frozen chopped spinach , defrosted, garlic, minced, crushed red pepper flakes (to taste), black olives, roughly chopped, salt (to taste), olive oil, pizza dough , for 1 pizza (store bought works great), cornmeal, mozzarella cheese (optional)

tri-colored pasta, italian salad dressing (no specific brand-any works), cucumber, chopped into small chunks, mushrooms (sliced-preferably fresh not out of a can), tomatoes, black olives (the olives can be sliced or whole whichever you prefer- i buy the 8 ounce jar and just use half and ), green olives, monterey jack pepper cheese (cubed )

brown sugar, corn syrup, white sugar, sweet cream (regular cream works just fine)

eggs, sour cream (fat free works well), white sugar, baking soda, salt, flour, rhubarb (fresh or frozen ), white sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon

bread (your preference), tomato (medium thickness works well , but again your preference here too), spicy brown mustard (i ve always used gulden s, but again, use what fits you and your tastes), swiss cheese (enough to fit the proportion of the bread), cooked bacon (any type you prefer, light , turkey, etc.)

chicken, cleaned,with skin, butter (olive oil works, too), lemon, salt and black pepper

green peppers, ground beef, uncooked, cooked rice (minute rice works well), condensed tomato soup, water, eggs, sugar, minced garlic, diced onions, seasoning salt

cooking oil, instant rice, frozen peas (optional but nice touch ) or 1/4 cup carrot (optional but nice touch), ready made salsa, chicken broth, cumin, chili powder