Easy to Make School Night Dinners

When you’re a mom, working or not, you know things can get hectic quickly some school nights. Shuffling one child to dance classes. Racing to basketball practice. Before you know it, you’re hitting up the nearest drive thru to grab a quick bite to take home for dinner. Instead of turning to greasy hamburgers and fried foods, try out these easy weeknight meals.

Pizza Bread

Just about every kid we know loves pizza so you won’t be disappointing anyone at the table with this pizza bread recipe.

What You’ll Need

1 loaf of French bread, sliced into 1/2-1 inch pieces

Grated Parmesean Cheese or Shredded Mozzerella

Spaghetti or Pizza Sauce

Pepperoni slices or any other toppings you might enjoy

Fix it Fast:

1. Place bread slices on a cookie sheet.

2. Layer sauce, cheese, then toppings

3. Bake at 450 for 10-15 min

Serve with prewashed salad and/or carrot sticks with ranch dip

Quick Chicken Taquitos

A lightly flavored Mexican dish that will not be too bold for your child that isn’t too adventurous.

What You’ll Need:

1. 1 can of cooked chicken

2. 4 oz of sour cream

3. 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

4. Soft tortilla shells

Fix it Fast:

1. Mix chicken, cream, and cheese.

2. Spoon mixture onto tortilla shells and wrap shells burrito style (closed ends).

3. Spray baking sheet and outside of shells with cooking spray (we recommend olive oil spray).

4. Bake at 450 for 12-15 minutes or until shells are lightly brown.

Serve with Mexican style rice (we like this because it’s prepacked and usually cooks quickly).

Ham and Cheese Roll-ups

This cresent roll meal is a classic go to for many moms. It’s super easy to prepare and cooks in under 30 minutes!

What You’ll Need:

1. 1-2 cans of cresent rolls (we prefer Pillsbury)

2. Ham slices

3. Cheese slices

Fix it Fast:

1. Grease a cookie sheet.

2. Unroll rolls and layer with ham and cheese.

3. Roll up cresent rolls and place about 2 in. apart on baking sheet.

4. Cook at 350 for 20-25 min, or until lightly golden brown.

Serve with broccoli (frozen broccoli cooks in under 5 minutes in the microwave), green beans, or corn.