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-FAMILY FUN: Ranch Night |
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The recipe below is complete except for the ingredient amounts (_). Since the recipes offered at DVO.com are brand name recipes, our publisher partners require us to account for each recipe distributed. To get the entire recipe click Request Recipe below. This is the best -FAMILY FUN: Ranch Night recipe on the web!! Round up the family and turn dinnertime into a western-themed night. Let everyone wear bandanas and cowboy hats. Role-playing is a great way to encourage creative thinking and show kids it's fine (and fun) to be silly sometimes. Giddyup! Beef and Bean Dinner Texas Toast ___ cup butter, softened _ slices thick-cut white bread Seasoned salt ___ cup shredded mozzarella cheese Ranch Vegetables _ tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil _ 1-pound bag frozen vegetables combination _ ounce ranch salad dressing mix (milk recipe) Trail Mix on Sticks _ cups mini marshmallows ___ cup butter ___ cup creamy peanut butter _ cups Cheerios® cold cereal ___ cup sunflower nuts For Beef and Bean Dinner Click the Edit tab and select the Beef and Bean Dinner ingredient to open the recipe. For Texas Toast Spread 1/4 cup butter, softened, on both sides of 3 slices thick-cut white bread. Sprinkle both sides with seasoned salt. Place on rack in broiler pan. Broil with tops 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 4 minutes, turning once, until lightly toasted. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; let stand 1 to 2 minutes to melt. Cut each slice diagonally in half. For Ranch Vegetables Heat 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1-pound bag frozen vegetable combination and 1/2 envelope (1 ounce) ranch dressing mix (milk recipe). Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. For Trail Mix on Sticks Heat 3 cups miniature marshmallows and 1/4 cup butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. Stir in 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter. Remove from heat. Stir in 3 cups Cheerios® cereal and 1/3 cup sunflower nuts until coated. Let stand 2 minutes. Shape into 2-inch balls. Insert wooden stick into middle of each ball. Place on waxed paper. Let stand about 20 minutes or until firm MORE RANCH IDEAS Try these other ranch-style dishes. * Country Eggs in Tortilla Cups - Breakfast Dinners with Love * Southwestern Pot Roast - Steady Cooking with the Slow Cooker * Cowboy Chicken and Beans - I Did It! * Ranch Chicken Patties - I Did It! HELPING IS FUN Mom or Dad * Prepares beef and bean dinner * Heats oil for vegetables * Heats marshmallow mixture The Kids * Spread butter and sprinkle cheese on toast * Stir in vegetables and ranch dressing mix * Mix cereal and nuts with marshmallow; shape into balls Together Time TACKLE TRAIL MIX TOGETHER and customize it to everyone's taste. Start with the suggested ingredients and add other favorites like raisins or dried cranberries, chopped walnuts or peanuts, chocolate chips, and shredded or flaked coconut. DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCES between a ranch and a farm. How many of the foods in the dinner you're eating come from a ranch and which are grown on a farm? What animals can you find on a ranch and which ones on a farm? PITCH CAMP IN YOUR KITCHEN OR DINING ROOM. Spread a blanket to sit on, and serve dinner on paper or plastic plates. Play nature tapes, if you have them. SING CAMPFIRE SONGS TOGETHER like "The Farmer in the Dell," "Home on the Range," "This Land is Your Land" and any other cowboy songs you know. From "Betty Crocker easy family dinners: Simple Recipes and Fun Ideas to Turn Mealtime into Quality Time.-1st Edition" Text Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Chicken and Vegetables with Dumplings Grandma's Chicken Noodle Soup Mexican Chicken Tostadas Upside-Down Chicken Pot Pie Italian Ground Turkey Sandwiches Pizza Chicken Sloppy Joes Taco Shortcakes Open-Face Turkey Diner Sandwiches Barbecue Beef Sandwiches Italian Beef Stew Fajita Beef Dinner Hearty Beef Chili Southwestern Pot Roast Fresh Vegetable, Beef and Barley Soup Spicy Pork Tacos Mexican Pork Winter Vegetable Stew -FAMILY FUN: Ranch Night * STEADY COOKING WITH THE SLOW COOKER * Saucy Short Ribs Honey Barbecue Pork Roast with Carrots and Corn |
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