Potato bar

I am so tired of my kids NOT eating potatoes that I decided to give them a positive potato experience...

Tonight we had a potato bar: baked potatoes, and then toppings of all kinds. The kids could put whatever they wanted on the potatoes (and I was surprised they actually did a decent job loading up - some had more toppings than potato, but I just wanted them to have a happy potato experience...!)

We had pepperoni, ham, cheese, sour cream, Chick-Fil-A sauce, ranch, peas, broccoli, corn, and even some random leftovers to use on our potatoes.

I also had some homemade bread (see recipe for sabotage bread...) to stuff everyone's faces AFTER the potatoes were gone.

THEY DID GREAT!!! Almost everyone said "This is so yummy!" after one bite of their specialized potato.

Just thought I'd share an easy dinner success!

Pioneer Woman's BBQ meatballs

This is a new found favorite, especially for Joe. I cheat and use Costco Italian Meatballs.

It is from the Pioneer Woman. She has lots of recipes I want to try someday, like this lemon pasta


BBQ Meatballs - Comfort Food to the Max

Meatballs
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3/4 cup oats
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons very finely minced onion
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
plenty of ground black pepper

Sauce
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire
4 to 6 tablespoons onion
Dash of Tabasco

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine all meatball ingredients. Roll into medium-small balls and place on a cookie sheet. Place sheet in freezer for five minutes.

Remove from freezer and immediately dredge in unseasoned flour.

Brown meatballs in canola oil until just brown. Place into a baking dish.

Combine all sauce ingredients. Pour over meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve with egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or crusty french bread.

Enjoy!

Shout out for more recipes PLEASE!!!

I am in such a dinner rut...

My kids are so into pasta that I can't handle it! What would be some fun/easy/kid friendly summer recipes?!?!?

THANKS in advance!!!