CATEGORIZED MEAL IDEAS

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1 CATEGORIZED MEAL IDEAS Because foods crossover into many categories, they will often be possible in multiple meals (chili potatoes could be classified as beans or potatoes. Besides being in their ethnic group, Enchiladas and Lasagna could also be casseroles, since they are cooked casserole style. ) Be creative and have fun! Meal names with an * means there is a recipe to follow. If there are two **, the recipe is found under another category. Main Dishes BEANS Bean Dinner* Bean & Cheese Burritos Chili Chili Potatoes White Bean and Chicken Chili* Side Dishes BEANS Baked Beans* Four Bean Salad* Hoppin John s (black eyed peas) Bean Soup** Cheesy Refried Beans BEEF Roast Beef Sandwiches Shredded Beef Burritos Steak Sandwich BEEF (No side dishes for this category) BREAKFAST Breakfast Casserole* Crepes* German Pancakes* Nest Eggs* Stacks* BREAKFAST Fruit Soup* Mixed Fruit Muffins Smoothies, Daiquiri, Margarita Yogurt and Fruit Parfaits CASSEROLE Chicken Broccoli Casserole Chicken Enchiladas* Lasagna Tuna Noodle Casserole Turkey or Chicken Stuffing Casserole* CASSEROLE Green Bean Casserole* Corn and Zucchini Bake** Corn Pudding Casserole Seven Layer Bean Dip** Zucchini casserole* CHICKEN Chicken Kabobs Chicken Pot Pie Easy Chicken Ala King* Fiesta Chicken* Oven-baked Tin Foil Dinners* CHICKEN Chicken and Fruit Salad Pot Stickers** Egg Rolls** Caesar Salad with Chicken Hot Wings

2 CHINESE (ORIENTAL) Almond Chicken Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry Chicken Stir Fry Egg Rolls* Sweet N Sour Chicken/Pork/Shrimp* CHINESE (ORIENTAL) Ham Fried Rice Pot Stickers* Ramon Noodles Stir Fried Vegetables** Won Tons EGGS Breakfast Burritos* Breakfast Casserole* German Pancakes** Ham & Spinach Quiche Overnight French Toast* (Peach (and Raspberry Cream Cheese) EGGS Deviled Eggs Egg Foo Yung Boiled eggs Spinach Soufflé Zucchini Casserole** FISH/SEA FOOD Crab (or Chicken) Salad on Croissants* Shrimp Linguini Tuna Noodle Casserole Tuna or Salmon Patties* Tuna Salad* FISH/SEA FOOD Crab Salad* Macaroni Shrimp Salad Shrimp Fried Rice Tuna Salad* Shrimp Cocktail FRUIT Crepes** Fruit Plate with Dip* Hawaiian Haystacks** Pancakes/Waffles with Fruit Sauce Sweet & Sour Chicken** FRUIT Baked Mixed Fruit* Fruity Coleslaw* Fruit Kabobs Pear and Gorgonzola Salad Pistachio Salad* GROUND BEEF Meatloaf Surprise or Mini Meatloaves* Hamburger Noodle Casserole Sloppy Joes* Stuffed Onions or Red Peppers* Tacos GROUND BEEF (No side dishes for this category) HAM Breakfast Burritos** Ham and Potato Casserole* Ham or Chicken Filled Crepes* Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwiches Ham Roll-ups HAM Ham Fried Rice

3 ITALIAN Manicotti or Stuffed Shells* Homemade Pizza Lasagna Ravioli* Spaghetti ITALIAN Marinated Mozzarella & Tomato Salad Spinach Salad** Zucchini Boats* Garlic Bread Ratatouille MEXICAN Bean and Cheese Burritos Beef Enchiladas Chicken Enchiladas* Tostadas Tacos MEXICAN Bean and Corn Salsa* Chili Con Quesa Dip* Chips and Salsa Refried Beans 7 Layer Bean Dip* PASTA Easy Spaghetti Bake* Homemade Macaroni and Cheese Johnny Mazetti* Linguini with Clam Sauce Spaghetti & Meatballs PASTA Frog Eye Salad (Acini de Pepe)* Macaroni and Cheese Macaroni Salad Pasta Salad Alfredo Noodles POTATOES Cheesy Potato Soup Chili Potatoes Beefy Tater Tot Casserole* Potato Bar Shepherd s Pie* POTATOES Cottage Potatoes* Potato Salad Potato Wedges* Scalloped Potatoes Twice Baked Potatoes* PORK BLT Sandwiches Pork Carnitas Pork Chops with Mushroom Sauce* Shredded Pork Sandwiches* Stuffed Pork Loin PORK Pork Fried Rice Baked Beans** RICE Easy Chicken Ala King** Chicken and Rice Soup Easy Chicken and Rice Dinner* Hawaiian Haystacks* Porcupines* RICE Rice Pilaf Rice and Fruit Salad Spanish Rice Rissoto Rice Pudding

4 SALAD Chef Salad Crab or Chicken Salad** Taco Bean Salad* Tuna Salad** Caesar Salad with Chicken SALAD Fruity Coleslaw** Cookie Salad* Orange Cream Salad* Lemon Supreme Jell-o Salad* Yogurt Glazed Fruit Salad SANDWICHES/BREADS Hoagie Sandwiches Personal Pizza s (on French bread, hamburger buns or English muffins) Panini s Pita Bread Sandwiches* Quesadillas* SANDWICHES/BREADS Baking Soda Biscuits Cheesy Jalapeño Cornbread Corny Cornbread Garlic Bread Irish Soda Bread* SOUP Cheesy Cauliflower or Broccoli Soup* Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup* Chili Hearty Hodgepodge Soup* Spicy Bean Soup* SOUP You can use any of the main-dish soup ideas for a side dish. VEGETABLES Garden Vegetable Soufflé Hawaiian Haystacks** Vegetable Skillet* Vegetable Stir Fry* Vegetable Beef Soup VEGETABLES Corn and Zucchini Bake* Fresh Vegetable Plate with Dip Roasted Mixed Vegetables* Spinach Salad* Zucchini Boats** YOUR CHOICE This gives the child who picks this category to choose whatever meal category they want to fix.

5 DESSERTS Cakes: Lemon Poke Cake* Raspberry Pudding Cake* Wacky Cake* Cookies: Cake Mix Cookies* No Bake Cookies* Monster Cookies* Miscellaneous: Lemonade Cream Pie* Microwave Caramel Popcorn* Pudding Parfaits*