A Week of Half Hour Meals Part 2

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Written Thursday, February 4th, 2010 by Anne Coleman

garlicbread 026 Last week I posted about making meals for my family completely from Half Hour Meals, and I did. Not only was everyone satisfied, I had no naysayers at all and we've added a few recipes to our usual nightly repertoire as well.

Here's what we had, in no specific order:

Carbonara Pizza - This one went over hugely here. Not only were there no leftovers, I've already had requests for more. I used the cheaper bacon alternative, but other than that there were no changes made and it was perfect.

Arroz on Pollo - Another hit with returns for seconds (and thirds for some!) and one more added to the family recipe pile.

Grandma Nucci's Meatballs - (pictured) This is now my go-to meatball for pasta dishes. This was the most delicious meatball I've had, hands-down! Bursting with flavor and a mere 5 ingredients, it doesn't get any simpler or tastier.

Penne Pasta with Pesto - Two of my absolute favorites together - and the pesto recipe was perfecto! The kids loved it as well and it's gone into our rotation, too.

Sticky Lemon Chicken - So good! Yet another go-to for a quick chicken recipe and one that everyone liked. Any side dish would go well with this, but we made the recommended mashed potatoes and peas & carrots.

Barbecue Bacon Burgers - OK, so I've been doing things like adding potato chips to my sandwich for years, but who'da thunk to add them to a burger? I've been asked to 'please only make this burger from now on' , and I think I'll oblige! Very tasty and something you can serve for family or company.

That was our week - and next time we'll do meals from appetizer through dessert and report on that, as well. Please give one or two of these a try, they're very worth it!

Tags: dinner, easy meals, half hour meals recipes

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Responses to "A Week of Half Hour Meals Part 2"

Penny says:

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 02:33 pm

Great post Anne!! Everything I've tried here at HHM has been good, and your post motivated me to try even more...those meatballs look amazing!

Theresa111 says:

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 07:31 pm

You do know, don't you, that placing freshly prepared food in airtight containers and shipping them FEDEX overnight to me, is a good idea? I have had lots of the recipes, too. they are delicious and your post is full of good choices. Aren't those meatballs the bomb. I told my sister about them and she said, "I don't really like meatballs." I insisted she try them out and she said she would. I have also had the penne pasta w/ pesto. madly delicious and the sauce caresses your mouth. Sticky lemon chicken it fast and succulent. Good post :)