I am pleased to announce that Tasty Toddler has added a new member while you have been waiting. We welcomed our little girl, Charlotte to the world in September and we are all consumed with her loveliness.
As of the day before yesterday all of my baby helpers have left and I am forced to make dinner on my own again - can you hear the groan? However, I found a recipe on pintrest.com over the weekend that made me groan just a bit less.
While surfing the site I came across - White Trash Sliders (found through Pintrest on South Your Mouth). Though the name is not exactly appetizing the ease of making this little dinner and the taste more than made up for it. This recipe was fat, simple, easily modifiable for taste and health content and almost everyone in the house ate it - woo hoo!!!
I did not even bother to consult the recipe when I made these beauties - they were that self explanatory. To feed two adults and two toddlers (my son had a friend over) I used:
1/2 lb. lean ground beef
6 breakfast sausages
salt & pepper to taste
1/4 block of velveeta (2% milk)
3 hamburger buns
I simply cooked and chopped the meat together, mixed in the Velveeta and added salt and pepper. The cheese helped everything stay together unlike Sloppy Joes and it was a quick and easy meal when served with a vegetable side. I was thinking I could further and some nutrition by chopping up some veggies into the mix, using whole wheat buns, turkey sausage or meatless sausage, etc. This recipe is that easily customizable.
Result: Parents enjoyed them - SUCCESS! Toddler enjoyed them - 50% SUCCESS! (One toddler is currently not eating anything lately and the other complimented me that it was yummy)
