This first semester of Junior year I took a Foods and Nutrition class! The class focused on kitchen basics and learning the importance of meal planning. A few things that went well during this class was when we learned how to property cut different fruits and veggies, I also thought that the meal planning unit was fun as well! I also learned how to keep others safe in the kitchen and to avoid mistakes like closing all cabinets, not leaving a wet towel by a hot stove, and cleaning up spills right away. During this class, we also would apply our learning by cooking and baking. Although there were many favorites, my personal favorite food that my kitchen group made was the Macaroni Tater Tot Casserole (pictured below). This particular casserole was created by one of my group members and it was a lot of fun to make and eat! I would give this recipe a 8 out of 10 because I thought that it was very well done, but there could be a bit more seasoning! Here’s the recipe below!
Macaroni Tater Tot Casserole:
– 1 pound ground beef
-1 medium onion, chopped
-1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
-1/2 Cup carrots, chopped
-3 Cups Tater Tots
-2 Cups Macaroni Noodles, cooked
1:Cook beef and onion and carrots in skillet over medium-high heat until beef is well browned. Pour off fat.
2: Meanwhile, cook noodles according to box.
3: Stir in soup. Spoon beef mixture into 12×8-inch shallow baking dish. Arrange potatoes around edge of casserole.
4: Bake at 425 degrees F for 25 minutes or until potatoes are done.
