Cheap Meals For Your Family

Here are  2 of my favorite cheap and easy side dishes just in time for your Holiday Party. If your asked to bring a side dish or salad to your Holiday Party try one the recipes below, they are fool proof and a nice change from the boring green salad or cold vegetables.

Asian Mandarin Salad

Prep: 15 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
·    1 package Dole Tender Garden or 7 Lettuces Salad mix
·    1 Can (15 oz) Mandarin Oranges, drained
·    1/2 cup Litehouse Sesame Ginger Dressing
·    1/3 cup won-ton strips (any flavor, you choose)
Meal Preparation Directions:
1.    Combine salad and Mandarin oranges.
2.    Pour dressing over salad and toss.
3.    Sprinkle with won-ton strips.
Meal Assembly:
Makes – 6 servings. This is the perfect “bring a green salad” recipe for a nice change!

Vegetable Toss

Prep: 10 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:

• 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced
• 1 pkg (16 oz) frozen broccoli,cauliflower and carrots, cooked and drained
• 1 can (7oz) sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. paprika
• 2 tbs. parsley
• 2/3 cup whole pecans

Meal Preparation Directions:
1.    In a large frying pan, cook onions in oil over medium heat until tender.
2.    Add cooked vegetables and mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
3.    Season with salt, paprika, and parsley and stir well
4.    Sprinkle with pecans
Meal Assembly:
Makes – 6 servings. Forget the cold cut up veggies this year, bring some warm delicious cooked vegetables for the perfect side dish.