Gorgeouses, this is the easiest recipe ever. And, YUMMY! When NEXT you go to the grocery store, buy yourself some egg noodles, preferably these spelt ones for added fiber and vitamins and other nutritiony goodnesses. They’re quick, and they’re delish, and — added bonus? — kids love ‘em.

Check it!

INGREDIENTS (Serves 4-6):

2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
2.5 cups of 1% milk
1 tsp spice mix (any brand you want, i.e., Mrs. Dash Original Seasoning)
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper
3/4 lb or 340 g broad egg noodles (preferably SPELT!)
3/4 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese
Cooking spray

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 375° F.

2. Boil large pot full of water.

3. Melt the butter in a medium-sized pan at medium heat.

4. Once butter is melted, remove it from the heat and blend in flour with a whisk or fork.

5. Gradually whisk in the milk.

6. Turn the heat back on to medium.

7. Add spices and stir until mix thickens.

8. Remove from heat.

9. Throw egg noodles into pot of boiling water for no more than FIVE minutes. Then drain and rinse them in a colander.

10. Add egg noodles to milk mixture, and crumble in the grated cheese…. (You can add in some veggies here, or tuna, tofu, etc….)

11. Spray a large casserole dish and pour in the noodle mix.

12. Cover tightly with tinfoil (shiny side down), and place it in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.

If you want it nice and crispy on top, uncover the dish and turn the heat up to broil for, like, 2-4 minutes (WATCH IT DOESN’T BURN — trust me…).

Enjoy! And, let us know how you like it!

Recipe adapted from The Healthy Family….

Cheaty highly recommends….

When my friend Lolo and I lived next door to each other in university, we used to cook this dish all the time. It was called (something like) Ayoscomporo — I have no idea how it’s spelled, but that’s how it sounds. Anyway, we used to pretend we were on a cooking show when we made it. One of us would hold the fake video camera and the other would narrate. You had to be there, but we had the BEST time doing this (maybe it was the extra, umm, herbs we’d sample beforehand…?).

Anyway, I made this dish the other day, and it was a hit with the chicken-hating monkey. So, there you go. Check it!!!

INGREDIENTS

(Serves 2)

1/2 cup brown rice
2 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)
veggies
spices, etc.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.

2. Take out casserole dish big enough for 2 chicken breasts, etc.

3. Pour rice into the dish.

4. Pour 1 cup water over the rice.

5. Lay chicken breasts on top of the rice.

6. Pile on the veggies. I use frozen veggies because they’re pre-chopped and -washed. THUPER convenient and FAST.

7. Sprinkle with spices and/or breadcrumbs and/or parmesan cheese and/or tomato sauce — the world is your oyster here! Anything goes! The dark stuff in the picture above was a spinach/sun-dried-tomato puree I’d made the day before….

8. Cook covered for 1 hour. (If you want to use bone-in chicken breasts, add 30 mins to cooking time, and take the cover off for the final 15 mins or so.)

Bon Appetit!