Ideas for feeding teens dinner during "hangouts"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sloppy joes are a big hit here. Sometimes around 1-2pm I will throw a bag of frozen meatballs and 2 jars of sauce into the crockpot and get a few packages of buns for meatball subs. Last weekend I was super low on groceries so I just made about 50 pancakes and 2 dozen eggs...it was a surprisingly big hit.

You were low on groceries, but had 2 dozen eggs? What constitutes a stocked pantry for you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sloppy joes are a big hit here. Sometimes around 1-2pm I will throw a bag of frozen meatballs and 2 jars of sauce into the crockpot and get a few packages of buns for meatball subs. Last weekend I was super low on groceries so I just made about 50 pancakes and 2 dozen eggs...it was a surprisingly big hit.

You were low on groceries, but had 2 dozen eggs? What constitutes a stocked pantry for you?

Wow, take it easy. Not the PP, but I'm pretty sure she meant she just had the staples most people usually have in the fridge and no meat/veggies etc.

I frequently have 2 dozen eggs if I buy the big pack from Costco.. eggs keep forever.

[Anonymous]

When you have teenagers, you keep a lot of staples.

[Anonymous]

Crockpot of pulled pork or chicken. Chili. Red sauce w/ meatballs or sausage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sloppy joes are a big hit here. Sometimes around 1-2pm I will throw a bag of frozen meatballs and 2 jars of sauce into the crockpot and get a few packages of buns for meatball subs. Last weekend I was super low on groceries so I just made about 50 pancakes and 2 dozen eggs...it was a surprisingly big hit.

Great ideas!

[Anonymous]

You could do a homemade version of Chipotle - big pot of rice, tortillas, beans and veggies.

[Anonymous]

sloppy joes

[Anonymous]

Get a hot dog roller, then set it and forget it!

[Anonymous]

This sounds like a lot of fun. You're a good mom!

[Anonymous]

Chili? With all those eggs, an enormous frittata with some meat, shredded potatoes, and onions would work, if they would eat it.

[Anonymous]

Your house sounds like mine when I was a kid. Lasagna, meatballs in the crock pot for either pasta or subs, BBQ pork/chicken in crock pot, stuffed shells, tacos, baked ziti, burgers/hotdogs, chicken and dumplings, big chicken stir fries, make their own pizzas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds like a lot of fun. You're a good mom!

2nd - I love to cook so I adore this! Ignore the haters. I'm sure they all really enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

Chili
Lasagna
Baked ziti
Sloppy joes
Grilled cheese

[Anonymous]

agree this is very sweet - hope i'm like the op when my kid is older!

[Anonymous]

Where do they hang out while at your house?