The kids are Making Dinner - Tonight is Meatballs and Spagetti

Remember when you were a kid. Squishing gross, slimy things was fun and exciting. Now that I am older, I am not that excited about it. I am especially not that excited about touching raw meat. Or maybe it is the secret desire to be a vegetarian.

Well, for my kids, I try to have them be a part of the cooking process (only when it is for our family)

Skills we talk about are:
1. Cooking is a great way to show you care about someone
2. Good food preparation skills is important -wash hands before, during, during, during, and after...especially in this case
3. Choose healthy alternatives for a healthy body - we cooked with Turkey meat

The boys were very excited to help.

We use a very basic recipe:

1 lb turkey meat
1 egg
3 slices of wheat bread torn in tiny pieces
salt, pepper, and garlic as we like
Parsley if we remember
Cook at 350 degrees until they look crispy and done.

Both kids were very excited to tear the bread to tiny pieces. The 3 year old was even more excited to sneak a bite every now and then.  It is cute to see him eat it as if he is sneaking candy...lol

In this case the 5 year old was very excited to actually squish the meat. The 3 year old was perfectly fine keeping his hands clean.

Just a little help from me to organize them and put them in the oven and we are done.

Cooking can be most difficult with 3 tired, cranky, hungry kids, but when I include them in the process, we all enjoy the time spent together. 

What is your favorite meal to cook with your kids?