What was the first thing that you learned to cook? What do you teach your kids to cook first? Learning to cook is such an important life skill! This 3 Bean Soup is so simple to make that it is perfect for kids or stressed out moms.
Teaching your kids to cook
I think we moms are often in too much of a hurry and want to have things e just so and we don’t include kids or choose to teach them when they are excited to learn.
First things first
Around here we like to start off EASY and SIMPLE. Cooking can be complicated but it sure doesn’t have to begin that way.
Short list of easy meals for kids to make
PBJ’s, Mac & Cheese, Chili, Scrambled Eggs, Oatmeal, Spaghetti
As the kids get older we make sure they experience "Real Life Lessons" that teach more about how to cook for themselves
We’ve been eating a lot of soup with all the cold weather lately. Some are from freezer meals that we prepared ahead of time and others we’ve made from scratch.
3 Bean Soup is a great meal for children to learn
This is a no-fail yummy recipe. Pretty healthy & EVERYone here likes it.
As I have said before if it has beans, cheese & rice in it my kids will eat it. Last week’s bean recipe was Enchiladas and next week will be Tostadas!
3 Bean Soup
1 can black beans—drained & rinsed*
1 can white beans—drained & rinsed*
2 cans chili beans w/ chili sauce
1 qt of pureed tomatoes
1 qt of water
tortilla chips, sour cream, shredded cheese or any other toppings you like
Rinse & drain beans & then dump them all in a medium pot.
Add the tomatoes & water—Heat & serve!
Let each person add the toppings that they prefer & enjoy!
*I try to cook dry beans up ahead of time & save some $ but this week we used canned due to how life is going right now. We did have black beans in the freezer(yeah!)
Your turn!
Please share what you first learned to cook in the comments.
Me? Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies!
Yum.
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