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With a husband who works away from home - I regularly prepare meals just for my kids and I. It sounds easy and some days I admit that it is easy to cook for the 3 of us – but trust me, sometimes it can be very trying too.
Sam loves food. He likes everything I make. Amelia is a fussy eater. She was fussy when she was a baby, and is still super fussy now. Getting her to eat her dinner involves a lot of negotiation.
We were sent some Maggi products to trial at home. I wondered if I should hold onto the packs and use them while hubby got back home, but decided it was going to be fun to get the kids involved in preparing our meals.
We received Maggi So Crispy and Maggi Just One Pan - Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry.
After some debate, we decided to try the Maggi So Crispy packet first.
We bought a double chicken breast at the local grocer and cut the chicken breast in half. We only used one half and kept the other half for the next nights meal… but more on that later.
Preparing the Maggi So Crispy chicken was EASY!
My helpers were very err.. umm.. helpful. One wearing pyjamas and the other in her Princess dress.
The result was a very yummy chicken schnitzel, with a crispy coating on the outside, tender chicken on the inside and baked in the oven WITHOUT oil.
When preparing, I cut our chicken pieces smaller than recommended, because I told the kids we were making chicken nuggets.
Both agreed that the Maggi So Crispy chicken, was much yummier than regular chicken nuggets. Maggi So Crispy contains no added MSG and no artificial colours or flavours – AND the kids love it. SCORE!
MAGGI So Crispy comes in 3 great new flavours: Classic Chicken Schnitzel, Lemon & Herb Chicken Schnitzel and Parsley & Lemon Fish Pieces
The next evening, it was time to try out the Maggi Just One Pan - Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry pack.
I worried that this one would be a harder sell.
We did the same thing again and both kids helped prepare dinner.
I needn’t have worried. The Maggi One Pan Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry was an even bigger success than the crispy chicken!
MAGGI Just ONE PAN is a NEW range of unique liquid recipe bases which offer fuss free cooking and minimal cleaning up. With no added MSG and no artificial colours or flavours MAGGI Just ONE PAN un-complicates good food.
7 great new flavours include: Beef Stroganoff, Honey Mustard Chicken, Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry, Chinese Beef Stir Fry, Satay Chicken Rice, Spaghetti Bolognaise and Garlic Parsley Chicken Rice
With thanks to Maggi, 25 Samelia’s Mum readers have the chance to win a packet of Maggi One Pan or Maggi So Crispy product.
To enter leave a comment below, or email me at sameliasmum@gmail.com and tell me:
Giveaway closes at 5pm on 9 September 2012.
Please read the Terms & Conditions HERE.
With a husband who works away from home - I regularly prepare meals just for my kids and I. It sounds easy and some days I admit that it is easy to cook for the 3 of us – but trust me, sometimes it can be very trying too.
Sam loves food. He likes everything I make. Amelia is a fussy eater. She was fussy when she was a baby, and is still super fussy now. Getting her to eat her dinner involves a lot of negotiation.
We were sent some Maggi products to trial at home. I wondered if I should hold onto the packs and use them while hubby got back home, but decided it was going to be fun to get the kids involved in preparing our meals.
We received Maggi So Crispy and Maggi Just One Pan - Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry.
After some debate, we decided to try the Maggi So Crispy packet first.
We bought a double chicken breast at the local grocer and cut the chicken breast in half. We only used one half and kept the other half for the next nights meal… but more on that later.
Preparing the Maggi So Crispy chicken was EASY!
My helpers were very err.. umm.. helpful. One wearing pyjamas and the other in her Princess dress.
The result was a very yummy chicken schnitzel, with a crispy coating on the outside, tender chicken on the inside and baked in the oven WITHOUT oil.
When preparing, I cut our chicken pieces smaller than recommended, because I told the kids we were making chicken nuggets.
Both agreed that the Maggi So Crispy chicken, was much yummier than regular chicken nuggets. Maggi So Crispy contains no added MSG and no artificial colours or flavours – AND the kids love it. SCORE!
MAGGI So Crispy comes in 3 great new flavours: Classic Chicken Schnitzel, Lemon & Herb Chicken Schnitzel and Parsley & Lemon Fish Pieces
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I worried that this one would be a harder sell.
We did the same thing again and both kids helped prepare dinner.
I needn’t have worried. The Maggi One Pan Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry was an even bigger success than the crispy chicken!
MAGGI Just ONE PAN is a NEW range of unique liquid recipe bases which offer fuss free cooking and minimal cleaning up. With no added MSG and no artificial colours or flavours MAGGI Just ONE PAN un-complicates good food.
7 great new flavours include: Beef Stroganoff, Honey Mustard Chicken, Honey Soy Chicken Stir Fry, Chinese Beef Stir Fry, Satay Chicken Rice, Spaghetti Bolognaise and Garlic Parsley Chicken Rice
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To enter leave a comment below, or email me at sameliasmum@gmail.com and tell me:
What are your kids ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE meals?
Giveaway closes at 5pm on 9 September 2012.
Please read the Terms & Conditions HERE.
lasagne, although the eldest likes the roasted vegetable one, the youngest likes the normal beef one... so we have Bailey lasagne or Abbie lasagne depending on which I feel like cooking!
ReplyDeleteMy two 6 year old boys love butter chicken. They call it orange rice! We have had a struggle with food over the years but think that we have finally turned a corner. Kate Edney.
ReplyDeleteThe Honey Mustard Chicken with white rice is a hit in our house. My three little ones devour it every time so does Hubby which equals a very happy Mummy. Oh yes I love it too.
ReplyDeletemy kids love all food,especially chicken dishes,we dont eat a lot of red meat.
ReplyDeleteSatay Chicken and Rice - quick an easy
ReplyDeleteSince I am in Melbourne entering for this one! those kids look delicious!
ReplyDeleteMy kids love the Apricot Chicken and brown rice and so do I!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy eldest daughter absolute favourites are pizza, wraps and vege fritters! My youngest doesn't have a favourite as she is too fussy.
ReplyDeleteNOTHING beats TACOS at out house... They love the freedom of being able to choose the combinations they want (and I love the healthiness of it all!)
ReplyDeleteSpaghetti Bolognaise they can't get enough of it, and it was my favourite as a child. But in saying that they now love the Maggi Crispy Chicken, I am preparing it right now has become another new favourite in our house
ReplyDeleteoh great to hear what the crispy chicken is like......I haven't seen the one pan things...........but then I live in a terrible shopping town............
ReplyDeleteI think my kids' favourite meal would be our Sunday night special. Microwave risotto and marinated chicken wings. Nice and easy. You only have to stir the risotto once during the cooking and then at the end!
ReplyDeleteMy kids favourite meal has got to be Mexican. There's always NO left overs every time I cook this!
ReplyDeleteI love it when the kids get involved in cooking! My kids love chicken lasagne. I don't make it too often though because it's a little rich.
ReplyDeleteSausages and vegies. So boring, but there's no accounting for taste. At least it's easy to make!
ReplyDeleteBoth my grandsons will eat just about anything but OG really loves pasta!
ReplyDeleteMy oldest son loves my crispy lemon chicken drumsticks and my younger one's favourite is lasagna (well all pasta but lasagna is his absolute favourite!). I have started a recipe book for each of them which includes their favourite recipes of mine in the hope that one day when they leave home I might get invited over for tea!
ReplyDeleteThey are open to most foods but love schnitzels with 3 veg and gravy
ReplyDeleteYoghurt! With fruits, nuts, chocolate any topping they can think of, its on there! I make it at home too so its healthy!
ReplyDeleteAnything with pasta! Mac & Cheese, spaghetti bolgnese, pasta bake... Always a winner, and I can hide vegies in there too!
ReplyDeleteChicken, Tomato & Basil Risotto! It's the only thing they all love, sshh though...it's even healthy!
ReplyDeletePancakes, pancakes and more pancakes! Big ones, small ones, even silly odd shaped ones that Daddy makes best!
ReplyDeleteBoiled eggs, with toast soliders. A nice, quick, cheap meal that pleases then no end.
ReplyDeleteHome made pizza's. They love making their own, and getting to choose the toppings.
ReplyDeleteBoth my girls adore lasagne - I get cheers everytime they come home and find a pan in the oven
ReplyDeleteI've cooked for just the kids and I for two nights now and it's hard! Especially when they won't actually eat what I prepare, so I am really just cooking for myself!
ReplyDeleteMy kids absolute favourite meal would have to be beef stroganoff with brown rice.
Eggs boiled, fried, poached and baked. Straight from 'the girls' and onto their plates. Nutritious, easily cooked and free which totally suits me.
ReplyDeleteGnocchi made by nonno as mums are usually too soft or so they tell me!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter LOVES carbonara. I think she likes to show off when she sucks the pasta up :D
ReplyDeleteChicken nuggets and chips. I'm surprised he doesn't look like a chicken nugget...
ReplyDeleteMy boy loves my homemade chicken nuggets and homemade vanilla slice - both are quick and easy to prepare
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway chance! My eldest who is seven adores his food and chilli prawns top his list, my daughter who is four loves anything Thai and the baby seriously eats anything and everything ! We love cooking together x
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