Kids can help in the kitchen

My two older children are starting to take more of an interest in what I do to get breakfast, lunch and dinner on the table. As they do, I try to help encourage them and incorporate them into preparation of those meals.

Tonight we had Barbeque chicken, cut corn, green beans, and dinner rolls.

The BBQ chicken is super simple and great for the kids to help with.

Ingredients:
10 chicken drumsticks, washed and patted dry
1 bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce
1/3 cup warm water

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

My kids will place the drumsticks in the prepared baking dish (after making sure they have completely washed their hands). Next they mix 1/2 the bottle of BBQ sauce with 1/3 cup warm water with a wire whisk until it is all the same thickness. They carefully pour this over the top of the drumsticks.

With mommy to help (I use glass baking dishes so I am on hand in case they slip), we place the baking dish in the oven and let it cook for 45 minutes.

After the 45 minutes I remove the pans from the oven and have the kids (carefully, so they do not hit the hot sides of the dish) pour the remaining BBQ sauce over the top of the drumsticks. Then I place the dish back in the 350 degree oven for an additional 10 minutes.

Remove. Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes and then enjoy.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Approximate cost (which varies depending on location): $3.25

This is something my kids love to do because they can almost do it all by themselves. Taking the hot pan out of the oven is still more than mommy can handle though. But they are only 9 and 8. LOL

Tomorrow should be a lot of fun. We are fixing Indian Tacos for dinner. Yum, yum.

And I still need to bake a cake for out little family birthday party on Saturday.