pretending i am a chef….

I was asked by Chef Boyardee to participate in a recipe program!

Chef Boyardee has a website full of recipes using their product.

I was encouraged to review those recipes, and then my family and I could make up a recipe of our own.

We chose to try to make Ravioli Soup!

Start by browning 1.5 – 2 pounds of ground beef in a skillet.

After your ground beef is completely browned, you should drain the grease from your pan.

Then add in 2 TBSP of minced onion and 1 TBSP of minced garlic and 2 t. oregano.

You could use fresh ingredients for this part, but i didn't have them.

And honestly…the smaller the better when it comes to things like onions with my kids.

Mix it in and cover the meat with the spices.

Cook that for a few minutes until the onions are soft.

In a soup pot begin heating up the chicken broth.

Add in a 28 ounce can of petite diced tomatoes.

This next step isn't important, but it makes the cooking more fun.

Put on a cute apron.

Because you will feel cute if you have one on!

And your husband will come home and say, "Look at how cute you are!" making him dinner.

Next I added the meat mixture to the soup.

Bring the soup to a boil and then turn down the heat, letting it simmer for about twenty minutes.

THEN you will add 3 cans of Chef Boyardee Ravioli into the soup.

Kids like the taste of Chef Boyardee but I like that I can use it as an ingredient in other quick meals.

After it cooks a few minutes it's ready to serve.

Chef Boyardee ravioli just needs to be warmed up, and it's ready to eat.

I dished out bowls for my family and added a handful of shredded cheese to each bowl.

Then I got really wild.

I took our pizza maker kit, and instead I made breadsticks with cheese,
and we dipped the breadsticks in the pizza sauce that came in the box!

My family really enjoyed this meal.

The breadsticks were devoured.

Sean said, "What did you put in the noodles?! IT's DeLiCioUs!!"  
that guy cracks me up every day. 

Here is my recipe:

1.5 – 2 lbs ground beef
2 T. minced onion
1 T. minced garlic
2 t. oregano
6 c. chicken broth
1 large can of diced tomatoes (28 oz)
3 cans of Chef Boyardee Ravioli
shredded cheese for topping
salt and pepper to taste

Brown hamburger, drain the grease. Add onion, garlic, and oregano. Simmer for a few minutes.
In a soup bowl add chicken broth and tomatoes. Combine meat mixture with soup mixture.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes.
Just before you are ready to serve, add the ravioli.
Let it cook a few minutes and then it's ready to eat!
Serve with breadsticks.

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So here's the deal….

YOU can make up your own recipes and enter Chef Boyardeeís Make It Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest from December 29, 2011 through March 11, 2012 for your chance to win free groceries for a year as well as one of ten $500 weekly cash prizes. Then visit Chef Boyardeeís Facebook page from March 26, 2012 through April 8, 2012 to vote for your favorite recipes from the ìMake It Boyardeelicious Recipe Contest.î Each day, one voter will be selected to win a $100 cash prize.

Be sure to visit the Chef Boyardee Roundup page on BlogHer.com to check out other bloggersí recipes!