Hamburger Mix-Up and Broccoli

It was a very fast food day because,it was too hot to be in the kitchen and much too hot to put the oven on.

I had pre-cooked and seasoned ground beef and froze it into 2 cup portions. I took one of those packages out of the freezer and thawed it in the microwave.

I then placed it into a fry pan and added frozen corn and heated it thoroughly. 

Once the meat and corn was hot, I added the bottled cheese sauce.  I rinsed the jar with 1/3 cup water and added it to the meat mixture, I mixed this together. 

I added the cooked rotini and gently mixed it up together.







The Rotini was cooked as per package directions. 

However, instead of draining the cooking water (which was salted) I used a strainer and removed the pasta from the boiling water. 

The cut up broccoli was then added to the boiling pasta water and cooked for 3 minutes, then the water was drained away. 

The broccoli was put into a serving bowl and one of my favourite seasonings (Roasted Red Pepper and Garlic) was sprinkled over top to finish.

When you have a day that just feels too hot to put the oven on for anything; preparing some foods in advance and freezing it in portions helps get you out of the kitchen faster so you can go relax and ENJOY!