Grandma is in the hospital and grandpa is left on his own so made up a bunch of easy microwave meals for them. Including gumbo and rice cubes, pasta with jarred sauce and extra veggies grated into it, and my grandma's favorite baked chicken recipes with wild rice and frozen veggies. Thankfully they're not picky eaters as long as it's not too fancy.
by foreverbored91
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What are you using to make the soup cubes?
God bless you and your family. The world needs more of this
Please post your recipes / lists of ingredients!
We recently added a rule (#6) requiring either a recipe or list of ingredients, since it is so often requested. If you wouldn’t mind adding that we’d appreciate it!
Wow, what a sweet grandkid you are! Wish I had done something like this for my grandparents when they were still with us. I’m sure they appreciate you so much ❤️
These look so nice! Well done.
I am Australian, what is Gumbo please?
Recipes!
Gumbo recipe came from another reddit user, here is his recipe card https://imgur.com/gallery/gumbo-recipe-0QrsC8h
Pasta is just a jar of Prego sauce with sauted onion and a grated zucchini cooked into it.
The baked chicken was originally a recipe my grandma used for quail but I use chicken thighs. Just saute some mushrooms and onions in butter then add a can of cream of mushroom soup, white wine, oregano, rosemary, salt, pepper, and a teaspoon kitchen bouquet. Pour over chicken thighs and bake, covered, at 325 for one hour, uncover, flip and bake for 20 minutes. The wild rice is from a box.
How do you do your rice for the Souper Cubes?
This is lovely. The world needs more caring and helping for our elders! Bless you. ❤️
You are an angel! 😇
There ain’t no use to stash the gumbo
Gumbo 😭
This is very kind.
This is awesome! Where did you get your containers
Those gumbo chunks are kind of weird looking, but you’re doing honorable work and I bet it tastes wonderful. Thanks for being a good example. I should start helping my folks out like this soon.
You mind sharing the recipes? Trying to get back into meal prepping and these look good af. With plenty of protein too.
We did this for my Grandpa in his last decade. Aunts and I would sign up for 1 meat and 2 veggies- to vary the meals. He loved it.
Just tell them not to microwave the food in those toxic plastic containers
Gotta love Souper Cubes! (Red salsa pulled chicken and tomato soup still saved with mine in my freezer. Finally got the 1/2 cup silicone freezers for garlic confit compound butter. I digress!)
But good on you. Took care of my grandmother with dementia during p*nd*m*c (plus a few years beyond 2020) along with my immediate family, Keep up the good work, internet person! Super sweet idea of you. Wish I could be as organized! Best of wishes to your grandma healing and making it out okay! <3