Although my husband is usually at work and my oldest is away at college, I try to encourage Family Game Night whenever I can. I allow the kids to choose the games they want to play with “hints” from me on some games I’d like. I keep our meal simple on game nights, serving kid friendly fare that allows me to spend more time with my family.
For our latest family night, I wanted to try my hand at recipe creation. The kids enjoy Tyson Chicken nuggets but I wanted to spice things up a bit. I wanted to make a chicken Caesar Salad or a simple Chicken Parmesan. The kids asked if we could have wraps instead. A meal solution that is quick, portable and tasty? Sure! Sign me up! I found a recipe for Homemade French Dressing made with Heinz Ketchup to add a spicy zing to the wraps and went to Walmart to purchase the needed supplies.
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The wraps were super easy to make, with the entire process taking less than 30 minutes. I served them with some zesty Ore Ida French Fries and offered ice cream sundaes for dessert. The entire meal was a hit! After dinner we settled down for the game of Life. At first the nine year old was slightly confused. He was thrilled to have the lowest salary. As his debts began mounting, he asked what was happening. I took advantage of this moment to give a short budgeting explanation. He replied, “We’re playing this again and next time I’m going to try to draw a larger salary!” Next week, we’ll try Operation. Maybe I can convince one of the kids to enter medical school!
Here’s my Wrap Recipe with Homemade French Dressing.
Ingredients for Wraps:
4 Flour Tortillas
20 Tyson Chicken Nuggets
1 tablespoon Greek Seasoning
1 cup lettuce
½ cup shredded cheese
Directions:
Place Nuggets on a baking sheet and sprinkle with Greek seasoning. Bake as directed. Heat flour tortillas for 30 seconds in microwave. Add ¼ cup lettuce and 1/8 cup cheese to the bottom of each wrap. Slice chicken nuggets into chunks. Add five sliced nuggets to each wrap. Drizzle with French Dressing if desired. Fold and Serve.
Ingredients for French Dressing:
1/2 cup virgin olive oil
1/4 cup wine vinegar of your choice
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated onion
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a bowl or jar and shake vigorously until mixed. Dressing may be refrigerated four days.
Our kids have loved eating tortillas lately but I’ve never tried incorporating nuggets. What a great idea!
Oh, I wish I was there. It looks like you all had a fun family get together. Great time to have the family come together and have a fun time.
Lol…I thought chicken nugget tacos were my own creation! Great minds really do think alike 🙂
I never considered making my own french dressing! Looks like everyone had a great night!
Oooh that looks delish!!
I’m glad you got a picture of one before it was folded. It looks really good!
We love family game night! Would never have thought to use nuggets in tacos!
Yum! My kids would love a chicken nugget taco!
I want to try those wraps! They look really good and would give some variety to my meal planning!
This is such a great idea. Looks like game night turned out great!
sweet! looks good
Looks like the wraps came out good!
Thanks for reminding me about games. I love them. Great ideas for everything. It is great to have recipes for kids. Some of them can be picky! Rita Spratlen rjspratlen@gmail.com
I so love coming to read your posts and getting your recipes. I love how you took the opportunity to explain finances to your youngest son.
Ohh we LOVE family game night and are always looking for an easy snack… your easy chicken wrap sure sounds delicious and will be on our next family game night agenda; we also LOVE playing Life.. soo much fun; especially on the WII if you see who everyone gets married to ( courtesy of the Computer system…haha) or how many kids the Wii thinks you should have… hilarious
Love family game night, we have them often. Must try this recipe, looks nummy!
Oh, yum! What a fun family day! Thanks for sharing the recipe – looks easy to make and certain to please my crew 🙂