Meal trains...what should I bring?

        Meal trains.  They are such a blessing to so many, but signing up to bring a meal for one can be a little overwhelming at times.  What should I make?  What foods will this family eat or prefer?  Sometimes these questions are too much and we skip right past the meal train signup.  Sometimes we bite the bullet and take a stab in the dark and hope it turns out ok. Sometimes we just order them pizza, and this is a totally acceptable response, and is usually loved by all, but it's not the cheapest, and thus not always a real option - plus, you can only eat so much pizza. 

         I am not an expert or a chef, but I have made thousands of meals for my own family (really about 30 meals on repeat with a few others thrown in, if we are honest) and have delivered dozens of these meals to families needing a little boost, whether due to a new baby, the loss of a loved one, illness, or other stressful situations.  I have picked up a few meals along the way that seem to go over well, and thought I would share some of them here.  On this post I will just give some meal ideas, and in the future I hope to post some of the recipes.  All of these recipes will be found easily with a google search and most will have instant pot or crockpot options too if you look for them.  Some of these recipes I stole from a recipe booked made by mother's of young children - tried and true family faves, and others I have made personally over the years from various sources.


Soups

-Homemade Broccoli and Cheddar Soup

-Taco Soup

-Chicken Barley Soup

-Sausage Stew

-Easy cheese and corn chowder

-Steak Chili

Chicken Recipes

-Instant Pot crack Chicken

-Crockpot Angel Chicken

-Chicken, Wild Rice and Broccoli Casserole

-Parmasean Chicken Skillet

-Chicken pot pie


One pot/pan meals

-Sheet pan Fajitas

-Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

-Shepherd's pie

-Enchiladas


Pasta Dishes

-Skinny Fettuccine Alfredo

-Crockpot Angel Chicken

-Buttered noodles

  





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