momstown Mississauga's Junior Chefs Create Lasagne with Chef Boyardee

momstown Mississauga's Junior Chefs cooked up some delicious recipes last week at our Chef Boyardee sponsored event. The moms and kids made take home lasagnas using Mini Ravioli's from Chef Boyardee as the base ingredient. 

Cooking & Eating the Chef's Recipes

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The easy open cans allowed the kids to scoop the mini raviolis out into our baking trays after a quick spray with Pam. By adding fresh vegetables, cheese and spices our Junior Chefs were able to create a whole different meal with the canned mini raviolis! Our moms all agreed the taste was surprising. Using the canned pasta as the base to a main meal was an inspiration!  

Quotes from our message board:  

I was pleasantly impressed!
Canned pasta is always kinda a stigma almost for me anyways! So I was curious to taste what you could make with it. To be honest, this is the first time I have ever had Chef Boyardee too and I enjoyed the dishes that were made.  I would totally make them again for my kids! 

I cannot believe how spoiled we were!  An apron for my daughter to take home, cans of food given to us, and we made dinner for that night, which btw both my husband and kids loved and I will be making again!  What a good idea to add spinich to make it healthier.  :)  We are for sure coming to the next junior chefs!!! 

I was impressed as well! I usually stay away from canned foods like this but it really is a quick meal for those busy nights and adding the vegetables and other ingredients it turned out pretty good! We heated up the meal the kids got to make at the event for dinner and dad loved it!

Yummy! 

Did you know that Chef Boyardee can help to make meal time enjoyable for the whole family by providing quick and easy meal ideas!? Yummy enriched pasta, cheese and meaty tomato sauce, Chef Boyardee is a hot and hearty meal or snack.  It’s kid approved pasta, and has no preservatives!

momstown Mississauga families sampled two recipes at our junior chef event, in addition to making the take home lasagnas. The Chef's Pizzaroni Skillet and the Chef's mini-ravioli lasagne. 

Mini Ravioli Lasagne  & Pizzaroni Skillet 

Ravioli Lasagna

Ingredients

• 2 cans (2 x 425 g) Chef Boyardee^® Mini Ravioli^®, Beef Ravioli or Lasagna
• 1 cup (250 mL) finely chopped spinach
• 2 cups (500 mL) grated Mozzarella cheese, separated into 1 cup (250 mL) portions
• 1 cup (250 mL) 2% cottage cheese or Ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon (5 mL) Italian seasoning

Directions

1. Spray 8" square or round baking pan with PAM^®.
2. Spread 1 can of pasta on the bottom of the baking pan. Place chopped spinach in a glass bowl and microwave for 10 seconds; drain. Spread spinach over pasta and top with cottage or Ricotta cheese, 1 cup (250 mL) Mozzarella cheese and ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) Italian seasoning.
3. Layer second can of pasta. Top with remaining Mozzarella and Italian seasoning.
4. Bake at 400°F for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Allow 10 minutes to stand before serving.