It’s Summer Time and I’m trying to avoid cooking because it is insanely hot and I’m tired after working but I know my kids like eating.

Recently I really wanted pasta but I was sick of the same Alfredo or Spaghetti recipes…so I decided to switch it up a bit.

I actually made manicotti from a easy recipe from Homemade Hoopla and my picky kids LOVED IT! Now I did not use her brand of sauce because we already had spaghetti sauce here so I used what I had.

Click here to the recipe for the manicotti

It was basically stuffed jumbo shells full of cheese and more cheese and spaghetti sauce on top and more cheese baked in the oven for like 20-30 minutes and it was done.

The best thing about the recipe is we had leftovers and it reheated well. I’m not a big leftover person because #1 food doesn’t last that long in my house, and #2 somethings do not reheat well.

So what kinds of quick and easy meals are you guys cooking up this summer?

Let me know I’m always looking for easy recipes that taste good…I’m not into Kale so don’t suggest Kale pasta or flaxseed sandwiches..I’m not about that life.