Easy Ribs, Smashed Potatoes, Zuchini

The "I Don't Know How to Cook" Book: 300 Great Recipes You Can't Mess Up!The answer to today's question of "Hey Mom! What's for Supper?" is.....

Easy Ribs, Smashed Potatoes, Roasted Zucchini, Rolls, Baby Carrots

Doesn't it feel great to have an answer to the question that goes through our minds every day!  Even better, isn't it great to be able to answer our kids when they ask (even at 10 o'clock in the morning)?

So, how do you make this supper and how to you make it EASY!

Prepare the ribs in the morning.  Prep and cook the potatoes and zucchini while the sauce warms on the ribs!

Easy Ribs:
This week I have pork spare ribs (on sale at Publix for $1.99/pound)

Sprinkle ribs with salt and garlic powder
Stand ribs up in your crock pot or Magic Pot*
Cook on low all day (or at least 4 hours)
Drain the juices, pour on your favorite BBQ sauce and replace the lid
Let the sauce warm for about 30 minutes and serve

Smashed Potatoes
Buy a bag of red potatoes
Wash in cold water
place in a large pot and cover with water
boil on medium-high until you can easily stick a fork into the potatoes
Drain potatoes and place back in the pot
Drizzle olive oil over the potatoes, put in about 4 tablespoons butter or spread, 2 tablespoons salt and 2 tablespoons dill weed
Smash all of this together until potatoes are chunky and covered with seasonings (taste and add more if needed)

Roasted Zucchini
Cut the ends off zucchini and wash - pat dry  (Zucchini, on sale at Publix this week)
slice lengthwise into 4 spears
Rub with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt
place on sheet pan or stone bar pan*
Cook on 450 degrees for 30 minutes

Carrots
I serve raw carrots with ranch dressing because I know that my picky eaters will eat them.  This is just a quick, no fuss add-on that I use.  Use any one of your child's favorite fruits or veggies here to know that there is one thing that you can get down them if they decide to rebel on the reset of the meal :)

Rolls
For this meal I used King's Hawaiian Rolls.  (also, on sale at Publix this week)

* The Magic Pot and Stone Bar Pan are two of the workhorses in my kitchen.  Both are products of The Pampered Chef, ltd.  To purchase these products, please contact your personal Pampered Chef Consultant.  If you do not have one, please let me know.