“I recently tried this meal again and was really surprised at how disgusting it was.
I remember it fondly from childhood.”
So, redditoru/MinkSableSevenasked, “What did yourfamily eat regularly growing upthat you almost never have now?”
“My mom made the best meatloaf ever.
I was always SO excited for meatloaf night.
She always served meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and a canned side of French-style green beans.
Those were the days.
“Lots of casseroles made with canned ‘cream of ____’ soups.
As a kid, chicken and rice casserole was the absolute best!”
u/Runzas_In_Wonderland
4.
My dad made a mean fried bologna sandwich with a slice of American cheese on wonder bread with mayo.
“Hamburger Helper was a common one in my house, among other box meals.
u/Ms_Emilys_Picture
6.
“Sliced tomato sandwich.
We ate them on white butter-crust bread with mayo, salt, and pepper.”
“A bowl of baked beans with sliced hotdogs.
“Fish stick supper.
We never had ketchup with our fish sticks, always mayonnaise.
Served with a side of Kraft mac ‘n’ cheese and some canned peas.”
“My mom used to make enchiladas that called for a can of cream of celery soup.
They are the blandest, whitest enchiladas, but they taste like childhood.
They also contained an entire container of sour cream and a pound of cheddar cheese.
I’m not sure I could stomach them now.”
“When I was a kid, I ate Cream of Wheat for breakfast nearly every day.
u/Ok_Acadia7274
11.
“Green bean casserole.
Green beans covered in cream of mushroom soup and topped with a container of those crispy onions.
It was so cheap and yummy and was at every potluck.”
I purchased some of the ravioli in a can recently.
I tried it and was really surprised at how disgusting it was.
I remember it fondly from childhood.”
“A can of Campbell’s soup was ‘pasta sauce’ growing up.”
u/ch0w0
14.
“My Mom took the crushed Ritz cracker-coated roast chicken to the next level.
She would crush Cheez-Its instead as a coating!
I have made this dish a handful of times as an adult.
It’s just as good as I remember "
afuqua83
15.
“Soft-boiled eggs placed in little holders with the tops broken off.
We’d eat them with toast cut into skinny strips to dip into the yolks.
We always called them Dippin' Eggs.”
“Eggo waffles with melted sharp cheddar cheese.
I told my roommate she was welcome to the Eggos and cheese, and she was confused.”
“Breakfast for dinner.
Hannah Loewentheil
18.
It was freaking delicious.”
“Sliced white bread with butter and a sprinkle of sugar on top.
It’s a seemingly weird combo that my mom would make for us as a treat.
It was actually really good!”
She’d make a pot of that with macaroni and we’d eat it topped with cheddar cheese.
With a side salad.
Always a side salad.”
u/mdm224
21.
“Chicken breasts baked in Italian dressing with Pasta Roni.
Mom’s go-to.”
u/_shanoodle
23.
“Creamed chipped beef on toast.
Mom often made creamed chipped beef on toast; it was filling and delicious.
“My Southern mother from Oklahoma used to make us what she calls ‘breakfast rice.’
