Chef in Training
Kids Cooking Lessons
7-11 year olds
Lesson 7

For today's Kids Cooking Lessons show your chef-in-training how to use the can opener.

Part 1: Using a Can Opener

There are many different types of can openers. If you have a hand held one and an electrical one show them all methods.

Then have them prepare the easy meal idea recipe below or any recipe that calls for multiple cans of food to open.

Part 2: Easy Meal Idea: Chicken Casserole

One can evaporated milk
One can cream celery soup
One can cream chicken soup
One can chicken noodles soup
Cooked Noodles
Chow Mein Noodles
chicken pieces cooked or canned white chicken

Have chef-in-training open cans of soup and add to saucepan, add milk and flour. Mix together until well blended. Adult should heat soup mixture for several minutes. Adult can cook and prepare noodles. Chef-in-training can add chicken to soup mixture. Serve with hot cooked noodles and top with chow mein noodles.