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5 Easy Family Dinner Tips with Uncle Ben’s Flavored Grains

June 9, 2015Written by Christie | 152 Comments | Reviews

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5 Easy Family Dinner Tips with Uncle Ben’s Flavored Grains. Post sponsored by Uncle Ben’s Rice. All delicious opinions are my own

Easy family dinner tips

5 Easy Family Dinner Tips with Uncle Ben’s Flavored Grains

Family dinners can be chaotic, haphazard and thrown together at times, especially with busy family schedules. Wanting to make family dinners much easier this summer? Check out these 5 easy family dinner tips from planning to cleaning up so you can keep up with all of the flurry of activity this summer. And see what is our new favorite quick side dish for the season!

1. Plan Weekly Meals

Planning weekly meals does more than give you sanity during the week. It also help your stick to your weekly budget. I like writing out our meal plans up on a whiteboard. Since I’m a visual person, this really helps help me see the whole week of dinners at the same time. Then I can pick up groceries inbetween mom duties.

Summer crockpot recipe

2. Try a New Crockpot Recipe

Nothing says easy family meal than the trusty old crock pot! This appliance has made many a delicious meal for our family, without us needing to be home! Try a new crockpot recipe this summer, like my new Crockpot Citrus & Herb Whole Chicken to jazz up your crock pot nights!

3. Have the Kids Set the Table

Don’t underestimate the ability of your kids! With a little encouragement and praise, you can have the kids easily setting the table while you are preparing the meal. My kids love helping mommy in the kitchen, and with a rewarding meal and possible ice cream treats at the end, that’s incentive enough to make sure we have our forks, napkins and placemats all set for dinner.

4. Make Clean Up a Breeze

Hate clean up? Me too!! Consider swapping meal nights with a fellow family, neighbor or friend. Then you can also swap clean up nights! Consider using reusable bottles for dinner drinks (we love staying hydrated all day long) and making sure that everyone clears their own plate at the end of the meal.

Uncle bens flavored grains review

5. Add Uncle Ben’s New Flavored Grains for a Quick Better-for-You Side Dish

I love rice. If I had to pick any side dish for our family meals for the rest of our lives, rice would be it. New Uncle Ben’s Flavored Grains is the perfect side dish to add to your meals. With a great variety of delicious flavors, cooking time at 25 minutes and UNDER plus great benefits from a blend of diverse grains like quinoa, orzo, basmati, couscous and red rice, we are getting a great tasting side that everyone in the family can enjoy.

Uncle bens rice grains

The new Flavored Grains line comes in 6 delicious flavors!

  • Long Grain & Wild Rice Original Recipe
  • Long Grain & Wild Rice Fast Cook
  • Basmati Medley Savory Herb
  • Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper
  • Brown Rice Medley Roasted Garlic & Herb
  • 5 Grain Medley Quinoa Pilaf

Uncle bens rice flavored grains

So there’s never a boring side dish to be found! Our family chicken night paired perfectly with the Brown Rice Medley Roasted Garlic & Herb! Who can beat a homemade chicken and rice meal? What a delicious combo! Look for the new Flavored Grains line down your favorite rice aisle and make your family meals easier this summer with Uncle Ben’s! Follow Uncle Ben’s via Facebook and Pinterest for delicious inspiration, savings and more!

Uncle bens flavored grains giveaway

Giveaway

Ready for a delicious giveaway? To celebrate the new Uncle Ben’s Flavored Grains line, 1 lucky reader will win an Uncle Ben’s prize pack!

  • 12 boxes (2 each) of the 6 new Flavored Grains Rices
  • 1 serving bowl
  • 1 serving spoon

Open to U.S. residents only. Ends 6/19. Here’s how to enter:


GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED. THANKS FOR ENTERING

I received free product in exchange for this review. All opinions are my own. Saving Said Simply not responsible for shipment of prizes. Be sure to follow Saving Said Simply for more reviews, giveaways and more.

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  1. Angela Teodorczy says

    June 18, 2015 at 1:06 pm

    I love brown rice and quinoa so this one would be my first choice.

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  2. Paol Trenny says

    June 18, 2015 at 2:05 pm

    I’d like to try the Uncle Ben’s brown rice and Quinoa with red pepper.

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  3. Rhonda R says

    June 18, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    We would love to try the Brown Rice Medley. We have been trying to eat brown rice more and we love it!

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  4. Lisa says

    June 18, 2015 at 5:50 pm

    I want to try the Brown Rice Medley!

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  5. brandy c says

    June 18, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    I’d like to try the Brown Rice & Quinoa red pepper blend.

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  6. Mary Songer says

    June 18, 2015 at 6:23 pm

    I’d try the 5 Grain Medley Quinoa Pilaf first because my husband loves Pilaf.

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  7. Rosanne says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    I’d like to try the Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper first

    Reply
  8. Rebecca Peters says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    I want to try the Brown Rice Medley Roasted Garlic & Herb

    Reply
  9. Peggy Rydzewski says

    June 18, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    The brown rice meledy sound yummy.

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  10. liz l says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper.

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  11. tonya dreese says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:23 pm

    I would LOVE to try the Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper. 🙂

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  12. Kim Reid says

    June 18, 2015 at 10:36 pm

    I would like to try the Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper, thanks!

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  13. maya says

    June 18, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    Brown Rice Medley Roasted Garlic & Herb.

    Reply
  14. michelle s says

    June 18, 2015 at 11:55 pm

    I would like to try Brown Rice & Quinoa Roasted Red Pepper

    Reply
  15. Angela Cash says

    June 19, 2015 at 12:03 am

    I would love to try the Basmati Medley Savory Herb.

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  16. Michelle says

    June 19, 2015 at 1:01 am

    Roasted Garlic and herb rice

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  17. Aaron says

    June 19, 2015 at 2:44 am

    I would like to try first the 5 Grain Medley Quinoa Pilaf.

    Reply
  18. Rosey says

    June 19, 2015 at 8:59 am

    I would like to try the brown rice first with the family.

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  19. Breanne says

    June 19, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    I’d like to try Brown Rice Medley.

    Reply
  20. Kristy Thiel says

    June 19, 2015 at 2:41 pm

    I’d love to try the basmati medley. Thanks for hosting!

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