Pureeable (yet family friendly) food?

I get to start pureed foods on Thursday!  Oh happy day!  I'm also hoping that it's the day I'll start cooking for my family again!  

I'd love some suggestions of foods that would work well to cook for the family to eat, but that were also easily pureeable for yourself.  So far I'm thinking things like meaty spaghetti sauce, chicken in curry sauce, chili, and sloppy joes.  

It might sound yucky, but meatloaf was great for me.  I put a little extra sauce on it and blended it up.  I know when I got to puree I was craving meat like crazy.  Meat sauce is a good one too!

Enjoy - you are almost there.

Thanks!  I never would have thought of pureeing meatloaf, but that makes total sense :)

I also made meatloaf, it was wonderful! Today I made beef stew, cooking it until really tender. Measured out 2oz and pureed it. It was yummy and hubby could eat as well. 

Yes!  Beef stew!  I have an awesome recipe for it that will either get made for pureeds or for the following stage of "soft foods."  I can't wait, it'll be delicious :D

There's a recipe on The World According to Eggface for the pureed stage that is called baked ricotta; it's basically lasagna with no noodles, and I thought it was delicious.  If your family will go for that, you could make that.  The website is theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com, and just search the site for baked ricotta.  The recipe makes about four servings for a post-op at the pureed stage, but you could probably double the recipe to feed everybody else, depending on how many people you're cooking for.

ETA:  Also, my surgeon's nutritionist gave me a recipe for chicken paprikash that is okay for the soft foods stage, might be a bit much at the pureed stage, but might be puree-able.

CHICKEN PAPRIKASH

4 boneless skinless chicken thighs or breasts, trimmed of fat

3 onions, diced

4-5 cloves garlic, minced

Paprika to taste (I use about a tablespoon/15 ml)

Sweat onions in frying pan; when there is a good amount of liquid in the frying pan, add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds or until fragrant.  Place in slow cooker with chicken; sprinkle generously with paprika.  Cook on high 2-3 hours or on low 4-6 hours.

To serve, shred chicken; skim fat from sauce.

Serve with light sour cream (optional).

You can add a little low-sodium chicken broth to it as well, if you feel like there's not enough liquid.

Best wishes!  :)

Thanks!  I've already got the ingredients for the ricotta bake but, sadly, I don't think my family will eat it unless I serve it with pasta and chicken :P