I did much better this week sticking to my menu. How about you? This week I am doubling a few recipes to feed my freezer. Recipes will be down below. Here is my plan for this week:
Monday: Crock Pot BBQ Chicken, Buns, Baked Beans, Kettle Cooked Chips
Tuesday: Tacos in a Sleeping Bag (feeding the freezer), Lettuce, Tomatoes, Sour Cream, Tortilla Chips and Cheese Dip
Wednesday: Ziti Bake with Kielbasa (feeding the freezer), Salad, Blueberry Bread
Thursday: Going to my folks house and taking some Blueberry Bread and making Taco Soup for them.
Friday: Chicken Supreme (feeding the freezer), Salad
Saturday: Baked Chicken Meatballs (feeding the freezer), Pasta and Pasta Sauce, Salad or Green Veggies
Sunday: Ranch Crock Pot Chops (feeding the freezer), Brussel Sprouts, Mashed Potatoes
Tacos in a
Sleeping Bag
2 packages
refrigerated crescent roll or biscuit dough
1 lbs. ground
beef or turkey
1 package taco
seasoning
.5 cup cheddar
or mozzarella cheese, shredded
shredded
lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, etc. if desired
Preheat oven to
375ºF. Brown the ground beef or turkey in a skillet. Drain in a
colander and rinse well in hot water to remove grease. Return to
skillet. Add taco seasoning; mix well. Unroll crescent rolls or
biscuits. Top each piece of dough with approx. 2 TBSP taco meat and a
sprinkling of cheese. Roll crescent roll around filling (fold over
and pinch edges to seal if using biscuit dough). Place on a baking
sheet at bake at 375ºF for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, and a dollop of sour
cream, if desired.
Freezing Directions:
Follow directions as
above. When finished baking, allow to cool completely then flash
freeze on a cool cookie sheet. When frozen, place in a gallon freezer
bag. To serve: Heat frozen taco rolls in microwave for about a minute
or reheat in the oven until heated through.
Servings: 16 rolls
Ziti Bake With
Kielbasa
Servings: 8
"A nice way to
add some ZIP to your ziti, made healthier with whole wheat pasta and
part-skim mozzarella! Add a tossed salad to round out the meal!"
1 lb ziti
pasta ( Ronzoni Whole Wheat pasta)
1 1/2 lbs
polska kielbasa, sliced diagonally ( Hillshire Farms)
2
tablespoons olive oil
1 (26 1/2
ounce) cans spaghetti sauce ( Hunt's Roasted Garlic)
1/4 cup
fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 teaspoon
pepper
8 ounces
part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to
350°F (177°C); lightly oil a 13X9 baking pan or grab a non-stick
one.
Cook pasta per
package directions and drain.
While pasta
cooks, heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat; Cook
kielbasa in skillet until browned on both sides, 5-7 min; drain.
In a large bowl,
combine the pasta, kielbasa, spaghetti sauce, oregano, salt and
pepper and mix well.
Pour into the
baking pan; sprinkle with parsley and then the mozzarella.
Cover lightly
with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes until
casserole is bubbly and the cheese is completely melted.
For OAMC:
Prepare casserole but use a disposable (foil) baking pan; do NOT
bake; double wrap casserole in plastic wrap, then in foil wrap and
freeze; remove from freezer 24 hours or more in advance of need;
remove wrapping and thaw in fridge; once thawed, preheat oven to
350°F (177°C); then cover lightly with foil and bake in the
preheated oven for 30-45 minutes until casserole is bubbly and the
cheese is completely melted.
Blueberry
Bread
1
cup sugar
2
Tbls butter
2
eggs -- beaten
2
cups flour
1/2
tsp salt
1
tsp baking powder
1/2
tsp baking soda
1
cup sour cream
2
cups blueberries
cinnamon-sugar
Cream
together first 3 ingredients. Mix dry ingredients and add to creamed
mixture
alternately with sour cream. Fold in blueberries and sprinkle with
cinnamon-sugar
(& nutmeg, optional).
Bake
in greased & floured loaf pan. Bake at 375 for 1 hour.
Chicken Supreme
1 lb chicken,
ground
1 Tbsp butter
3.33 cups
packaged dressing/stuffing
16 oz frozen
french style green beans
10 oz cream of
mushroom soup
10 oz cream of
chicken soup
1/2 cup colby
jack cheese, shredded
1/2 cup french
fried onions
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup almonds,
slivered
1/4 cup butter,
melted
If you haven’t
already done so, brown the ground chicken in butter, seasoning it
with salt and pepper if desired. Place 2/3 of the dry dressing in
the bottom of ungreased 9×13 baking pan. On stovetop, cook green
beans in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, drain. Pour beans in a bowl
and combine with both soups, french fried onions,milk, and cheese.
Pour over dressing in pan and spread evenly. Layer chicken on top.
Spread remaining dressing and slivered almonds over pan. Drizzle
with melted butter. Bake 375 for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.
Serve with cranberry sauce and rolls.
Freezing Directions:
Before cooking,
cover baking pan with aluminum foil and freeze. To Serve: Thaw and
bake 375 for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly
Servings: 6
Baked Ground
Chicken Meatballs Recipe
2 pounds ground
chicken and/or pork
1 med onion
minced
2-3 cloves
garlic, minced
1/2 cup
uncooked instant oatmeal
2 eggs
1/2 cup
Parmesan cheese
1 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp parsley
1/2 tsp ground
sage
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
Mince your onion and
garlic or throw them in a food processor if you don't want to chop
them. Add all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix together. I
usually mix by hand.
I use a #30 (3 Tbsp)
scoop and scrape the side on the bowl so they are all the same size.
Cover your sheet or
pan with tin foil for easy clean up. There is no need to put baked
ground chicken meatballs on a rack because they are really lean and
won't have much grease. They bake fine even if they are touching,
just keep them in a single layer.
Bake at 425F (240 C)
20-25 minutes. Don't overcook or they will be dry. Don't under cook
for food safety reasons. Break one open and make sure the center is
cooked through before serving or cooling to freeze.
Ranch Crock Pot
Chops
6 pork chops
1 packet Ranch
seasonings
10 oz Cream of
Chicken soup
Place Pork Chops,
Ranch Seasoning packet and soup in large ziplock bag. Zipper shut
and squish to mix. When ready to cook pour mixture into crock pot
and cook on low for 6 hours. May be frozen.
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