Friday, September 11, 2009

ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, GO! Freezer Meal List and Grocery Shopping List

Are you ready to make freezer meals?  Hopefully this will help you get organized.  Click on the link below and it will take you to a website called mediafire.  Look for the link that says click here to start download link.  You will then be taken to a pdf file that includes:
1.  A freezer meal list
2. A grocery shopping list
Simply write in the meals you want to prepare, then complete your shopping list.  Be specific and include how many cups of cheese, sour cream, cans of cream of chicken soup etc. (you get the idea).  Soon you will have a simple grocery list of all the ingredients you need to make freezer meals.  It is so easy, helpful, and oh did I say you can save a lot of money. 
http://www.mediafire.com/?ihinm4neb3q

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bean and Beef Mixture (for flour tortillas or tostada shell)

2 cans refried beans
1 can green chili sauce
1 can cream of chicken or cream of mushroom
1/2 cube cream cheese
shredded beef

Combine all ingredients in crockpot.  You can freeze mixture in ziplock bag.
On cooking day: Thaw and heat mixture. Serve on tortillas or tostado shells with cheese and salsa.

Beef with Sweet Peppers

1 boneless beef chuck roast (2 lbs), cut into 1/4 inch strips
2 T olive or vegetable oil
1 large onion, cut into wedges
1 medium green pepper, julienned
1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 T butter
1 can (14 oz) stewed tomatoes
1 T dried basil
1 t sugar
1 t garlic salt
1/4 t pepper
Hot cooked rice

In a large skillet, cook beef in oil until browned, about 4 minutes; drain.  Remove and set aside.
In same skillet, saute onion, peppers, and garlic in butter until crisp-tender.
Add tomatoes and seasonings; mix well.  Return meat to pan, bring to boil.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35 minutes or until meat is tender.  Let cool and put in Ziplock bag.  Freeze
On Cooking day:  Thaw and heat.  Serve over rice.

Cheeseburger and Fries Casserole

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 can cream soup
1 can cheddar cheese soup
1 pkg (20oz) frozen crinkle-cut french fries

In a skillet, brown the beef, drain.  Stir in soups.  Pour into baking dish. Arrange french fries on top.  Freeze.

On cooking day:  Thaw, bake uncovered at 350 for 50 min, or until fries are golden brown.

Chicken Alfredo--Easy

1 lb cooked chicken (cubed)
1 jar favorite alfredo sauce
Noodles

Combine chicken and alfredo sauce and serve over hot noodles. You can freeze the chicken alfredo mixture in a ziplock bag and then thaw and heat over stove.

Hawaiian Haystacks

1 lb cooked chicken
1 can cream of chicken
1 can chicken broth
1 C sour cream

Mix together above ingredients.  Serve over rice with favorite toppings (cheese, pineapple, onions, coconut, slivered almonds, celery, chinese chow mein noodles)

Chicken Parmesan

1/2 cup nonfat Italian dressing

24 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup grated parmesan cheese
2/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 cups store-bought marinara sauce

Directions

Spray one 9x13 dish with nonstick cooking spray. Pour the Italian dressing in a bowl and add chicken. Marinate in refrigerator for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, mix Parmesan, bread crumbs, paprika, sugar, salt and pepper. Spread the marinara sauce in bottom of prepared baking dish. Dredge the marinated chicken in the bread crumb mixture. Place 6 chicken breasts in prepared dish and sprinkle equally with the remaining bread crumb mixture. Preheat oven to 350. Bake, uncovered, for 1 hour or until internal tmeperature of the chicken reaches 165. You may freeze before baking by covering with plastic wrap and heavy-duty foil. Freeze up to 3 months. Thaw in refrigerator before cooking as directed above.