Freezer Meals

Voting

2009-05-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Vote Yes or No! I just realized that you couldn't go in and edit unless you were under freezer meals, so maybe now it will be easier for you to vote!
BBQ Fire House Chicken yes, yes, yes
Chicken Hobo Dinner yes,yes, yes
Asiago Sandwhich yes, yes,yes
Mosta Pasta yes, yes, yes
French Dip yes, yes, no
Chicken Alfredo yes,yes, yes
Sticky Chicken no, no,no
Mexican Casserole yes, yes, no
Artichoke Chicken yes, yes, no

Voting!

2009-05-20T23:34:00.000-07:00

Vote Yes or No!

BBQ Fire House Chicken yes
Chicken Hobo Dinner yes
Asiago Sandwhich yes
Mosta Pasta yes
French Dip yes
Chicken Alfredo yes
Sticky Chicken no
Mexican Casserole yes
Artichoke Chickenyes

Steak Fajitas

2009-05-12T19:57:00.000-07:00

Steak Fajitas
2 lbs round, sirloin, or flank steak sliced
1 pkg. fajita seasoning
2 cups bell pepper,
sliced2 cups onion, fajita sliced

Defrost. Heat large pan to high heat. Add 1 t. oil. Add steak, fry each side 3-4 minutes. Remove steak from pan. Reduce heat to med. high, add more oil if necessary. Add onions and peppers. Stir frequently for 5 minutes. Serve with cheese, salsa, lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and warm tortillas.

Chicken Artichoke Casserole

2009-04-17T11:16:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone!

Here are the instructions for the chicken artichoke casserole. For a whole meal spread 4 and 1/2 cups COOKED rice on the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Top with chicken and artichoke sauce then cheese and stuffing mix. Bake at 375 degrees for approx. 35 min or until bubbly.
For a half meal do the same thing but only use 2 to 2 and 1/2 cups Cooked rice in an 8x8 pan.
If you have any questions give me a call.
Melanie 564-5817

Voting!

2009-04-11T23:17:00.000-07:00

Please vote Yes or No! I tried not to add anything that we have already voted on, but just vote on it again if I left one in there! My memory isn't the greatest!

Sausage Tortellini Soup YES, Yes, yes,yes,yes ,Yes
Catalina Chicken YES, Yes, yes, yes ,yes ,maybe
Tamale Pie NO, Yes, no, no ,no ,yes,no, no
Pot Pie NO, No, yes,no,maybe,no, no
Steak Stroganoff YES, Yes, yes, yes ,yes ,yes,no,no
Fajitas NO, Yes, yes, yes, yes ,yes ,yes
Lasagna NO, Yes, yes, yes ,yes ,yes
Hawaiian Haystacks YES, No, no, no, no ,no ,yes,no,no
Greek Pasta YES, Yes, yes, no, yes,yes,yes

Recipes

2009-04-08T22:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some new recipes we are using this month. If you are doing a recipe that isn't already on the blog, go ahead and add it to this post!

Sticky Chicky
1/2 Cup barbecue sauce (The recipe states that, "Hickory flavoring works nicely")
1/4 C reduced-sodium soy sauce
1/4 C red wine vinegar
1/4 C liquid honey or maple syrup
1 T chili powder
1 T dijon mustard
1 T grated gingerroot (I would substitute powdered ginger for this)
2 tsp minced garlic
1 tsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp cornstarch (It looks like you add this after baking the sauce and the chicken, so skip this ingredient. It's included in the cooking instruction.)

Whisk all sauce ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour evenly over chicken placed in freezer bags.

Goes well with rice.

Baking instructions: Preheat oven to 400. Spray a 9x13 (or 8x8 if a half size meal) pan with cooking spray. Arrange chicken pieces in a single layer. Cover with sauce, bake, uncovered, for about 40 minutes, or untila chicken is no longer pink in the center.

Remove chicken from pan and keep warm. Carefully pour sauce from pan into a small pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine 2 tsp of cornstarch with 2 tsp of water for a whole meal (1tsp of cornstarch and 1 tsp of water for a half meal) until smooth. Add to sauce. Cook until sauce is bubbly and thicken, about 1 minute. Serve hot chicken with extra sauce on top.

French Dip
1 Beef chuck roast (3 pounds)
2 Cups Water
1/2 C soy sauce
1 t rosemary
1 t thyme
1 t garlic powder
1 bay leaf
3-4 peppercorns
8 French rolls

Place ingredients in slow cooker on high for 5-6 hours, or until tender. Remove meat and shred. Strain broth.

To serve: Defrost. Warm up on stove top or microwave. Strain meat from broth. Put meat on bun and pour broth into small cups for dipping.

Recipes?

2009-03-05T21:50:00.000-08:00

I went back through and labeled all of the post with recipes. Now there is a little gadget at the bottom right that you can click on to see all of the recipes that we have used. I thought that might be handy. Also, if you have made a recipe that is not on the blog, it would be handy to have that recipe too. If you add a new post with your recipe, there is a little rectangle at the bottom that you type in a label. Label it recipes, and it will be easy for all of us to find any recipes we are looking for! Thanks! And if you haven't voted, you should. If you don't know how, let me know.

Let the voting begin!

2009-02-17T22:11:00.000-08:00

It's time to vote again! Please don't be offended if your meal isn't voted for, it is nothing against your cooking, some things might not have frozen as well as we hoped they would! Last time everyone voted with a star if they liked the recipe and we kept the meals with more than 3 stars. This time I think it might be more helpful if we voted with a yes or a no. If it gets more than 5 no's (does that sound good?), we won't do it again. I am going to wait a while to vote!!!!
To vote, go to new post on the top right corner. Go to edit posts, click on edit next to the Let the voting begin. Then you just write yes or no next to each recipe, and publish the post. Call if you have questions!

Chicken Cordon Blue Bake -- yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,yes,yes, yes
Chicken Broccoli Casserole -- no, no, no, no, no, yes, yes,no,yes ,yes
Chicken Zuchini Casserole -- yes, no, no, no, no, no, no,no , yes
Pasta Fagioli -- yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,yes , yes
Beef Stew -- yes, yes, yes, no, yes, yes, yes,yes , no
Beef Stroganoff -- no, no, no, no, no, yes, no,yes , no
Chicken Potato Bake -- yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,yes,yes , yes
Chicken Tortilla casserole -- yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes,yes , yes
Chicken Enchilada -- yes, yes, yes, yes, no, yes, yes,yes , yes
Alfredo -- no, no, yes, yes, no, yes, no,yes , yes
Meat loaf -- yes, yes, yes, no, no, yes, yes,no, yes
Potato Soup -- no, no, yes, no, no, no, no,no,no , yes
Mosta pasta -- no, no, no, yes, no, yes, no,yes,yes , no
Shredded Beef Tacos-- no, no, yes, yes, no, yes, yes,no, no
Spiced Pork Chops -- yes, yes, yes, yes, no, yes, yes,yes , yes
Meat Balls -- yes, yes , yes, yes, no, yes, yes,yes, yes
Manicotti -- yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,yes, yes

Remember the Mosta Pasta (thanks to me) was missing an important ingredient. And next time, if there is a next time for the Alfredo, do you think it would be better if we just added the block of cream cheese?

Could we add some chicken/broccoli to the alfredo sauce? Also, would people be interested in chicken broccoli casserole if the curry powder was eliminated?

Ground Beef

2009-02-17T14:10:00.001-08:00

Starting tomorrow Smiths is having their Lean ground beef on sale for $1.79/lb. That seems like a pretty good deal. Isn't it? If not just totally ignore this post.

Mosta Pasta!

2009-02-10T22:54:00.000-08:00

I am an idiot. Not only do I not know how to spell or say it, when I gave Julie the recipe, I left out an important ingredient-cheddar cheese soup. I still liked it. It was a little bit dry, but now I know why. Next time, if there is a next time for the Mosta, it will be better! Sorry!

Quantity Guidelines for Whole and Half Meals

2009-02-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

Recipe quantity guidelines, not written in stone:

It's been a little confusing to remember what amounts to use for a half meal and a whole meal.

Here is a short guideline:For casseroles, a whole meal is one recipe, a half meal is a half of a recipe.
For individual servings such as pork chops or chicken breasts, a whole meal equals 8 pieces, a half meal equals 4 pieces.
For recipes like meatloaf or shredded pork or beef, it is even more tricky. Let's try this and see if if works, for a whole meal, purchase 2 pounds of meat, for a half meal purchase 1 pound of meat. Any comments on this idea?

The other issue is supplying bags and casserole pans. Liz Prisbrey suggested that we switch to a small rectangle or square for the half meals, so the casseroles are not so crowded. That is a great idea, but Smart and Final did not carry an affordable pan in that size. Anyone heading towards town that wants to price the Costco business store on Martin Luther King that is reopening? They carry restaurant supplies, and they may carry affordable half size pans. If someone would like to volunteer to be in charge of pricing and purchasing pans, please e-mail Liz Robbins asap. Thanks, Merridee offered to price the half sized pans.

Ideally, we want to be so organized that the night we exchange meals, we pick up our pans or bags for the meals we will make the upcoming month. That would mean that this month, we should count our inventory and purchase enough pans for this month and next month. Thoughts on this?

Elizabeth Robbins

Hamburger

2009-02-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

Hamburger is on sale at Fresh and Easy for 1.44 per lb.

Recipe Quantites

2009-02-06T11:10:00.001-08:00

Here is the final tally for the number of meals we are making. We will make the recipe times 12, but I am correcting the previous post. Please assemble 22 half meals, and 1 whole meal.

Thanks!
Liz R

Monthly Assignment List

2009-02-06T10:27:00.000-08:00

Freezer Meal List

Month A Month B

Alisa -Half Tortellini Manicotti

Brenda -Half Chicken Rolls Meatloaf

Brittany-Half Summer Pasta Potato Soup

Caitlin -Half Spicy Tortilla Casserole

Elizabeth G-Half Chicken Pot pie Meatballs

Kendra-Half Sweet Pork
(Trading with Jessie for this month)

Jill_-Half Poppy Seed Chicken Shredded Beef

Julie-Whole Tater Tot Casserole Mosta Something Casserole

Lindsey-Half Steak Stroganoff Chicken Cordon Bleu bake

Liz P-2 Halves Pizza Loaf Enchiladas

Liz R-2 Halves Chicken Dressing Casserole Pork Chops

Mandy-Half Chicken Noodle Soup Chicken Broccoli Casserole

Marie-Half Stuffed Pork Chops Pizza Pasta Bake

Merridee-Whole (?) Barbecue Beef Potato Chicken Casserole

Nicole-Whole Taco Soup Ground Beef Stroganoff

Renee-Half Chicken haystacks(aka Hawaiian chicken) Fettucini Sauce

Tracey-2 Halves Chicken Rice casserole Pasta Fagioli Soup

Jodi Mecham -Half
(Taking Nikki Christian’s spot)

How many meals??

2009-02-05T11:08:00.000-08:00

So far, from the list, it looks like we are preparing for 9 whole meals?? Does anyone else know of anyone that plans to jump on board? 'Cause unless someone says otherwise, that is the number I am planning on running with for now! :-)

Also, what does everyone think about exchanging around February 20Th? Is that too soon or too far away? I know I run out sooner than others but I would also kind of like to know a date so that I can break my purchasing up among grocery bills.

Thanks,
Liz

2009-02-05T10:27:00.000-08:00

If it doesn't mess anything up I would like to try half meals next month.

Merridee

Chicken!

2009-02-03T22:40:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to let everyone know boneless skinless chicken breasts are on sale for $1.79 a pound at Albertsons 8 hour sale on Thursday.

Oh, and I was trying to figure out how to put a little thing on the blog so everyone can subscribe, and be emailed every time there is a new post. Any idea how to do that?

One more thing

2009-02-03T13:23:00.000-08:00

If everyone wants to email me what they are making, the instructions and a suggestion on what to serve with it. I will make a list. It might be easier for us to mark off everything as we pick it up at the exchange.
I like to look at the list instead of having to go through my freezer wondering what I want to pull out for dinner.
jotrac@cox.net

Good Idea! Is it?

2009-02-02T07:23:00.000-08:00

Liz, What a great idea. I would love to order 2 halves instead of a whole also if possible.
My kids favorite has been the pizza loaves, they absolutely loved them.

By the way
I am making a chicken & rice casserole this month.

Porkchops

2009-01-31T07:20:00.001-08:00

Hi,

In case you haven't made these already, the cook times are for defrosted pork chops. They work best if you place them in a casserole pan (or a 9x13 pan for a whole meal), that is small enough that they touch each other. You want the sauce to pretty much cover the chops to simmer them when they are baking. Hope these turn out tender and juicy for you!
Liz R

Are you still in?

2009-01-29T23:04:00.000-08:00

Please edit this post. Leave your name and size of meal if you are in next month.

Tracey 2 halves - chicken & rice casserole
Julie R. whole - Tator Tot Casserole
Lindsey 1/2 -Totally different Beef Stroganoff
Liz P. 2 halves - Pizza loaf?
Jill 1/2 - Poppyseed Chicken
Kendra 1/2 -sweet pork
Caitlin 1/2 - Pizza Pasta Bake
Nicole 2 halves- Taco Soup
Eliz 1/2 - Chicken pot pie?
Mer whole- BBQ Beef
Mandy-1/2 chicken noodle
Marie 1/2-stuffed pork chops
Renee 1/2-

Next month...

2009-01-21T20:35:00.000-08:00

At our meeting we came up with a list of meals and the people who have already made them to use for next month. The sooner we know what we are making the better. Please go in and put a star next to the meals that you would like again, and if you wouldn't want to have it again, just don't put a star next to it! If we have your name next to a meal that you never want to make again, please let me know. Don't take offense if your recipe doesn't get "starred", I won't! To star it you would just log in and edit the post. You could log in as freezergroup@aol.com, password Henderson, or just log into your own account. I think I have invited everyone to be authors.

Jessie-Sweet Pork * * * * * * *
Mandy-Chicken Noodle Soup * * * * * * * *
Liz R.-Chicken Dressing Casserole * * * * * *
Alisa-Cheesy Chicken and Rice * *
Mer-BBQ Beef * * * * * * *
Liz P.-Pizza Loaf * * * * *
Julie-Tater tot casserole * * * *
Brittany-Summer Pasta * * * *
Lindsey-Chicken Pot Pie * * * *
Marie-Stuffed Pork Chops * * * * *
Brenda-Chicken Rolls * * * * *
Nicole-Taco Soup * * * * * *
Tracey-Breakfast Casserole * * * *

I do realize that there are at least 5 of you that haven't been assigned a meal, we will find you one for next month, or you can find your own. Here are some unassigned recipes that also need to be 'starred'. You unassigned people can pick one of those if you want!

Jill- Poppy Seed Chicken * * * * * *
Caitlin- Pizza Pasta Bake * * * * *
Bacon Wrapped Chicken * *

If you are not planning on being in the group next month, or if your meal size has changed, let someone know! I thought the number worked out well this month, I just cooked in 3 batches of 4 and it went by pretty quick! I hope I remembered to say everything I intended.

Pasta e Fagioli

2009-01-20T22:02:00.000-08:00

As if this recpe isn't already big, when you reheat, 1/2 meals need to add 2 cups water and full meals need to add 4 cups!!! I couldn't fit anything else into the pans!:)

Garlic Meatballs

2009-01-20T21:02:00.000-08:00

Let thaw in refrigerator overnight. Place bag in microwave and defrost on low setting 5-7 minutes. Take out meatballs from the bag and place in a microwave safe dish and cover with plastic wrap (the tomato sauce will spatter). Heat on high for 3-5 minutes or whenever the meatballs are heated through. I like to serve them with spaghetti or in a meatball sub. I know the meatballs are rather large and I would recommend cutting them in half if you are going to use them as subs.

Mexican Bean Soup

2009-01-20T12:25:00.000-08:00

You need to thaw the soup out and then cook on the stove top until the desired temperature is reached. You can then top the soup with cheddar cheese and crushed frito corn chips. If you would like you can also add Chipotle flavored tabasco sauce to an individual bowl of soup (this is my husband's favorite), but you have to really like that sauce. Any questions, please e-mail me at pcmngr@cox.net or call 558-0128. Thank you!

Stew

2009-01-19T20:04:00.000-08:00

Thaw stew. Cook on low in crock pot for 8-9 hrs.

Totals!

2009-01-19T08:55:00.000-08:00

Remember to email Liz R. your totals!

Frozen Zucchini Anyone?

2009-01-16T08:07:00.000-08:00

I just wondered if anyone knows where to get frozen zucchini? I haven't seen it at Vons or Food for Less. I am doing the chicken zucchini casserole this month. I am going to add more soup mixture and try it with the zucchini this time. I will be anxious to see how it turns out. Leave me a comment on this post after you try it. Good or bad. If the zucchini doesn't freeze well then we don't need to do it again, but I thought I would give it a try. Cross your fingers! Nicole

I know, its a little much!

2009-01-15T23:06:00.001-08:00

I thought it would be handy to have contact info for everyone in the group. This is A PRIVATE BLOG, so only the people in our group have access to it. I didn't know some phone numbers and emails obviously, so feel free to log in as freezergroup@aol.com and edit your information. And incase you didn't know, Vons is the place to get chicken this week. I plan on making mine in the morning, and I might have some left over.

New Recipes

2009-01-15T21:49:00.001-08:00

If you had one of the new recipes we are doing this month, please add it to this post!

Chicken Cordon Blue Bake x2
2 pkg reduced sodium stuffing mix
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
1/2 tsp pepper
3/4 lb sliced deli ham, cut into 1 inch strips
1 cup Swiss cheese shredded
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Prepare stuffing mixes according to pkg directions. Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine soup and milk? wet aside. Divide chicken between two greased 9x13 baking dishes. Sprinkle with pepper. Layer with am, Swiss cheese, 1 cup cheddar cheese, soup mixture, and stuffing. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar cheese.
Thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from fridge 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 10-15 minutes longer.

Mostaccioli Casserole x2
1 pkg(16oz) motaccioli
1-1/2 lbs ground beef
1-1/4 chopped green pepper
1 cup chopped onion
1 jar (26 oz) spaghetti sauce
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cheddar cheese soup
1-1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
2 cups shredded part skim mozzarella cheese, divided

Cook pasta. Meanwhile, in large skillet, cook the beef, green pepper, and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, soup, Italian seasoning and pepper.
Drain pasta. Ad pasta and 1-1/2 cups cheese to beef mixture. Transfer to 2 greased 11x7 inch baking dishes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Thaw. Cover and bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.

Shredded Beef??

2009-01-15T16:43:00.001-08:00

I am looking for the Shredded Beef recipe for Jill. I can't remember who made it the first go round and I didn't see it on the list of recipes! If you have it can you either post it or email it to me. prizzfam@cox.net

Thanks,
Liz

Scroll down for extra's list!

2009-01-14T16:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry, I posted old recipes and now the extra list is way down at the bottom. I will make a quick link at the side later when I have time!

December Recipes!

2009-01-14T16:56:00.000-08:00

Pizza Pasta Casserole – Maria X6
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. onion, chopped
28 oz. spaghetti sauce
8 oz. spiral pasta
16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. sliced pepperoni
6 lb. ground beef
3 c. onion, chopped
168 oz. spaghetti sauce
48 oz. spiral pasta
96 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
24 oz. sliced pepperoni

Cook beef and onion. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta. Transfer to baking dishes. Sprinkle with pepperoni and cheese. Cover and freeze.
Freezer: Freeze in an aluminum pan. Cook frozen, covered with foil at 400 for 1 1/2 hours.

Poppy Seed Chicken
4-5 chicken breasts, shredded
12 oz. Sour Cream
2 cubes butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 sleeves ritz crackers, crushed
1 cube butter
2 tbs. poppy seeds
Put the chicken pieces into 9x13 pan. In a bowl, mix 2 cubes of melted butter, soup, and sour cream. Place this mixture on top of the chicken, mix together slightly. In another bowl take the crushed crackers and the remaining cube of melted butter, add poppy seeds and mix. Use this as a topping on the chicken mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve with rice.

Chicken Noodle Soup
4-5 Chicken breasts
4-5 T. chicken granules
4 sliced celery
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
3 cups water
4 sliced carrots
1 chopped onion
1 10 oz. bag of frozen noodles (My sister in-law likes Grandma Rheemes frozen noodles)

Boil chicken, water and granules for about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from broth and shred. Add vegetables to boiling broth and coook until tender. Add the can of cream of chicken soup, noodles and shredded chicken. Boil 5 more minutes.

Chicken Enchiladas
5 Large Chicken Breasts
1 cup chicken broth
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Medium Onion chopped ( I don't make mine with the onion so it can be left out)
12 Flour Tortillas
1 lb. Cheddar Cheese
1 lb. Monterey Jack Cheese
1 can Mild Enchilada Sauce

Mix the soup and broth. Cook chicken and mix with Enchilada sauce. Spread a little soup misture on bottom of 9x13 pan. Fill shells with some soup misture, chicken, and sprinkle with cheese. Roll up and place in pan. Pour remaining soup mixture over top and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Sweet Pork
3 lbs pork loin
16oz jar of mild chunky salsa
2 cups brown sugar
1 can coke
Place pork loin in crock pot. Fill with water half way up the pork. Cook on high for 5 hours. Drain the water, shred the meat, put back in crock pot. In blender, blend salsa, brown sugar, and coke. Pour over pork, mix in, and cook on high for an additional 3 hours.
Serve with burritos, quesadillas, or salads, or on a bun!

Slow Cooked BBQ Beef
pg. 142, Dream Dinners (I have a copy for you Mer)

Cheesy Chicken Rice Casserole
Pg. 202 Dream Dinners (I have a copy for you Alisa)

Chicken Potpie
Pg. 198 Dream Dinners

Summer Pasta
Dream Dinners

Chicken Rolls
8 oz. pkg. Cream Cheese 2 Tbs. milk
2 Cups cooked chicken 2 pkg. Crescent Rolls
1 Tbs. green onion ¼ tsp. garlic powder
1/3 tsp. garlic salt breadcrumbs
Mix all but chicken together, then add chicken. Take 2 crescent rolls (leave 2 triangles together in rectangle) and put a couple small spoonfuls of mixture in the middle, then fold corners in to the middle. Sprinkle the top with breadcrumbs. Bake at 350 for 20 Minutes. Serve with rice and cream of chicken sauce.

Kim's Chicken Casserole
6 chicken breasts boiled until tender (about 1 hour), and cut up into pieces.
1 Box Mrs. Cubbison's dressing mix
1 cube butter, melted
½ onion, chopped
Mix well together.
3 cans cream of chicken soup
11/2 c milk
Blend well
Add 1 cup of soup mixture to dressing. Divide dressing into 3 parts. Layer 1/3 dressing, ½ of chicken, and ½ of the soup. Repeat. Top with remaining 1/3 of dressing.
Bake, covered with foil, 1 hour at 300 degrees

October Recipes!

2009-01-14T16:54:00.000-08:00

Bacon Wrapped Chicken – Maria X6
2 ½ lbs chicken breasts
1 small containers chive and onion cream cheese
1 T. butter
Salt
6 slices uncooked bacon
15 lbs chicken breasts
4 is enough small containers chive and onion cream cheese
12 T. butter (3/4 cup)
Salt
36 slices uncooked bacon
Flatten chicken breasts. Spread 3T. cream cheese on each breast. Dot with butter and sprinkle each with salt. Roll up and wrap with a bacon strip. Cook uncovered at 400 degrees for 35 -40 minutes. Broil for the last 5 minutes to crisp the bacon, if desired.
Freezer note: Defrost before cooking this recipe.

Beef Stroganoff – Maria X6
1/2 c. onions
2 garlic cloves, pressed
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 16 oz container sour cream
1 1/2 lb ground beef
3 c. onions
12 garlic cloves, pressed
12 cans cream of mushroom soup
6 16 oz container sour cream
9 lb ground beef
Mix all ingredients and serve over rice or egg noodles.
Freezer: Pour into freezer bag and freeze. Defrost bag, warm up, and serve over rice or egg noodles.

Slow Cooked shredded beef tacos - Rachel
1 ½ lbs chuck roast
1 medium onion sliced
1 cup water
1 pkg 1.25 oz Ortega Taco Seasoning mix
1-16 oz. bottle Ortega thick & smooth taco sauce
1 7 oz can green chiles
1 pkg. Hard or soft taco shells
X6
9 lbs chuck roast (or canned cubed beef)
6 medium onion sliced
6 cup water
6 pkg 1.25 oz Ortega Taco Seasoning mix
6-16 oz. bottle Ortega thick & smooth taco sauce
6 7 oz can green chiles
6 pkg. Hard or soft taco shells

Place beef and onion in gallon bag. In a small bowl, combine water and seasoning mix; pour over beef and onion. Cook mixture in slow cooker for 6-8 hours or until very tender. Remove meat to cutting board; shred with 2 forks. Place beef in large bowl, stir in taco sauce and chiles.

Pasta e Fagioli (soup) X3 (this makes a lot!)
3 tsp. olive oil 9 tsp. olive oil
2 lbs ground beef 6 lbs ground beef
12 oz onion chopped 36 oz onion chopped
14 oz carrots grated 42 oz carrots grated
14 oz celery diced 42 oz celery diced
48 oz tomatoes; canned , diced 144 oz tomatoes; canned, diced
2 cups canned red kidney beans 6 cups canned red kidney beans
Drained and rinsed drained and rinsed
2 cups canned white kidney beans 6 cups canned white kidney beans drained and rinsed drained and rinsed
88 oz beef stock 264 oz beef stock
3 tsp. oregano 9 tsp. oregano
2 1/2 tsp pepper 7 1/2 tsp. pepper
2 tsp. parsley flakes 6 tsp. parsley flakes
1 1/2 tsp tabasco sauce 4 1/2 tsp. tabasco sauce
48 oz spahgetti sauce 144 oz spaghetti sauce
8 oz sm dry pasta shells 24 oz sm. dry pasta
Saute beef in oil in large pot until starts to brown. Add onions, carrots, celery and tomatoes and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add beans to pot along with beef stock, oregano, pepper, tabasco sauce, spaghetti sauce, noodles and parsley flakes. Simmer until celery and carrots are tender, about 45 minutes.

Little cheddar Meat Loaves
1 egg ¾ Cup milk
1 C cheddar cheese ½ C oatmeal
½ C onion 1 t salt
1 pound lean ground beef
2/3 C ketchup
½ C brown sugar
1 ½ t prepared mustard
Beat milk and egg, stir in cheese, oats, onion and salt. Add beef and mix. Shape into 8 loaves, place in greased baking dish. Combine ketchup, brown and mustard, pour over loaves. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, longer if frozen.

World Famous, to die for, Manicotti recipe X6
1 egg 6 eggs
1pkg. cream cheese (8 oz) 48 oz cream cheese
1 pkg. cottage cheese(16 oz) 96 oz cottage cheese
1 box Manicotti Shells 6 boxes manicotti shells
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese 6 cups grated mozzarella cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce 6 jars spaghetti sauce
Mix together eggs, cream cheese, cottage cheese. Spoon mixture into cooked pasta. (jumbo shells or manicotti shells)
Put in a pan and cover with spaghetti sauce and grated cheese.
Bake @ 350 for 30 mins.

Pizza Pasta Casserole – Maria X6
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. onion, chopped
28 oz. spaghetti sauce
8 oz. spiral pasta
16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. sliced pepperoni
6 lb. ground beef
3 c. onion, chopped
168 oz. spaghetti sauce
48 oz. spiral pasta
96 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
24 oz. sliced pepperoni

Cook beef and onion. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta. Transfer to baking dishes. Sprinkle with pepperoni and cheese. Cover and freeze.
Freezer: Freeze in an aluminum pan. Cook frozen, covered with foil at 400 for 1 1/2 hours.

Poppy Seed Chicken
4-5 chicken breasts, shredded
12 oz. Sour Cream
2 cubes butter
2 cans cream of chicken soup
2 sleeves ritz crackers, crushed
1 cube butter
2 tbs. poppy seeds
Put the chicken pieces into 9x13 pan. In a bowl, mix 2 cubes of melted butter, soup, and sour cream. Place this mixture on top of the chicken, mix together slightly. In another bowl take the crushed crackers and the remaining cube of melted butter, add poppy seeds and mix. Use this as a topping on the chicken mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve with rice.CHICKEN ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE1 pkg. Stove Top (store brand in fine) chicken flavored dressingAbout 4 or 5 medium size zucchini(steamed in microwave 5 min.)About 5 carrots (sliced and steamed)1 can cream of chicken soup1 (8oz.) sour cream1/4 c. chopped onion4 chicken breast halves1 square of margerineMelt margerine, add to stuffing mix. Put 1/2 of this mixture on the bottom of a 9x13" pan. Add iln layers: zucchini, carrots, and shicken. Mix together onion, sour cream, soup, and spread over top. Top with remaining stuffing mix. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Chicken Noodle Soup
4-5 Chicken breasts
4-5 T. chicken granules
4 sliced celery
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
3 cups water
4 sliced carrots
1 chopped onion
1 10 oz. bag of frozen noodles (My sister in-law likes Grandma Rheemes frozen noodles)

Boil chicken, water and granules for about 20 minutes. Remove chicken from broth and shred. Add vegetables to boiling broth and coook until tender. Add the can of cream of chicken soup, noodles and shredded chicken. Boil 5 more minutes.

Chicken Enchiladas
5 Large Chicken Breasts
1 cup chicken broth
2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup
1 Medium Onion chopped ( I don't make mine with the onion so it can be left out)
12 Flour Tortillas
1 lb. Cheddar Cheese
1 lb. Monterey Jack Cheese
1 can Mild Enchilada Sauce

Mix the soup and broth. Cook chicken and mix with Enchilada sauce. Spread a little soup misture on bottom of 9x13 pan. Fill shells with some soup misture, chicken, and sprinkle with cheese. Roll up and place in pan. Pour remaining soup mixture over top and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Sweet Pork
3 lbs pork loin
16oz jar of mild chunky salsa
2 cups brown sugar
1 can coke
Place pork loin in crock pot. Fill with water half way up the pork. Cook on high for 5 hours. Drain the water, shred the meat, put back in crock pot. In blender, blend salsa, brown sugar, and coke. Pour over pork, mix in, and cook on high for an additional 3 hours.
Serve with burritos, quesadillas, or salads, or on a bun!

Fettuccine Alfredo
6 T butter
3 cloves garlic
½ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1 ½ lb. flat noodles
1 ½ quarts whipping cream
1 c. parmesan cheese.
Combine butter, garlic, salt, pepper, and ½ cup cheese in pint size bag. Remove air and seal.
Thaw, transfer to kettle, add 1 ½ quarts cream, heat over stove until thickened. Serve with ½ cup parm.

EXTRA! EXTRA!

2009-01-13T16:20:00.001-08:00

Here is a list of everything extra that I have at my house (I'm Lindsey):
Minced onion, Tarragon, garlic, 3 yellow onions, taco seasoning, hot sauce, tons of pepperoni!
Tracey has 2 5# bags of shredded cheddar cheese
If you have extra stuff at your house, try to add to this post, or comment.

Price lists!

2009-01-13T11:14:00.000-08:00

I started to add on some regularly low priced items on the side bar. Please add on to my lists, I know they aren't that great YET. If there are other ingredients that we use often in our meals, it would be handy if you could post the store and the price! It helps everyone out to know the best prices around. We have 18 meals this time-our cost is probably going to be higher this month, lets try to keep it down.
Nicole was just at Smart and Final and they didn't have enough small pans for us! Does anyone know where to find them for around the same price? I have the rest of the pans here, pick them up when you need them.
Also, I am going to try to figure out how to make this a private blog, that way we can leave our emails, phone numbers, and other info we don't want to share with the world for eachother.

Yeah for a blog!

2009-01-13T10:57:00.001-08:00

How exciting that we now have such an easy way of communicating! Here are the totals for this months meals (they changed a little after the meeting.) you will need to 12 x your recipe for 5 whole meals and 14 half meals. We planned to exchange them Monday 5:30 @ my (Nicole) house. Afterwards we realized this is MLK day. If that day and time doesn't work-leave your complaints here!Here are the recipe assignments:Liz P.-enchiladasNikki- Mexican bean soupEliz- meatballsLindsey- cordon blue bakeAlisa- manicottiCaitlin- tortilla casseroleBrenda- meatloafMandy- Broccoli casseroleJessie- stroganoffRenne- alfredoBrittany- creamy potato soupJill- shredded beefMarie- Pasta FagoliNicole- chicken zucchini casseroleJulie- matsa casseroleTracey- stewLiz R.- pork chopsMerridee- chicken potato bakeSorry if I misspelled your name. We will all be receiving 18 meals. We will also have 18 half meals to donate. Last time I worked with the relief society president for people to give them to. But it seems like everyone knows someone who could use some free dinners so I won't say anything to her this time. If you know someone I guess probably talk to Lindsey.