Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Broiled Roll-ups
Cheddar and Cracker Chicken
Curried Honey Mustard Chicken
Egg Bake
Funeral Potatoes
Ham N' Cheese Bowties
Make-Ahead Chimis
Pizza Burgers
Sweet N' Sour Chicken
World's Best Chicken
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Beef Chimichangas:
1 t. salt
2 lbs lean ground beef
2 cloves garlic
2 t. ground cumin
2 t. oregano, crushed
1/2 cup canned green chiles, chopped
1/2 cup taco sauce
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup cider vinegar
Serving day:
1 cup butter or margarine
9 7-inch flour tortillas
Cooking day instructions:
Sprinkle salt in medium skillet. Place over medium heat. Add beef, garlic, and spices. Cook until meat loses pinkness. Stir in remaining ingredients. Remove from heat and cool. Freeze meat mixture using freezer bag method.
Serving day instructions:
In 8-inch skillet, melt butter or margarine. Dip both sides of 1 tortilla into butter, drain off excess. Mound 1/3 cup filling on center of tortilla. Fold tortillas in envelope fashion. Place seam upside down in ungreased 11x7 baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Bake until crispy, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese and return for a few seconds. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and additional sour cream.
Broiled Roll-Ups
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2 pounds uncooked ground beef
1 cup barbecue sauce
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
12 slices bacon
toothpicks
Montreal Steak Seasoning
Cooking Day Instructions:
On waxed paper, roll half of the hamburger into a 9x12” rectangle. Spread with half of the sauce and cheese. Starting on a long side, roll it up. Cut into 6 pieces. Wrap a piece of bacon around each and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with the second half of the ingredients. Sprinkle rolls generously with Montreal Steak Seasoning. Place 12 rolls on waxed paper on a cookie sheet and flash freeze until solid. Place in a freezer bag and seal.
Serving Day Instructions:
Remove as many rolls as you need. Thaw. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. Broil for a few minutes after baking if desired. (Editor's note: Make sure the ground beef is thoroughly cooked. Carefully make a slash into the meat with a sharp knife. Make sure the meat juices are clear, not pink.)
BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN
Ingredients:
• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
• 1 cartons (8 oz each) whipped cream cheese with onion and chives
• 1 tablespoons butter
salt to taste
• 6 bacon strips
Assembly Instructions:
Flatten chicken to ½ inch thickness. Spread 3 tablespoons cream cheese over each. Dot with butter and sprinkle with salt; roll up. Wrap each with a bacon strip. Place, seam side down, on a greased pan. Flash freeze. Place frozen chicken breasts in a freezer bag. Seal, Label, Freeze.
Serving Instructions:
Thaw. Place chicken in a greased baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400 for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear. Broil 6 inches from the heat for 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
Before baking you may sprinkle chicken with seasoning mix such as lemon-pepper or Montreal steak seasoning.
Brown Sugar Meatloaf
Supper Swap February 19, 2009
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup chili sauce
1.5 lb. lean ground beef
2/3 cup milk
1 eggs
1 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2/3 small onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2/3 cup finely crushed saltine crumbs or bread crumbs
Cooking Day Instructions:
1. Place brown sugar in a plastic bag.
2. Place chili sauce in a plastic bag.
3. Combine rest of ingredients and place in a plastic bag.
4. Bundle all bags, seal label and freeze flat.
Serving Day Instructions:
1. Thaw completely
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Lightly grease a 5x9 inch loaf pan.
4. Press the brown sugar in the bottom of the prepared loaf pan and spread the chili sauce over the sugar.
5. Place meat mixture on top of the chili sauce.
6. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes or until juices are clear.
Curried Honey Mustard Chicken
1/3 cup butter or canola oil
2/3 cup mustard
1/4 cup honey
2 tsp salt
2 tsp curry powder
2+ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts or tenderloins
1 1/2 cups long grain rice
Prep Day: Put first 5 ingredients together in ziploc. Put chicken in second ziploc. Place rice in a small storage bag and bundle all with instructions.
Serving Day:
Drain chicken, pat dry if desired. Place in casserole dish. Warm sauce in a dish to melt
butter. Stir. Pour over chicken. Cook at 350 until done, basting every 10 minutes. (Depends on the thickness of the chicken and dish used, usually around 30-45 minutes).
Rice instructions: Combine packet of rice, 3 cups water (and 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil if desired) in large saucepan. Stir. Bring to a rolling boil, then lower heat to simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Do not lift lid while cooking. After cooking, set pan off the heat for an additional 5-10 minutes, again DO NOT LIFT THE LID. Can add curry powder, onion, and saphron if desired.
Egg & Sausage Bake
1# Maple Flavored Sausage
6 medium fresh mushrooms, sliced
½ onion, chopped
2 cups shredded hash browns
1 dozen eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. pepper
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Brown sausage, with mushrooms and onions. Drain.
Mix together eggs and milk. Add sausage mixture, salt, and pepper.
Pour into freezer bag and seal.
Put 2 cups shredded hash browns in a separate baggie.
Include the above 2 baggies and an 8 oz bag of cheese inside another large freezer bag. Label, seal and freeze flat.
Egg & Sausage Bake Serving Directions
Thaw completely.
Grease 9 x 13 glass pan.
Pour egg mixture into bottom of pan.
Sprinkle with potatoes, then top with cheese.
Cover with foil.
Bake at 350°F for approximately 50 minutes or until center is set.
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Ham and Cheese Bowties
Supper Swap Recipe
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)
8 ounces farfalle (bow tie) pasta
1/4 cup butter
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 1/2 cups shredded Colby cheese
4 ounces cooked ham, julienned or cubed (great price at Aldi)
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Saute garlic 30 seconds. Whisk in flour, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until smooth. Pour in milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Stir in mustard and Colby. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted. Remove from heat and stir in ham.
Put grated Parmesan cheese in a small plastic bag. When cool, put mixture in a freezer bag. Seal, label, and freeze flat. Enclose sauce and cheese bags in one freezer bag.
SERVING DAY DIRECTIONS
Completely thaw contents of freezer bag.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
Combine sauce and pasta in a 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until bubbly and golden.
SWEET AND SOUR CHICKEN
3lbs. chicken breasts
2 beaten eggs
@ 1/2 cup of cornstarch
2-4 T. oil
1 1/2 - 2 cups of rice
sauce:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup chicken broth
2 T. soy sauce
dip chicken in beaten egg, then dip in cornstarch. brown in a pan with hot oil. cool and place in a freezer bag.
combine sauce ingredients and bring to a boil. cool. then place in seperate freezer bag. bundle both together with rice.
label and freeze flat.
serving day:
thaw completely. preheat oven to 350. place chicken in a 9x13 pan. cover with sauce. bake uncovered for 45-60 mins. serve over rice.
World's Best Chicken:
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and pepper
rosemary
In a small bowl, mix together mustard, syrup, and vinegar. Place chicken breasts in bag and pour mixture over it. Freeze.
Serving Day:
Thaw. Place chicken breasts and sauce in a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle with salt and lots of pepper. Make sure eache breast is covered. Bake at 425 degrees F for 30-40 minutes. Season with chopped rosemary.
Pizza Burgers
9 English Muffins
Jar of Cheese Whiz
1.5 pounds ground beef
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 Tbsp. dry minced onion
15 oz can Contadina pizza sauce
1 1/2 cups Mozzarella cheese, shredded
Brown 18 English Muffin halves under broiler. Spread with Cheese Whiz.
Filling: (prepare while browning muffins)
Brown ground beef with onion and garlic salt. Add the pizza sauce. Put filling on muffins after the cheese. Next, top with shredded mozzarella. Put under broiler until cheese melts. Serve immediately or flash freeze and then package in freezer bags.
Serving Instructions:
DO NOT THAW. Put on cookie sheet in oven at 400F for 15-25 minutes. It's great to keep these in the freezer at all times for those times you don't have time to prepare dinner. Freezer to oven is great.
FUNERAL POTATOES
1/2 C chopped onion
1 pint sour cream
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
2 C shredded Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
In a large mixing bowl combine onion, sour cream, soup, cheese, salt and pepper and hash browns. Mix well. Transfer to a 9x12 inch casserole dish. Cover with foil and freeze.
When ready to prepare do not thaw. Prehead oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). To make this even yummier you can add a topping. Top with 2 C. crushed potato chips or Ritz crackers combined with a 1/2 C melted butter
Sprinkle potato chips on top, then drizzle with butter.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until golden brown.
Cheddar & Cracker Chicken
16 buttery crackers (such as Ritz), crushed (about 3⁄4 cup)
6 ounces sharp Cheddar, grated
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1-2 stalks scallions, thinly sliced
kosher salt and black pepper
4 6-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Heat oven to 350° F.
In a bowl, combine the crackers, cheese, garlic, scallions and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
Pound the chicken to about 1/4 - 1/2 inch thickness with a meat mallet. Dip the pounded chicken in the butter, then in the cracker mixture, pressing gently to help it adhere, and place on a foil-lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle any remaining cracker mixture on the chicken and drizzle with any remaining butter. Bake until the chicken is golden brown and cooked through, 20-25 minutes.
* To make ahead/freezer meal - Prepare the chicken as directed above. After coating it in the cracker mixture, place chicken in a gallon sized freezer bag, seal and freeze flat in your freezer. When ready to prepare, place on a baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter. Bake as directed above from frozen until cooked through, possibly 30-35 minutes depending on thickness.
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