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Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Breakfast Burritos
Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Chicken Fingers
Herb Seasoned Stuffed Burgers
Italian Hot Beef
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips
Quiche
Rigatoni Bake
Turkey Burgers
1 1/2 lb potatoes, cubed small and cooked 1/2 lb bacon, chopped (or 1 package REAL bacon bits-I like to use bacon bits from Sam's) 1 small onion 1 bell pepper, diced Salt & pepper to taste 8oz cream cheese (softened so it can be spread) 8oz cheddar cheese 6 eggs 8 large flour tortillas 1 jar salsa Aluminum foil
Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on burrito. Cook egg mixture with peppers and add bacon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add egg mixture to burrito and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Wrap in aluminum foil. Place individual burritos in a large freezer bag. Freeze.
Ingredients: 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves 1 carton (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
8 oz egg noodles 3 cups cooked chicken 1.5 cups cottage cheese 2 cups shredded American cheese 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 1/3 cup milk 1 can cream of mushroom 1 can cream of chicken
Cook noodles. Mix together rest of ingredients, stir in noodles. Place mixture in a gallon freezer bag. Label and freeze flat.
Serving Day Directions: Thaw casserole mixture and place in a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle crushed potato chips. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly.
For each supper swap meal, use 1 recipe with 3 pounds of chuck roast.
For every 3 pounds of chuck roast (or chuck tender roast) mix together:
12 oz beef broth 1 Tbsp ketchup 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce 1/4 tsp Kitchen Bouquet 4 drops Hot sauce
Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on roast to taste. Put in crock-pot with above mixture. Cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 hours. Shred beef with a fork and return to juice.
Jonelle’s note: I used chuck roast or chuck tender roast - whatever is cheaper. It is great to make ahead. I did 2 roasts in 1 big crock-pot. Can be frozen and reheated easily.
Sauce: 1/4 cup mayo 1/4 cup milk 2 t. dry mustard 1 t. onion powder
Coating: 1 cup bread crumbs 1/2 t. Paprika
Mix all the sauce ingredients with a wire whisk. Cut chicken breasts into lengthwise strips. Place all of the chicken pieces in the sauce and stir well to coat. Place the coating in a plastic bag or container with a lid. Place about one pound of chicken in the crumb mixture. Seal container and shake well. Place chicken on spray-treated or greased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes, turning once. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets.
Freezing directions:
When cool, place trays of fingers in freezer and freeze until firm. Place frozen chicken fingers in freezer bags. Freeze.
Serving day:
Place frozen fingers on a baking sheet and reheat at 400 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until hot.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Honey 1/3 cup Orange juice 3 T. Soy sauce 2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 tsp garlic powder 2 tsp sesame seeds 2 tsp of cornstarch 2-1/2 lbs.Boneless, skinless, chicken breast; cut in strips 1.5 cups rice
Assembly Directions: Mix dry ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Add honey, juice, soy sauce and mix well.
Freezing Directions: Place the chicken strips in a freezer bag. Pour marinade over chicken in bag. Seal. Place inside another freezer bag so that the chicken is double-bagged. Freeze flat.
Serving Directions: Thaw chicken and thread on skewers through each chicken strip. Broil 4 inches from heat, or grill over medium coals 8-10 minutes or until cooked through, turning frequently. You can also cook the chicken in a non-stick skillet on the stovetop. Serving Directions for rice: Combine packet of rice, 3 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil 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 minutes, again DO NOT LIFT THE LID.
8 oz rigatoni 8 oz of Cheddar cheese, cut into strips 1 jar spaghetti sauce 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Cook rigatoni as directed on package. Drain and rinse. Cut cheese into strips 1 1/4 inches long by 1/4 inch thick. Insert a strip of cheese in each cooked pasta and place in a sprayed 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Pour sauce over the top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through at 350. Makes 6-8 servings. Note: If you must add meat with your meal, brown one lb of lean ground beef and add to the sauce. Vary by substituting 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese for the Parmesan.
Directions In a small bowl, mix cheddar cheese, cream cheese, parsley and 1 teaspoon mustard. In another bowl, mix green onions, bread crumbs, ketchup, seasonings and remaining mustard. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape mixture into eight thin patties. Spoon cheese mixture onto the center of four patties; top with remaining patties, pressing edges firmly to seal. Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with toppings as desired. Yield: 4 servings. Originally published as Herb & Cheese-Stuffed Burgers in Taste of Home February/March 2010, p55
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Breakfast Burritos
1 1/2 lb potatoes, cubed small and cooked
1/2 lb bacon, chopped (or 1 package REAL bacon bits-I like to use bacon bits from Sam's)
1 small onion
1 bell pepper, diced
Salt & pepper to taste
8oz cream cheese (softened so it can be spread)
8oz cheddar cheese
6 eggs
8 large flour tortillas
1 jar salsa
Aluminum foil
Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on burrito. Cook egg mixture with peppers and add bacon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add egg mixture to burrito and sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Wrap in aluminum foil. Place individual burritos in a large freezer bag. Freeze.
BACON-WRAPPED CHICKEN
Ingredients:
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 carton (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
January 8, 2016 at 6:04 AM Delete
Cheesy Chicken Casserole
8 oz egg noodles
3 cups cooked chicken
1.5 cups cottage cheese
2 cups shredded American cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/3 cup milk
1 can cream of mushroom
1 can cream of chicken
Cook noodles. Mix together rest of ingredients, stir in noodles. Place mixture in a gallon freezer bag. Label and freeze flat.
Serving Day Directions:
Thaw casserole mixture and place in a greased 9x13 pan. Sprinkle crushed potato chips.
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes or until bubbly.
Italian Hot Beef
For each supper swap meal, use 1 recipe with 3 pounds of chuck roast.
For every 3 pounds of chuck roast (or chuck tender roast) mix together:
12 oz beef broth
1 Tbsp ketchup
1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp Kitchen Bouquet
4 drops Hot sauce
Sprinkle garlic salt and pepper on roast to taste. Put in crock-pot with above mixture. Cook on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 hours. Shred beef with a fork and return to juice.
Jonelle’s note: I used chuck roast or chuck tender roast - whatever is cheaper. It is great to make ahead. I did 2 roasts in 1 big crock-pot. Can be frozen and reheated easily.
Baked Chicken Fingers and Nuggets: Serves 6
2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Sauce:
1/4 cup mayo
1/4 cup milk
2 t. dry mustard
1 t. onion powder
Coating:
1 cup bread crumbs
1/2 t. Paprika
Mix all the sauce ingredients with a wire whisk. Cut chicken breasts into lengthwise strips. Place all of the chicken pieces in the sauce and stir well to coat. Place the coating in a plastic bag or container with a lid. Place about one pound of chicken in the crumb mixture. Seal container and shake well. Place chicken on spray-treated or greased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes, turning once. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets.
Freezing directions:
When cool, place trays of fingers in freezer and freeze until firm. Place frozen chicken fingers in freezer bags. Freeze.
Serving day:
Place frozen fingers on a baking sheet and reheat at 400 degrees for 5-10 minutes or until hot.
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Honey
1/3 cup Orange juice
3 T. Soy sauce
2 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp sesame seeds
2 tsp of cornstarch
2-1/2 lbs.Boneless, skinless, chicken breast; cut in strips
1.5 cups rice
Assembly Directions:
Mix dry ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Add honey, juice, soy sauce and mix well.
Freezing Directions:
Place the chicken strips in a freezer bag. Pour marinade over chicken in bag. Seal. Place inside another freezer bag so that the chicken is double-bagged. Freeze flat.
Serving Directions:
Thaw chicken and thread on skewers through each chicken strip. Broil 4 inches from heat, or grill over medium coals 8-10 minutes or until cooked through, turning frequently. You can also cook the chicken in a non-stick skillet on the stovetop.
Serving Directions for rice:
Combine packet of rice, 3 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 tablespoon oil 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 minutes, again DO NOT LIFT THE LID.
Rigatoni Bake:
8 oz rigatoni
8 oz of Cheddar cheese, cut into strips
1 jar spaghetti sauce
3 tablespoons parmesan cheese
Cook rigatoni as directed on package. Drain and rinse. Cut cheese into strips 1 1/4 inches long by 1/4 inch thick. Insert a strip of cheese in each cooked pasta and place in a sprayed 1 1/2 quart casserole dish. Pour sauce over the top and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through at 350. Makes 6-8 servings.
Note: If you must add meat with your meal, brown one lb of lean ground beef and add to the sauce. Vary by substituting 1 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese for the Parmesan.
Herb Seasoned Stuffed Burgers
Ingredients:
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
3 teaspoons Dijon mustard, divided
2 green onions, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/4 teaspoon dried sage leaves
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
4 hamburger buns, split
Optional toppings: lettuce leaves and tomato slices
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Directions
In a small bowl, mix cheddar cheese, cream cheese, parsley and 1 teaspoon mustard. In another bowl, mix green onions, bread crumbs, ketchup, seasonings and remaining mustard. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly.
Shape mixture into eight thin patties. Spoon cheese mixture onto the center of four patties; top with remaining patties, pressing edges firmly to seal.
Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with toppings as desired. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Herb & Cheese-Stuffed Burgers in Taste of Home February/March 2010, p55
Turkey Burgers:
3 pounds ground turkey
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs
1/4 cup finely diced onion
2 egg whites, lightly beaten
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
In a large bowl, mix ground turkey, seasoned bread crumbs, onion, egg whites, parsley, garlic, salt, and pepper. Form into 12 patties. Freeze.
Serving day: Thaw. Cook the patties in a medium skillet over medium heat, turning once, to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C).
Mexican Stuffed Peppers
The classic stuffed bell pepper hot dish.
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Tip
Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
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