Freezer Meal: Breakfast Burriotos - HotCouponWorld.comHotCouponWorld.com If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our free email newsletter and be sure to check out our Couponing 101 series to get you started on how to learn how to save money using coupons! One of my goals for the new year is to do more freezer meals for my family. In looking over my spending habits for 2011 I can clearly see that our family spent entirely too much money eating out and I need to bring that down in 2012. Even though I have a stockpile of food there are many days where I look and say “we don’t have anything to eat”. So, back to the goal….do more batch cooking and have options in my freezer ready to go for those days we don’t feel like cooking and are tempted to going out for dinner or grabbing a donut or muffin at the store. I hate cooking breakfast. Ingredients: 2 lbs. bacon, diced 2 lbs. breakfast sausage 1 large onion, diced small 1 cup diced bell pepper (I used frozen diced bell pepper) 20 eggs 36 fajita sized flour tortillas 1 (8 oz.) bag shredded cheddar cheese
Farmers’ Market Recipe Collection: Grilled Garden Wrap It appears I have a wee problem on my hands. No, wait, that didn’t come out right. Er, I mean… How about this – I can’t stop making sandwich-ish type dishes for dinner! Well, I promise you’ll forgive me after one tiny bite of this wrap, which is bursting with the fresh, smoky, and sweet flavors of grilled eggplant, zucchini, and sweet corn, and raw cucumber and tomato. Not only are Grilled Garden Wraps mouthwatering, but they’re also the next recipe in my Farmers‘ Market Recipe Collection! Anyways! Slice the eggplant into 1/2″ slices, then lay the slices on a cooling rack, and generously salt both sides. In 10 minutes, the salt will have drawn out the excess moisture, causing it to bead up on top. While the eggplant’s being leached, slice a small yellow squash into diagonal slices, about 1/2″ thick. Next, brush both sides of the eggplant and squash slices with olive oil, and season both sides with grill seasoning. To the grill! Remove everything to your platter, and head back in! That’s it!
Slow Cooker Freezer Meals: Make 8 Meals in 1 Hour! If you are looking for MORE Slow Cooker Freezer Meals, be sure to check out our new post: 10 MORE Slow Cooker Freezer Mealsin 90 Minutes or Less! Well, this baby has still not made her appearance yet . . . But the extra days are giving me time to be a little more prepared! About a year ago, I was part of a "Freezer Meal Group Swap" in my neighborhood and once a month we would all get together and swap freezer meals. I would usually spend a couple of hours in the kitchen one Saturday a month, cooking up a storm and in the end, it was so nice to have 5-6 meals prepared that I didn't have to worry about for that next month. Unfortunately, our Freezer Meal Group no longer gets together and I just have not been motivated enough to make my own meals. But as my due date has gotten closer, I have been thinking about how nice it would be to just pull something out of the freezer and have all the work done for dinner. However, some of the recipes that we tried were terrible. the recipe for each meal,
Monthly Meal Planning Guess what?! I listened to your requests and, just for you, I wrote another meal planning post! Read through this one, enjoy it, and then click HERE for the newest addition! I have tried to answer many of your questions at the bottom of this post!! Scroll down to read the answers and feel free to ask more! I am so glad so many of you are liking this! Back in September, I thought I'd try to get organized with meal planning. So, I am going to share with you my December calender. How do I plan? - we eat leftovers once a week - I allow for 2 nights of eating out per month - we always have breakfast for dinner at least once a month - I try to vary chicken, beef, and fish recipes - I double every recipe that I can and store them in the freezer. - I also prepare both breakfast tacos and lunch tacos for the month (recipes below). How do I prep it all? I make 3 lists as I gather recipes: 1. 2. 3. How much does it cost? This month I spent $200 at SAM's and $129 at HEB. Here is my December calender: 1. 2.
10 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in Less than 90 Minutes Our first freezer meal post (8 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in 1 Hour) was such a success and we have had so many requests for another post, so we wanted to share 10 more meals that you could make in about 90 minutes! We also gave you more side dish suggestions for an easy way to complete the meal. We included another recipe sheet and shopping list that can be printed off (scroll down to the bottom and you will find them). Here are the 10 recipes that I used: Slow Cooker Black Bean and Corn Salsa ChickenIngredients: 2 (14 oz) cans black beans, drained and rinsed 2 (14 oz) cans corn, drained 1 (1 oz) package taco seasoning 1 lb chicken breasts 1 cup salsa 3/4 cup water Directions: Place all ingredients in resealable gallon-sized freezer bag. When ready to eat, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge for 24 hours. When finished cooking, shred chicken and serve over rice, with tortilla chips, over a salad, in tortilla shells, or wrapped in a soft tortilla (this meat is so versatile). Side dish idea:
Summertime Slow Cooker Meals - Beat the Heat in the Kitchen Eat at Home Everyday Food for Busy People You are here: Home / Crockpot / Summer Slow Cooker Meals – Beat the Heat in the Kitchen Summer Slow Cooker Meals – Beat the Heat in the Kitchen May 11, 2012 by Tiffany If you love using your slow cooker, check out our Weekly Meal Plans. Starting in June 2013, I’m doing a series of 75 Days of Summer Slow Cooker Recipes. I love using my slow cooker in the summer. The slow cooker is also a great way to cook without heating up the kitchen. And don’t forget dessert! If you enjoyed this post, get email updates (it's free). Enter your Email Preview | Powered by FeedBlitz Filed under: Crockpot Tagged with Crockpot, slow cooker, summer food5 Comments Comments Amy @ Spin The Meal says: May 13, 2012 at 8:57 am I just like to use my slow cooker to prep boneless, skinless chicken to shred up and have in hand for light summer salads. Trackbacks Honey Mustard Chicken in the Crock Pot « One Hundred Meals To Cook For Hubby says: August 27, 2012 at 2:06 am [...] Tips
Crock Pot Bread Baking (Fast Bread in a Slow Cooker) When I moved to the midwest I was introduced to Crock Pot cooking. I had never even seen a slow cooker before and had no idea the range of foods that could be created in a plug-in cooking pot. Since then I have had everything from No-Peek-Chicken, Swedish Meatballs and Peach cobbler, done in one of these magic devices. When my husband was an art director Aveda they had “crock pot parties,” which meant everyone plugged in their slow cookers at their desks and made a dish to share. But, bread in a crock pot? 1 pound dough (Click here for our No-Knead 5-Minute Bread Recipe. Form the dough into a ball and place it on a sheet of parchment paper. Update: I just mixed up a fresh batch of ABin5 Peasant Bread Dough, let it rise for the two hours in the bucket, then formed a 1-pound loaf and stuck it in the crock pot. Turn the temperature to high and put on the cover. Bake for 1 hour (this will depend on your crock pot, you may need to increase or decrease the time. Related Post:
Crockpot Apple Butter | Changing My Destiny Note: The CrockPot Fruit Butter eBook is NOW AVAILABLE! Click here for more details. …now on to the good stuff… I adapted this easy recipe from Cake Student because I had everything on hand and it worked out beautifully. Crock Pot Apple Butter Makes a little more than 1 pint 1 dozen apples, peeled, cored, cubed 1/2 Cup Water 1/4 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon All Spice Step 1: Peel, Core, and Chop a dozen apples. Step 2: Toss the apples in the sugar and spices. Step 3: Put everything in the Crockpot, then [say it with me] Set It, and Forget It! anyone else remember that infomercial? I cooked it on Low overnight and woke up to this… After a few more hours on low, I bumped it to high and propped the lid. it cooked down and thickened quite a bit. Step 4: I suppose it’s optional, but I decided to blend the butter down smooth. So after 15 hours and a dozen apples picked right from the tree, I had 1 pint of delicious apple butter. Next up…Pumpkin Butter! Like this: Like Loading...
The Super Easy Way to Getting Meals Ready ~ DUMP Cooking What is Dump Chicken? Dump chicken is one of the easiest forms of Freezer cooking! The idea is VERY simple, do NOT over think it. You take raw (never frozen) OR Frozen chicken pieces, toss them into a One Gallon Freezer Bag, then toss in the sauce and freeze flat. The key is never RE-FREEZE Raw chicken. Then thaw the chicken and cook! 1 1/2 Pounds Chicken Pieces -- (4 to 6) 1/2 cup apple juice 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon 1/4 teaspoon mint -- crushed 1 cup Seedless Grapes For immediate cooking: Pre-heat oven to 350 F. For freezing: Place all ingredients into a 1 Gallon freezer bag. To thaw and cook: Take the bag out of the freezer the night before, make sure the baggie is completely closed. Per serving: 193 Calories (kcal); 12g Total Fat; (55% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; 70mg Cholesterol; 63mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates BBQ Jelly "DUMP" Chicken Creole "DUMP" Chicken Herb-wine "DUMP" Chicken
Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip (3 Ingredient 3 Minute Recipe) Cheesecake, caramel, apples – love all the above so why not put them all together? I wanted a simple dip for my apple one day and caramel apples are one of my favorite desserts, as is cheesecake, so I thought I may as well combine them all into one quick and ridiculously easy dip. To say this dip is good is speaking much too lightly. I’m totally in love with it! Caramel Cheesecake Apple Dip (3 Ingredient 3 Minute Recipe) Ingredients 2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, chilled 1 cup caramel ice cream topping, chilled (I used Hershey's in the glass jar) 1 store bought graham cracker pie crust, crumbled Directions Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese until smooth and fluffy for about 1 minute.
Pumpkin Butter | Skinny Ms. Powered by Translate Stay Connected search our site Categories Google+ 5 Reasons to Eat More Coconut Get Fit With 4- 4 Minute Workouts No Bake Lemon Berry Cups Fat Burning Interval Training Cleanse and Detox Superfood Salad SkinnyMs.com - Your Source for Healthy Recipes and Fitness Workouts General Google Layer Slider Google Text Ad – 200×90 Running Schedule Running Program for Absolute Beginners Fitness Categories Zip List <A HREF=" EstufsDeveloped by WebArt MediaLabs Information provided on this site, or through links to other web sites, is not intended as a substitute for qualified medical or professional advice and should not be misconstrued as such. Copyright @ 2012 Skinny Ms. Original text Contribute a better translation Crockpot Ziti Now that I'm working full time, I love a good crockpot meal. During our Countdown to 2011 one recipe (among many!) I decided to try was one for a crockpot lasagna pasta of sorts. This recipe reminded both Frog Prince and I of our three cheese baked ziti recipe, and we loved the results. With a crockpot dish, you don't get that nicely browned cheese on the top, but it was sure tasty! Crockpot Ziti - From Creatively Domestic 2 C homemade spaghetti sauce 8oz whole wheat penne pasta 12 oz cottage cheese 4-5 oz spinach 6 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded 2-3 T Parmesan cheese Place the cottage cheese in the blender and puree until rather smooth. Then, add in the spinach. Spread 1/2 C of the spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a lightly greased crockpot. Sprinkle on a few noodles. Then, spread about 1/3 of the spinach cheese mixture over the top of the noodles. Sprinkle on just a little mozzarella cheese. Then, add sauce and repeat the layers. I repeated the layers 3 times. Serve warm.