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Beef Stroganoff:
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 1/2 lb. top round
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 onion
- 1 jar mushrooms
- 1 cup sour cream
Ingredients for Serving Day:
Directions for Cooking Day: Trim fat from meat.
Season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour. Brown meat in
skillet with onions. Add soup and mushrooms and 1/4 cup
water. Cook over low heat 1 hour. Add sour cream and
mix. Cool and freeze using a freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost stroganoff mixture
and heat. Prepare noodles according to package directions.
Serve stroganoff over noodles.
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7 Can Soup - Contributed by Marti M.
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 3 cans Campbell's Minestrone
- 2 cans Ranch style beans
- 1 can Rotelle Tomatoes
- 1 can whole tomatoes
Directions for Cooking Day: Brown meat with onion.
Add cans of soup. Freeze using freezer bag method.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost and heat through.
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Chili Bake
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 16 oz. can whole kernel corn
- 15 oz. can of chili with beans
- 1 pkg. chili seasoning mix
Ingredients for Serving Day:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional - you may sprinkle any
amount of parmesan cheese on top of individual servings)
- 1 can Hungry Jack Buttermilk Biscuits
Directions for Cooking Day: Brown meat and onion.
Drain. Stir in corn, chili and seasoning. Simmer. Cool
and freeze in freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost chili mixture and
heat. Prepare the Hungry Jack Biscuits. To serve split the
biscuits in half and spoon chili mixture on top. Top with shredded
cheddar or parmesan cheese.
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Meatballs
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions for Cooking Day: Combine all ingredients and
shape into small meatballs. In large skillet cook meatballs turning
continually until meatballs are cooked through. To freeze first
put all meatballs on a cookie sheet and freeze. Once the meatballs
are solidly frozen (make take several hours) remove from cookie sheet
and place in freezer bag and put back in freezer.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost and serve with your
favorite sauces.
Sauce ideas for meatballs - brown gravy and meatballs served over
rice, spaghetti sauce, barbeque sauce.
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Meatloaf
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 1 package Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
Directions for Cooking Day: Combine all ingredients and
shape into loaf. Line your favorite loaf pan with foil first and
then a layer of Saran wrap. Make sure that both pieces will be
large enough to completely cover your meatloaf. Place meatloaf in
loaf pan and seal the 2 wraps around the meatloaf. Place loaf pan
and sealed meatloaf in freezer for a couple of hours. Once
meatloaf is semi frozen remove it from loaf pan. Place meatloaf
back in freezer. This process allows you to freeze your meatloaf
in the shape of the pan you will be cooking it in but doesn't require
you to freeze your pan.
Directions for Serving Day: Unwrap meatloaf and
defrost in loaf pan. Place in the loaf pan and bake at 350
degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes.
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Super Burgers
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
- garlic, salt and pepper to taste
Directions for Cooking Day: Combine all ingredients and
shape into hamburger patties. You will freeze these raw and cook
them on serving day.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost patties and cook on
grill or pan fry.
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Spinach Stuffed Steaks -
This recipe is a treat that I make for a special dinner for my husband
and me. I don't make it for the kids because of the cost.
Even though this is prepared mostly on cooking day there is still
cooking steps on serving day that are a bit more than my usual freezer
recipes.
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
Stuffing:
- 10 oz. package of frozen spinach, thawed, drained.
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic
- 2 Porterhouse steaks (can also use strip or T-bone)
Ingredients for Serving Day:
- 6 slices bacon cut into 1/2" pieces
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
Sauce:
- 1 Tbsp. flour
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
Directions for Cooking Day: In small bowl mix together
all stuffing ingredients. Prepare steaks for stuffing by splitting
each steak down the side to form a pocket. Fill each pocket with
the spinach mixture. Freeze using freezer bags.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost Steaks. In
skillet cook bacon in the margarine over medium heat (about 5
minutes). Place steaks in the skillet and cook over med. high heat
until steaks reach desired doneness. Remove meat. To make sauce
remove excess fat from skillet but keep the bacon and brown
particles. Reduce heat to medium and stir in flour. Cook
until mixture is bubbly. Stir in water, salt, tomato paste and
garlic. Continue cooking until thick.
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Honey Baked Pork Chops - Contributed by
Melanie M.
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 6 boneless pork chops
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 1/4 t. ground ginger
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
Directions for Cooking Day: Place honey, vinegar,
ginger, garlic and soy sauce in blender and mix well. Place
uncooked pork chops and honey mixture in a freezer bag and freeze.
Directions for Serving Day: Thaw completely.
Place pork chops and honey mixture in a baking dish. Bake for 350
degrees for 1 hour or until pork chops are cooked. Turn pork chops
occasionally while baking.
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Barbeque Pork Sandwiches
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- Pork Roast
- Barbeque Sauce
- Salt, pepper, garlic
Ingredients for Serving Day:
Directions for Cooking Day: Season the pork roast with
salt, pepper and garlic. Put in Crock Pot on low for 8 hours or
high for 4 hours. The roast is done when you can break it apart
easily with a fork. Remove cooked roast from crock pot and shred
the pork. Add barbeque sauce and mix. Freeze shredded
barbeque pork in a freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost the pork and
heat. Serve on toasted sandwich rolls.
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Stuffed Pork Chops
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 6 double pork chops
- 1 1/2 cups whole kernel corn
- 1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. minced parsley
- 3/4 tsp. sage
- 1 Tbsp. grated onion
- 1 cup diced apple
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsp. milk
Directions for Cooking Day: Cut a pocket on the bone side of
each cop. Combine next 10 ingredients and mix well. Stuff
each chop with corn mixture. Brown chops in oil. Let pork
chops cool and freeze using Freezer bags.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost pork chops.
Bake about 1 hour (or until pork is thoroughly cooked) at 350 degrees.
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Barbeque Pork Chops - This
is super easy and freezing the pork chops in the barbeque sauce gives
the chops a great flavor.
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- Pork Chops
- Barbeque Sauce
Directions for Cooking Day: Put raw pork chops in
freezer bag. Add enough barbeque sauce to coat pork chops
entirely. Freeze.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost pork chops
completely. Put chops in a baking dish and throw away extra sauce.
Cook at 425 degrees for 30 minutes or until cooked all the way
through.
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Salisbury Steaks
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
Ingredients for Serving Day:
- 2 cans Franco-American Mushroom Gravy
Directions for Cooking Day: Mix together all cooking day
ingredients. Shape into 6 oblong patties. Arrange patties on
a baking sheet and flash freeze. Remove baking sheet from freezer
and transfer patties to a freezer bag. Freeze.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost patties
completely. In skillet, brow patties and drain. Add
gravy. cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until patties are
completely cooked.
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California Chili
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. crushed red pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 - 16 oz. can tomato sauce
- 1 - 16 oz. can kidney beans
- 1 jalapeno pepper - chopped
Ingredients for Serving Day:
Optional garnishes: grated cheddar cheese, grated Parmesan
cheese, chopped onions, oyster crackers.
Directions for Cooking Day: Cook beef with onions,
garlic and spices. Drain. Add remaining ingredients and cook
slow for about 1 hour. Cool and freeze in freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Thaw chili and heat on med. low
until heated through. Garnish with desired toppings.
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Goulash
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1/2 pound Jimmy Dean sausage
- 1 large can tomato sauce - 29 oz.
- 1 can corn (drained)
- 1 cup elbow macaroni
- 1chopped green pepper
- 1/2 onion chopped
- 1 clove garlic chopped.
Ingredients for Serving Day:
Directions for Cooking Day: Cook elbow macaroni al
dente. Brown meat and sausage together. Drain. Add
bell pepper, onion, garlic and tomato sauce. Simmer for 1
hour. Add cooked macaroni and corn. Cool and freeze in
freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost and heat.
Serve with Parmesan cheese.
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Spicy Beef and
Vegetable Sloppy Joe
Ingredients for Cooking Day:
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup chopped zucchini
- 1 cup chopped yellow summer squash
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 3/4 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 16-oz. jar salsa
- 1 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 tsp. rosemary
Ingredients for Serving Day:
Directions for Cooking Day: In a skillet cook beef,
onion and garlic over medium heat till meat is brown and onion is
tender. Drain off fat. Add zucchini, summer squash,
mushrooms, and green pepper. Cover and cook over low heat for 5 to
7 minutes. Stir in salsa, basil, parsley and rosemary.
Simmer uncovered about 10 minutes or until most of the liquid has
evaporated. Cool and freezer in freezer bag.
Directions for Serving Day: Defrost and warm Sloppy Joe
mixture. Serve on toasted kaiser rolls.
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