Freezer Meal Recipes: Breakfast Burritos

April 21, 2013 - 1 Comment

A healthy choice for an on the go breakfast!

Breakfast Burritos

These burritos are great for mornings on the go! I often warm them up for my husband as he’s getting ready for work. You could also send them off with your kids before school. Customize them however you like, there are all kinds of options!

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Freezer Meal Recipe: Breakfast Burritos

Yield: 12-18 burritos

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground pork sausage
  • 1 lb. frozen cubed Ore Ida potatoes
  • 12 eggs, beaten
  • 2 T. milk
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
  • 2 T. butter
  • 2 10 oz. cans green chili sauce
  • 12-16 burrito sized flour tortillas (I used regular size whole wheat tortillas this time and was able to make about 10 burritos.)
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions

To prep the burrito ingredients:

In a large skillet, brown the sausage. Remove from heat and drain excess fat. Set aside. Brown potatoes in oven by placing them on a baking sheet and broiling according to package instructions until crisp. Meanwhile, mix eggs, milk, salt and pepper together in a medium mixing bowl. Over medium heat, melt the butter in separate large skillet. Add egg mixture to skillet and scramble the eggs, removing from heat once the eggs are cooked but still moist. Warm green chili sauce over medium heat in saucepan until warmed through.

To assemble the burritos and prep to freeze:

Warm the flour tortillas on skillet or in the microwave until soft and flexible. Fill tortillas with 1/3 cup scrambled eggs, 2-3 T. sausage, and 1/3 cup potatoes. Top with cheddar cheese and green chili sauce according to taste. Fold tortillas snuggly into burritos. Wrap each burrito in plastic wrap, then place in freezer bags. Freeze.

On serving day:

Remove burrito from freezer and remove plastic wrap. Wrap in a paper towl and place in microwave on defrost for 3 minutes, then on high for 1 minute. Let cool and enjoy with sour cream or salsa!

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7 Fast and Easy Freezer Meals Using Chicken

March 18, 2013 - 21 Comments

I ordered a 40 lb case of chicken from Zaycon Foods and it is coming this week!

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I usually package my chicken in freezer bags like you see in our youtube video below. But with so many freezer meal recipes on Fabulessly Frugal and my dire need for time saving meals in my freezer, this time I am going to take the time to prep some freezer meals with my Chicken!

My Chicken Freezer meal recipes of choice:

A 40 lb box of chicken should contain about 80 breasts of chicken so I have a lot of meat to work with for my recipes. I am going to double each one of my recipes.  Once you put the effort into making one you may as well make two. You can use these ingredients to make your own grocery shopping list. Don’t forget to see what you have in your pantry from couponing!

BBQ Chicken Pizza  <—-Link to the full recipe

1 pizza crust (store bought or homemade)
2 c. mozzarella cheese
½ Red onion
2 Chicken breasts cut into small slices or shredded
2-3 c. BBQ Sauce
Cilantro

Breaded Smothered Chicken   <—-Link to the full recipe

4 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/2 Can Bread crumbs
6 Eggs
2 c. Shredded mozzarella cheese
Prego sauce

chicken ole crockpot freezer recipe

Chicken Ole  <—-Link to the full recipe

2 cans of Cream of Chicken soup (or 1 Cream of chicken and 1 cream of mushroom)
1 7oz can green Chile salsa
1 cup sour cream
2 Tbs grated onion
4 cups boiled, shredded chicken
12 corn tortillas cut into 6 strips each (large tortillas)
1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese

Cream Cheese Chicken   <—-Link to the full recipe

4 chicken breasts
1 packet of dry zesty Italian seasoning
1 can of cream of chicken soup
8 oz of cream cheese
¼ cup of butter
½ cup of water
salt and pepper to taste

garlic ranch chicken recipe

Garlic Ranch Chicken   <—-Link to the full recipe

4 Breasts of chicken
1 package of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing packets
1 c. milk
1 c. mayonnaise
2 Tbsp dried minced garlic

pineapple pepper chicken freezer meal and crockpot reicpe

Pineapple Pepper Chicken    <—-Link to the full recipe

2 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
1 cup sugar
1 cup vinegar
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup ketchup
3 Tbls soy sauce
1 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
4 chicken breasts
1 can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks, drained
1 medium green pepper, julienned (optional)

cilantro lime chicken

Cilantro Lime Chicken   <—-Link to the full recipe

1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
Juice from 2 limes
1 cup or 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
1 (16 oz) bag frozen corn
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste

What I need to know to make 14 freezer meals:

My Shopping list: I have most of the ingredients on hand to make these meals, but I will need a few things from the store. Your shopping list may have a few more items depending on how much couponing and stockpiling you have been doing.  I have doubled the ingredients to make two of each meal.
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  • 2  Red onions
  • 2 7oz can green Chile salsa
  • 4 cups unsweetened pineapple juice
  • 4 limes
  • 3 bunches fresh cilantro
My Chicken Prep: I need 52 breasts of chicken to make all of the above recipes twice. So will you!
  • 12 Chicken breasts cooked and cut into small slices or shredded
  • 40 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts uncooked

 

YOU CAN DO THIS TOO! WHO IS GOING TO JOIN ME?

Here are some more Chicken Recipe Ideas:

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

February 24, 2013 - 9 Comments

Freezer Meal Recipes save so much time and money!

We love freezer meal cooking!

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One of my favorite, and probably the easiest Freezer Meal recipe I make, Ham and Scalloped Potatoes is simple, fast and nutritious!

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Freezer Meal Recipe: Ham and Scalloped Potatoes

Ingredients

    For 1 Meal
  • 6 Potatoes, Fresh, Sliced (about 1/4 inch thick)
  • 1 10 3/4 oz cans Cream of Chicken Soup (can substitute any Cream of Soup you have, it all tastes great!)
  • 1 1/3 C Water
  • 1.25 lbs Ham
  • 2 cups broccoli (this is 1/2 bag frozen broccoli (16 oz) if you want to save time)
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 4 oz Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
  • 1 Gallon size Freezer Bags
    • For 4 Meals
  • Because this is so simple, it only takes about 5 extra minutes to make 4 instead of 1, so I always do 4 at a time
  • 24 Potatoes, Fresh, Sliced (about 1/4 inch thick) about a 5 lb bag
  • 4 10 3/4 oz cans Cream of Chicken Soup (or 2 Large Cans-you'll have about 3 TBSP left over)
  • 5 1/3 C Water
  • 5 lbs Ham
  • 8 cups broccoli (or 2 bags 16 oz frozen broccoli)
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 1 lb Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
  • 4 Gallon size Freezer Bags

Instructions

Preparing For the Freezer:

Place 2 cups Broccoli in each gallon bag

Add 1 can (or 1 1/3 cups, if from the big cans) Cream of Chicken Soup to each bag

Add 1.25 lbs cubed ham to each bag

Add 1 1/3 cups (or one can, if you used the little cans of soup) water to each bag

Place 6-7 sliced potatoes (we like yellow or red-and leave the skins on for quicker prep) on top.

Seal and lay flat to freeze.

Preparing after Freezing:

To cook, defrost slightly (enough to get out of Freezer Bag), place entire contents in Crock Pot and cook on low for 8 hours.

In the last hour of cooking, add 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese (or if like me, you forget this step, add it at the end and stir gently)

Notes

I do all the the other work in the same time it takes my sweet hubby to wash and slice the potatoes. Doing all four meals takes the 2 of us about 15 minutes.

I like to buy a 5 LB ham, and cut in in half, and then the halves in half (so each quarter looks identical), it saves time and measuring :)!

You can add the cheese into the bags if you want to save a step, I just personally think it tastes better added at the end of cooking time

If you don't add the potatoes at the end, and freeze right away, they may turn brown/black. This doesn't mean they are bad, it just is what they look like if left in the air to long.

Cost for all 4 Meals

Broccoli $0.78 each ($1.56)

Cream of Chicken soup $1.98 each ($3.96)

5 Lb Ham $9.28

Potatoes $2.50

Cheese $4.99 2 lb Brick (Albertsons Round Up-Ends Tuesday.) ($2.50)

Final Price: $19.80 or $4.95 per meal!

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

January 20, 2013 - Leave a Comment

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With freezer meals, it is easy and time efficient to make more than one meal at a time. I had all the stuff, so I doubled the recipe below to get two bags.

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lbs flank steak
  • 1/4 c corn starch
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp minced ginger
  • 2 cloves minced garlic
  • 3/4 c low sodium soy sauce
  • 3/4 c water
  • 3/4 c brown sugar
  • 1/2 c shredded carrots
  • 3 medium green onions, chopped

Instructions

Cut the steak into 2-inch-wide strips with the grain, then slice across the grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices. (You can use skirt, hanger, or flatiron steaks as a substitute for flank. I have also used top round.) Coat steak pieces in cornstarch.

Add remainder of ingredients to slow cooker and stir well to combine. Place coated flank steak into the slow cooker and cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for 4-5 hours. Serve over rice or noodles, if desired.

To Freeze: Combine remaining ingredients and place in freezer bag. Add coated steak to bag. Label and freeze. To serve: Thaw. Cook in crockpot on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours.

Serves: 5-6

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Recipe from Onceamonthmom.com; adapted from Let’s Get Crockin

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This is the Chef’s knife that I use, Victorinox Fibrox 8″. It is recommended by America’s Test Kitchen too.

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Homemade Lasagna

January 20, 2013 - 10 Comments

Freezer Meal Recipes save so much time and money!

We love freezer meal cooking!

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It is fun to get a group together to cook freezer meals. Sometimes I just double or triple a favorite recipe so I can put some in the freezer for a busy night.

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You can see that I cooked the noodles here, but you can get away with baking your lasagna with hard noodles if you add extra water to the sauce. So that is the way I wrote the recipe. I will save you time, dishes and hassle!

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Homemade Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 24 pieces lasagna noodles, uncooked
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 pound sausage
  • 2 jars (28 oz.) spaghetti sauce (I like Prego)
  • 32 ounces ricotta cheese
  • 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese Cheese Coupons
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 teaspoons oregano
  • 4 teaspoons basil
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

This recipes is for two 13x9 pans of Lasagna.

Heat oven to 350°F.

Brown meat in large skillet on medium-high heat.

Mix 2-1/2 cups mozzarella, ricotta cheese, parsley and egg until well blended; set aside.

Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until well blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

Bake 1 lasagna right away for 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve. Serve that night.

Cover the second lasagna with plastic wrap and then foil and put in your freezer. To prepare after freezing let thaw and cook for 1 hour or cook from frozen for 1.5 - 2 hours.

TIP: We added extra water to the sauce so we would not have to cook the noodles and the extra water would allow them to cook while baking. My picture shows pre-coooked noodles because I forgot about this tip the day I made these.

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Chicken and Okra Gumbo

January 20, 2013 - 2 Comments

Chicken & Okra Gumbo

 

 

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I love fresh homemade Gumbo! This is a recipe my husband got when he spent time in Louisiana & it’s so authentic. The recipe is doubled so you can have some tonight for dinner & freeze the other half for another night.

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Freezer Meal Recipes: Chicken & Okra Gumbo

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs chicken breast (can use whole chicken then de-bone but I prefer all white meat)
  • 5 cups cut okra (fresh or frozen)
  • 2 medium onions, chopped
  • 2 bell peppers, chopped
  • 2 (15.5 oz) cans of tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 Tbsp Creole seasoning (add more to taste, depending on how spicy you like it)
  • 6 cups cooked rice

Instructions

Cut chicken into pieces and boil in about 1 1/2 gallons of water. Remove and de-bone.

In a big skillet cook okra, onions, bell pepper, garlic and tomatoes in oil slowly on medium for about 30 minutes or until the okra is not slimy.

Start your rice cooking using package directions.

Make a roux, in a small sauce pan melt butter.

Remove from heat then mix in flour until clumps are gone.

Add roux, vegetables and chicken to hot chicken broth.

Add Creole seasoning and simmer for about 2 hours.

Serve over rice.

Serves 12.

Eat half tonight then put half of the gumbo in an air tight container to freeze for later.

The rice does not freeze well so only freeze gumbo.

Make 6 cups of fresh rice while you reheat from your freezer.

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My favorite tool for this dinner is this Digital Rice Cooker and Food Steamer.

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10 Can Chili {Quick and Easy Dinner Recipe}

September 30, 2012 - Leave a Comment

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Quick, easy chili, makes double batch for leftovers or a freezer meal!

I like meals that are quick, easy, and delicious.  This covers all three, plus it makes enough for 2 meals, so you can have leftovers or freeze a batch. 

10 Can Chili

Brown Ground Beef and drain.  Add and mix all ingredients in large soup pot.

Cook until heated through.  Serve with sour cream, grated cheese, and your favorite chili toppings.

To Freeze: put half of the mixture in a freezer bag before cooking.  Defrost and then heat through to prepare.

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Extreme Couponing Education: Stockpile Building Tips You Should Know

February 15, 2012 - 3 Comments

Because they don’t tell you everything on reality television we are here to reveal the secrets of Extreme Couponing.

Get Started Building a Stockpile:

Top 20 items: What are the top 20 items you use most frequently from your pantry? Look through your cupboards and closets. What do you have in there? What are you always running out of? Maybe look at your recipes to see what you need the most of.

Set goals:

  • How long do you want your stockpile to last?
  • Determine how many of each of your top 2o pantry items you would like to have in your stockpile.
Be sure to keep expiration dates in mind whenever you stockpile.

In this video Cathy talks about how she Stockpiles…


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Cathy’s top 20 list:

Cream of Chicken Soup
Spaghetti Sauce
Pasta
Butter (you can freeze this you know!)
Cheese (look at the expiration dates… they last 6 months if they are sealed. You can also shred and freeze.)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts (we stock up on Chicken when they are $1.88/lb or less)
Veggies (frozen or canned)
Salad Dressing
BBQ Sauce
Brownie Mix
Mayonnaise
Chocolate Chips
Tuna
Cereal
Crackers
Juice
Canned Tomatoes
Ground Beef (Keep a stockpile in the freezer, thanks to Zaycon Meat Deals.
Yogurt (Usually does not last long in the fridge, but when we get a good deal we freeze some) Find which foods do not freeze well.
Granola Bars

Learn more coupon tips…

What is on your top 20 list?

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March Freezer Meal Shopping List

March 9, 2011 - 11 Comments

 

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Tomorrow is shopping day for our freezer cooking this weekend! I have prepared the shopping list. We are cooking for 4 families this month instead of 6. So if you are shopping for 6 families just multiply my number by 1.5 to get your list for 6!

Below is a key for my spreadsheet in case it confuses you. :)

A: Ingredients

B: Amount needed to make all of the meals.

C: Amount we have on hand from last time we did freezer meals.

D: Amount that is going to be donated to the group. This is a great way to decrease costs. We each look through our pantries for items we already have in our stockpile and them “sell them to the group” for our coupon deal price. So in this column each member will list how much they are willing to “sell” to the group and leave their initial by it so we know who is bringing what. As this months hostess I have a lot of things on this list because I have been looking for deals for the ingredients and buying them during double coupons or good sales.

E: My final shopping list after we deduct what is on hand and what people will be bringing.

F-T: The meals we are making and their individual ingredients.

 

Now you can view and print the entire spread sheet!  Web Page or  PDF or  Excel!

See the menu and join the virtual freezer cooking group!

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