Hearty Chicken and Noodle Casserole
Ingredients:
1 can cream mushroom
1/2 cup milk
1/4 tspn ground black pepper
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups medium egg noodles, cooked and drained
1/2 cup shredded cheese
Directions:
Stir soup, milk, black pepper, parmesan cheese, vegetables, chicken and noodles in a casserole dish
Bake at 400* for 25 minutes or until hot. Stir
Top with cheddar cheese, turn to oven for an additional 5 minutes
Honey Garlic Chicken Crock Pot Freezer Meal Recipe
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
3 garlic cloves
1 tsp basil
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup honey
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together inside a ziplock bag and freeze
Don't forget to label with cooking directions!
To cook, thaw overnight, cook in crockpot for 5-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high
*Hint, make a few bags of this and have dinner for multiple days. This is great served with rice.
Biscuit Pepperoni Pizza Recipe
Maybe I am just a big kid at heart, but this is one recipe that I love. For one, its much easier to use biscuits than mixing, and rolling out a dough, and for two, I can make it much more quickly. I tend to stick with just cheese and pepperoni as my toppings, but you can use anything you wish.
Ingredients:
1 can biscuits
1/2 jar pizza sauce
Pepperoni slices (or other toppings)
Shredded cheese
Directions:
Spray a round pie pan with nonstick cooking spray
Break each biscuit into 3 pieces and lay on pan
When all biscuits are broken and in the pan, squish the broken biscuits together to make a dough
Spread dough with pizza sauce, top with pepperoni, or other toppings, and cheese
Bake at 350* until biscuits are fluffy and cheese is melted
*For a larger pizza, use a large can of flaky biscuits and a 9x13 pan, adjusting the amount of sauce needed to cover the dough
Rice Crispy Peanut Butter Treat Bars Recipe
Ingredients:
1 bag peanut butter chips
1 stick butter
6 1/2 cups rice crispy cereal
1 bag semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup honey roasted peanuts, chopped
Directions:
Line a 9x13 pan with nonstick foil or parchment paper
Melt peanut butter chips and butter in a large bowl in microwave or in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until thoroughly blended and smooth.
Remove from heat, add cereal and stir until evenly coated.
Pour into prepared pan, spread evenly, then cover with wax paper.
Use another 9x13 pan, or book, to press the mixture into an even layer, then remove the wax paper.
Place pan in freezer about 10 minutes or until firm.
Melt chocolate chips as directed on bag.
Add corn syrup and stir until well blended.
Spread chocolate mixture evenly on top cereal mixture then sprinkle with chopped nuts.
Using wax paper, lightly press the nuts into the chocolate.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Cut, serve, enjoy!
(Recipe and photo from wdfood)
I’m a big fan of “skillet” dinners, but only if they taste good. Far too many skillet dishes are pre-packaged and just lack in taste. This recipe lacks nothing. The salsa gives it a nice taste that packaged skillet entrees cannot.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 can tomato soup
1/2 cup salsa
1/2 cup water
6 flour tortillas, cut into small strips
1/2 cup shredded cheese
Directions:
Cook beef in a large skillet wit about 1/4 cup water, drain grease, and break up any large chunks of meat. Return to skillet
Stir in soup, salsa, water, and tortillas. Heat to a boil
Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes. Stir
Top with cheese
*To make this creamier, add in 1/2 cup sour cream with the soup
Three Ingredient Raziti Recipe – Freezer Meal
I’ve noticed that a lot of people who make freezer meals tend to make them in bulk. If you are making fancy dishes then it can be quite time consuming, but adding this one to the mix can give you more meals for less time. Its quick, and only has 3 ingredients. This is one of those meals where you can easily make more than one at a time.
Ingredients:
Rotini noodles
Spaghetti Sauce
Shredded Cheese
Directions:
Line an 8x8 pan with foil
Add noodles and sauce and top with cheese
Freeze, then remove foil "block" and freeze inside large ziplock bag* (Gallon size)
To cook, bake covered with foil at 350* for 30 minutes
Uncover, bake additional 30 minutes
*When freezing, be sure to label with cooking directions!
I came across this recipe on Facebook and it sounded way too easy not to make. I was hoping that my family would love it so I can easily make 3-4 at a time to keep in the freezer.
Chicken and Rice (EASY!!!!) Freezer Meal Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 box Wild Rice mix
1 can cream chicken
1 can cream mushroom
1 can (drained) mushrooms
1 soup can water
6 chicken tenders (uncooked)
Directions:
In a large bowl mix all ingredients except the chicken
Pour into an 8x8 pan
Place uncooked chicken on top
Cover and wrap in foil, label with cooking instructions, and freeze
To cook simply thaw, then bake at 350* for approximately 1 hour or until the chicken is done and the rice is tender
(Meal below is uncooked, prior to freezing)
Ingredients:
1 package frozen spinach, chopped
5 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 avocado, peeled and chopped
1/8 tspn hot pepper sauce, or to taste
1/2 cup watercress
8 ounces plain yogurt
1 1/4 tspn no-salt garlic seasoning
1/8 tspn freshly ground black pepper
1 purple cabbage
Directions:
Cook spinach, drain and wring out all juice
Using a blender, or by hand, combine spinach, onion, watercress and parsely. Set aside
Place remaining ingredients except cabbage in blender and blend until smooth.
In a bowl, combine the vegetables and yogurt and mix to blend well.
Refrigerate at least two hours to allow flavors to blend
Hollow out the purple cabbage to use as a serving bowl.
*Serve with stiff crackers, bread crumbs, or fresh vegetables.
Grilled Banana split S'mores Camping Recipe
The first time I made this recipe I failed to see the “wrap in foil” part and my bananas were one huge mess. I certainly don’t recommend making the same mistake I did! This is a great Summer recipe, but can be made year round - just use the oven instead!
Ingredients:
6 bananas, in the skin
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
6 large graham crackers
Directions:
Set grill to medium heat, or use a campfire
Make a long slit in each banana from end to end, through the skin and down to, but not through, the skin on the other side. Gently open the banana. Divide chocolate chips and mini marshmallows among bananas, pressing with your fingers to fit as much as possible.
Wrap each banana in aluminum foil and place on center of grill or around perimeter of fire.
Cook 5 minutes, or until chips and marshmallows are melted and banana is warm.
Serve immediately with graham crackers for dipping
Pineapple Nut Delights Cookie Recipe
This is one of those cookie recipes that is so good, it is gone before the cookies go bad. They are a perfect combination of moist, sweet, and crunchy flavors.
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tspn vanilla
4 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup canned pineapple crushed
1 tspn baking soda
1/2 tspn salt
Directions:
Mix together
Drop onto baking pan and bake at 350* for 10 minutes
Roll in powdered sugar to finish
Orange Barbecue Cocktail Sausages Appetizer Recipe
Ingredients:
1 pound Lil' Smokies
1 cup Barbecue Sauce
1/4 cup orange marmalade
Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a skillet and cook until heated thoroughly
*Cranberry sauce can be used in place of orange marmalade
*Recipe and image obtained from some random recipe card
Smokin' Succulent Grilled Chicken Recipe
Welcome to the beginning of Summer.. Grilled food and great parties are to come!
Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoon lime juice
2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tspn chipotle chili powder
Chicken strips or breasts
Directions:
Blend first 5 ingredients
Set 1/2 of the mixture aside.
Grill or broil chicken, brushing with remaining mixture until thoroughly cooked.
Serve with any remaining mixture
Beef Pie Recipe - Freezer Meal
Ingredients:
Beef stew meat
Carrots
Celery
Onions
Seasoning
2 pie crusts
Directions:
Cook stew meat, carrots, celery and onions in large pot with seasoning.
Pour cooked stew fixings into unbaked pie crust
Be sure to leave some of the juice in the pie
Cover with additional crust, wrap in foil and freeze*
To cook, place frozen pie in oven 375* approximately 30 minutes
*When freezing, be sure to label with cooking directions.
Lasagna Freezer Meal Recipe using No-Boil Noodles
Italian food is one of our favorites. Italian food without all the prep is even better! This freezer meal can be served immediately, or frozen and served later making prep time nearly non-existent. I recommend making multiple pans of this to have on hand.
Ingredients:
No boil noodles
1/2 cup ricotta
1/2 cup cottage cheese
Spaghetti Sauce
Shredded cheese
Ground Meat
Onion
Directions:
Brown meat and sauté onion
Mix all ingredients except noodles
Layer like traditional lasagna, layering noodles and the mixture. Top with shredded cheese
Wrap in foil, freeze
Bake 20-40 covered at 350*
Uncover, bake some additional minutes to finish. Baking time varies on size of dish used
Hint: Use disposable 8x8 pans and make multiple batches at once to freeze more than one!
Brown Sugar Chicken Crock Pot Freezer Meal Recipe
Ingredients:
4 breasts
1 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup vinegar
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tsp pepper
1/4 cup sprite (don’t freeze the sprite... add before cooking)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients together inside ziplock bag (if freezing, do not add the sprite)
Label with cooking directions, and freeze
To cook, thaw overnight, cook in crockpot for 5-8 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high
Easy, Creamy, Spinach Dip Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 package Knorr vegetable recipe mix
1 package (10 oz) frozen, chopped, thawed spinach (Squeeze dry)
1 container (16 oz) sour cream
Directions:
Combine all ingredients, and mix well.
Serve chilled
This recipe is quick and easy enough to add to a hostess menu. Serve it with chips, crackers, or vegetables.
Vegetable and Bean Fajitas (Meat Free Meal!) Recipe
The internet and social media seems to have all these “Fill in the Blank” Day participation games going on. One of them is Meat Free Monday, and while I don’t participate in any of them (throwback Thursday, flashback Friday, man crush Monday, etc) I do like the idea of the Meat-Free Monday one. I didn’t really grow up liking meat all that much, so it’s simple for me, but having delicious recipes would make it much easier for those who are accustomed to having meat.
Ingredients:
4 flour tortillas
1 green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 large tomato, chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground oregano
1 can pinto beans
1 1/2 cup sliced zucchini
1 medium onion, sliced
3/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
Sour cream, or salsa if desired
Directions:
Heat tortillas
Spray large nonstick skillet with cooking spray
Add zucchini, bell pepper, and onion. Cook and stir over medium heat until crisp-tender, about 5-7 minutes.
Add beans, tomato, chili powder, cumin, garlic salt, and oregano, and mix well.
Cook until thoroughly heated.
To serve, spoon 1/4 of mixture down center of each warm tortilla, top with salsa or sour cream, fold, and Enjoy!
*Black beans may be used in the place of pinto beans
Chicken Under wraps recipe (Freezer Meal!)
Keeping up with the freezer meal craze… I found this recipe stashed away, waiting to find it’s way to my dinner table. Two thumbs up from me.
Ingredients:
4 skinned and boned chicken breast halves
1 cup Barbecue Sauce
4 large mushrooms, thinly sliced
1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
Directions:
Cut four pieces of heavy duty aluminum foil, big enough to wrap chicken breasts inside.
Place one chicken breast in center of each.
Top with half of the barbecue sauce, all of the mushrooms, onion and zucchini, dividing equally.
Top with remaining sauce.
wrap Securely
If freezing, label with cooking directions and freeze at this point!
To cook: (Thaw if frozen) Place on baking sheet, bake at 450* for 10-12 minutes.
*Squash or eggplant can be used in place of zucchini
*Recipe and image obtained from some random recipe card
-=- Easy Mexican inspired Appetizer Recipe -=-
Ingredients:
“Scoop” chips
1 Jar Salsa
Cilantro for garnishing
Directions:
Spoon salsa into chips, and arrange on platter. Garnish with cilantro.
I served these chips at my daughter’s birthday party and they were a huge hit. I recommend supplying 3-4 chips for each guest with some kept as backup!
Parmesan crusted chicken Recipe
Mayonnaise isn’t exactly all that healthy, but when its served like this, I think most people - including myself - can overlook that! These are moist and delicious; just as chicken should be!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast (halved)
4 tspn Italian seasoned dry bread crumbs
Directions:
Combine mayonnaise and cheese.
Spread on chicken, then sprinkle with bread crumbs
Bake at 425* for 20 minutes, or until thoroughly cooked.
*These are great served atop pasta.
*Image and recipe from some random recipe card
