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From: "Becky McCougle via Cookinginthedark" <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>
To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org>; "Dark Count" <darkcou...@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, July 17, 2015 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CnD] Meals i've cooked for you casseroles ahead of time to
like macaroni cheese one was a macaroni cheese and corn casserole and one of
the macaroni cheese and hamburger casserole and stuck them in the freezer
and I hope this turns out OK i've cooked macaroni and cheese casserole's one
was a corn casserole and one was a hamburger casserole and they both had
macaroni cheese in them and stuff them in the freezer
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On Jul 17, 2015, at 3:27 PM, Dark Count via Cookinginthedark
<cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote:
What an awesome set of ideas!
Thanks for sharing.
D C
On 7/17/2015 9:28 AM, Linda Yacks via Cookinginthedark wrote:
Hi there,
I like to cook ahead! A long time ago, there was a book called "once a
month cooking." I can't remember much of the stuff in there, but it did
get me thinking about how much time I could save by planning and cooking
ahead.
When I find high-quality ground beef on sale, I buy up several pounds.
One place I used to get good ground beef at a lower cost that the
regular store was Sam's or Costco. Anyway, I take 5-6 pounds of the meat
and make meatloaf mixture. Then I separate that into as many meatloaves
in the size I need for my family. I cook one for dinner and freeze the
rest. That way, I only have to thaw it out and put it in the oven.
I also cook up the ground beef in a skillet with some onion, garlic,
salt and pepper. Drain well, then separate into about 2 cup packages and
freeze. With this meat cooked, I can put many meals on the table within
15 minutes.
Quinoa will freeze. One of my favorite dishes to make more of and freeze
is Hawaiian chicken with quinoa. You can facilitate the cooking of this
dish and many others by cutting up the chicken or meat prior to
freezing. So, I take out my frozen chopped chicken and put it in the
fridge the night before. You can place the remaining ingredients of the
recipe in a covered dish and refrigerate. In the morning, simply place
chicken and fixings in your crockpot and turn on low. The quinoa can be
cooked in the microwave in about 10 minutes. I make another batch of
quinoa to use with the leftover chicken. Simply stir in the quinoa,
place in a freezer bag, and freeze.
I make up spaghetti sauce and freeze. The only thing I have to do is
cook the spaghetti when I get home.
About freezing rice or pasta, don't overcook it. If it is a little under
done, it will freeze much better. Remember, commercial frozen dinner
entrees frequently have rice or pasta.
Linda's meatloaf
Ingredients:
5-6 pounds good quality ground beef or turkey
4 eggs
1 can diced tomatoes
1/3 cup hines steak sauce
1/3 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 package Stove top stuffing mix or dried bread crumbs
3 tbst refrigerated diced garlic or as many garlic cloves as you like
4 onions diced
2-3 diced bell peppers
Salt (I don't use it)
Pepper
Ketchup for top of meatloaf
Combine the wet ingredients in a very, very large bowl. I have a
that's-a-bowl from Tupperware. Add the stuffing mix and the rest of the
ingredients except for the meat. Thoroughly mix. Then slowly mix in the
meat. You will have to get in there with your hands, so just wash them
and have a great time.
Hawaiian Chicken
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