My granddaughter asked me to help her freeze some meals so she won't have to worry about meals when she comes home from the hospital with her new baby? she also has a 2 year old.Any good cooks out there? I need about 5 recipes of main courses that i can freeze? any ideas?
Here are the different choices you can use (I put more than 5 because I don't know if your granddaughter is an vegetarian or not) vegetable, beef, and chicken:
Hot Cabbage
Serves 4
Ingredients:
3 cups Cabbage (finely chopped)
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
2 Tablespoons Italian Salad Dressing
Methods:
Sprinkle cabbage with salt and set aside for 30 minutes. Heat oil in skillet until very hot. Add the cabbage and stir fry about 2 minutes. Remove and add Italian dressing.
Peachy Carrots
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 pound package carrots (sliced and cooked)
1/3 cup Peach Preserves
1 Tablespoon Margarine (melted)
Methods:
Combine carrots with margarine and peach preserves. Cook over low heat until carrots are heated thoroughly.
Carrot Casserole
Serves 6
Ingredients:
1 Pound Package Carrots (sliced, cooked until tender)
1/2 Cup Celery (Chopped)
1/3 Cup Onion (Chopped)
1/3 Cup Green pepper (chopped)
Methods:
Saute chopped celery, onion, and green pepper. Mash cooked carrots and mix with sauteed vegetables. Put in buttered baking dish. Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Braised Celery
4 servigs
Ingredients:
2 cups Celery Sticks
1/2 cup beef bouillon
2 Tablespoon Chopped Fresh Parsley
1 Tablespoon Lowfat Margarine
Methods:
Combine above ingredients and place in 1 quart casserole. Bake at 400 degress for 30 minutes.
Sesame Rice
8 Servings
Ingredients:
4 cups white rice (cooked)
1/4 cup green onion (chopped)
2 Tablespoon sesame seeds
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
Methods:
While rice is still hot, combine all ingredients and place into serving dish. Stir Well.
Snow Peas and Mushrooms
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 cup sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons margarine
1/2 pound small snow peas
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Methods:
Saute mushrooms in margarine. Stir in snow peas and soy sauce. Cook until crisp-tender. Toss and serve.
BBQ Cups
Serves 4-5
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1 can refrigerator biscuits
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
Methods:
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brown meat, drain. Add barbeue sauce and set aside. Place biscuits in ungreased muffin cups, pressing dough up side to edge of cup. Spoon meat mixture into cups. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 12 minutes.
Hamburger in Oven
Serves 6-8
2 pounds extra lean ground beef
2 medium onions (sliced thin)
1 package (32 oz) frozen french fries
Salt and pepper
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide meat into 6-8 equal parts and make into patties. Season to taste. Place on foil in large baking pan and arrange onion slices on top of each patty. Place fries around them. Wrap foil tightly and bake for 30 minutes.
Vegetable Meat Dish
Ingredients:
1 pound lean group beef (browned, drained)
1 onion (chopped)
4 large potatoes (peeled, sliced)
1 can (10 1/2 oz) vegetable beef soup
Methods:
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Brown ground beef and onions; drain. Place potato slices in lightly greased casserole. Spread ground beef and onions over potatoes. Pour soup over top. Cover and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking 15 minutes.
Soy Sauce Chicken:
Serves 4
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts (skinned and boned)
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup soy sauce
Methods:
Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken in greased casserole dish. Mix sour cream and soy sauce together. Spread oven chicken. Bake covered for 1 hour.Any good cooks out there? I need about 5 recipes of main courses that i can freeze? any ideas?
Lasagna: assemble but don't bake before freezing
Meatloaf: assemble but don't bake before freezing
Beef vegetable soup
Chili
Chicken noodle soup
Chicken pot pie
These are my favorites, and I prepare these and freeze every fall.
I don't really cook really good.Better i don't give you my recipes i think you are not going to like them.I'm sorry i can't help you.SORRY
http://www.30daygourmet.com/Recipes/Free鈥?/a>
try here
any kind of soup, or pasta dishes freeze well. So does meat dishes with sauces on them. I also make twice baked potatoes and freeze them.
go to www.kraftfoods.com
they have a lot of really good recipes for all of differant tastes.
Meatloafe is a good one you make a 3pound meat loafe #pounds of ground chuck 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper 1teaspoon teryoky sause 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder and mix it all to geather then put it in a 9X9 baking pan pour a can of tomato sauce on top bake in the oven at 350 for 45 min or till done then remove cool slice in 1 to 1/2 inch slices put on paper plate with some frozen green beans and french fries make all of it like this then put in ziplock bags and you pull out what you need at a time.chuck in micro wave 3min on high and eat.lot cheeper then buying ready made dinners.
Lasagne.
bolognese sauce, chicken curry, mash potatoes, lamb stew, beef stew,
Sign up for kraftfood.com they have great stuff you can set up a on-line recipe box and print they also have pictures of the food so you know first hand how it should turn out
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