Well I have been extremely productive the past 2 weeks, organizing, cleaning. I am now out of things to do so I decided to take my sister's advice and make some freezer meals. I was so excited to do this.
I made:
Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas
Goulash
Wild Rice Chicken Casserole
Spinach Lasagna
Healthy Corn Muffins
& yummy homemade maple syrup
Here are the recipes:
Honey
Lime Chicken Enchiladas:
1/3 c. honey
¼ c. lime
juice
1 tbls. Chili
powder
½ tsp.
garlic powder
1 pound
chicken, cooked and shredded
8-10 flour
tortillas
1 pound Monterey
jack cheese, shredded
2 cans green
enchilada sauce
1 can green
chilies
¾ c. sour
cream
Mix the
honey, lime juice, spices, green chilies, sour cream, and chicken.
Spray a 9x13
pan with cooking spary. Fill flour tortillas with chicken mixture. Pour
enchilada sauce over the top and sprinkle with cheese.
Bake at 350
degrees for 30 min until brown and crispy on top.
Source: I have actually taken 3 different recipes and combined them to create this one.
Goulash
1lb ground
beef
1 can tomato
soup
6 oz can
tomato paste
2 cups
uncooked elbow macaroni (I used whole
wheat noodles)
2 Tbsp
Italian seasoning (more to taste)
1 can (15oz)
corn, drained
1 tsp garlic
powder
1 tsp onion
powder
1-2 cups
shredded cheese (depending on your “cheesiness” preference)
1. Brown
Ground beef with onion powder and garlic powder. Drain.
2. Cook
noodles according to package, drain
3. In a
large bowl, combine soup, tomato paste, Italian seasoning, noodles and ground
beef. Stir in corn.
4. Transfer
to an ungreased 8X8 freezer baking dish and top with cheese. I buy the foil pans. Easy peasy and you wont be missing a pan
while this meal is in the freezer waiting.
5. Cover
with foil. I like to use heavy duty foil
and double wrap it to prevent freezer burn.
Label and freeze.
Cooking
instructions: Thaw and bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until
heated through and melted cheese.
source: Joyful Momma's Kitchen
Chicken and
Wild Rice
1 box wild
rice with seasoning packet (4.3 oz)
1 can cream
of mushroom soup
1 can cream
of chicken soup
1 can water
6 boneless
skinless chicken thighs, uncooked
1. Mix
together rice with seasoning packet, both cans of soup, and water. Stir in mushrooms. (don’t need to cook rice
before just put it in.)
2. Pour in
to 8X8 freezer dish, I use the foil pans.
Top with 6 chicken pieces and sprinkle with slivered almonds.
3. Double
wrap in heavy duty foil, label and freeze.
Cooking
Instruction: Thaw and bake uncovered at 350 for 1 hour until chicken juices run
clear and rice is tender.
source: Joyful Momma's Kitchen
HEALTHY CORN MUFFINS:
Take one can of white beans (do not drain) blend in blender to thick paste. This makes about 2 cups. You can freeze the rest for later use.
In a medium
bowl mix together:
1 c. of
pureed white beans
1 c.
applesauce
1 c. honey
4 tbl. Oil
1 c. milk
2 eggs
In a larger
mixing bowl whisk together:
2 c. whole
wheat flour
1 ½ c. corn
meal
1 tsp salt
2 tsp.
baking powder
2 tsp baking
soda
Directions:
Pour liquid
mixture into the dry mixture and stir gently to combine. Batter will be
slightly lumpy. Spray muffin tins well and fill about 2/3 full. Bake at 375 for
15 min.
Source: Janie Smith
Homemade Maple Syrup
*Makes about 10 cups (2 1/2 quarts) of syrup
INGREDIENTS:
8 cups granulated sugar
1 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
4 cups water
2 teaspoons pure maple extract
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
In a large 5-6 quart pot, combine the sugars, honey and water. Bring the
mixture to a boil and reduce the heat to low so the mixture gently simmers.
Cover the pot and simmer the mixture for 15 minutes. Remove the pot from the
heat and let it cool for 20 minutes before stirring in the maple and vanilla
extracts. Let the syrup cool in the pot for another 40 minutes, or so, stirring
occasionally, before filling jars/containers. Once the containers are filled,
let them cool to room temperature uncovered.
Store covered in jars
or other containers in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to 2 months in the
refrigerator.
Source: Melskitchencafe.com
Well your welcome, all of these are fabulous recipes! Great for nights that you are in a hurry or even if you are not in the mood to cook.
Side note:
I am so ready for our little guy to come!
We even have the car seat and a bag packed for him and me in the car ready to go! I am seriously ready to meet him! We are hoping he will come tonight or sometime this weekend but who knows he might even make me wait to see him next week.
