Sweet and Sour Chicken (Easy- $5/family)

Ingredients:

Single serving with (freezer club portions)

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast (6 lbs)
3 Tbl canola oil (9 T)
1/2 cup onion, chunked (1 1/2 large onions)
1/2 cup green bell pepper, chunked (12 assorted peppers)
1 1/3 cups cold water (4 cups)
1/4 cup cornstarch (3/4 c)
1/2 cup sugar (1 1/2 c)
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed (1 1/2 c)
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar (2 c)
1/4 cup soy sauce (3/4 c)

Directions:

Cut chicken into 1-inch cubes. Brown chicken in hot oil until cooked through. Add onion and bell peppers. Cook and stir for about 1 minute. In a saucepan, combine water and cornstarch. Stir in sugar, brown sugar, vinegar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling. Cook and stir until thick and glossy. Pour sauce over chicken and stir to coat. Allow to cool completely. Place chicken and sauce in freezer bag or container.

For individual servings, place cooked rice in single serving-sized freezer containers. Top with chicken and sauce. Cover, label and freeze.

To serve: Thaw and heat. Serve in bowls over rice. Might want to toss in fresh or canned chunks of pineapple when serving.


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Beef Carnitas

$7-8 per family. Super Easy

It called for 5-6 lbs. of meat but I used 7 and still thought it should be more. For freezer club I think 10 lbs of meat would be a good amount.

Combine in a bowl:

2 - 7oz. Cans of Chopped Green Chilies
2 1/2 Tbs.Chili Powder
3/4 tsp. Dried Oregano
1/2 tsp. Ground Cumin
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
1 tsp. Kosher salt

Spread mixture on top surface of the roast. Wrap in foil and seal securely. Place in ovenproof dish and bake for 4 hrs. at 300-degrees. Cook longer if necessary. (The meat should be so tender that it falls apart.)

For each serving spoon meat into a hot tortilla. Serve with any (or all) of the following: lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, salsa, sour cream, or cheese.

Roasted vegetables and chicken- $8 per family (easy)

1 lb red potatoes (cut in 1/4ths)
2 carrots (cut into sticks)
2 zucchinis (cut into sticks)
4 chicken breasts

Marinade:
2 Tbs Olive Oil
2 Tbs whole grain mustard
1 Tbs rosemary
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix vegetables chicken and marinade together.

Directions for cooking:
Preheat oven to 400
Place frozen veggies and chicken on 9x13 baking pan
sprinkle salt and pepper on chicken
roast 25 minutes then toss veggies and turn chicken
roast another 25 minutes
** some of the chicken breast were really big so you may want to cut them into smaller filets so they are the same size as the others and cook at the same speed.

Spaghetti Casserole $10 per family

Ingredients: 8-10 oz. cooked spaghetti
1 lb. hot sausage (Rice's)
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped
1 can tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
2 Tbls. soy sauce
2 Tbls. worchestershire sauce
1 1/2 tsp. basil
1 tsp. oregano
10 oz. grated colby jack cheese

Cook sausage and hamburger together with onion.  Drain grease.  Add tomato sauce, ketchup, soy sauce and worchestershire sauce.  Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.  Add oregano and basil.
Spray casserole dish with nonstick spray.  Add spaghetti followed by the cheese.  Top with the meat mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Freezer Club Thawing and
Baking instructions:  Thaw meat mixture.  Cook the spaghetti.  You will need a 9x13 pan for this meal.  Put spaghetti in the sprayed pan.  Cover with cheese.  Top with meat mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Sour Cream Noodle Bake, Easy $8-9 per family

Sour Cream Noodle Bake (Multiply by 6 for freezer club portions)

1 1/4 pound Ground Chuck

1 can 15 oz. Tomato Sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

8 oz. Egg Noodles

1/2 cup Sour Cream

1 1/4 cup Ricotta Cheese

1/2 cup sliced green onion

1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preheat Oven 350 Degrees.

To Prepare:

Brown Ground Chuck in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.

Cook eggs noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and ricotta cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir, Add green onions and stir.

To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes. or until all cheese is melted.

For freezer club, thaw in fridge overnight and bake at 35o for 20 minutes or until all cheese is melted.