Jambalaya $9/family, Easy, 2 hours prep

Ingredients

2 Tbs butter
4 brats, with casing removed
1 Red Pepper
1 Green Pepper
½ Onion

2 Tbs Paprika
1 Tbs Cumin
½ tsp Cayenne
Ground pepper
Kosher salt
½ can diced tomatoes
1 Cup Brown Rice
3 Cups Chicken Broth

Directions
1) Break up brats and brown in melted butter in large, heavy pot.

2) Slice vegetables and add to brats.
3) Add in all seasonings and sauté together for 1-2 minutes
4) Add diced tomatoes with liquid and cook, stirring for a few minutes to allow some of the water to evaporate
5) Add in brown rice and chicken broth. Cover and simmer until rice is tender (about 45 minutes)

From Frozen
Thaw, re-heat in large pot, add chicken broth and rice. Simmer until tender

Prepare for Freezer
Do not add rice and chicken broth when cooking sausage and vegetable mixture. Freeze separately.

Fruity Breakfast Cookies and Smoothie Mix

Freezer Club instructions: I made two of the recipe below. I used cranberries and apricots in one batch and cherries and prunes in the second batch (these look darker because of the prunes). I gave each family 15 cookies and a smoothie mix pack. Thaw and eat the cookies, blend up the smoothie mix pack with juice or milk.

Fruity Breakfast Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 -- eggs
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/2 cup flax seed meal
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1 to 1 1/2 cup self-rising flour
1 cup dried cranberries or cherries
1 cup chopped dried apricots or dried plums
1 cup raisins
2 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine butter, sugars, salt and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs.
Stir in oats, flax seed meal, whole-wheat flour and 1 cup self-rising flour. Add additional self-rising flour in ¼ cup increments if dough is still sticky. Stir in fruits and nuts until well combined.
Scoop dough onto a baking sheet, using a 1-ounce (2-tablespoon) scoop. Bake 10 to 13 minutes, until cookies are puffy and light tan. Be careful not to over bake. The centers will be a bit doughy and dense. Makes 2 dozen.

Link to recipe and nutritional info

 

 

Smoothie Mix Pack  

The amounts below will make enough for 6 families. 

Put Smoothie Mix pack into blender with juice or milk, blend until smooth and enjoy with your cookies!

 

Ingredients

2 (32 oz containers) Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt

6 Bananas

3 bags Frozen Fruit (I used peaches, berry blend, blueberries) 

Instructions

Divide yogurt into ice cube containers, freeze. Slice up one banana per family, add one cup of frozen fruit and 4-5 cubes of frozen yogurt. If I did it again, I would use larger bags (quart size instead of sandwich size) so I could add more yogurt cubes (like about 8 per family) and maybe a little more frozen fruit.