Wednesday, February 29, 2012

March Freezer Meal List

Here is the list of meals I am planning on making in the next week for my freezer.
It will not only simply my life, but also save $$$ on my budget ; )

Beef:
Tater Tot Casserole (2)
Hamburgers (teriyaki perhaps)  (12 burgers - enough for at least 2 meals)
Pasta Sauce with Meat or Meatballs

Pork
Asian Pork Chops (make towards the end of the month for April!)
Shredded pork roast (made in the crock pot)

Chicken
Chicken Stove Top Stuffing Casserole
Asian Chicken (for the grill)

Meatless
Twice Baked Potatoes (12-16 of them)


Some of the Recipes I use:

Tater Tot Casserole
1 lb lean ground beef
1 small onion, diced
1 can cream of mushroom or chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
pepper
2 cups frozen mixed veggies (corn, carrots, peas)
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (we like old)
1 medium package of tater tots.

  1. Brown beef and onion. 
  2. In a bowl, mix soup and milk.  Add some pepper to taste. 
  3. Mix beef and milk mixture and add veggies
  4. Place mixture in a 9x13 pan (if cooking right away) or a tin foil pan if making this for the freezer
  5. top with tater tots and shredded cheese
  6. To serve, bake uncovered at 350 for 35-45 minutes or until tater tots are brown and casserole is hot.
  7. If freezing - do not cook!!!!   Place in freezer and then adjust the cooking time depending on whether you thaw you casserole or not.


Asian Chicken
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup canola oil
3 tbsp brown sugar
3 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 tbsp fresh ginger
  1. Mix all ingredients and place in a ziploc bag.  Add 6 chicken breast and freeze.
  2. To cook, thaw and then grill on the BBQ.


Chicken Stuffing Casserole
4 chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup  (low sodium)
1 cup milk
1 1/4 cups mozzarella cheese (Shredded)
2 boxes of low sodium stuffing

  1. Place chicken in the bottom of a 9x9 pan  (again, if you are freezing this, use a tin foil pan).
  2. Top with shredded cheese.
  3. Mix soup and milk together.  Pour over cheese/chicken.
  4. Prepare stuffing according to box directions.
  5. Place prepared stuffing over the chicken/soup/cheese mixture.
  6. Bake covered for 1 hour at 350.  If cooking from frozen state, adjust cooking time.





March Meal Plan

Here we are, my first blog post for my new blog - I'm a wee bit excited!
I love Fernando's Adventures, but I need to have a blog that is dedicated to strictly meal planning and freezer meals.
And so - to start off this new blog, I am sharing with you my March meal plan as well as my March Freezer meal list  (most of it anyway ; )  )
Enjoy, and I hope this site helps some of you to organize your meal plans and batch cooking : )

March Meal Plan
Date            Meal
4th             Lawn Mower Taco Meal  (in freezer)
5th             Cream Of Potato Soup and homemade buns
6th             Salsa Chicken (freezer meal) with rice and salad
7th             Chili on a bun with veggies  
8th             Clean out the fridge night
9th             TexMex Fusilli (new recipe!)
10th
11th             BBQ, baked taters and grilled veggies!!!!
12th           Honey Terriyaki Chicken  with basmatti rice and either green beans or carrots
13th           Tacos with veggie platter
14th           
15th
16th           Turkey Ranch burgers with oven fries and salad
17th           Pizza Night!
18th           Jaime Olivers Roasted Chicken with all the fixings
19th           Sweet and Sour Meatballs with rice and veggies
20th          
21st           Pasta with Meat Sauce and Caesar salad
22nd   
23rd           BBQ Steaks, baked taters and salad
24th           Clean Out the Fridge night!
25th           BBQ ribs/pork chops and potato salad
26th           Chicken Stuffing Casserole (in freezer) with rice and veggies
27th           Veggie Soup with buns
28th           Tater Topped Casserole (need to make 2 and freeze one!)
29th   
30th           Grilled Chicken, Spicy Noodle salad and veggies
31st           BBQ Burgers (possible teriyaki!), veggies platter and sweet potato fries


I have some dates that have no meals yet......I am leaving a few nights open for events, as well as some freezer meals I need to make and then slot in.
Stay tuned for a list of my freezer meals for this month!