Monday, January 28, 2013

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Pasta Sauce & Lasagna

Italian Pasta Sauce (My famous!)
Ingredients:
·         Ground beef or turkey
o   precooked
·         1 chopped onion
·         1 chopped green pepper
·         Handful chopped mushroom
·         1 sliced/ diced zuchini
·         2 cans tomato sauce
·         1 can diced tomatoes
·         2 tbs. Italian seasoning
Directions:Put in freezer bag: meat, onion, pepper, mushrooms and zucchini.
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 2 cans tomato sauce and 1 can diced tomatoes with the seasonings. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.
Serve with pasta alone.
OR used as layering sauce for ravioli or lasagna.
Crock Pot Lasagna Ingredients:
·         Pasta Sauce Mix
·         Uncooked lasagna noodles
·         Cottage cheese
·         Shredded mozzarella
Directions:Put in freezer bag: Cook sauce.
 
When you are ready to cook:Starting with a layer of sauce. Then layer noodles, cheese, sauce, noodles, cheese, sauce, until you have filled to max fill line of crock pot. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Cheesy Chicken

Cheesy Chicken
Ingredients:
·         3 chicken breasts
·         1 chopped onion
·         Crm of Chicken Soup
·         1 can corn drained
·         1 c. shredded cheddar
·         rice

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken and onion.
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with cream of chicken soup. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.
At the end, add corn, rice and cheesy and let warm through.
Picture from southern plate.com

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Chicken Pot Pie or Dumplings

Chicken Pot Pie/ Chicken Dumplings

Ingredients:
·         Cubed Chicken
·         1 diced onion
·         1 sm. bag frozen
carrots and peas

·         1 c. celery
·        2 cans Crm of Chick Soupe

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken, peas and carrots, onion and celery.
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 2 cans Cream of Chicken Soup. Add water to cover.. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.
Serve with pasta or in pie crust. OR, to make with dumplings, cut store bought biscuits into small pieces and put in the mix with 1 hour left of cooking.
picture from taste of home.com

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Beef & Broccoli

Beef & Broccoli
Ingredients:
·        Cubed beef
·        2 c. broccoli florets
·        1 chopped onion
·        ½ c. teriyaki sauce
·        ½ c. water
Drizzle of honey

Directions:
Put in freezer bag: beef, broccoli, and onion.
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with ½ c. water and ½ c. teriyaki sauce and honey. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.
Serve over rice or yakisoba type noodles.


Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Teriyaki Chicken

Teriyaki and Cashew Chicken

Ingredients:
·         3 chicken breasts
·         3 large carrots (chunked)
·         1 red onion (sliced)
·         Handful of cashews
·         ½ c. teriyaki sauce
·         1 c. orange juice
Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken, carrots, onion and cashews.
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 1 c. orange juice and ½ c. teriyaki sauce. Cook on low 6-7 hours or high for 3-4.
Serve over a bed of rice.

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Beef Stew

Beef Stew
Ingredients:
·         Cubed beef
·         2 c. potatoes
·         2 c. carrots
·         1 chopped onion
·         1 c. celery
·         1 c. water
·         Packet of Stew Seasoning

Directions:Put in freezer bag: beef, potatoes, carrots, onion and celery
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with 1 c. water mixed with the seasonings. Cook on low 7-8 hours or high for 4.

Freezer-->Crock Pot/ Cilantro Lime Chicken


   
Cilantro Lime Chicken with Black Beans and Corn

Ingredients:
·         3 chicken breasts
·         1 c. chopped cilantro
·         2 c. frozen corn
·         1 c. chopped onion
·         1 tsp. minced garlic
·         1 can stewed tomatoes
·         1 can drained black beans
·         ½ c. lime juice
·         ½ c. water
·         1 tsp. cumin
·         1 tsp. chili powder

Directions:Put in freezer bag: chicken, cilantro, corn, onion, garlic
When you are ready to cook:Place contents of freezer bag in crock pot with can of stewed tomatoes, black beans, lime juice, water, and seasonings. Cook on low 8 hours or high for 4.
Serve with Rice or on Tortillas
[This recipe turned out really dry. We served with tortillas and sr. cream and salsa, but with the leftovers, I added to a pot of chicken stock and it made a delicious soup.]
Also not my pic.