So far I had 3-4 hours shopping, a day of prep, and cooking on Monday and Tuesday! I pick this back up on Wednesday. First up Baked Bean Chicken*** I made it with pork instead.
5lbs boneless chicken breasts I used about 3lbs boneless pork chops instead
20oz tomato sauce
2 cans red kidney beans
4 cans pinto beans
2 cans black beans
2.5c chopped onions
2.5c brown sugar should have been about 1c less
1 1/4c vinegar
5T Worcestershire sauce
2.5T mustard powder I doubled this
2.5T minced garlic should have been more
1 1/4t Tabasco sauce
2.5t pepper
Place all ingredients in the crock-pot and cook for 4-6 hours on high.
To be honest, this recipe had some flaws. The sauce was very thin and VERY SWEET! I love a sweet BBQ sauce, but this was sickly sweet! I had to double the mustard powder, and it needed more garlic as well. I did sub in pork chops, because frankly pork chops were on sale and chicken was not...Once I thickened the sauce, and added much needed spices, it was really good. My husband's only request was that it have more meat.
Next is Buffalo Burger Quesadilla
2.5lbs ground beef
2/3c buffalo sauce
2/3c BBQ sauce
2.5c monterry jack cheese shredded
20 large whole wheat tortillas
Mix ground beef with sauces.
Form patties and fry in a sauce pan. WAY TOO MUCH SAUCE TO FORM A FREAKING PATTY!!!!
What a freaking mess! So I fired it up as a loose meat, think sloppy joes. Once the meat was cooked and cooled, I froze it. When I am ready to have this meal, I will thaw the meat and sprinkle on a tortilla, top with cheese, and top with another tortilla...and cook like a quesadilla.
The next recipe Aloha Pork chops is more of a prep/marinade/freeze instructions, then thaw and cook on the day of serving.
10lbs boneless pork chops I used closer to 6lbs
2.5T lemon pepper
2.5t olive oil
2.5c sweet and sour sauce
50oz pineapple chunks, drained
2c green bell peppers, sliced
2c red onion wedged
6 quart size Ziploc bags
2 gal size Ziploc bags
In two qt bags, divide pork chops, olive oil, and lemon pepper. try to squeeze out all of the air and seal up bags. In the next two qt bags, divide onion and bell peppers, seal. In the last two qt bags divide the pineapple and sweet and sour sauce, seal. In each gallon bag place one of each qt bag and seal and freeze. To cook, fry chops until just done, then add veggies for 2 minutes, then finish with sauce.
Haven't cooked this one yet, but it is prepped in my freezer ready to go...very colorful!
While I prepped that one, I went ahead and prepped Asian Steak Kabobs
3.75lbs sirloin steak cubed I used what was on sale, flank steak
9c yellow bell peppers quartered, then cut into chunks
2.5c red onion wedged
3c Vidalia onion wedged
1pt cherry tomatoes
4c zucchini sliced in chunks
2.5c pineapple chunks next time I will not include this
10t ginger powder
10t garlic powder
7.5t sesame oil
15t soy sauce
bamboo skewers
In a bowl, mix together seasonings, oil, and soy sauce. next time I will add some of the drained pineapple juice to make it slightly sweeter, plus it needed something hot to kick it up a bit.
To marinate, place cubed steak in a qt ziploc bag and cover with half of sauce. In a gal size ziploc bag combine all the veggies and fruit and remaining sauce. Marinate overnight.
When ready to prepare, soak skewers in water and make kabobs. Grill.
The pineapple got a funky taste from the sauce, but other than that, these were supper yummy. My husband and K loved these!
One more for today, Chicken Alfredo Pierogie Casserole
1lb of potato pierogies for my local peeps, this was in the freezer section at Winn Dixie
2c chicken cubed I opted for steak, because it was cheaper than chicken
2c frozen peas
2 jars of Alfredo sauce I used a mushroom Alfredo sauce
I cut the steak into strips, and pan fried them. In 2 8x8 disposable baking pans I divided the pierogies, the peas, and the steak. Cover with sauce. I HATE Alfredo sauce strait from the jar, so I jazzed mine up first by adding Parmesan cheese, seasonings, and a little milk to thin it. Cover and bake for 45 minutes until pierogies are heated through.
This was really yummy. The pierogies were an interesting alternative to pasta. My husband loved that I made this with steak instead of chicken.
My final thoughts in the next post!
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