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Side Dish ‘n’ Saturdays: Rice Pilaf

Rice Pilaf

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1/4 cup olive oil
2 T butter
6 cups white rice, uncooked
2 cups chopped carrots (about 4 medium)
1 cup chopped celery (about 4 stalks)
1 cup chopped onion (about 1 medium)
8 tsp chicken bouillon granules
4 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp black pepper

Prep Day Directions: Heat olive oil and butter in large skilled over medium heat. Add rice, carrots, celery, and onion; cook, stirrying, until rice is golden brown, 5- 7 minutes. Cool. Divide rice mixture among 4 1-gallon freezer bags. Into each bag, measure 2 tsp bouillon, t tsp parsley, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Seal and freeze.

Serve Day Directions: To cook, place frozen pilaf in a medium saucepan and add 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and cook, covered, for 30ish minutes, or until water is completely absorbed.

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Side Dish ‘n’ Saturdays: Sautéed Peas and Scallions

Sautéed Peas and Scallions

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2 T unsalted butter
3 cups peas
3 scallions, white and pale green parts only, thinly sliced diagonally
Course salt and freshly ground pepper

Prep Day: Combine all ingredients in a ziplock freezer bag. If freezing, don’t melt the butter or anything, just chunk it in tbe bag with the peas and scallions.

Freeze.

Serve Day: place into a skillet and saute until butter is melted and peas are heated through.

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Side Dish ‘n’ Saturdays: Buttermilk Corn Muffins

Buttermilk Corn Muffins

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp salt

Prep Day: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a muffin tin or line it with cupcake liners.

In a medium-sized bowl combine the melted butter with the sugar. Beat in the eggs until well blended.

Add in the baking soda and then slowly pour in the buttermilk while you stir.

Add in the cornmeal, flour, and salt and stir until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared muffin tin.

Bake in the 375 degree oven for about 20 minutes, until the tops start to brown.

Freeze.

Serve Day: Thaw. Warm in microwave.