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Meal Swap: April 2015 Menu & Recipes

Posted on April 10, 2015April 11, 2015 by Northerly Nosh

April 2015 Meal Swap Menu

***All dishes serve 6 unless otherwise specified.***

Your Choice:

Katie k – bacon quiche

1 1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled
1/4 C. mushrooms, finely chopped
1 1/2 T. green onions, sliced
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 1/4 C. half and half
salt and pepper to taste
Dash of Nutmeg
1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell

Prep Day Directions: Combine all ingredients but the last together, and place in unbaked pastry shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw completely. To reheat, bake quiche at 350-375 degrees for approximately 20-30 minutes or until heated through.

Kirsten – burgers

1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
small sweet onion (sauteed)
1/3 c chopped cilantro
Worcestershire
minced garlic
1 tsp ground chipotle peppers (smoky taste)
1 T Montreal Steak Seasoning
American cheese

Prep Day: Mix burger ingredients. Make patties. Freeze cheese & burger patties.

Serve Day: Thaw and grill!

American/European:

Bridget – Beef Sandwiches

1 (3lb) beef chuck roast
4 clove garlic
1 (16 oz.) jar pepperoncini or banana peppers
Provolone Cheese

Prep Day Directions: Make small cuts in roast and insert garlic slices. Place roast and entire jar (including juice) of pepperoncini’s in a freezer bag.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw. Put in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. Shred beef and put on buns with cheese.

Jenica – sweet & sour meatballs

4 ⅔ ounces Meatballs, Frozen
½ cups chunk Bell Pepper, Green
½ cups chunk Bell Pepper, Red
⅜ cups chunk Onion
⅔ cups drain Chunks Pineapple, Canned
⅓ cups Sweet & Sour Sauce
Freezer Containers
1 Gallon Freezer Bag
Skewers

Prep Day Directions: On skewers, alternate meatballs, peppers, onions, and pineapple. Coat with sweet and sour sauce. Grill or broil until all sides are lightly caramelized. Serve with additional sauce, if desired.

Freezing Directions: Why would I want to freeze this? On skewers, alternate meatballs, peppers, onions, and pineapple. When threading skewers, place the last chunk on the sharp tip of the skewer so it doesn’t poke through the freezer bag. Place kebabs in freezer bag(s). Pour sweet and sour sauce over all and gently shake to coat. Seal, label, and freeze.

Serve Day Directions: Remove from sauce and grill over medium heat for 1 minute, then turn them over and grill 1 more minute while brushing the leftover sweet & sour sauce over the skewers generously all over. Turn down heat and grill one more minute on each side or until they are lightly caramelized.

SW/Latin:

Leah – cilantro lime chicken

4-6 chicken breasts
3 Tbs olive oil
2 limes, juiced
2 cups cilantro
1 large bag of frozen corn (or two smaller bags)
4 minced garlic cloves
1 finely chopped red onion
2 cans of black beans, rinsed
2 tsp cumin or chipotle powder
salt/pepper to taste

Prep Day Directions: Mix the ingredients together (olive oil, cilantro, lime juice, corn, cloves of garlic, black beans, red onion, cumin or chipotle powder and salt-n-pepper to taste) then put mixture and chicken breasts into crockpot OR cook it all on the stove top.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw chicken and cilantro lime mixture. You can cook it all on low for 8 hours in crockpot OR you can prepare it all on the stovetop.

Kelsey – beef potato burrito

Recipe to come!

Asian/Indian:

Nicole – curry crockpot chicken

2 lbs chicken breast
1-1/4 teaspoons salt
1 can (13.66 ounces) light coconut milk (cream given instead, add half and water down with same amount of water and save half of the cream in another container refrigerated for smoothies, coffee or another recipe, use within a few days or just use the whole can)

1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (you provide)
3 green onions, sliced, divided
2 tablespoons cornstarch (you provide)
2 tablespoons cold water (you provide)
1 to 2 tablespoons lime juice
3 cups cooked rice

Prep Day Directions: Bag chicken with all the spices, onions, and lemon juice. Keep can of coconut milk separate.

Serve Day Directions: Directions after chicken is thawed. Sprinkle chicken with salt. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides. Place in a 5-qt. slow cooker.

Optional step, Combine the coconut milk, curry, turmeric, cayenne and onions; pour over chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until chicken is tender.

Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened. Serve chicken with rice and sauce. Add extra onions and lime juice to taste.

Ashley – teriyaki chicken thighs

1-2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup water
3/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/3 cup dried onion flakes
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

Prep Day Directions: Put all ingredients into freezer bag, mix, freeze.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw bag completely. Grill, bake at 350 for 45 minutes, or crock pot on low for 6 hours. Reserve excess marinade to drizzle over chicken and rice (not provided).

Italian/Mediterranean:

Kellie –
1 and 1/2 (24 ounces) packages of gnocchi
1 (8 ounce) package fresh basil pesto (in the refridgerated section of the grocery)
1 cup cream (you can also use half and half or milk)

You provide:
Parmesan cheese
Salt
Pepper

Prep Day Directions: Bag Gnocchi separately from pesto and cream bag. Label and freeze.

Serve Day Directions: Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add lots of salt to the boiling water to help flavor the gnocchi. While the water is heating, get a sauce pan and whisk together the pesto and cream bag with salt and pepper to taste over medium heat. Bring the sauce to a low boil and be sure to stir frequently. Turn down the heat to a low simmer. Once your water pot is at a full boil, gently add in the gnocchi to the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes. The gnocchi will float to the top when they are done. Drain. Add the gnocchi to the pesto cream sauce. Stir to combine. Top with parmesan cheese that you provide. Enjoy!

Sara –  Pepperoni Neopolitan Pizza

Serving Size: 6 or two pizzas

Dough:
5 1/3 c. (680 g) unbleached bread flour
1 Tbsp coarse kosher salt
1 tsp (3 g) instant yeast
2 Tbsp sugar or 1 1/2 Tbsp honey
2 c plus 2 Tbsp (482 g) water, room temp
2 Tbsp olive oil

Toppings:
1 bag of cheese
1 bag of pepperoni
frozen mixed peppers
1 jar of pizza sauce

Prep Day Directions: Put in a freezer bag cheese and pepperoni. Freeze. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Using paddle attachment of mixer, mix on low for 1 minute. Dough should be coarse and sticky. Let rest 5 minutes to hydrate flour. Switch to dough hook. Mix on med-low for 2-3 minutes. Dough will be between tacky and sticky. Use a bowl scraper to transfer to work surface covered with olive oil. Stretch and fold dough several times. Divide into two pieces and place in a separate quart size freezer bag misted with spray oil. Refrigerate overnight or up to 4 days in fridge or freeze for several months

Serve Day Directions: Let dough thaw overnight in fridge. About 90 minutes before baking, take dough out of fridge. (Can cut this short, but dough will be harder to work with until it is room temp). Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Put about 1 c. flour (not provided) in a bowl. Dust work surface with flour and put pizza dough in flour to coat (THIS IS A VERY WET DOUGH – SO FLOUR IS IMPORTANT). Roll out dough. Put on pizza pan and top as desired. Bake for 15-20 min – depending on how thick you like your crust/how many toppings you have on it.

- 2014 Swap Recipes, Meal Swap Recipes

Meal Swap: November 2014 Menu & Recipes

Posted on November 13, 2014November 12, 2014 by Northerly Nosh

November 2014 Menu

***All recipes serve 6 unless otherwise specified.***

North American
Leah-tater tot hot dish

Serving Size: It SAYS it serves 8

1 pound lean ground turkey
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10 3/4 oz) cream of celery or chicken
1 small onion diced
1.5 cups frozen green beans
1.5 cups frozen corn
1/2 cup milk (but maybe add a little milk when you put it in the crockpot)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
salt and pepper
1 bag of tater tots

Prep Day Directions: Brown ground beef in a skillet with onion, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the soups and milk, stir to combine. Fold in green beans to meat mixture. Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray or use a crock pot bag. Place entire bag of tater tots on the bottom of your slow cooker. Pour the meat mixture over the tots. Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours. Add cheese to top, and unplug slow cooker. Let set for 5-10 minutes before serving.

Note: you could also cook tots separately if you wanted.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw bag of mixture. Spray crock pot with cooking spray or use a liner. Put tater tots in the bottom of the crock pot. Pour thawed mixture on top and cook on low for 4 hours.

Bridget-Hawaiian haystack

2 cups coconut milk
1/2 cup flour
Onions diced
3 garlic minced
2 cups chicken
2 cups rice
Coconut
Pineapple
Chowmein noodles

Prep Day Directions: Make sauce with chicken and freeze. Put rice, coconut, pineapple, chowmein in separate bags and label.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw and heat sauce. Make rice. Place chow mein noodles on plate top with rice and sauce. Add coconut, pineapple and other toppings you want I.e. celery, green onions, bell pepper, corn, almonds, oranges, cherries or peas.

Jenica-brown sugar meatloaf

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 cup finely crushed saltine cracker crumbs

Prep Day Directions: Mix ketchup and brown sugar. Put in freezer container.

In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients and shape into a loaf. Wrap for freezing and freeze with sauce container.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw meatloaf on a rimmed pan or rimmed cookie sheet. Spread glaze over and bake 350 for 45 minutes.

Asian/Indian

Nicole-mango chutney chicken curry

4 chicken breast halves (about 3 lb)
1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans, drained, rinsed
1 bag of stir-fry vegetables
3/4 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch (you provide if desired)
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 jar (9 oz) mango chutney
4 cups hot cooked rice or couscous (you provide)

Prep Day Directions: Put all ingredients into bag except cornstarch and mango chutney. Freeze. Put chicken in bag before other ingredients.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw bag of ingredients. Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Add bag with ingredients, mango chutney and cornstarch to crockpot. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 to 7 hours or until vegetables are tender and juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut to bone (at least 165°F).

Ashley- sweet sour meatballs

30 frozen meatballs
1 can pineapple chunks, with juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp vinegar
2 tbsp minced garlic

Prep Day Directions: Put all ingredients in freezer bag. Freeze flat.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw. Put entire contents of freezer bag into crockpot. Cook on low for 4 hours.

*optional, add sliced peppers and onions in last hour if desired.

Serve over rice (not provided)

Italian/meditterean

Kellie-Stromboli

Serving Size: 8

1 loaf frozen pizza dough, thawed (Usually found in packs of 3)
1/8 lb (2 oz) deli salami, thinly sliced
1/8 lb (2 oz) deli ham, thinly sliced
1/8 lb (2 oz) pepperoni, thinly sliced
2.5 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 1/2 tablespood dried italian spices (~1 tsp each: basil, oregano, parsley, thyme)
1 tsp pepper 1 jar pasta sauce
1 egg yolk, beaten – you provide

Prep Day Directions: Thaw dough on the counter for a few hours. When thawed, stray plastic wrap with olive oil cooking spray (like Pam) and wrap up. Then put in fridge overnight. In the morning, take out of fridge and put on counter unwrapped on the oiled plastic wrap and let rise until doubled. Once doubled, punch down and lightly stray with olive oil. Roll onto a 15 X 12 rectangle jelly roll pan strayed with olive oil. Arrange the salami, ham, and pepperoni over the rectangle. Sprinkle with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasonings and pepper. Roll up rectangle jelly roll style beginning with the long side. Seal seam and ends. Place seam side down. Wrap in the same plastic wrap as before. Wrap again in tin foil and freeze.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw. Remove foil and plastic wrap. Brush top with egg yolk. Bake at 375F for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving with pasta sauce for dipping.

Your choice

Brittany-shrimp scampi

2 pounds shrimp
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons dry white wine
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 teaspoons minced garlic (4 cloves)
1/4 cup minced shallots
3 tablespoons minced parsley leaves
1 teaspoon minced rosemary leaves
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 egg yolk
2/3 cup panko (Japanese dried bread flakes)
salt
pepper

Prep Day Directions: Place the shrimp in a mixing bowl and toss gently with the olive oil, wine, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper.

In a small bowl, mash the softened butter with the garlic, shallots, parsley, rosemary, red pepper flakes, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolk, panko, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper until combined.

Arrange the shrimp in shrimp in a single layer cut side down with the tails curling up and towards the center of a disposable foil baking dish. Pour the remaining marinade over the shrimp. Spread or scatter clumps of the butter mixture evenly over the shrimp. Cover, label and freeze.

Serve Day Directions: To prepare, remove from freezer and allow to thaw. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes until hot and bubbly. If you like the top browned, place under a broiler for 1 minute.

Sarah- beef sandwiches

1 (3lb) beef chuck roast
4 clove garlic
1 (16 oz.) jar pepperoncini or banana peppers
Provolone Cheese

Prep Day Directions: Make small cuts in roast and insert garlic slices. Place roast and entire jar (including juice) of pepperoncini’s in a freezer bag.

Serve Day Directions: Thaw. Put in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours. Shred beef and put on buns with cheese.

SW Latin/latin

Katie-white chicken chili