Wednesday’s October 2013 Menu and Recipes
All recipes serve 6 unless otherwise noted.
Choice- –
Nicole: Curry Chicken and Couscous
1 can of condensed cream of mushroom soup or chicken soup
1 tables curry powder
2 cups cut up cooked chicken
bag of frozen vegetables
box of couscous
Prep Day Directions: Make and cut chicken. Mix cooked chicken, curry and vegetables in bag and freeze.
Serve Day Directions: Make couscous according to directions. Thaw frozen bag. Contents in skillet with cream of mushroom with 1 cup of water. Bring to boiling, reduce to low. Cover and simmer 3 and 5 minutes. Serve over couscous. May be better with cream of chicken soup, may want to increase chicken to 3 cups.
Ashley K.: Company Sandwiches
To make 10 batches of 6 servings each:
60 mini Hoagie rolls
2 1/2 sticks butter
5 (8 oz) packages cream cheese
2T plus 2 tsp. oregano
2T plus 2 tsp. garlic powder
1/3 cup paprika
6 oz grated parmesan cheese
2 cups milk
1.5 lbs deli sliced turkey
1.5 lbs deli sliced ham
1.5 lbs deli sliced roast beef
4 lbs muenster cheese
Prep Day: Slice bread lengthwise but not completely through. Cream together cream cheese, butter, oregano, garlic powder, paprika, parmesan cheese, and milk. Spread creamy mixture on both sides of bread. Layer one slice each of ham, turkey, and roast beef with muenster cheese in middle. Fold over so meat and cheese are doubled. Wrap in foil and freeze in gallon sized bag.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw and bake in foil at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes.
North American/European- –
Kristine: Bleu cheese walnut Pork chops
6 boneless pork chops
salt/pepper/seasoning of your choice
Blue Cheese Walnut Butter:
1 stick of butter- unsalted- room temp
1 tablespoon of rosemary
2 teaspoons of parsley
2 oz of Blue Cheese
2 heaping spoonfuls of toasted walnuts crushed
Prep Day Directions: To prepare meat – Rub seasoning on both sides of porkchops. Place meat flat in bag and freeze. To prepare butter – Use butter at room temp, add ingredients to butter, mix well. Place butter mixture in bag and freeze flat.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw meat. Thaw butter to room temp. Bake pork chops at 350 for 20-30 minutes covered with foil. or grill each side for 5-7 min. Pork’s internal temp should be 150-160. After pork is cooked add a spoonful of butter on each chop. Gauge your cooking temperatures and time so not to dry out pork.
Kellie: Turkey with pecan cherry stuffing
1 fresh or frozen boneless turkey breast (about 3 to 4 pounds)
2 cups rice
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1/4 cup peach, apricot or plum preserves 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Prep Day Directions: Seperately bag up 2 cups of rice in one bag. In another bag, put pecans, cranberries and poultry seasoning. In another bag, put apricot preserves and worcestershire. Put turkey and seperate bags in a large quart size bag, seal and lable.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw contents. Remove and discard Turkey skin and gravy packet. Cook rice (4 cups of water to 2 cups of rice).Cut Turkey into slices three fourths of the way through at 1-inch intervals. Stir together cooked rice, pecans, cherries and poultry seasoning in large bowl. Stuff rice mixture between slices. If needed, skewer turkey lengthwise to hold it together. Place turkey in slow cooker. Cover; cook on LOW 5 to 6 hours or until turkey registers 170°F on meat thermometer inserted into thickest part of breast, not touching stuffing. Stir together preserves and Worcestershire sauce. Spoon over turkey. Cover; let stand for 5 minutes. Remove skewer before serving.
Italian/Mediterranean.-
Emily: Parmesan Meatloaf
2 large eggs
2 Tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2/3 cup chopped fresh basil
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 small onion or 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup Panko breadcrumbs
2 lbs ground beef
1 cup shredded mozzarella
2-2/3 cup marinara sauce
Prep Day Directions: In a large bowl, stir eggs, garlic, 2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper to blend. Mix in 2/3 cup marinara sauce, basil, Parmesan, onion and panko. Add beef and blend well. Put in gallon sized freezer bag. Put 2 cups marinara and 1 cup shredded mozzarella into freezer bags.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw ingredients Preheat oven to 375 Mound meatloaf mixture on a large rimmed baking sheet; press out to 12×8 inch rectangle (about 1 inch thick). Spread 1/2 cup sauce thinly over the top. Bake meatloaf until cooked through and instant read thermometer registers 160F, 25 to 30 minutes (there will be lots of juices and drippings on sheet around loaf). Cut the meatloaf into eight 4-inch squares and separate the squares slightly. On each square, spread 2 generous tablespoons sauce, leaving a border of meat visible. Sprinkle 1 Tbspof mozzarella cheese in center of sauce. Return meatloaf to oven. Bake until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
Asian/Indian
Jenica: Mulligatawny Soup (Indian Soup)
The name Mulligatawny comes from 2 oriental Indian words meaning ‘pepper water’ and curry is the particular ingredient that gives this incredible soup such a delicious flavor.
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 carrot, diced
1/4 cup butter
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 apple, cored and chopped
1/4 cup white rice
1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half – cut into cubes
salt to taste ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch dried thyme
1/2 cup heavy cream, heated
Prep Day Directions: Sauté onions, celery, carrot, and butter in a large soup pot. Add flour and curry, and cook 5 more minutes. Add chicken stock, mix well, and bring to a boil. Simmer about 1/2 hour. Add apple, rice, chicken, salt, pepper, and thyme. Simmer 15-20 minutes, or until rice is done.
Serve Day Directions: Heat and when serving, add hot cream (optional).
Southwestern/Latin America –
Ashley B.: Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup lime juice (about 2 large limes)
2 teaspoons to 1 Tablespoon chili powder
2 large cloves of garlic, finely minced or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 large breasts), cooked and shredded
12 corn tortillas
2 cups of Mexican cheese blend, shredded (1 small bag usually is 2 cups)
1 14-oz can of green enchilada sauce (mild or medium, to your taste)
1/2 to 3/4 cup of heavy cream
nonstick cooking spray
1 Tablespoon of chopped cilantro, to garnish
Prep Day Directions: Place the cooked and shredded chicken in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
In a small bowl, place the honey, lime juice, chili powder and minced garlic or garlic powder. Whisk together thoroughly to combine.
Pour this mixture over the chicken and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to marinate while you prepare the tortillas, 30 minutes or up to 1 hour, in the refrigerator.
Spray the sides and bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish lightly with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl combine the enchilada sauce and the heavy cream.
Spread about 1/2 cup of the mixture in the bottom of the oiled baking dish.
Add a large spoonful (about 2 tablespoons) of the chicken mixture to the center of each tortilla in a line. Cover the chicken with a large tablespoon (or big pinch) of cheese, then roll the tortilla up from one side to make a rolled enchilada – it will be more of an over lap on the seam side that rolled tightly. Place the enchilada seam side down in the baking dish starting at one end with the long edge parallel to the longest side of the pan so that you end up with two columns of six enchiladas each.
Repeat with the remaining chicken, cheese and tortillas. You will use about 1 1/2 cups of the cheese for the filling and set the remainder aside for topping the enchiladas in the pan. Add the remaining marinade mixture to the enchilada sauce and cream mixture, if desired. Pour this mixture over the top of all the enchiladas. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw the enchiladas in fridge overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the enchiladas for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and starting to brown on top.
Kirsten: Taco Pizza
1 lb ground beef
1 envelope taco seasoning
Pizza crust:
1/2 c salsa
1 can refried beans
1 can diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup crushed Doritos
Optional (you provide): shredded lettuce, sour cream
Prep Day Directions: Brown beef, drain. Add taco seasoning and simmer, then add salsa. Bag and freeze. Bag tomatoes, cheese, and chips separately. Bag and freeze. Label beans and pizza crust.
Serve Day Directions: Thaw all bags completely. Follow directions on pizza crust label, pre bake. Spread beans over crust, top with beef and salsa miixture. Add tomatoes, chips and cheese. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes, until cheese is melted. If desired, top with shredded lettuce and serve with sour cream.
Next Swap: Will be at Kirsten’s house on 10/9/13 at 8:30pm. Please submit your finished recipe to the blog on the Monday before swap. Thanks for your cooperation!
November 2013 Rotation:
Your Choice – Kirsten and Ashley B
North American/European – Nicole and Ashley K.
Italian/Mediterranean – Kristine and Kellie
Asian/Indian – Erin and Emily
Southwestern/Latin American – Bridget and Jenica
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