Here is how we accomplished the goal and even ate one of the meals for lunch.
Honduras
OAM Cooking Day Recipes
1. ____________________: Corn Casserole
Melt
butter or margarine in baking dish. Add
other ingredients and mix well. Bake at
350 degrees F for 1 hour. Cool. Serve hot or lukewarm, but not cold.
1
stick of butter or margarine, melted
1
8 oz. box cornbread mix
1
C sour cream
1
15 oz can corn, undrained
1 15 oz. can creamed corn, undrained
2. ___________________: Meatloaf
Using the 4th package of ground turkey (or beef) prepare the
following recipe. Souperior Meatloaf
·
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
·
1 packaged ground turkey (1 1/2 - 2 lbs.)
·
1 1/2 C fresh bread crumbs, plain is best
·
2 eggs
·
3/4 C water
·
1/3 C ketchup
Combine all ingredients in an large bowl and mix very
well. Put mixture in a bread pan and
shape into a smooth loaf. Cover with
heavy duty foil and freeze.
To serve, defrost and bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or
until done using a meat thermometer.
3. ____________________: ground turkey (or beef)
Brown 3 packages of meat individually, reusing the same
frying pan.
Put 1 package of cooked meat into the following containers:
·
14-cup for Taco Soup
·
9-cup for Joe's to Go
·
Large salad bowl for Taco Salad to be served
today. If serving at another time, put in a 3 Cup container.
Finish each recipe as directed below.
Taco Soup
Add the following ingredients to the 14-cup container:
·
1/3 C taco seasoning
·
2 cans whole kernel corn, undrained
·
2 cans chili beans or pinto beans, undrained
·
2 cans diced tomatoes, undrained
·
Stir to mix. Cover and freeze.
·
To serve:
defrost and then bring to a boil in a large saucepan. Serve with a dollop sour cream, crushed
tortilla chips and a sprinkling of cheese.
Joe's to Go
Add the
following to the 9-cup container:
3/4 C finely
chopped onion or 1 1/2 tsp. onion powder
1 1/2 tsp.
garlic salt
1/8 tsp.
pepper
1 jar of
Homemade Chili Sauce
1/4 C brown
sugar
1 T white
vinegar
1 T prepared
mustard
1 15 oz. can
tomato sauce
Stir well.
Cover and freeze.
To serve:
defrost and then bring to a boil in a medium sauce pan. Spoon over open-faced hamburger or hot dog
buns. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.
Taco Salad
Add the
following to the large salad bowl:
Dice one
onion (optional or serve on the side)
Dice 1-2
tomatoes.
2 C cheese,
shredded
3 heads of Romaine
lettuce chopped
Drain and
rinse one 15 oz. can kidney or black beans
Crush
several handfuls of tortilla chips and set aside to serve later.
At serving
time, pour most of a bottle of 1,000 Island Dressing over the salad and gently
toss.
Ingredients
may be served in individual bowls and people make their own combinations.
Other
toppings can include guacamole, sour cream and salsa.
To freeze:
simply freeze the meat in a 3-cup container.
Cheese can be frozen in a Ziploc-style bag.
4. _______________________ Gerri Theodore's Spaghetti Sauce
Saute:
1/4 C olive oil
1 large onion, diced
4 T minced garlic
Add:
1- 102 oz. cans tomatoes, pureed in a blender
1 - 106 oz. cans tomato sauce
3 - 6 oz. cans tomato paste
1/3 bunch parsley, chopped or about 1/2 C
dried parsley
1/2 C dried basil
1/2 C sugar
2 tsp. ground cloves
Reserve 4 cups for Lasagna.
Divide the remaining sauce into 3 cup containers to
cool. Cover and freeze.
Lasagna
Brown 1 lb. of Italian sausage and set aside.
Prepare Ricotta filling.
·
2lbs ricotta
·
2 eggs
·
1/8 C parsley
Gather the mozzarella cheese, grate if necessary.
Gather the oven ready noodles.
Assembly:
Place 3 noodles across the bottom of a 9x13" pan.
Cover with 1 3/4C ricotta
Sprinkle with 1 3/4 C sausage-flavored meat.
Cover with 2 C sauce.
Sprinkle with 2 1/2 C grated mozzarella cheese.
Spread 4 noodles with ricotta filling and place on top of cheese.
Use a spatula to spread remaining ricotta over noodles (up
to 1 3/4 C). Sprinkle with 1 3/4 C sausage.
Cover with 2 C sauce.
Sprinkle with 2 1/2 C grated mozzarella choose.
Cover with waxed paper and then foil or a blue lid to freeze and bake
later. May take up to 1 1/2 hours to fully reheat. Bake at 350
degrees F.
5. _____________________ Chicken dishes (3)
Creamy
Chicken Bake
Mix the stuffing with 2C very hot water and the seasoning
packet. Let stand.
Place 6 chicken breasts in a 9"x13" pan.
Cover with sliced Swiss cheese.
Spread one can of Cream of Chicken soup over the cheese.
Put the stuffing on top of the soup.
Melt 1 stick of butter and pour over the stuffing.
Cover with a blue lid and freeze.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour.
Chicken Enchiladas
Stir the following in a
saucepan over low heat until the cream cheese is melted.
2 C shredded or chopped
cooked chicken
1 - 8oz. package cream
cheese, cubed
1/2 C salsa
Spoon mixture down the
center of 8 flour tortillas. Roll them up and place seam-side down in a
9"x13" pan.
Using the same saucepan,
stir the following until melted and smooth:
12 ounces Velveeta Cheese, cut up
1/4 C milk
Pour over
enchiladas. Cover with a blue lid or
heavy duty foil. Freeze.
Bake at 350 degrees F
for 20 minutes and drizzle 1/2 C salsa over before serving.
Huli Chicken
Put 12 thighs in each of
two Ziploc-style bags. Prepare the
following sauce to pour over the chicken.
1 C packed brown sugar
3/4 C ketchup- sodium
soy sauce
1/3 C sherry or chicken
broth
2 1/2 tsp. minced fresh
gingerroot or about 1 tsp. ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
Mix all ingredients
together in a bowl. Pour half over each
bag. Close bags and freeze.
To grill: defrost
chicken and cook over medium heat for 6-8 minutes on each side.
6. _____________________ Egg B ake
Rehydrate 1 box of dehydrated hash browns with boiling
water. Set aside for 10 minutes. Make
egg mixture and set aside.
Egg mixture:
·
2 c whole milk or cream
·
4 large eggs
·
1 T Dijon mustard
·
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
·
1/2 tsp. salt
·
1/4 tsp. pepper
Place potatoes in an 8-in. square pan:
Add the following:
1 8 oz. can mushrooms, drained
1/4 C bacon, crumbled
Optional ingredients:
onions, bell peppers,
Cover with 1 1/2 C grated cheddar cheese (about 6 oz.)
Pour egg mixture over all.
Cover with a blue lid and freeze.
To Serve: Defrost
and bake at 350 degrees F for about 45 minutes or bake while partially frozen
for up to 2 hours. Cool for 10 minutes
before cutting and serving.
Misc. Notes.
Meatballs can be divided into smaller bags or simply frozen
and used as needed for Spaghetti and Meatballs and Meatball Sandwiches. Cook as directed on bag.
Prepare the chicken for the enchiladas ahead of time by
either boiling 3-4 breasts in a pot of water with garlic salt until done (about
20 minutes) or cooking them in a crock-pot with garlic salt or taco seasoning. Cool some and then shred using two forks to
pull apart the meat.
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