Monday, October 29, 2018

Our first Nor'eastern of the season

This weekend our first Nor'eastern swept in.  If you can call it that.  Started snowing and in the end, it all switched over to rain.   Kind of boring if you ask me.  Really though I could do without the snow and cold.  Ready to move south.:)



Most of Saturday I cooked up some meals for the freezer.  We had gotten chicken breast on sale for $1.19 a pound.  We ended up getting 40 lbs.   The goal was to put the chicken into meals whether that was cooking some or putting them in a marinade.  But I wanted all the chicken done before the end of the day Sunday  and I accomplished that goal.  Having a goal does help.  We also got 100lbs of potatoes for $20.  I am hoping to get some stuff done with those throughout the week and maybe next weekend.  Some of the recipes just tell you to add the chicken to a gallon freezer bag and pour on the marinade.  This is what I got done for the freezer

Garlic Ranch Chicken (2)
Lemon Garlic Chicken (2)
Honey Mustard Chicken (1)
Chicken Taquitos (14)
Tuscan Pasta (2)
Baked Chicken Pesto Alfredo (4)
Cheesy Chicken, Broccoli and Rice Casserole (3)
Creamy Buffalo Chicken (4) - Guessing here because I still have to bag up the chicken.

 I have my recipes in a binder divided up by meat type.  Like chicken is with chicken and so forth.  I also have a section for breakfast because I also do breakfasts for the freezer which I did last Saturday.  Here are the recipes that I use.

https://happymoneysaver.com/baked-chicken-pesto-alfredo-freezer-meal/

https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/recipe/20-minute-tuscan-pasta-freezer-meal/

https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/lemon-garlic-dump-chicken

https://fabulesslyfrugal.com/recipes/fabuless-freezer-cooking-garlic-ranch/#.W9cHNXtKiUk

https://www.passionforsavings.com/cheesy-broccoli-chicken-rice-recipe-freezer-meal/print/825426/ ( this is an idea of what I do but with the soup, I add sour cream and I season the whole casserole with Tuscan Garlic seasoning.)

https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/creamy-buffalo-chicken-for-instant-pot-or-slow-cooker/  ( I added a package of ranch dressing mix before it started to cook.  This was really good over a mashed potato casserole that I had made on Saturday night.) 

https://happymoneysaver.com/freezer-chicken-taquitos-with-cream-cheese/

For the Honey Mustard chicken, I put four Chicken breast into a freezer gallon bag and added a bottle or Rays Honey Mustard to it.  This sauce is delicious.  You can also make your own honey mustard. 


Feels good to have meals prepped ahead for those days that I am either lazy or busy.  As for the storm it became mostly rain and the snow we did get is just about gone.   It's like being in the south.  :)   Well, I am off to work on my menu for the week.  Hope to get that posted later today.  Have a wonderful day .:)                







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