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- 1. Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy 6 Steps to Dinner in the Freezer
- 2. Planning Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Pick your recipes •Variety •Family Favorites •1-2 new recipes •Splurge meal •Double or Triple
- 3. Recipe List 1.French Dip Sandwiches 2.Broccoli Beef 3.Tortilla Soup 4.Chicken Piccata 5.Italian Chicken 6.Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos
- 4. Planning Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Pick your recipes Schedule your meals •Variety •Family Favorites •1-2 new recipes •Splurge meal •Double or Triple •ZipList.com •Pen and Paper
- 5. Menu Plan Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ward activity 11 Mom’s Day Chicken Piccata 12 French Dip 13 Zoo dinner 14 Activity Days Broccoli Beef 15 teach pizza 16 Italian Chicken 17 Shrek Leftovers 18 Tortilla Soup 19 play rehearsal Pizza 20 Chicken Piccata 21 French Dip 22 Italian Chicken 23 Broccoli Beef 24 Anna’s Birthday Shrimp 25 Dinner w/Reid’s take Chicken tacos 26 No school 27 28 Activity Days 29 30 31 *1 Cilantro Lime Chicken Taco leftover to give to Jane after Surgery
- 6. Planning Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Pick your recipes Schedule your meals Clean your fridge •Variety •Family Favorites •1-2 new recipes •Splurge meal •Double or Triple •ZipList.com •Pen and Paper
- 7. Shopping Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Make your Shopping list •Check your pantry •Don’t forget containers
- 8. Shopping List – tally sheet Ingredient Total Tally Chicken 13 lbs (6lbs can be frozen) IIII IIII III Beef Roast 2 (3 lb) roasts II Flank steak 3 lbs III Mexican Blend Cheese 2 meals II butter 1 cube IIII I Sour cream 16 oz IIII IIII IIII I Soy Sauce 9 oz IIII IIII Garlic 2 heads IIII IIII IIII Artichoke hearts 2 cans II Kidney Beans 2 cans II Black beans 4 cans IIII
- 9. Shopping Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Make your Shopping list Prepare to shop •Check your pantry •Don’t forget containers •Make room in the car •Bring a list of recipes •Bring a pencil for notes
- 10. Notes for shopping French Dip Sandwiches 2 (3-4 lb) Roast Broccoli Beef 3 lbs Flank Steak Flash freeze fresh broccoli or frozen broccoli 8 garlic cloves, pressed Italian Chicken 4 lbs Chicken (Can be frozen) Can add leftover onion Chicken Piccata 4 lbs Chicken (tenders or thin cut, or fresh for cutting…could try whole?) Cilantro Lime Chicken Tacos 3 Lbs Chicken (fresh preferred for cutting, or whole to be shredded) 5 garlic cloves peeled Tortilla Soup 2 lbs Chicken (can be frozen, or thighs) Cut onion Cut avocado 2 garlic cloves pressed
- 11. Shopping Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Make your Shopping list Prepare to shop Shop •Check your pantry •Don’t forget containers •Make room in the car •Bring a list of recipes •Bring a pencil for notes •Shop off peak •Don’t take the kids
- 12. Prepping to Cook Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Write out steps •Group similar recipes together •Combined steps
- 13. Steps 1. Wash cilantro 2. Rough chop one bunch cilantro; add to tortilla soup bag 3. Chop Bell Pepper; add to tortilla soup bag 4. Halve avocados, remove pit, place in quart sized bag; Freeze 5. Chop onions 6. Divide onions between tortilla soup and Italian chicken bags 7. Peel 15 garlic, 5 cilantro pesto (blender), press 8-Broccoli Beef & 2-Tortilla soup 8. Dice chicken 3 lbs chicken for tacos, add to bag 9. Butterfly 4 lbs chicken for Piccata, add to bag 10. Slice flank steaks; add to Broccoli Beef 11. Add roast and Consumme to French Dip: Freeze 12. Add Chicken and Italian dressing to Italian Chicken; Freeze 13. Add dry ingredients to Broccoli Beef 14. Make Broccoli beef sauce; put in quart size bag inside beef bag; Freeze 15. Add remaining ingredients to Tortilla soup 16. Add Chicken to Tortilla Soup, Add water to cover Veggies; Freeze 17. Add Dry ingredients to Piccata 18. Make Piccata sauce in quart sized bag, put in Piccata bag; Freeze 19. Make Cilantro Pesto, But in sandwich bag, inside Taco bag, Freeze
- 14. Prepping to Cook Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Write out steps Clean your kitchen and freezer •Group similar recipes together •Combined steps •Empty dishwasher •Empty the trash
- 15. Prepping to Cook Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Write out steps Clean your kitchen and freezer Label your bags •Group similar recipes together •Combined steps •Recipe Name •Date •Empty dishwasher •Empty the trash
- 16. Prepping to Cook Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Write out steps Clean your kitchen and freezer Label your bags Stage the kitchen •Group similar recipes together •Combined steps •Recipe Name •Date •Arrange recipes and steps •Organize pantry ingredients •Multiple measuring cups and spoons –wet set, dry set •Empty dishwasher •Empty the trash
- 17. Cooking Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Prepare yourself •Wear comfortable shoes •Sink full of hot soapy water
- 18. Cooking Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Prepare yourself Have a plan for the family •Movie •Nap-time •Snacks •Pizza for dinner •Wear comfortable shoes •Sink full of hot soapy water
- 19. Cooking Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Prepare yourself Have a plan for the family Freezing •Movie •Nap-time •Snacks •Pizza for dinner •Cool foods before freezing •Food Danger Zone 40˚-140˚ •Air is bad – get it out •Lay flat to freeze •Lay cookie sheet in freezer •Wear comfortable shoes •Sink full of hot soapy water
- 20. Clean-up Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy It’s worth the mess •Have someone else do it! •Keep all your recipes, lists, and steps for a different cooking session
- 21. Enjoy! Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Good for 3-4 months
- 22. Enjoy! Plan Shop Prep Cook Clean Enjoy Good for 3-4 months Thaw first •Fridge, Coldwater, or Microwave •*Fridge in pan to catch drips
- 23. What it could look like
- 24. Different ways to fill your freezer Group/Swap +Easy to Prep -Not good for picky eaters Partnership Keep receipts Swap responsibilities Double-up Double or triple what you are already making then freeze what you don’t cook or eat Slow build-up Pick a couple recipes and try it out Meal Kits Do all the prep, but no cooking Pizza, fajitas, tacos, stir-fry Building blocks Gives you variety, but cuts down on the daily work Beans, sauces, cut raw meat, cooked meat in sauce Smart Shopper Freeze the extra stuff you got on sale, or from your garden The Big One +Don’t have to cook for a month or more -Lots of work Mini-session +Less work and time than the big one -Have to do it more frequently
- 25. Converting Recipes Don’t Freeze: Raw fruits and Veggies with high water content: celery, lettuce, tomato, cucumber – texture changes – not bad in soups Mayonnaise – blend back in, or add at cooking time Dairy – it separates – blend it back in, or add at cooking time Raw Potato – partially cook first – steam, bake, boil •Experiment with a family favorite – it improves your odds •Google it – someone has probably already converted it for you •Try it in the crock pot first, next time try freezing first Oven or Stovetop Low Crock Pot High Crock Pot 15 -30 min 4 -6 hrs 1 ½ - 2 ½ hrs 35 -45 min 6 – 8 hrs 3 – 4 hrs 50 min – 3 hrs 8 – 16 hrs 4 – 6 hrs Need to have some liquid, but probably not as much since there is less evaporation
- 26. Ideas Ideas Breakfast Breakfast burritos Breakfast sandwich Home Fries Oatmeal Pancakes Waffles French toast Blintz Cinnamon Rolls Muffins Strata Breakfast casserole Quiche Granola Smoothies scones appetizers/snacks/lunch Stuffed mushrooms Wonton shrimp Mini quiche Crab Cakes Hot wings Sliders Mozzarella sticks Pizza bites PB&J taquitos Dinner Pot stickers Fried rice Chow Mein Sweet and Sour Chicken Burritos French dip sandwiches Soup/stew/chili Chicken noodle soup Tomato soup Taco soup Tortilla soup Pea soup Albondigas soup zuppa tuscana Meatloaf Beef with broccoli Macaroni and cheese Shepherd’s Pie Pulled pork Coconut shrimp Pork chops Lasagna Chicken curry Stuffed chicken breasts Chicken cacciatore Jambalaya Enchiladas Pot pies Tuna noodle casserole Shrimp creole Egg rolls Stuffed shells Stuffed cabbage Pizza Sloppy joes Tacos Scampi herbed chicken Casseroles Salisbury steaks Chicken strips Burgers Tri-Tip Whole chicken Enchiladas Fish Shrimp skewers Nachos calzone Alfredo Lettuce wraps ravioloi Sides Mashed potatoes Beans Blanched vegetables Green bean casserole Succotash Twice baked potatoes Cauliflower gratin Glazed carrots Roasted potatoes Dinner rolls Popovers Rice French fries Blanched veggies Ratatouille Rolls Bread Cornbread Biscuits Dessert Cakes Cheesecake Cobbler Cookie dough Pies Ice cream sandwiches Whoopee pies Brownies Chocolate covered bananas Fudge hot fudge Truffles Frosting Building Blocks meatballs cooked chicken spaghetti sauce shredded beef cooked ground beef gravy bacon pesto seasoning mixes condensed soups