Favorite Family Recipes Like Granny Used To Make

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Discover over 100 favorite good old fashioned family recipes like Granny used to make.  Enjoy the recipes collected over five generations of our family for only $5.00.   Send your request for "Gammy's 100 Favorite Family Recipes" to gammysews@comcast.net.

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Frugal Freezer Meals

When it comes to freezer cooking, it is easy to prepare frugal meals. Many frugal recipes can be placed in your freezer for cooking at a later date. There are many freezer cooking recipes books, and sites you can visit to find out which frugal meals you can freeze ahead.


Chicken: Buy a large amount of chicken, divide it into freezer bags with the marinade of your choice, and freeze. The chicken will marinade as it thaws and you will have a tasty dish ready. Just add a side salad and some rice.


Beans and Rice: Healthy, full of fiber, and filling, beans and rice is yummy frugal meal. No need to make any other side dishes because beans and rice is truly a meal in itself.


Chili: Prepare a simple chili with cans of beans, onions, garlic, tomato paste and chili seasoning. You can add meat if you like but when it is made right, chili with no meat is very good. You can also add fresh tomatoes and other vegetables like bell peppers. Cook the chili, let it cool, and then just freeze.


Casseroles: Some casseroles like tuna or broccoli and cheese don't cost much make and can be frozen with ease. When you make a casserole for dinner one night, make two. Instead of cooking the second one, once it is prepared, put it in the freezer.


Meatballs: Meatballs are another item is not expensive to make, can be doubled and frozen. You can find ground beef on sale often and can buy it in bulk in wholesale stores. With meatballs you can make different types to freeze like simple ones for spaghetti, honey barbecued, or teriyaki.


Taco or sloppy joe meat: Who doesn't love tacos or sloppy joes? Again you can get hamburger meat in bulk. The good thing about these frugal meals is that you can cook them or just prepare them and freeze. It really makes creating fun, great, quick meals simple and very feasible.


Soups: Some soups like chicken noodle or split pea can be frozen successfully. You want to be careful freezing soups with potatoes or cream in them. These types of soups do not always freeze well and will make for a gummy. Mushy meal for the family.


If you are not sure whether or not a meal freezes well, as mentioned earlier, there are many ways to find out if they do. Freezer cooking can not only be frugal but time saving, convenient, and really easy to do.


If you liked these ideas, you'll love Freezer Cooking Made Simple eBook from The Hillbilly Housewife. It's chock full of information and ideas that will have your family singing your praises while you turn No Time into No-time.

Main Dish Ideas For The Freezer

If you are stuck on ideas for preparing main freezer meals, there are many options available to you. A number of main dishes can be prepared ahead of time and frozen for a later date. Here is a simple chili recipe that you can prepare in under 30 minutes. You can serve it with a side salad and cornbread or over rice.


Simply Quick Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef

2 onions, chopped

5 cloves garlic, minced

2 (14 oz.) cans chopped tomatoes, (do not drain)

1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 Tbsp. chili powder

1 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 (15 oz.) cans red kidney beans, rinsed and drained

2 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/4 cup water


Preparation:

Cook ground beef with onions and garlic in heavy skillet until ground beef is brown and vegetables are tender; drain. Mix all ingredients except cornstarch and water in saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes. If you want a thicker chili, mix cornstarch and water in small bowl until smooth and add to chili, stirring well. Uncover and cook for about 10 minutes, until slightly thickened. 8 servings


When freezing the chili do not add cornstarch and water. Cool quickly in refrigerator, then place in plastic freezer containers and freeze until solid. To reheat, place chili in saucepan with 1/4 cup water and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until reheated. Once it has reheated, you can add the cornstarch and water mixture if you'd like a thicker chili.


Another easy main meal is spaghetti that you can cook in the microwave. You can also create meals like lasagna, burrito and taco meat, and stew. Freezer cooking can be as simple or as extravagant as you want. You can also freeze most meals that you make in the crock pot as well.


Visit website and read cookbook for ideas on freezer main meals. Just about any food can be used in freezer cooking. The only foods you want to be careful of are potatoes and dairy items like heavy cream.

Take precaution when you freeze items like that and look up their rule of thumb or in a freezer cooking book.


Freezer cooking and main meals go together well. All you need is the recipe, the pots, the time, and the desire to get the job done.


Out of the Freezer, Into the Oven - Dinner's Done! If you liked this, you'll love this Freezer Cooking Made Simple eBook. Sign up to receive the Hillbilly Housewife newsletter to get more hints, tips and homemaking resources.

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