October 2010 week 1

Menu Ingredients Cooking hour directions

Turkey Bacon Swiss Turkey Tear off 5 lettuce leaves, rinse and pat dry with paper
Red leaf lettuce towel.
Croissant Sandwiches Croissants
Orange slices & green salad Swiss cheese Assemble sandwiches with turkey, Swiss and lettuce.
Store in zipper bags or airtight container.
Cook bacon in microwave and add to 3 oranges
sandwiches. Toast sandwiches if Slice oranges into half moons and store in zipper bag.
desired.
Chop & wash remaining lettuce and store in zipper
Serve with sliced oranges and red leaf bag.
salad.
Pork chops Mix first 7 ingredients plus ¾ C water in large zipper
Slow Cooked Asian Pork ¾ C brown sugar bag and seal.
Chops 2 t ground ginger
Glazed carrots & snow peas ¼ C soy sauce Mix carrots, snow peas and next 4 ingredients. Place
½ C ketchup
2 T honey
on large sheet of foil.
Pour pork chops and sauce into slow
2 cloves garlic
cooker, cover with a layer of foil. pepper Fold foil in half and fold up on all sides to make a
Place carrot/pea packet on top. Carrots & snow peas sealed pocket.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours. 3 T butter
freezable 2 ½ T honey
1 pinch ground ginger
1 T lemon juice
Breakfast for Dinner 3 cups croutons Layer croutons in 7x11 pan.
1 C shredded cheddar
Casserole 4 eggs, beaten Mix next 7 ingredients in a mixing bowl and pour over
Sausage links 2 C. milk croutons.
½ t salt
Remove plastic wrap and bake in 325 ½ t ground mustard Sprinkle with bacon pieces and cover with plastic
degree oven for 1 hour. Heat 1/8 t onion powder wrap.
sausage in microwave according to Pinch pepper
package directions.
freezable Real bacon pieces

Black Bean & Corn 3 T chopped onion Rinse black beans in colander.
1 can black beans
Quesadillas 1 C. frozen corn Finely chop 3 T onion and add with beans and next 7
Green salad and chips & queso 1 T brown sugar ingredients into large zipper bag.
¼ C salsa
Scoop 1 cup bean mixture onto 5 ¼ t red pepper flakes
tortillas. Top with another tortilla and 1 T chili powder
place on sprayed baking sheet. Spray ½ t cumin
quesadillas with cooking spray and 2 C Monterrey jack cheese
bake 400 degrees for 15 minutes or
until brown and crisp. Serve with 10 flour tortillas
green salad.
freezable

Mini Meatloaves 2 eggs Mix first 7 ingredients. Scoop with ice cream scooper
Mashed potatoes and baby peas ½ C milk into 12 cup muffin tin and cover with foil.
2/3 C bread crumbs
Remove foil from muffin pan. Bake 1 t onion powder Mix remaining ingredients and store in container with
uncovered in 350 degree oven for 20 1 t salt lid.
minutes. Remove from oven, spoon ½ t rubbed sage
sauce over top and cook an additional 1 ½ lbs ground beef
5-10 minutes. Warm mashed
potatoes and peas in microwave. ¼ C ketchup
2 T brown sugar
freezable 1 t ground mustard
½ t Worcestershire sauce

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 October 2010 week 1

Get out all ingredients on grocery list except for items in italics and follow the cooking hour directions to make 5
dinners in just ONE hour!.

Fill your sink with hot soapy water and get out the following kitchen tools:
Cutting board
Knife
2 medium mixing bowls
Colander Extra tips & tricks:
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups Use foil muffin liners for mini meatloaves. These stand
Foil alone on a baking sheet. No need for a muffin pan.
Ice cream scoop Make sure to cover the baking sheet with foil for easy
Muffin tin clean up.
7x11 casserole dish
1 small airtight containers Have the butcher cut a pork tenderloin into 1 inch chops
5- one gallon zipper bags for inexpensive thick & boneless pork chops.
1- one quart zipper bag
Plastic wrap You an always swap or omit ingredients to suit your
Paper towels family’s taste.
Medium mixing bowl
Small mixing bowl
Can opener
Clean wash rag or towel
Fill sink with hot soapy water

Grocery List
Canned/Packaged Produce
1 can black beans 1 head red leaf lettuce Pantry Staples
1 pkg. real bacon bits 3 large oranges ¾ C + 3 T brown sugar
1 bag tortilla chips 1 bag baby carrots 2 t ground ginger
1 jar queso dip 1 package snow peas ¾ C soy sauce
1 can baby peas 1 small lemon ½ C ketchup
1 small onion 1 t crushed garlic
1 bag salad greens salt & pepper
1 pkg. refrigerated mashed potatoes 2 ½ T honey
3 T butter
6 eggs
2 ½ C milk
Freezer 2/3 C seasoned bread crumbs
1 package corn Dairy/Meat 2 t onion powder
5 slices Swiss cheese ½ t rubbed sage
1 lb deli sliced turkey 1 ½ t ground mustard
Bread/Rice/Pasta 5 thick boneless pork chops ½ t Worcestershire sauce
3 C. unseasoned croutons 2 C. shredded Monterrey jack cheese ¼ C salsa
6 sandwich size crescent rolls 1 C. shredded cheddar cheese ¼ t red pepper flakes
10 (8 inch) flour tortillas 1 box cooked breakfast sausage links 1 T chili powder
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef ½ t cumin
1 box microwave ready or cooked bacon salad dressing
Items in italics not needed until serving.

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