Wow! Here it is, the holiday season is upon us, we need quick meals, Right? I'll see what I can do to post some quick easy, inexpensive meals and at the same time I will be posting some fun recipes for baking and entertaining.
On my grocery list this week:
Pork Loin Roast $1.99 lb.
Bone-In Chicken breast $.99 lb.
Boneless Pork Chops $1.99 lb.
Spiral Ham $1.99 lb.
Stew Meat $2.49 lb.
Fast Fixns Chicken $4.69 I buy the chicken fried steak one
Chicken Breast boneless $4.99 - 3lb. bag
Hamburger $1.99 lb (10 lb. tube)
Meatballs $5.99 - 32oz. package
Turkey Roast Jennie-O $2.99
Farmland Sliced Bacon $1.99 lb.
Farmland Sausage Links or rolls $.99 12-16oz.
Coca-Cola Liters $.88 (stock up for holiday parties)
Cottage Cheese $.49 12oz.
Egg Noodles 2-$3.00
Pillsbury Grands Biscuits 2/$3.00
Tropicna Orange Juice $3.99
Salad Mix $.79
Chi-Chi Tortilla Shells $1.49
Bear Creek Soup Mix 2/$5
Menu Ideas
Tacos with ground beef, Taco Salad or Chicken Taco's, whatever way you like it. I got a fantastic idea from some friends for a super easy way to make chicken tacos and they are very good.
Chicken Taco's
Place a bag of frozen chicken breast in crockpot and pour a jar of salsa over top, cook on low all day, then at night simply shred meat and you have the best chicken tacos and so easy!
Use left overs from tacos and two nights later, make taco salad (beef or chicken) The family will never know you are using leftovers (make enough for two meals when cooking the first time and now you have two super easy meals)
Soup is an easy meal, put in crockpot and serve with french bread. Whether you use a soup mix or make from scratch.
Loaded Potatoe Soup
6 bacon slices
1/4 green onions
1 (14oz) can vegetable broth
1 c sour cream
1 c whole milk
1 20oz bag of red potatoe wedges (Simply potatoes)
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. pepper
Garnish with cheddar cheese, chopped fresh chives
1. In a large heavy-bottomed pot, cook bacon until crisp, remove bacon, and drain on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pot. Crumble bacon.
2. Cook green onions in hot drippings over medium-high heat for 3 minutes, or until tender. Add broth, whisk in sour cream and milk. Add potatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook in 15 minutes, or until heated through. Top with crumbled bacon, and if desired garnish with shredded Cheddar cheese and chopped fresh chives.
Chicken and Rice Vegetable Soup
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 c. chopped onion
2 (32 oz) container of chicken broth
1(10 3/4) can cream of chicken soup
2 1/2 c shredded chicken (about 2 lbs)
1 16oz. bag of frozen vegetables mixed, thawed
1 5.7 oz packet chicken-flavor rice sides - Knorr
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1. In a large heavy pot, melt butter, over meduim-high heat. Add onion, and cook stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add broth and soup, whisking to combine, stir in chicken, vegetbles, rice, salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally over medium-high heat, for 15 minutes.
Beef Stew
3 pounds cubed beef stew meat 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces 4 large potatoes, cubed 1 tablespoon dried parsley 1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper 2 cups boiling water 2 (1 ounce) envelopes onion soup mix 3 tablespoons butter 3 large onions, quartered 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1/2 cup burgundy wine 2 (6 ounce) packages fresh button mushrooms, halved 1/4 cup warm water 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Directions
Toss the beef, flour, and salt in a sealable bag until the beef is coated.
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Combine the beef and Worcestershire sauce in the skillet; cook until the beef is evenly browned on all sides; transfer to a slow cooker, but do not clean the skillet. Add the carrots, potatoes, parsley, and pepper to the slow cooker.
Combine the boiling water and soup mix in a small bowl; add to slow cooker.
Melt the butter in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onion and garlic in the melted butter until soft; transfer the onion and garlic to the slow cooker and return the skillet to the heat. Combine the wine and mushrooms to the skillet; cook until the mushrooms begin to absorb the wine; pour the mixture into the slow cooker.
Place the cover on the slow cooker and set to High; cook for one hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until the beef is fork-tender, 6 to 8 hours. Whisk together the warm water and cornstarch; stir into the stew; cook uncovered until stew thickens, about 15 minutes.
Balsamic Roasted Pork Loin from Allrecipe.com
2 tablespoons steak seasoning rub 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup olive oil 2 pounds boneless pork loin roast
Directions
Dissolve steak seasoning in balsamic vinegar, then stir in olive oil. Place pork into a resealable plastic bag and pour marinade overtop. Squeeze out air and seal bag; marinate 2 hours to overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place pork into a glass baking dish along with marinade. Bake in preheated oven, basting occasionally until the pork reaches an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 1 hour. Let the roast rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Golden Pork Chops
from allrecipe.com My family really likes these!
6 pork chops 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 onion, chopped 1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed golden mushroom soup
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Rinse pork chops, pat dry, and season with seasoned salt and pepper. Place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish. In a separate small bowl, combine the onion, mushrooms and soup. Mix together well and spoon over the chops.
Cover, and bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Uncover, and bake for 15 more minutes. (Note: Time could be less or more depending on the thickness of the chops.) Pork chops are done when their internal temperature has reached 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).
Spiral Cut Ham
Makes a great meal and then you have ham for left overs, make scallop and ham a couple nights later, egg casserole with ham
Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes with Ham
3 pounds potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped cooked ham 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Directions
Place sliced potatoes in slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix together shredded cheese, onion and ham. Mix with potatoes in slow cooker. Using the same bowl, mix together condensed soup and water. Season to taste with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over the potato mixture.
Cover, and cook on High for 4 hours.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Short on time? Use meatballs in your spaghetti! Use jar sauce and you can have a meal in 15 minutes. Serve with garlic bread!