Power cooking. I used to do a lot more of this when all 4 boys lived at home. Here is what I made today.
Chicken& noodles with mashed potatoes, Meatloaf with twice baked potatoes, Porcupine meatballs with mashed potatoes, Chicken riggis, Burritos in a jar ( thanks for the recipe pinterest), Chicken chili,cut a roast in half for carne asada and the other half for beef stroganoff with noodles. I think that about covers it!
Just a hint if you ever want to try this. I shopped for all the ingredients a day ahead of time, and then cut all the vegis that i would need at one time. I cooked 3 whole chickens to use the meat in 3 of the recipes and then put the chicken broth into jars to use as I finish the preparations the night of the meal. I also clean up as I go, washing pans and using them over again. That way I don't have such a big mess to clean up when I am done. If you don't want to or don't have time to do all this in one day you can try cooking enough at dinner for 2 meals and freeze 1 of the meals for a later day.
Well I am wiped out but still have to feed the family tonight. I wonder if I can talk jeff into ordering pizza tonight !! :)
Have you ever power cooked? what is your favorite things to cook ahead of time?
im tired just reading this - your hard work will pay off though. I like to make big bathces of spaghetti sauce, taco meat, soups, and boil all my noodles at once and freeze.
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