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Welcome to Our Supper Swap
~ A Frozen Meals Co-op ~
The Idea: Each member cooks just one recipe, but prepares it for every person in the group. Then the group gets together and each member receives one meal from every other member.
The Idea: Each member cooks just one recipe, but prepares it for every person in the group. Then the group gets together and each member receives one meal from every other member.
Favorite Recipe Websites
What's Been Swapped ~ The Second Year
March 17, 2010
**Celebrating 2 years**
Pizza Dunkers
French Toast Sticks
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Pizza Burgers
Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Chicken Manicotti
Sweet and Sour Chicken
February 17, 2010
Cilantro Citrus Chicken
Ham and Cheese Quiche
Creamy Tortilla Chicken
Beef Chimichangas
Italian Hot Beef
Baked Chicken Dijon
Pepperoni Pasta Milano
Ritz Chicken
January 20, 2010
Wedding Soup
Tortilla Soup
Tater Tot Hotdish
BBQ Chicken Bites
Lasagna Subs
Classic Chicken Pot Pie
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff
December 16, 2009
Pizza Dunkers
Thai Pesto Chicken
Taco Pasta Shells
Wild Rice Soup
Broiled Roll Ups
Ham and Cheese Bowties
Little League Beef Burgers
Chicken Quesadillas
November 18, 2009
Poppy Beef
Lydia's Circle Chicken
Old Time Beef Stew
Mardy's Meatballs
Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Cream Cheese Chicken
Ultimate Steakhouse Burgers
Chicken Hotdish
October 21, 2009
~A Very Frightening Swap~
WITCH Chicken
GHOULash
TetraSCREAMie
TRICK-OR-TREAT Chicken
BOO Stroganoff
SPOOKY Chicken Strips
CHILLie
September 16, 2009
Taco Casserole
Baked Chicken Dijon
Pepperoni Pasta Milano
Chicken a la King
Beef Chimichangas
Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
Italian Hot Beef
August 2009 ~ summer break
July 15, 2009
"Nice-n-Easy Summertime Swap"
Hawaiian Chicken
4 B's Grilled Chops
Teriyaki Burgers
Montreal Rubbed Chicken
Martini Flank Steak
Peach Soup
Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Grandma's Sunday Burgers
June 17, 2009
"Nice-n-Easy Summertime Swap"
Grilled Sesame Chicken 5.0
Margarita Chicken 4.7
Ziploc Chicken 4.5
Zilge Marinaded Chicken 4.4
Salad Fixin's 4.1
Barbecued Ham Steak 4.0
Sticky Drunk Pig on a Stick 3.8
All American Burgers 3.3
May 20, 2009
Ritz Chicken 4.5
Cheese Stuffed Shells 4.5
Brown Sugar Meatloaf 4.3
Boneless Pork Ribs 4.3
Crispy Garlic Chicken 3.9
Beef Burritos 3.8
Thai Noodles with Pesto Chicken 3.6
Chicken Pot Pie 3.3
Apr 15, 2009
Taco Pasta Shells 5.0
Italian Hot Beef 5.0
Chicken Quesadillas 5.0
Egg & Sausage Bake 4.8
Bacon Wrapped Chicken 4.5
Pasta Swirls with Chicken 4.3
Little League Beef Burgers 4.1
**Celebrating 2 years**
Pizza Dunkers
French Toast Sticks
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Pizza Burgers
Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Chicken Manicotti
Sweet and Sour Chicken
February 17, 2010
Cilantro Citrus Chicken
Ham and Cheese Quiche
Creamy Tortilla Chicken
Beef Chimichangas
Italian Hot Beef
Baked Chicken Dijon
Pepperoni Pasta Milano
Ritz Chicken
January 20, 2010
Wedding Soup
Tortilla Soup
Tater Tot Hotdish
BBQ Chicken Bites
Lasagna Subs
Classic Chicken Pot Pie
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff
December 16, 2009
Pizza Dunkers
Thai Pesto Chicken
Taco Pasta Shells
Wild Rice Soup
Broiled Roll Ups
Ham and Cheese Bowties
Little League Beef Burgers
Chicken Quesadillas
November 18, 2009
Poppy Beef
Lydia's Circle Chicken
Old Time Beef Stew
Mardy's Meatballs
Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Cream Cheese Chicken
Ultimate Steakhouse Burgers
Chicken Hotdish
October 21, 2009
~A Very Frightening Swap~
WITCH Chicken
GHOULash
TetraSCREAMie
TRICK-OR-TREAT Chicken
BOO Stroganoff
SPOOKY Chicken Strips
CHILLie
September 16, 2009
Taco Casserole
Baked Chicken Dijon
Pepperoni Pasta Milano
Chicken a la King
Beef Chimichangas
Spicy Chicken Stir Fry
Italian Hot Beef
August 2009 ~ summer break
July 15, 2009
"Nice-n-Easy Summertime Swap"
Hawaiian Chicken
4 B's Grilled Chops
Teriyaki Burgers
Montreal Rubbed Chicken
Martini Flank Steak
Peach Soup
Sweet and Spicy Chicken
Grandma's Sunday Burgers
June 17, 2009
"Nice-n-Easy Summertime Swap"
Grilled Sesame Chicken 5.0
Margarita Chicken 4.7
Ziploc Chicken 4.5
Zilge Marinaded Chicken 4.4
Salad Fixin's 4.1
Barbecued Ham Steak 4.0
Sticky Drunk Pig on a Stick 3.8
All American Burgers 3.3
May 20, 2009
Ritz Chicken 4.5
Cheese Stuffed Shells 4.5
Brown Sugar Meatloaf 4.3
Boneless Pork Ribs 4.3
Crispy Garlic Chicken 3.9
Beef Burritos 3.8
Thai Noodles with Pesto Chicken 3.6
Chicken Pot Pie 3.3
Apr 15, 2009
Taco Pasta Shells 5.0
Italian Hot Beef 5.0
Chicken Quesadillas 5.0
Egg & Sausage Bake 4.8
Bacon Wrapped Chicken 4.5
Pasta Swirls with Chicken 4.3
Little League Beef Burgers 4.1
What's Been Swapped ~ The First Year
Mar 18, 2009
**Celebrating One Year**
French toast sticks & sausage 5.0
Tater Tot Hotdish 5.0
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.9
Ritz Chicken 4.8
Beef Chimichangas 4.7
Pizza Dunkers 4.6
Catalina Chicken 4.4
Feb 18, 2009
Pizza Burgers 5.0
Baked Chicken Dijon 5.0
Broiled Roll-Ups 5.0
Chicken Enchiladas 4.9
Chicken Cacciatore 4.8
Supper Club Chicken 4.6
Monte Cristo Sandwiches 4.3
Jan 21, 2009
Pronto Chili 5.0
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup 4.8
Italian Sub Stoup 4.5
Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joe 4.4
Pepperoni Pasta Milano 4.3
Easy Potato Soup 4.3
Moroccan Chicken 3.8
Dec 17, 2008
Pancakes & Cinn Cream Syrup 4.9
Freezer Meatballs 4.8
Pizza Dunkers 4.8
Ritz Chicken 4.7
Italian Chicken+Angel Hair Pasta 4.7
Ham & Cheese Potato Dinner 4.7
Chicken Breasts with Pesto Butter 4.1
Nov 19, 2008
Beef Chimichangas 5.0
Italian Hot Beef 4.7
Mardy's Meatballs 4.5
Dana's Pork Chops 4.4
Chicken Hotdish 4.2
Stuffed Chicken Cutlets 3.9
Chicken Potpie 3.8
Oct 15, 2008
French Toast Sticks & Sausage 4.9
Little League Beef Burgers 4.5
Chicken Manicotti 4.2
Pronto Chili 4.1
Swiss & Chicken Casserole 4.0
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff 4.0
Sept 24, 2008
Baked Chicken Dijon 4.7
Catalina Chicken 4.3
Tater Tot Hot Dish 4.2
Potato Stuffed Meatloaf 4.2
Hoboes 3.6
Aug 20, 2008
Pizza Burgers 4.8
Ham & Cheese Bowties 4.3
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.0
French Bread Pizza 2.8
July 23, 2008
Grilled Sesame Chicken 4.5
Chicken & Wild Rice 4.0
Italian Marinated Chicken 3.8
Chicken Pot Pie 3.5
Meatloaf 2.8
No swap June 2008 due to bridge closure!
May 21, 2008
French Toast Sticks & Sausage 4.4
Little League Beef Burgers 4.4
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff 4.1
Crescent Roll Lasagna 3.5
Freezer Sandwiches 3.4
Breakfast McBiscuits 2.8
Enchiladas 2.8
April 16, 2008
Baked Chicken Dijon 4.9
The Best Beef Dip Everrr 4.4
Cranberry Chicken 4.3
Sicilian Casserole 4.2
Pork Chops w/apple onion gravy 3.9
Saucy Pork Chops 3.5
French Bread Pizza 2.8
March 19, 2008
Chicken Manicotti 4.5
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.3
Chicken & Stuffing 4.3
Chicken Quesadillas 4.1
Cheesy Chicken 4.0
Cheeseburger Quiche 2.5
**Celebrating One Year**
French toast sticks & sausage 5.0
Tater Tot Hotdish 5.0
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.9
Ritz Chicken 4.8
Beef Chimichangas 4.7
Pizza Dunkers 4.6
Catalina Chicken 4.4
Feb 18, 2009
Pizza Burgers 5.0
Baked Chicken Dijon 5.0
Broiled Roll-Ups 5.0
Chicken Enchiladas 4.9
Chicken Cacciatore 4.8
Supper Club Chicken 4.6
Monte Cristo Sandwiches 4.3
Jan 21, 2009
Pronto Chili 5.0
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup 4.8
Italian Sub Stoup 4.5
Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joe 4.4
Pepperoni Pasta Milano 4.3
Easy Potato Soup 4.3
Moroccan Chicken 3.8
Dec 17, 2008
Pancakes & Cinn Cream Syrup 4.9
Freezer Meatballs 4.8
Pizza Dunkers 4.8
Ritz Chicken 4.7
Italian Chicken+Angel Hair Pasta 4.7
Ham & Cheese Potato Dinner 4.7
Chicken Breasts with Pesto Butter 4.1
Nov 19, 2008
Beef Chimichangas 5.0
Italian Hot Beef 4.7
Mardy's Meatballs 4.5
Dana's Pork Chops 4.4
Chicken Hotdish 4.2
Stuffed Chicken Cutlets 3.9
Chicken Potpie 3.8
Oct 15, 2008
French Toast Sticks & Sausage 4.9
Little League Beef Burgers 4.5
Chicken Manicotti 4.2
Pronto Chili 4.1
Swiss & Chicken Casserole 4.0
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff 4.0
Sept 24, 2008
Baked Chicken Dijon 4.7
Catalina Chicken 4.3
Tater Tot Hot Dish 4.2
Potato Stuffed Meatloaf 4.2
Hoboes 3.6
Aug 20, 2008
Pizza Burgers 4.8
Ham & Cheese Bowties 4.3
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.0
French Bread Pizza 2.8
July 23, 2008
Grilled Sesame Chicken 4.5
Chicken & Wild Rice 4.0
Italian Marinated Chicken 3.8
Chicken Pot Pie 3.5
Meatloaf 2.8
No swap June 2008 due to bridge closure!
May 21, 2008
French Toast Sticks & Sausage 4.4
Little League Beef Burgers 4.4
15 Minute Beef Stroganoff 4.1
Crescent Roll Lasagna 3.5
Freezer Sandwiches 3.4
Breakfast McBiscuits 2.8
Enchiladas 2.8
April 16, 2008
Baked Chicken Dijon 4.9
The Best Beef Dip Everrr 4.4
Cranberry Chicken 4.3
Sicilian Casserole 4.2
Pork Chops w/apple onion gravy 3.9
Saucy Pork Chops 3.5
French Bread Pizza 2.8
March 19, 2008
Chicken Manicotti 4.5
Oriental Sesame Chicken Strips 4.3
Chicken & Stuffing 4.3
Chicken Quesadillas 4.1
Cheesy Chicken 4.0
Cheeseburger Quiche 2.5
13 comments:
I forgot to mention that on the hobo packets, please cook the packets with the "up" side up. I wrote on the packets with a sharpie, so hopefully you will be able to see it. It should be evident when you stuff the potatoes into the packets. Also, the hobo packets should be cooked sooner than later due to the aluminum foil.
Thanks,
Kari
A 9x13” pan fits in a 2 gallon freezer bag. (True for regular or disposable pans.)
Label freezer bags before filling them (if you plan to label them).
Use a sturdy container (like a mug, sour cream tub, coffee can, pitcher) to make filling freezer bags easier. Place freezer bag inside the container and flip the top of the baggie around the top edge of the container. This helps the baggies stand up while you fill them, and makes filling and closing the bags quick & clean.
When sealing your freezer bags, remove as much air as possible to minimize ice crystals forming.
Freeze items "flat" when possible - lay freezer bag down on its side.
Miscellaneous Measurements
28 soda crackers = 1 Cup fine crumbs
15 square graham crackers = 1 Cup crumbs
4 Tablespoons margarine = 2 ounces = ¼ Cup = ½ stick
16 ounces white sugar = 2-1/3 Cups
16 ounces brown sugar = 2¼ Cups packed
16 ounces powdered sugar = 3½ Cups
16 ounces = 4 cups shredded cheese
6 ounces cottage cheese = 1 Cup
16 ounces sour cream = 1¾ Cups
1 pound ground beef = 2½ Cups browned
10 pounds ground beef = 25 Cups browned
1 large chicken breast = ¾ Cups cooked, diced
1 medium onion = 1 Cup chopped
Dry Measure
3 teaspoons = 1 Tablespoon
4 Tablespoons = ¼ Cup
8 Tablespoons = ½ Cup
12 Tablespoons = ¾ Cup
16 Tablespoons = 1 Cup
4 Cups = 1 quart
4 Quarts = 1 gallon
Liquid Measure
2 Tablespoons = 1 ounce
4 Tablespoons = 2 ounces = ¼ Cup
2 Cups = 1 Pint = ½ Quart = 16 Ounces
4 Cups = 2 Pints = 1 Quart = 32 Ounces
4 Quarts = 16 Cups = 1 Gallon = 128 ounces
Tips for making the pork chop with apple onion gravy:
1. The recipe calls to add the sauteed onions back to the pork chops while you finish cooking the pork chops. I found that doing this yields onions that are way too over cooked (they basically disintegrated). So, to remedy this, follow the recipe, except don't add the onions back into the pork chops while the chops finish cooking. Instead, leave the sauteed onions out and add them back in immediately before serving.
2. I also found that the recipe calls for too much oil for searing the chops. You could probably omit the oil altogether, or only add a few drops, as you will have the butter in the pan from sauteeing the onions.
3. My family really liked this recipe, so I know that I will be making it again in the future!!!
-Kari
The chicken manicotti ended up being about $9 per family, this being realized after the manicotti was already in the freezer. The original recipe calls for a whole box of manicotti shells, which is 14 shells. Cut back the number of manicotti shells to 10 or 12, which will then reduce the amount of chicken that will be needed. Keep the amount of sauce the same (I like my manicotti to be saucy), and it will be up to the preparer next time to decide on the amount of cheese for the meal. This, of course, will be determined by the cost of the cheese at the grocery store.
-Kari
From the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Website:
Refreezing:
Once food is thawed in the refrigerator, it is safe to refreeze it without cooking, although there may be a loss of quality due to the moisture lost through defrosting. After cooking raw foods which were previously frozen, it is safe to freeze the cooked foods. If previously cooked foods are thawed in the refrigerator, you may refreeze the unused portion.
If you purchase previously frozen meat, poultry or fish at a retail store, you can refreeze if it has been handled properly.
If food is as cold as if it were in a refrigerator (40 °F), it is safe to refreeze or use. It's not necessary to cook raw foods before refreezing.
They have changed these guidelines, so it is okay to thaw and then re-freeze ground beef, chicken, etc. as long as it has stayed cold.
USDA Website
30 Day Gourmet Recipes
Hundreds of recipes that are searchable by specific type of recipe, i.e. Poultry, Beef, etc. This is very handy for finding just the right recipes for Cooking Day. There are also great tips on Freezer Cooking.
30 Day Gourmet
Ground beef: 2 lb. raw = 5 C cooked
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