As a busy stay-at-home mom of 4, I need God's designed "day of rest" probably more than most! And to help keep our budget from exploding from always eating out (and causing more people to work) on Sundays; I have started a plan of Double-Day Freezer cooking. On a specified day each week, I will plan to cook a double-sized meal and put one of those in the deep freeze to pull out and use on Sunday evenings. This saves me time by cooking once, and feeding twice. And my family still gets a good home cooked meal, without me spending lots of energy on Sunday preparing it.

This blog is my place to share my Double Day Freezer Meal recipes with you, and hopefully give others a day of rest too! :)

Friday, May 27, 2011

2 Meals this week!

I made 2 double meals this week to make up for the week I was sick.  The one is a new take on meatloaf, and it was very good.  And the other was a HIT with my picky eater family!!  So, thrilled cause it was really yummy!

Upside Down Meatloaf

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup ketchup
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon onion flakes
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 sleeve saltine cracker (finely crushed)
Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease two 5x9 inch loaf pans.
2. Press 1/2 c brown sugar into the bottom of each loaf pan and spread 1/2 c ketchup over the sugar.
3. In a mixing bowl, mix thoroughly all remaining ingredients, and then make into 2 loaves. Place on top of the ketchup.
4.  Cover one in foil, label, and freeze.
5. Bake the other in preheated oven for 1 hour or until juices are clear.

You can use a disposable foil loaf pan, and cover top with aluminum foil.  Freezer notes "Thaw overnight.  Bake 375 degrees F for 1 hour."



Chili Cheese Macaroni Casserole
Ingredients
1 package (7oz) elbow macaroni
2 lbs ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 tsp minced garlic
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 can (16 oz) kidney beans
1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
1 small can rotel
1-1/2 tsps salt
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp pepper
2 cups (8 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese

 
1.  In a large saucepan, cook macaroni according to package instructions.
2.  Meanwhile, brown ground beef with onion and garlic in a skillet until it is completely brown. Drain fat.
3.  Add tomatoes, beans, tomato paste, rotel, salt, chili powder, cumin and pepper to skillet, stirring well. Bring to a boil, then simmer for ten minutes.
4.  When macaroni finishes cooking, drain and then combine with the chili.
5.  Lightly spray two 2 8x8 baking dishes with non-stick cooking spray. Divide mixture evenly into both dishes, then top with cheese.
6.  Cover one with aluminum foil, label, and freeze (will probably need to let it cool first).
7.  For the other one, bake at 375F for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is brown and bubbly.

You can use disposable tin pans and cover with aluminum foil.  Freezer notes "Thaw overnight, bake 375F for 20-30 minutes until heated throughout."

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