Sunday, January 16, 2011

Creamy Bow~Tie Pasta with Chicken

by Carole
source:
Freezer Friendz
Ingredients:3 cups (8 oz.) Farfalle (bow-tie pasta) uncooked
4 cups broccoli florets
3 Tbs. Kraft Roasted Red Pepper Italian with Parmesan Dressing
6 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 tsp. minced garlic ( I bought it in the tiny jar.)
2 cups tomato-basil spaghetti sauce
4 oz. (1/2 of 8 oz. pkg.) Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1/4 cup Kraft Grated Parmesan Cheese



Serving Day:Thaw completely. Throw pasta and broccoli into hot water to heat back up. Taste for desired tenderness. Reheat sauce and chicken in a non-stick skillet. Remove chicken and keep warm. Add sauce to pasta, mix well. Transfer to bowls. Cut chicken crosswise into thick slices; fan out chicken over pasta mixture in each bowl. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan cheese.

ENJOY!!!
Assembly:Boil pasta and broccoli about 5 minutes. Drain completely and transfer to freezer bag. Meanwhile, heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium heat. Add chicken and garlic; cook 5 minutes. Turn chicken over, continue cooking 4 to 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Add pasta sauce and cream cheese to chicken in skillet; cook on medium-low heat 2-3 minutes or until cream cheese is completely melted, mixture is well blended and chicken is coated with sauce, stirring occasionally. Transfer chicken to a separate freezer bag. Freeze both.

I experimented with cooking the chicken. I cooked 1/2 like the recipe and the other 1/2 I placed in the crock pot (already cut in half) with the measured amount of dressing/garlic per meal. I removed the c.breasts as soon as they were cooked through. I placed 6 pieces of chicken in the freezer bag and added the sauce, 1cup of broth (created in the crock pot)and cream cheese into the bag and placed into freezer. All of the breasts looked the same after cooking. The crock pot chicken did cook in a folded and goofy position.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Pork Tenderloin with Peach and Pecan Sauce

cooked by Carrie


Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Serves: 4
The three P's...pork, peaches and pecans combine to make this perfectly flavored, skillet tenderloin that's ready to serve in just 40 minutes!

Ingredients:


1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pork tenderloin (about 1 pound), cut into 3/4-inch-thick slices
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 green onions, sliced (about 1/4 cup)
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) Campbell's® Condensed Golden Mushroom Soup
1 can (about 15 ounces) sliced peaches in juice, drained, reserving juice
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup pecan halves, toasted and broken into large pieces
Hot cooked rice

Directions:

Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat.  Add the pork and cook until well browned on both sides.  Remove the pork from the skillet.
Add the garlic and onions to the skillet and cook and stir for 1 minute.  Stir the soup, peach juice, soy sauce and honey in the skillet and heat to a boil.  Cook for 5 minutes or until the soup mixture is slightly reduced.
Return the pork to the skillet.  Stir in the peaches.  Reduce the heat to low.  Cook until the pork is cooked through.  Stir in the pecans.  Serve the pork and sauce with the rice.  Sprinkle with additional sliced green onion, if desired.

From Freezer:

Thaw completely and reheat in skillet over medium heat. Cook brown rice as directed. Serve over rice.

Nutrition Information


Nutritional Values per Serving : :
Using Campbell's Golden Mushroom Soup Calories 337, Total Fat 13g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 61mg, Sodium 824mg, Total Carbohydrate 30g, Dietary Fiber 3g, Protein 26g, Vitamin A 16%DV, Vitamin C 10%DV, Calcium 3%DV, Iron 11%DV

 

Sunday at Grandma's Pot Roast Stew


cooked by Mary

Mary used this great salt-free slow cooker spice blend and added fresh ingredients to make this delicious meal! This can be purchased locally at Dusty's Cellar or at http://www.pureamerican.com/. 

From freezer:  thaw overnight in frig and reheat in saucepan.  Cook egg noodles and serve stew over them.