Baked Oatmeal

Willow has been waking up VERY early and I have been half awake as I try to get her food...this was a great way to have a hot breakfast without a lot of thinking by me!

From Money Saving Mom:

Freezer-Friendly Baked Oatmeal

• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup raw sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons milk
• 3 cups oats (regular or quick oats)

Beat eggs, sugar and butter together. Mix in baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon and salt.

Stir in milk and oats. Pour into a greased 9×13 foil pan or baking dish and cover well. (Can use a Ziploc freezer bag, if freezing). Freeze.

To serve: Thaw overnight in the refrigerator. In the morning, bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes, until set in the middle. Serve warm with milk. (We like to sprinkle sugar on top before pouring the milk on.)

If you want to serve it without freezing it first, let it sit in the refrigerator overnight and then bake it at 350 degrees for 35-45minutes in the morning.

Serves 6-8.

Quiche

I got this recipe off recipezaar.com and it was so good. I love that it can use up leftovers too! Instead of just making it to freeze I made two and put one in the freezer and baked the other for dinner. It took a long time to finish cooking in my oven but that could just be my oven's temperature issues. I used half a pound of "bulk" sausage, frozen spinach and half cheddar/half mozzarella. Everyone loved this except Corrine and I didn't even have her try it...she just had a sandwich for dinner instead:)

Quiche in a Bag (Oamc-Freezer Cooking) Recipe #290442

50 min 10 min prep

SERVES 6 -8

1 cup meat, any diced and browned (such as bacon, ham, chicken, sausage etc)
3/4 cup vegetable (thawed chopped spinach, broccoli, chopped green pepper)
1 cup cheese, shredded
1/4 cup onion, diced
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce (use 1 tsp for a spicier kick)
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Combine meat, vegetable, cheese, and onion. Place this mixture in a labeled 1-gallon freezer bag.
With a mixer or blender, combine the milk, eggs, Tabasco sauce, flour and baking powder.
Pour into the bag with the meat/vegetable mixture.
Seal and freeze.
To serve, thaw completely. Shake bag well and pour into a spray-treated or greased deep dish pie plate or quiche pan.
Bake at 350º for 35-45 minutes, until lightly browned on top and well set in the center.
Cool about 5 minutes before serving.

Hungarian Goulash

UPDATE: (May 09)We loved this!!! Would definitely double the meat part next time but I wouldn't double the noodles...just add a bit.
I got this from the 'zaar. It's going in the freezer as soon as it cools. I would double this if I made it again(if we like it)...will have to have a large salad or other side to be sure everyone gets full. Oh and I used 1/4 cup butter instead of shortening.

Hungarian Goulash Recipe #59805
3 hours 30 min prep

SERVES 6 -8

1/4 cup shortening
2 lbs beef chuck or beef round steak, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 cup sliced onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup catsup
2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 dash red cayenne pepper
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 cup water
3 cups hot cooked noodles
Melt shortening in large skillet.
Add beef, onion and garlic; cook and stir until meat is brown and onion is tender.
Stir in catsup, Worcestershire, sugar, salt, paprika, mustard, cayenne and 1 1/2 cups water.
Cover; simmer 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Blend flour and 1/4 cup water; stir gradually into meat mixture.
Heat to boiling, stirring constantly.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Serve over noodles.
To freeze: Assemble as directed. Cover and freeze.
To serve: Thaw in the fridge. Re-heat, covered at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Sterling Burgers

This recipe is from my sweet sweet friend Shar. Once she puts it up on her blog I'll link to it:) I made this freezer friendly and will put those instructions at the end.

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 egg
1 chopped onion
BBQ sauce to taste
Cheddar cheese

Mix together beef, bread crumbs, egg and onion in a bowl. Form patties. Fry in skillet (or on the BBQ) until done (15-20min) in the last minute, add a spoonful of BBQ sauce on top of each burger, then a slice of cheddar cheese on each. Melt.. serve!

Freeze after making patties. Put wax paper between the patties and put them in a gallon ziploc. Then write this on the bag: Defrost in the fridge overnight. In the last minute of grilling add a spoonful of BBQ sauce on top and a slice of cheddar cheese.

Chilidog and tots casserole

I added 8 cut up hot dogs,, put it all in a 9X13 disposable casserole dish and froze it whole. The original recipe is below from the 'zaar.
*made this 4-27-09* The entire casserole is gone in one meal! I liked it but everyone else absolutely loved it.

Chili Tots Casserole Recipe #143773
There's something about the combo of these two fast food favorites. However, when you're scraping up pennies to afford rent, eating out isn't an option. This dish is affordable and great because you can make two and freeze one. Also, you can make this a Chili dog and tots casserole by adding bite-sized hot dog pieces to the chili and serving with buns.
by Redneck Epicurean
50 min | 15 min prep

2 casseroles

1 lb ground beef (optional)
2 (15 ounce) cans chili without beans
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 (32 ounce) bag tater tots
Cook the beef and drain.
Stir in the chili and heat through.
Pour into 2 8" sprayed square baking dishes.
Sprinkle with the cheese and top with the tater tots.
Cover and freeze one casserole for up to three months.
Cover and bake the remaining casserole at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until heated through.
To use the frozen casserole: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hrs or until heated through.

Noodle Stroganoff(OAMC)

1 lb (I use 2c.) cooked ground beef seasoned with onion and garlic
1 large can (6.5) canned mushrooms
1 can beef broth (1 3/4 cup)
3 Tblsp Lemon Juice
3 Tblsp apple juice or red wine

Bag together, label, date and freeze.
Write the name and these instructions on the bag:
Defrost and add 3 cups noodles. Cook until noodles are tender then stir in 1 C. sour cream. Warm and serve.

Onion Soup burgers(OAMC)

Onion Soup Burgers

2 pounds ground beef
2 envelopes onion soup mix (I use the mix I make)


Mix beef and dry soup mix together in a large bowl.
Form into 8 burgers. Place each burger on a piece of wax paper, plastic wrap or foil. Place wrapped burgers in a zipper bag and freeze flat. Thaw unwrapped burgers on a plate in the fridge. Grill and enjoy!

Freezer time

It's time to stock the freezer for after baby meals.

Crockpot meatloaf(2 meals)
Onion soup burgers(1 meal)
Noodle stroganoff(2 meals, 1 meal gone)
Chili tot casserole--one 9X13 pan
Sterling burgers(2 meals)
Hungarian Goulash(1 meal-will need large sides because it didn't make a big dish)
King ranch chicken(1 meal)

Already bought:
3 premade italian meals that need nothing or just spaghetti sauce
(1 lasagna, 1 manicotti, 1 stuffed shells)
2 packages premade meatballs
Big box 80 hot dogs
hamburger buns

Other meals only partially done in the freezer or throw together meals with items on hand:
Tasting is believing chicken--just need rice -
Crockpot burritos--have the burritos in the freezer

14 pounds precooked beef for:
manwiches(6 cans) -2 cans left
Tacos/add taco seasoning
Taco soup