cups)Label freezer containers
CHICKEN
Put 8 boneless, skinless breast halves, seasoned with salt and pepper, in the oven for 50 minutes at 375°F.
HERBS
Cilantro: Chop 13 tablespoons
Parsley: Mince 5 tablespoons
Vegetables and fruits
Cabbage: Chop ½ head (2 cups)
Carrots: Peel and chop 4 (2 cups)
Green bell pepper: Chop 3 (3 cups)
Green olives, pitted: Chop ½ cup
Mushrooms: Slice ½ cup
Onions: Slice 1½, chop 6½ (13 cups)
Orange: Grate ½ teaspoon zest
Pineapple: Drain ¼ cup juice from canned slices, reserve for Sweet-and-Sour Chicken
Red bell pepper: Chop 2 (2 cups)
Zucchini: Chop 1 (¾ cup)
Cut round steak into thin strips
Cube 1 pound sirloin steak
Quarter 8 ounces sliced pepperoni
CHICKEN
Cool the cooked chicken, then complete processing chicken as follows. (If desired, save broth from cooking chicken to supplement chicken broth in recipes.) Cook 8 breasts halves, shredding 1 breast for Creamy Chicken Enchiladas, cubing 5 for Chicken Broccoli Casserole and chopping 2 for Picadillo Chicken Pizza. Cut 7 uncooked breast halves into strips for Santa Fe Chicken and Zanzibar Chicken. Cut 6 uncooked breast halves into cubes for Sweet-and-Sour Chicken.
SAUSAGE
Set out one pastry shell, in its wrapper, to thaw for Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie.
Processing is the most time-consuming task. You’ve accomplished much!
Now start assembling entrées . . .
Prepare Spaghetti Sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Begin preparing Stuffed Shells. When the Spaghetti Sauce is cooked and cooled, complete Stuffed Shells and freeze.
Freeze remaining Spaghetti Sauce.
Prepare Italian Sausage and Spinach Pie and freeze.
Prepare Lemon Chicken and freeze.
Prepare Sour Cream Chicken and freeze.
Begin cooking broccoli for Chicken Broccoli Casserole.
Prepare Santa Fe Chicken and freeze.
Complete Chicken Broccoli Casserole and freeze.
Begin browning 6 chicken breasts for Sweet-and-Sour Chicken.
Prepare Honey Chicken and freeze.
Prepare Marinated Barbecued Chicken and freeze.
Complete Sweet-and-Sour Chicken and freeze.
Prepare Creamy Chicken Enchiladas and freeze.
Prepare Zanzibar Chicken and freeze
Prepare Picadillo Chicken Pizza and freeze.
PORK
Prepare Salsa Verde Pork and freeze.
Prepare Nan’s Indonesian Pork and freeze.
Prepare Cranberries and Pork Chops and freeze.
Prepare Pork Chops in Orange Sauce and freeze.
BEEF
In a large skillet brown 4 pounds ground beef. You will use this as needed for Smothered Burritos (1 pound), Sloppy Joes (2 pounds), and Hamburger Quiche (1 pound).
Complete Smothered Burritos and freeze.
Complete Sloppy Joes and freeze.
Prepare Pineapple Burgers and freeze.
Prepare Peppered Flank Steak and freeze.
Prepare Old-Fashioned Beef Stew and freeze.
Complete Zucchini and Ground Beef Casserole and freeze.
Prepare Aunt Rosalie’s Stroganoff and freeze.
Prepare Beef and Barley Soup and freeze.
Prepare Hamburger Quiche and freeze.
Put your feet up for a few minutes and enjoy a cold drink. Then, the home stretch . . .
FISH AND MEATLESS DISHES
Prepare Minestrone Soup, simmer for 20 minutes.
While Minestrone Soup simmers, prepare Chili-Cheese Bake and freeze.
While Minestrone Soup cools, prepare Sweet Mustard-Glazed Salmon Fillets and freeze.
Prepare Lime-Grilled Mahi Mahi Steaks and freeze.
Prepare Black Beans and Jasmine Rice and freeze.
Complete Minestrone Soup and freeze.
Congratulations! Run a victory lap through the kitchen,
and through the neighborhood.