This somewhat spicy stove top chicken dish is a flavorful and attractive dish that can be adjusted based on your preferences—if you prefer less spice, use tomatoes instead of green chilies, or cut the creole seasoning in half. If you like your creole dishes to be smokin' hot, add some cayenne pepper or double the amount of green chilies.
Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust {Freezer-Friendly}
This flaky, buttery pie crust is a delicious foundation for pies, quiches, and pot pies. With only 3 ingredients plus water, this bulk pie crust recipe omits the lard and preservatives found in most commercially prepared crusts and is always available in your freezer.
How To Cook Dried Beans for the Freezer
Using dried beans instead of canned beans is an easy way to save money. Cooking dried beans takes several hours but only requires checking on them a couple of times. For our menus, you can cook a bag (or two if your pot is large enough) of dried beans and freeze the beans in their own juice. These bags of frozen beans, which are far less expensive, can be used in place of canned beans.
Cream Soup Substitute
If you prefer not to use cream soups in recipes that call for undiluted "cream of" soups, try this substitution instead.
Terlingua Chili Mix
There is no need for expensive chili spice packets with this homemade chili spice blend. Just mix and store. Chili powder keeps its flavor the best if stored in the refrigerator, so this chili seasoning blend is best stored in the refrigerator due to the high chili powder content.
Adobo Seasoning
Adobo is a Filipino spice that is mostly made up of garlic salt. Adobo is inexpensive and can be found with the Latino foods at most grocery stores. If you can't find it, you can make your own with this recipe.
Marinated Grilled Chicken for the Freezer
A feature of Menus4Moms menus is having food prep already done before dinner time, and one way we accomplish this is by bulk cooking and freezing chicken in meal-sized portions. Here is a wonderful recipe for cooking chicken in bulk. Have grilled chicken for dinner the night you cook it, then chop and freeze the leftovers in dated freezer bags. The longer the chicken marinates in this mixture, the more flavorful it will be.
Tomato Spinach Tortellini Soup (15 Minute Meal)
This dressed-up version of tomato soup with tortellini and spinach is delicious and satisfying, and you can have it on the table in 15 minutes. It's an easy comfort meal for a busy weeknight.
Crockpot Orange Chicken
"This was a big hit, definitely making again!" Crockpot Orange Chicken is not only tasty but makes a beautiful dish. You'll need a little extra prep time to get it started but if you cook it on high you could start it about 3 hours before dinnertime and have it ready when everyone gets home from their evening activities.
Kids' Snack Ideas
Kids are notoriously fickle. This week's favorite food may be tossed aside next week with an inexplicable, "I don't like it anymore." Moms in TheHomeSchoolMom in the Kitchen group are familiar with that frustration and have suggested the following snacks to help you find something that will keep the kids happy when last week's favorite...
