Meal Assembly Recipes

Archive for January, 2009

An old fashion favorite given a modern lift! No fuss marvelous meatballs in a creamy yogurt sauce. 

24    frozen meatballs or   use your own Home made meatball recipe weighing 2 ounces raw weight each -use a turkey, ground beef blend

1 cup    Healthy Request Cream Of Mushroom soup   
2 tablespoons    chili sauce   
1/2 teaspoon    dried thyme   
1/4 teaspoon    ground pepper   
1 1/2 teaspoons    minced garlic   
1/2 cup    cream cheese   
1 cup    sliced mushrooms   
1 cup    plain yogurt   
1 cup    beef gravy prepared   
1 teaspoon    onion powder   
1 teaspoon    Worcestershire sauce   
1 dash    nutmeg 
2 cups noodles  
 
 
Directions: 
1 In a large zip loc bag place
2 24 frozen meatballs from below 
3 1 cups Healthy Request Cream of Mushroom Soup
4 1 cup Beef Gravy
5 2 Tablespoons chili sauce
6 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
7 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
8 1 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
9 1/2 cup cream cheese, torn into small pieces
10 1 cup sliced mushrooms( canned)
11 1 cup plain yogurt
12 1 teaspoon onion powder
13 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
14 1 dash of nutmeg-optional

19 Cooking directions:
20 Thaw meatballs
21 Place the contents of the meatball bag into a crock pot
22 Bake on low for 4-6 hours, these will not need to cook for a long time because the meatballs are already cooked through
23 Cook Noodles on the stove top
24 Serve Swedish Meatballs over hot pasta
 
 
Servings: 6

A neat cross between a pizza & a meatloaf
 
Ingredients:
2/3 cup    evaporated milk   
1 cup    Italian breadcrumbs   
1 tsp    minced garlic   
2/3 cup    marinara sauce   
2/3 cup    mushrooms   
1/2 cup    diced onions   
2 pounds    ground chuck   
1 cup    shredded cheddar cheese   
1 teaspoon    Italian seasoning   
1/2 cup    parmesan cheese   
1/4 cup    black olives optional   
1/2 cup    sliced pepperoni optional   
 
 
Directions: 
1 in a large mixing bowl combine
2 2/3 cup evaporated milk
3 1 cup bread crumbs
4 1 teaspoon minced garlic
5 1/2 cup diced onions
6 add to the bowl
7 2 pounds ground chuck
8 1 teaspoons Italian seasoning
9 Press meat into a 13 x 9 inch pan
10 Spread with 2/3 cups marinara sauce
11 You can now build your own Meatloaf Pizza! with:
12 Put 2/3 cup sliced mushrooms evenly on top
13 1/4 cup black olives
14 1/2 cup pepperoni
15 Sprinkle with:
16 1 cup shredded sharp cheese
17 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
18 Cover and label take home
19  Thaw
20 Bake in a 350° oven for approximately 30 minutes or until meat is no longer pink, and cheese is bubbly
21 Serve with soft breadsticks
 
 
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1/4 cup    seasoned flour (add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper to flour) 
6    swissed or cubed steaks   
2 cups    beef gravy-made with a flour roux   
1 cup    tomato soup   
1/4 cup    beef broth   
1 cup    sliced onion   
 
 
Directions: 
1 Spray a large pan with cooking spray
2 In a large bowl place 1/4 cup flour
3 1 teaspoon garlic powder
4 1 teaspoon onion powder
5 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
6 1 teaspoon ground pepper
7 Get a bag of cubed steaks cutlets from below
8 Dredge in flour.
9 Place in the prepared pan.
10 if you have more than a single layer place a sprayed piece of foil between layers of steak cutlets. Place one more sheet of foil over top layer of cutlets
11 Set aside
12 In a large ziploc bag place:
13 2 cups of beef gravy
14 1 cup tomato soup
15 1/4 cup beef broth
16 1 cup sliced onions
17 Seal bag
18 Place bag in the pan with cutlets and cover
19 Label. Take home!!!
20 Customer directions: Thaw both steak cutlets and sauce. 
21 For the Stove Top: In a large deep frying pan with a fitted lid, brown steak in oil. Add bag of sauce & onions, cover and simmer for 1 hour, or until steak is tender.
22 In the Oven: Take cutlets out of the large pan and reserve the pan for baking the cutlets. Preheat oven to 350° Brown cutlets on both sides in a large preheated skillet in 2 Tablespoons of oil. Place the browned cutlets back into reserved pan and pour sauce & onions over the browned cutlets. Bake covered for 90 minutes or until cutlets are fork tender. Note baking times may vary due to differences in ovens. If your entree is partially frozen please add additional baking time.
23 For the crock Pot: You may brown cutlets on both sides in a preheat skillet with 2 tablespoons of oil If you choose not to brown cutlets just place them in the bottom of your crockpot and pour baggie of sauce over it. Cook in the crock pot on HIGH for 4-6 hours. On LOW for 8-10 hours or until cutlets are fork tender.
24 Serve with Marvelous Mashed or Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans.
 
 
Servings: 6

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