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Showing posts with label freezer meal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freezer meal. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Homemade Garlic and Honey Pizza, {and} Cinnamon Sugar Breadsticks






Pizza
Ingredients:
3 C Unbleached Flour
1/3 C Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt
1 Tbl Sugar
1 C cold water
1 package Active Dry Yeast
{toppings} Minced garlic, EVOO, Cheese, Honey


Instructions:
1. In a bowl, combine flour, yeast, oil, salt and sugar. Slowly add water.
2. Mix the dough for 2-3 minutes or until the flour pulls away from the bowl.
3. Add a little more flour, or until it is no longer sticky
4. Place the dough in a well oiled bowl and let it rise until it doubles in size
5. Then divide the dough in half, and form each dough ball into a thin crust
6. Best to do this by hand, but you can use a rolling pin for thinner crust
7. Grease a pan or pizza stone, and pour a little flour onto the pan and place your crust on top
8. {here you can add any marinara, or toppings you like}
9. for the honey/garlic pizza, drizzle some EVOO onto the crust.
10. Sprinkle about 3-4 minced garlic cloves onto the crust
11. Then pour liberal amounts of your favorite cheeses {parmesan, mozzerella}
12. And lastly drizzle honey all over the top, {I used probably 3 tbl}
13. Then bake in a 450 degree, until it is nice and golden brown, about 12 minutes





Cinnamon Sugar Breadsticks:
So with the dough I made for the pizza, I took one dough ball to make the honey garlic pizza, and the other ball for the dessert pizza.
You will also need:
2-3 Tbl Butter
2 Tbl Cinnamon
1/3 C Sugar

1. Roll or spread out to form a rectangular crust
2. Grease a pan and lay crust onto pan
3. Brush about 2 tbl of butter all over the crust
4. Mix the cinnamon and sugar until combined, and sprinkle all over crust
5. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Loaded Beef and Bean Burritos




Ingredients:
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 Clove Garlic, minced
2 tsp Chili Powder
1 tsp Dried leaf oregano
1/2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 Can (16oz) Refried Beans
1 C Enchilada Sauce
6 Flour Tortillas
Shredded Lettuce
Shredded Cheese ( we used Colby Jack )
1 Tomato, diced
Brown Rice
3 Tbl butter

Instructions:
1. In a large skillet, cook the beef and garlic over medium heat, about 10 minutes.
2. Drain well
3. Add Chili Powder, oregano, cumin, salt and pepper, simmer for 10 minutes
4. Add refried beans and half of enchilada sauce, heat through
5. Wrap tortillas in foil and place in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes
6. Cook the brown rice, and throw in the butter and some chili powder and/or cumin
7. Spoon beef and bean mixture and rice onto a tortilla, roll tightly and place seam side down on a plate. Garnish with sour cream, cheese, and lettuce. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over top


Makes about 6 burritos.

 I like to double the recipe and roll extra burritos in a paper towel, and then tinfoil, and then place in a ziploc bag and put them in the freezer, for quick, on the run snacks.

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