Multi-meal cooking

Sit back and prepare to be amazed! Where once it was all I could do to stand in the kitchen long enough to prepare a decent meal, check out what I did yesterday!

At about 3pm I decided I better get going on dinner. Hmmm, what to fix. I decided on a new recipe - Pepper Jack Stuffed Chicken. When I got the chicken out (a pkg of 10 breasts), I took 3 out for the meal. Then I went ahead and threw 3 in a pot to boil to cut up for a casserole. When they were done boiling, I washed out the pan and got out some ground beef. I had purchased a 5.5 pound pkg. I separated 1.5 pounds out of it and set it aside for meatloaf, and put the rest on to boil. 

Back to the meal at hand. I stuffed the breasts w/ the pj cheese and rubbed taco seasoning on them. Then I went ahead and measured out the taco seasoning for tacos/burritos. I browned the chx breasts and stuck them in the oven. I cut up the boiled chx, and opened the cans of soup for my casserole. While I had the can opener out, I went ahead and opened the cans of beans, tomato paste, etc. for chili and dumped them in the crockpot. I got out an onion and diced it up - splitting it between the casserole, the chili, the meatloaf and put some in a baggie to use raw on burritos.

When the ground beef was done, I put 2 pounds in the crockpot w/ the chili seasoning, and added the taco seasoning to the other 2 pounds. I washed out my "boiling" pan, and boiled the noodles for the casserole. I also put some green beans on for dinner and mixed up a quick salad.

I mixed the rest of the ingredients for the meatloaf, covered, and stuck in the fridge and transferred the now cooked taco meat into a container. Out with the chx breasts for dinner. In with the casserole. The chili is simmering in the crockpot. 

After we were done eating, out w/ the casserole. I put the meatloaf in casserole dish and made it into a ring - stuck it in the oven.

I made 5 meals at one time --- stuffed chx breasts, creamy chicken manicotti casserole, chili, meatloaf, and taco meat for Mexican night. And did it all in about 3 hours (not incl. cooking the meatloaf after dinner.) I had started at 3pm and we sat down to eat at 5:45pm.

And now, no question this week of what will we have for dinner? We actually have a menu - some choices... And yes, I am very proud of myself! Can you tell? Oh, yeah! The best part? I was on my feet for 3 hours and didn't hurt! I had the energy to do this and didn't pay for it afterward! WOO-HOO! Have a good day --- oh, and what will YOU have for dinner? ~ Tara

You are absolutely amazing!  I have never prepared 5 meals at once.  You are like a little bundle of energy just waiting to happen. Was the chicken you made from Scott's recipe?  It sounds fantastic.  I don't think that I will make 5 meals but I may attempt the chicken this week. Big smooch to my energy infused sistuh! Freddie

Prepare to be amazed... Cooking 101 with Melinda Enter at your own risk The other night I was going to pre-make shredded chicken for Tim's Chicken Quesadillas.. which by the way, we can have if you use low carb tortillas...  Now I am kitchen challenged!  Tim hates my cooking... though I am getting better and have only a few things he actually likes.  Ask him, he'll confirm it! So I looked on the internet for how to make shredded chicken.  I know, so basic...  I felt like an idiot...  I put it in the crock pot, covered with water, a few hours later it was moist and ready to use the "forks" to shred it up with... Well it sat in the fridge for a few days...  we had gone out to eat with someone instead.  So I decided to make chicken salad.  Didn't have any grapes, any pecans... gosh I need to go to the grocery!  WAIT did I add that we HAD those items, but TIM finished the grapes and I did not have one single grape! And, I used the rest of the pecans on our banana splits? Ok...   Anyway, I just cut up some apple, to make it crispy, added some dill weed, a pack of splenda cause I like mine SWEET, and the mayo.  I brought it to work today for my lunch...

I haven't gottn that far yet ya'll wow wee!!! Bravo!!!!! There is just no way I could stand that long, I stand and sit and stand and sit, I think I need to name a dance out of the this one. Anywhy back to food, ya'll know for the sweetness you can sub a few strawberries too with apples in salads. Not so much in you Chicken salads but in your green salads. It is really good. Or when you make cooked apples then add alittle touch of cin.... yummie. How do ya'll think I got.. not gonna say.  Luv yall. Barb

Tara,   Okay, after reading this I am very tired.  Just the word combinations in the paragraphs have fatigued me.  I have to go lie down for awhile.  When I wake up I will come back.... OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     Hugz, Trina