10 meals prepped and ready to go in about 2 hours. Yup! That's what this is all about! I love taking a couple of hours over the weekend to get my dinners prepared for the next two weeks, so all I have to do is throw them in the crock pot before work, or know they are ready to cook as soon as I get home. It is wonderful to know that I can serve healthy meals for little effort, and for MUCH cheaper than hitting a drive-thru on the way home. Want to make these meals, but don't have the Tastefully Simple products on hand? No problem, just send me a message or leave a comment and I will get you set up!The Menu
Artichoke & Spinach Chicken
Beef & Onion Vegetable Soup
Fiesta Meatballs
Mama Mia Chicken Fingers
Mama Mia Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Rustic Herb Pork Tenderloin
Simple Turkey Dinner
Smoked Bacon Chicken
Taco Terrific!
Tikka Chicken
The Products Needed
Artichoke & Spinach Warm Dip Mix
Fiesta Party Dip Mix
Mama Mia Marinara Sauce Mix
Onion Onion
Rich & Tender Beef Sauce
Rustic Herb Seasoning
Smoked Bacon Warm Dip Mix
The Grocery List
Please substitute meat products as you wish to best match
your family’s eating preferences. And shop your own pantry first to use what
you already have on hand!
Meat
4 ½ lbs. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 ½ lbs. chicken tenderloin strips
4 lbs. ground beef
2 (3/4 lb.) pork tenderloins
3-4 lb. bone-in turkey breast half
22 oz. frozen cooked meatballs
Dairy
2 eggs
½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
½ cup orange juice
Canned/Dry Items
10.75 oz. can cream of chicken soup
10.75 oz. can golden mushroom soup
15 oz. jar Alfredo Sauce
3 (28 oz.) cans crushed tomatoes
8 oz. can tomato sauce
15 oz. can tomato sauce
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
2 (4oz.) cans sliced mushrooms
½ cup mayonnaise
1 cup unseasoned dry bread crumbs
3-4 Tbsp. curry powder
1 tsp. cumin
1 Tbs. olive oil
8-12 taco shells
12-16 oz. spinach pasta
16 oz. spaghetti
½ cup instant rice
1 cup long grain rice
Frozen
1 ½ cups frozen peas
16 oz. bag frozen mixed vegetables
Miscellaneous
Gallon-sized re-sealable freezer bags
9x13 aluminum roasting pan with lid
Prep Work
- Place turkey breast half with 1 Tbsp. olive oil into gallon size bag
- Place six boneless, skinless chicken breasts in 9x13 greased aluminum roasting pan with lid
- Brown 1 ½ lbs. Ground beef and drain, place in gallon size bag
- Place 1 ½ lbs. pork tenderloins with 1 Tbsp. olive oil and ½ cup orange juice in gallon size bag
- Place 22 oz. bag frozen meatballs in gallon size bag
- Place 1 ½ lbs. Boneless, skinless chicken strips in gallon size bag
- Place 1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes in a gallon size bag
- Brown 1 ½ lbs. ground beef and drain, place in gallon size bag
- Brown 1 lb. ground beef and drain. Add 1 tsp. cumin and place in gallon size bag
- Combine 1 ½ lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts cubed with ½ cup mayonnaise, 10.75 oz. can golden mushroom soup, 3-4 Tbsp. curry powder and 1 ½ cups water and place in gallon bag
- Place 15 oz. can tomato sauce in gallon size bag
Assembly Instructions
Simple Turkey Dinner
Place 2-3 Tbsp. of Rustic Herb Seasoning into turkey and
mix well in gallon size bag
Smoked Bacon Chicken
Whisk one packet Smoked Bacon Warm Dip Mix with 15 oz.
jar Alfredo sauce. Pour mixture evenly over chicken in the 9x13 greased
aluminum roasting pan and replace lid
Mama Mia Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Mix 1 ½ lbs. browned ground beef with ½ cup Mama Mia
Marinara Sauce Mix , 2 (28 oz.) cans crushed tomatoes and 2 (4oz.) cans sliced
mushrooms drained in gallon size bag
Rustic Herb Pork Tenderloin
Add 2 Tbsp. Rustic Herb Seasoning to 1 ½ lbs. pork
tenderloins and mix well in gallon size bag
Fiesta Meatballs
Mix 22oz. frozen meatballs with 28 oz. can crushed
tomatoes, 1 cup water, 1 ½ Tbsp. Fiesta Party Dip Mix and 1 ½ Tbsp. Onion Onion
and mix well in gallon size bag
Artichoke & Spinach Chicken
Mix 1 ½ lbs. chicken breasts cubed with 10.75 oz. can
cream of chicken soup, 1 packet of Artichoke & Spinach Warm Dip Mix, ½ cup
water and salt and pepper to taste in gallon size bag
Beef & Onion Vegetable Soup
Mix 1 ½ lbs. browned ground beef with 1 jar Rich &
Tender Beef Sauce, 3 Tbsp. Onion Onion, 6 cups water, 3 Tbsp. tomato paste and
16 oz. thawed frozen mixed vegetables in gallon size bag
Tikka Chicken
Mix 1 ½ llbs. Chicken breasts cubed, mayonnaise, golden
mushroom soup, curry powder and water with 3-4 Tbsp. Onion Onion and 2-3 tsp.
Fiesta Party Dip Mix in gallon size bag
Taco Terrific!
Mix 1 lb. browned ground beef and cumin with 1 Tbsp.
Fiesta Party Dip Mix, 1 Tbsp. Onion Onion, 8 oz. tomato sauce and ¼ cup water
in gallon size bag
Mama Mia Chicken Fingers
Beat 2 eggs with 1 Tbsp. of Mama Mia Marinara Sauce Mix
in mixing bowl. Mix 1 cup breadcrumbs with ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese on a
paper plate. Coat Chicken strips with egg mixture and then dredge in breadcrumb
mixture. Place about 6 chicken fingers on a sheet of wax paper. Layer another
piece of wax paper on top of chicken fingers and repeat until all of chicken is
stacked with layers of wax paper in between. Place in gallon size bag. Mix 2
Tbsp. of Mama Mia Marinara Sauce Mix with 15 oz. can tomato sauce in a gallon
size bag.
Cooking Instructions (for outside of bag)
Artichoke & Spinach Chicken
Thaw completely. Place contents in a
greased slow cooker. Cook on low 2-3
hours or until tender. Add 2-3 Tbsp water
or milk if chicken becomes too dry.
Beef Onion Vegetable Soup
Thaw completely. Place in a large soup pan. Bring to a simmer, add rice, cook covered
an additional 5 minutes or until rice is tender.
Fiesta Meatballs
Thaw completely. Place meatballs and sauce in a greased slow cooker. Heat on low 2-3 hours or up to 8 hours.
Mama Mia Chicken Fingers
Preheat oven to 350. Place frozen chicken fingers on a greased baking sheet. Bake 30-40 minutes. Prepare Mama Mia Marinara Sauce while chicken fingers are baking.
Mama Mia Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Thaw completely. Place sauce in a large pan; heat through. Serve over pasta.
Rustic Herb Pork Tenderloin
Thaw completely. Preheat oven to 350. Brown pork tenderloins on both sides in a large greased oven-safe skillet. Finish baking pork tenderloins in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until slightly pink in the middle.
Simple Turkey Dinner
Thaw completely. Place turkey in a greased slow cooker. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
Smoked Bacon Chicken
Thaw completely. Preheat oven to 350. Bake, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes. Cover with foil if top browns too quickly.
Taco Terrific!
Thaw completely. Heat on stove in a medium saucepan or in a microwave-safe dish.
Tikka Chicken
Thaw completely. Pour mixture in to a greased slow cooker. Cook on low 3-4 hours. Stir in 1 cup of peas (thawed if frozen) for the last 30 minutes of cooking.
