Instant Pot Beef Tips & Gravy

recipe from Taste of Home; image from Eazy Peazy Mealz

Gluten Free Meatloaf

recipe and image from Yummy Healthy Easy

Honey Barbecue Meatloaf

recipe and image from Andie Mitchell

Honey Mustard Pork Chops

recipe from 5 Dollar Dinners; image from Closet Cooking

Oven-Baked Bacon

image from Pioneer Woman

Cranberry-Mustard Pork Chops

recipe from 5 Dollar Dinners; image from Paula Deen

Slow Cooker BBQ Pork

I got this recipe when I was in a freezer meal cooking club. Oh how I LOVE meals that are easy, can be prepped days, weeks or months before. It is even better when it is a crowd pleaser.

When pork is on sale I buy extra and through everything a gallon freezer bag, label and freeze.  On the day that I’m going to cook it I just cut open the bag and dump everything into the crock pot. If I put it in there completely frozen I usually add about an hour to the cooking time.

Meatballs / Meatloaf Mixture

Last week a picked up my order of hamburger from Zaycon foods!

I wish I could get fresh (not frozen) beef from my father-in-law but that’s not how they do it where we get the cows processed.  I love Zaycon foods, their meat is just as good as my father-in-laws!

You might think I’m crazy for getting 40lbs of hamburger, that doesn’t come packaged. At times I think I am! I love having easy meals ready to go in my freezer. Sometimes I just don’t want to take the time to thaw, make meatballs then bake them.

For me it is easier to just take one day and mix everything together (bake if needed) and package it for when I need an easy/fast meal!

This is what i made this time

• 24 lbs of meatballs
• 8 lbs of meatloaf
• 8 lbs of hamburger patties

This recipe is so easy and delicious! I often find my kiddos sneaking into the meatballs that are cooling! 

I love having easy dinners in the freezer.

When I make these I use Gluten Free Old Fashion oats and put them in a food processor to break the oats into smaller pieces. If you don’t want to use oats, sub 3 cups bread crumbs. 

What do you use meatballs in? Here are a few of my go to meatball dinner ideas.

• Slow Cooker BBQ Cranberry Meatballs –can be used as a appetizer
• Spaghetti and Meatballs
• Meatballs and Mashed potatoes

 

If you are interested in Zaycon Foods feel free to use my referral Zayconfresh.com/refer/zf14716

Smothered Bean and Rice Burritos

 

I REALLY like this dish!

Do you have a favorite salsa? Do you think using different bands change the over all flavor?

hum…….

My new favorite is the Great Value picante sauce (mild) from Wal-mart. I love the flavor and think it goes really well with this meal. 

If you have leftover refried beans or rice this is a great recipe to use them up. 

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adapted from amysfinerthings.com

General Tso’s Chicken

For years after discovering tiny spicy chicken, I searched and searched for the same dish at other Chinese restaurants, always to no avail.  Apparently, tiny spicy chicken is exclusive to Mandarin Gardens (and your own kitchen, now that you have a recipe to make something similar!).  One desperate day, I finally inquired at another favorite Chinese restaurant whether they might have something similar.  It pays to ask, because that day I finally learned that there is a similar dish known as General Tso’s chicken that is commonly found on a Chinese food menu.  While they are different, they both pack that sweet-and-spicy, tangy punch that I just love!  And while all restaurants have different recipes, I find I like most restaurant versions of General Tso’s.  That’s why I was thrilled to find one I could easily make at home.

photo courtesy and recipe adapted from Karen’s Kitchen Stories

Brown Sugar Baked Ham

I only recently discovered this recipe for ham via Mel’s Kitchen Cafe, but have since made it several times, including once for my Mother In Law, who is a legendary cook!  When she asked me for the recipe, I knew I had a winner!

I realize I’m posting this AFTER Easter, but I decided to do it anyway because I know this is one recipe I’ll be back to reference at least four or five times before next Easter rolls around!
photo & recipe courtesy Mel’s Kitchen Cafe