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My $2.50 Homemade Pizza

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But I still want to make our Friday dinner IN a fun, yet inexpensive family night. I challenged myself to a pantry/freezer challenge in the month of May and after inventorying what I had on hand, I found some turkey pepperoni in my freezer, and a half jar of marinara sauce and a packet of yeast in the refrigerator.

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Easy Lasagna Recipe

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My family enjoys it too, so I make it once a month in the fall and winter. I use oven-ready lasagna, so pre-cooking the noodles is NOT necessary. This recipe calls for 12 sheets of oven ready lasagna. I use browned meat that I have stored in the freezer. Lay 3 sheets of the oven-ready lasagna in the pan.

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How to Cook Split Bone-In Chicken Breasts

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Depending on size, 2-4 fit nicely in my dutch oven. I keep a bag in my freezer for the chicken bones. I also keep a bag of celery, carrots, and onion scraps in the freezer. Place the celery, carrot, and onion in a dutch oven and place the chicken breasts on top of the vegetables. Add 1-2 cups of water to the dutch oven.

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Roasted Vegetable Sauce for Pasta

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This sauce freezes really well in freezer-grade reusable containers. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Carefully remove the pan from the oven because the vegetables get juicy. Use the sauce with your favorite pasta dishes. The post Roasted Vegetable Sauce for Pasta appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Turkey & Black Bean Taco Meat: Cook Once, Eat 3 Times

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I store the taco meat in the freezer and then I always have a tasty protein ready for a quick dinner. . Turkey & Black Bean Taco Meat ~ a freezer meal recipe. Turkey & Black Bean Taco Meat ~ a freezer meal recipe Print Author: Kristia Ludwick Ingredients olive oil 3 lbs. of ground turkey. 3.4.3177. . .

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Homemade Stromboli

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The idea came to me when I was reading a post from Andrea Dekker and I realized that I had ingredients in my kitchen to make Stromboli: batch pre-cooked sausage from the freezer. half a package of opened pepperoni that I had stored in the freezer. mozzarella (again, stored in the freezer). Recipes - Breads Recipes - Main Dish'

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Chicken, Pinto Beans & Rice Casserole

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Cooked pinto beans were in my freezer, so that is what I grabbed. Inspired and Adapted from Family Circle. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. lidded Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium-heat. Remove from Dutch oven and set aside on a plate. Cover and move the Dutch oven to the oven. Ingredients.

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