Prepare Ahead Recipes.......
May 31, 2009
Preparing meals ahead of time affords you the luxury of good food in a snap !
They call me 'The Freezer Queen.'I cook + bake goodies that I then store in my freezer.
What could be better than a home-cooked meal that is yours in less than 15 minutes !
The food will be healthy with the best ingredients since you prepared it yourself.
Here is one of my favorite freezer recipes:
Tex Mex Meatloaf
Ingredients:
1 lb- lean ground beef or turkey
1 cup- Quaker Oats, uncooked, (quick or old-fashioned oats)
1 16 0z jar- picante sauce or salsa (divided)
1 15 1/4 oz- fresh corn off the cobb or frozen corn (divided)
1/2 cup- chopped onion
1 egg- lightly beaten
2 Tbsp- finely chopped cilantro (divided)
1 Tsp- chili powder
Non stick cooking spray
Directions:
Combine ground meat, oats, 3/4 cup of picante sauce, 1/2 cup corn, onion,
egg, 1 Tbsp. cilantro and chili powder.....mix together lightly but thoroughly.
Shape the mixture into an 8x4 inch loaf in an 8 inch square baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake 50-55 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F. When done, meat thermometer should register 160 degrees for
beef and 170 degrees F if turkey is used.
For salsa, combine remaining picante sauce, corn and cilantro: mix well.
Place on baked meat loaf slices or cover whole baked loaf.
Makes 8 servings.
Per serving:
247 calories, 14 g protein, 23 g carbs., 11 g fat, and 2 g dietary fiber
Hope You Enjoy!!!!
Rhonda Josephson
Certified Personal Trainer
RJ'S Personal Fitness
www.rjspersonalfitness.com
rjfitness2@nyc.rr.com
646-258-3878
They call me 'The Freezer Queen.'I cook + bake goodies that I then store in my freezer.
What could be better than a home-cooked meal that is yours in less than 15 minutes !
The food will be healthy with the best ingredients since you prepared it yourself.
Here is one of my favorite freezer recipes:
Tex Mex Meatloaf
Ingredients:
1 lb- lean ground beef or turkey
1 cup- Quaker Oats, uncooked, (quick or old-fashioned oats)
1 16 0z jar- picante sauce or salsa (divided)
1 15 1/4 oz- fresh corn off the cobb or frozen corn (divided)
1/2 cup- chopped onion
1 egg- lightly beaten
2 Tbsp- finely chopped cilantro (divided)
1 Tsp- chili powder
Non stick cooking spray
Directions:
Combine ground meat, oats, 3/4 cup of picante sauce, 1/2 cup corn, onion,
egg, 1 Tbsp. cilantro and chili powder.....mix together lightly but thoroughly.
Shape the mixture into an 8x4 inch loaf in an 8 inch square baking pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
Bake 50-55 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F. When done, meat thermometer should register 160 degrees for
beef and 170 degrees F if turkey is used.
For salsa, combine remaining picante sauce, corn and cilantro: mix well.
Place on baked meat loaf slices or cover whole baked loaf.
Makes 8 servings.
Per serving:
247 calories, 14 g protein, 23 g carbs., 11 g fat, and 2 g dietary fiber
Hope You Enjoy!!!!
Rhonda Josephson
Certified Personal Trainer
RJ'S Personal Fitness
www.rjspersonalfitness.com
rjfitness2@nyc.rr.com
646-258-3878
