Hamburger Recipes for Freezer Cooking (Plus one Chicken and some BBQ Sauce!)

Ground Beef Stroganoff Casserole
Makes 4 9x13 pans for the freezer!
Ingredients:

3 17 oz pkg. Aldi's Schwabian Egg Noodles (Spatzle)
2 larged chopped onions (sauteed until translucent)
1tblspn cumin seeds( sauteed with onion)
3 to 4 lb. hamburger cooked
1/2 cup flour
2 teaspoon salt
1+ teaspoon. black pepper
1 head garlic pressed/minced
1 tblspn paprika
16 oz sliced fresh mushrooms. Half button, half portabella
20 oz can cream of mushroom soup
20 oz soup can water (can use half beef broth)
3 12 oz tubs sour cream
parsley to garnish

saute onions, cumin
place in extra-large bowl
add flour, paprika, s+p, garlic
mix
add all other ingredients, save noodles.

cook noodles to 2/3 doneness. oil to prevent caking, place in bottom of 9x13 pan.
Add mixed ingredient on top.
Top with 1/4 cup of Feta Cheese
Add fresh parsely before serving.
Assembly:

In skillet heat hamburger and onion until no longer pink. Drain grease from pan. Add flour, salt, black pepper, garlic, paprika, mushrooms, soup and can of water. Mix well and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat stir in 1 cup sour cream.



To Cook day of:

In a 2 quart casserole dish put in noodles and top with beef mixtures. Garnish with parsley. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until bubbly.

To freeze:
Pour noodles in a square foil pan. Top with beef mixture. Garnish with parsley. Freeze.

To Serve:
Thaw completely and uncover. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes until bubbly.

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REALLY GOOD Meatloaf!
Makes four small family meatloafs
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rempel-family-meatloaf/detail.aspx

2.5 to 3 pounds ground round/chuck
5 eggs
1 cup 5min Oats
2/3 cup butter crackers (Ritz)
1 1/3 cup sharp cheddar
1tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper
1 tblspn paprika
1/4 cup minced, dried onions
1/2 head minced fresh garlic
1/2 cup hfcsfree catsup

Put in 9X13 lasagna pan, bake 350 @ 1 hour. Very juicy and tender!
cut into four family servings, freeze.


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Hawaiian Chicken

Frozen (or room temp) raw chicken breasts 2 to 4 depending on size
1 can pineapple with juice
3/4 cup bbq sauce
cover chicken with sauce in gallon baggie, seal and freeze.
Will marinate while thawing.
Grill, bake in lasagna pan, or crockpot entire contents
Serve with rice

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Homemade BBQ Sauce

2 cup hfcsfree Catsup
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup mustard
1/4 cup mollasses
1/4 cup onion flakes
2 tsp salt, pepper
1/2 cup honey
1/2 steak sauce (A1)
2 tblspn ground cumin
2 tblspn tumeric
1/4 cup brown sugar
fresh garlic (half head)
hot sauce to taste

Ginger would be great wit this too!!