Meal Planning – Let’s Make Two
October 2, 2008
Chicken Pot Pie
Humor me for a second…My Beloved Cubbies (MBC) are in the playoffs…thus the title of this post. For those of your who are “believers” you will see the similarity to Mr. Cub, Ernie Banks’ game-time shout of “Let’s Play Two”. Okay,, I have it out of my system now let’s move on.
One of the best ways to aid you in your efforts to plan meals is to make twice as much as you need for a single meal and freeze the leftovers for another meal. I know this sounds really logical and easy but you have to think about it before you do it, ’cause you have to buy twice the ingredients. You probably are already doing some of this now; using the leftovers from dinners for your lunch the next day.
The usual suspects for this planning are sauces (spaghetti),stews and meatloaves. I suggest you also can make Pot Pies, home-made breads and even desserts. I like to make a big batch of chicken parmigiana so that I can freeze some for later. Look, you have to cook anyway, why not just double your ingredients, not necessarily your efforts and have something good to serve when you are in a hurry or stumped or just too tired to cook. Freshen the frozen meals just prior to serving by adding a little olive oil, fresh herbs or maybe just a touch of butter.
A quick word of caution here… if you are watching your weight, if your significant other doesn’t know limits or if you are feeding teenage sons, put half the dish aside. Hide it if possible because the two-fers only work if you don’t eat all of them at once.
Entry Filed under: Meal Planning. Tags: cook once- eat twice, Meal Planning, pot pies, save money, save time, stews, two-fers.
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