Healthy Food: Cook 16 Meals in 1 Afternoon

You will want to take a look at this Healthy Food: Cook 16 Meals in 1 Afternoon. This recipe idea will help to get you organized with a whole month's worth of dinners with crock pot recipes. We all know how busy life can get. Whether you have a family with young children or you are busy with work or school. Usually by the time our day is winding down it is supper time, we are worn out, weary, and the thought of having to make something from start to finish can seem like too much. Rather than grabbing fast food, a microwavable dinner or ordering take out, why not spend an afternoon and prepare 16 meals. Yes, one afternoon is all it takes to provide you and your loved ones with half a month's worth of delicious and nutritious homemade recipes. These recipe ideas are very simple. You start out by finding four recipes with overlapping ingredients, them multiply by four, and you have a plan for 16 homemade recipe ideas. To start, you will want to make a list of all the ingredients you need and do a big shop. Then roll up your sleeves, put on your apron, pull out your chopping knife and cutting board. Start by chopping up all the veggies and meat. Then place each recipe into its own freezer bag. Then label each recipe and include the instructions.

When you are anticipating a hectic, crazy day, all you need to do is pull the meal out of the freezer, prepare the recipes as per the instructions, place in your slow cooker and your dinner will be awaiting your return. Some of the recipe ideas that are shared include Hot and Spicy Braised Peanut Chicken with Chopped Vegetables Recipe, a Coconut Chicken Curry Recipe, an Orange Chicken with Chopped Vegetables and Maple Dijon Chicken Recipe with Chopped Vegetables. For the coconut chicken curry recipe, you will need in the freezer bag boneless chicken breasts, chopped butternut squash, chopped onions, minced garlic, fresh ginger, curry powder, ground coriander, ground cumin and some salt. Then you add the simple recipe instructions to the bag. So for the coconut chicken recipe, all you need to do is to add the contents of the bag and a can of coconut milk to a slow cooker and then cook on low for approximately 4 to 6 hours. About 25 minutes before serving, you add another can of coconut milk and a bag of frozen peas. That's it.

A slow cooker, also known by the trademark name of Crock-Pot, is a countertop electrical cooking appliance that is used mostly for the simmering of recipes. Slow cooking recipes require maintaining a relatively low temperature when compared to other cooking methods such as baking, boiling, and frying. The slow cooker allows for unattended cooking for many hours of stew recipes, pot roast recipes, soup recipes, boiled dinners and other suitable dishes, including dips, dessert recipes, and beverages. Slow cookers are a popular addition to busy cooks kitchens, for people that that work during the day.

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