Make-Ahead Meals,
Eating well can take preparation. But it doesn't have to take a lot of time.Here are some easy, healthy make-ahead meals! Make these meals for dinner on Monday and keep the leftovers for lunch or dinner later in the week.
Freeze-it Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
1 can cream of chicken soup (low-sodium)
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup cooked carrots
1/2 cup cooked string beans
1 1/2 cups cooked whole wheat noodles
8 oz cooked diced chicken breast
1 Tbsp diced onion
1/4 tsp pepper or to taste
1/2 cup bread crumbs (optional)
Directions:
Blend soup and milk in a casserole dish. Mix remaining ingredients, except crumbs, together with blended soup mixture. Top with crumbs.
Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
Super Easy Spinach Lasagna
Ingredients
10 whole wheat lasagna noodles
6 oz. lean ground beef, browned
1 bottle of spaghetti sauce
1 16 oz. container cottage cheese
2 cups grated mozzarella -part skim
2 cups fresh spinach
1 1/2 cups water
Homemade Turkey Meatloaf
Directions
Layering goes 5 noodles (uncooked), half a bottle of spaghetti sauce, half of browned ground beef, half of your spinach leaves, 3/4 cup water, 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella,
Then repeat.
Note on the spinach, you can chop it in the blender or food processor and add it to the spaghetti sauce.
Bake on 400 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until desired browning.
You can make and bake that day or...
Great for freezing ahead of time. Get it out the morning you want it for dinner and then it will be ready to cook when you get home!
Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds lean ground turkey
1 onion, chopped
4 egg whites
1 cup salsa
3/4 cup Old fashioned oats, uncooked
1 pkg. onion soup mix
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 ketchup
Directions
1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2-In a large mixing bowl, comine ground turkey, onion, egg whites, salsa, oats, soup mix, and black pepper.
3-press mixture into a 9X5 loaf pan and spread ketchup over the top.
4-Bake until meatloaf is no longer pink in the middle, about 60 minutes.
Number of Servings: 6
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