So, as we all know down here in Denham Springs, Albertsons has blessed us by finally opening. I have many times fought the traffic and lines to score on some awesome sales so I can honestly tell you (whoever is actually reading this...) that the store is beautiful and the staff is amazing. But, I ran into a problem...
Because of these great sales, I opened up my fridge this morning and realized I had a lot of food, and limited freezer room. All together I had 5 pounds of ground turkey ($1 a pound!!) and 5 pounds of ground meat ($1.77 a pound), 8 bell peppers of all colors (4 red or yellows for $1.25! and the green peppers were $.50 a peice) and a few jars of spaghetti sauce ($1.00 a jar). So, after I thought about it, I decided to try something new (ok, I say "new" but really I got the idea from a TV show): cook several meals in one night and freeze them.
I realized that I spend anywhere from 45 minutes to a couple of hours cooking every night. I figured if I cooked it all in one night, I could save the food and save me some time in the kitchen. So, what did I get out of 10 pounds of meat?
-Enchiladas for two or three nights (tonight and tomorrow - possibly Tuesday)
-A meatloaf for two or three nights (freezer)
-8 burgers (freezer)
-8 stuffed bell peppers, (all 8 fit nice in a pan and will reside in the freezer until further notice).
-Enough stuffing for 4 more bell peppers, (freezing as well)
So, for about $30 (I had some of the ingredients in the pantry) we have dinner for 8 more nights ready to be popped into the oven with a grand total of 3 hours labor. I think I did ok! Yay!!!
One more thing, because I am about to do the dishes now, I am not going to look back for errors. If you find any, just laugh at me. I know I do. :)
Cat
