As I bundle the kids up and load them on the bus this morning I realize boy it is getting cold.
Winter is fast approaching and it is time to dust off the soup recipes and warm the dinner menu’s up a bit.
So I dug through my personal cookbooks and found the best Broccoli and Cheese soup recipe.
This recipe is cheap to make, so very easy to prepare and if you double or triple the batch it will make the perfect make ahead meals to freeze for lunch or dinner for next week.
Make Ahead Meals
Easy Cheesy Broccoli Soup
Personal Cookbook
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
- 3 bunches of broccoli
- 1 quart of half and half
- 1/2 cup of margarine
- 10oz. bottle of cheese whiz
- 2 cans of chicken broth
- 1 1/4 cups of flour
Meal Preparation Directions:
1. Cook broccoli. Then set aside.
2. Heat margarine, half and half and chicken broth over medium heat until slow boil.
3. Slowly add flour while stirring briskly.
4. Cook until mixture becomes thick.
5. Add cheese whiz and cooked broccoli then heat over low until hot.
Meal Assembly:
Serves 4- 6 – I serve this soup in a bread bowl with 4 or 5 saltine crackers and a side of fruit for a complete meal that is kid approved and healthy.
TIP: This soup is the perfect make ahead meals recipe as it holds well during reheat so double or triple the batch for lunch and dinner next week.
As we prepare for a New Year to approach during a recession that is starting to affect everyone, we have to focus on preparing
Family Meals For Less with more determination that ever before. I am preparing to launch a new section of Cheap Family Meals that will focus on cooking meals for a month. Here’s what it will include:
- Make ahead freezer meals that will be prepared for 2 weeks at a time using the most popular viewed recipes from right here at Cheap Family Meals.
- A complete printable shopping list, with prices, that will allow you to go right into the grocery store and shop and know exactly what you are going to spend.
- A complete supply list including freezable Ziploc bags, freezable containers and more so that as you start cooking, you will have all the necessary supplies at your fingertips.
- 14 days of recipes including:
- Quick One Dish Meals
- Easy Ground Beef Meals
- Crockpot Meals
- And of course Viewer Choice Meals (see below for details)
The launched is planned for the first week of January 2009 as I find this is a critical time to budget right after Christmas. Please bookmark this site, add it to your feeder or send me an e-mail and I will notify you the day it goes live. This is going to be an excellent resource you do not want to miss!
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Even though Thanksgiving is over I though I would post the most delicious
Pumkpin Cake Dessert Recipe, it is cheap and easy to prepare and for those of you who love pumpkin pie, you will devour this Pumpkin Cake.
Pumpkin Cake
My Mom’s Recipe
Prep: 15 Minutes
Set: 20 Minutes
Bake: 45 Minutes
Meal Preparation Ingredients:
- 1 Yellow Cake Mix
- 3/4 cup butter
- 3 egg
- 2 cups regular pumpkin (need 1 big can to have enough)
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup canned milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Meal Preparation Directions:
Bowl 1 – mix together very well 2 cups pumpkin, 3/4 cup brown sugar, 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 tsp. salt, 2 eggs, 3/4 cup canned milk, 1 tsp vanilla. After mixing set aside for approx 20 minutes, mixture will start to thicken.
Bowl 2 – mix together 1 cake mix (hold back 1 cup for bowl 3), 1/2 cup butter, 1 egg.
Bowl 3 – mix 1 cup of cake mix help from bowl 2, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 cup soft butter. Mix should be crumbly, this is the topping for the cake.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease 9 x 13 cake pan
- Press ingredients from bowl 2 into bottom of pan
- Pour ingredients from bowl 1 into pan next
- Sprinkle ingredients from bowl 3 on top
- Bake for 45 minutes or until lightly brown and toothpick comes out clean.
Meal Assembly:
Serves: 8-10 Can be served warm or cold. Add whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream to the top. This is a sure crowd pleaser so if your looking for something different to take to that holiday party, Pumpkin Cake will be a hit!
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