The FReeper Canteen Presents:Gourmet Cookin’ on A Shoestring!

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[MS.BEHAVIN]

The FReeper Canteen Presents:


Gourmet Cookin’ on A Shoestring!

(and helpful dollar stretching tips!)

Good evening, everyone!

Tonight we’re going to share budget friendly wonderful recipes and dollar stretching tips!

I’ll start off with a few, and hope you guys will chime in!

Chicken is versatile, and good for you! It adapts well to so many dishes!

Here’s a favorite of mine:


Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

6 Skinless, Boneless Whole Chicken Breasts, halved
4 cups Fat-Free Low-Sodium canned Chicken Broth
1 whole Jalapeño Chile Pepper
2 large Garlic Cloves, crushed
1/2 teaspoon Crushed Dried Oregano Leaves
1/4 cup Medium or Hot Taco Sauce
2 tablespoons Fresh Lime Juice
24 Taco Shells or Small Tortillas

Condiments:

1 small Iceberg Lettuce, finely shredded
4-5 small Plum Tomatoes, diced
2 cups Fat-Free Sour Cream
1 cup Fresh Cilantro, finely chopped

Preparation:

1. Trim fat from chicken breasts.

2. Rinse chicken breasts thoroughly and pat dry.

3. In large, deep pan or cast iron skillet, bring chicken stock, chili pepper, garlic, and oregano to boil.

4. Reduce heat to low and add chicken. Simmer, uncovered until chicken is opaque, approximately 10 minutes.

5. Remove from heat, and cool 15 minutes.

6. Shred chicken.

7. Mix taco sauce and lime juice together in small bowl.

8. Pour taco sauce mixture over chicken and toss.

9. Place chicken on serving platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.

10. Warm taco shells or tortillas. Place in serving bowl. Cover with kitchen towel to keep warm.

11. Make individual tacos or serve buffet style with condiments and side dishes.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Serve with condiments, refried beans and a nice Mexican style rice dish.

From Taco Recipes.net

*Note*
Save the broth from the chicken for a soup base, or freeze in ice cube trays for recipes that call for small amounts of chicken broth!~

Go meatless a few nights a week! Serve this wonderful casserole with a nice salad, some good bread, and you’re good!

Broccoli Cheese Puff

Ingredients

* 5 tablespoon(s) butter or margarine

* 6 tablespoon(s) all-purpose flour
* 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
* 1/8 teaspoon(s) ground red pepper (cayenne)
* 2 1/4 cup(s) whole milk
* 8 ounce(s) (2 cups) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
* 2 box(es) (10 ounces each) frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and squeezed dry
* 7 large eggs, separated
* 1 1/2 cup(s) coarse soft fresh bread crumbs, from 3 slices firm white bread

Directions

1. In 4-quart saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium-low heat. Stir in flour, salt, and ground red pepper until blended; cook 1 minute, stirring. Gradually stir in milk; cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring frequently. Stir in Cheddar; cook just until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in broccoli.

2. In small bowl, with fork, lightly beat egg yolks. Stir in about 1/2 cup cheese sauce. Gradually pour egg-yolk mixture into cheese sauce, stirring rapidly to prevent curdling. Cool slightly.

3. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325º F. Grease shallow 3 1/2-quart ceramic casserole or 13” by 9” glass baking dish. In microwave-safe small bowl, heat remaining 1 tablespoon butter in microwave oven on High 15 to 20 seconds or until melted, swirling bowl once. Add bread crumbs; stir until well combined.

4. In large bowl, with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted. With rubber spatula, gently fold one third of whites into cheese mixture. Fold cheese mixture gently back into remaining whites.

5. Pour mixture into prepared casserole. Sprinkle crumb mixture on top. Bake 40 minutes or until top is browned and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve immediately.

Fastest Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe On The Planet!

Simple Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients

Makes 10

* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or smooth, all natural)
* 1 egg

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F

2. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl

3. On a lightly greased cookie sheet, drop tablespoons of dough and press it down in a criss-cross pattern with a fork

4. Bake 10 minutes

5. Let it cool on the cookie sheet until they have firmed up a little, and then transfer to a rack to cool completely. Or, there’s always the option of eating it warm with a cold glass of milk!

Fun to make, and the little ones can help!

from itsthefood.wordpress.com

Here’s a few money saving kitchen tips:

When there’s a little bit of mustard left in the bottom of a jar, don’t throw it out. Instead, toss in a few ingredients and make a tangy vinaigrette right in the container. A crushed garlic clove, some chopped fresh herbs like Tarragon and minced shallot will add the right flavor.

Pour in Balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper and shake. Add olive oil (3 parts oil to one part vinegar) shake again to emulsify the dressing. Pour over your favorite salad.
Will keep in the fridge tightly sealed, for one week.

From Martha Stewart.

Don’t throw out stale bread!

Recycle leftover starchy carbohydrates such as bread, crackers, rolls, cereal or croutons. Fresh breads often need to be eaten within 24 hours before becoming stale. If you have any of these items that may be getting stale or have been sitting around too long, put them to work! In a large tin or roast pan, combine the items and put them in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. This will toast the combined items. Let everything cool and put them in the food processor to make bread crumbs. You can include spices such as salt, pepper, parsley, oregano or dill weed to give them a little extra flavor. If you have an abundance of bread crumbs, separate them into several containers to create separate flavors such as plain, seasoned, or spice up a batch with chili, mustard or wasabi powder.

From:http://www.ehow.com/how_6061527_make-gourmet-meals-budget.html

Come share your budget friendly recipes and tips! Have fun!




The Canteen is a place for our Troops and their
families to rest, relax, and relate.
Please leave thy politics at the door.
A gentle reminder from Ms. B~

[Kathy in Alaska]

Take a picture or two.....it will be exciting no matter what....your own farm. Too cool!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, ms b...*HUGS*
Thanks for all you do for our troops.

[tet68]

Tet’s favorite

Florida Sportsman Club sandwich.

Three pieces of toast.
Mircle Whip.
Bacon.
Lettice.
Vienna Sausages, plain or flavored.
Tomato.
Onions.
Spam.

Slice and Fry spam and bacon.

Apply MW to one side of each piece of toast.

Layer spam and bacon with LTO on first piece of
bread, top with second piece of toast,
apply MW to second side of second piece of toast,
Layer vienna Sausages with Bacon and top with LTO,
top with last slice of toast.

Get Cold Dr.Pepper and BBq Fritos and enjoy.

Of course you slice the tomatos and onions silly
and put some nacho slices on it if your so inclined.

[tet68]

Oooo, I love pea soup, like that.
I do the same with pintos too.

Dang, now I’m hungry at 1:20 in the morning.

Pooh.

[tet68]

That Fritata thing sounds good, kinda like Potato’s Anna.

Where you put the potatoes in the pan starting in the middle
and work your way around and out so you get a nice blossom effect when you turn it over.

Time for me to sleep for an hour or two,
my apnea has played hell with my schedule
now that I’m retired.

Did I see that TAZ has a farm now?
Good, I’m looking to buy a redoubt myself
up in the Ga. mountains before spring.

[BIGLOOK]

Though they're fleeting, they're memorable, each and every one.

For your morning....Aloha po, Ladies!

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Publius.....#200!!

[caww]

Coming in here late....I’m not good in the kitchen...the less time there the better for me...so I look for fast and easy no fuss but with taste! So here goes a couple from me.

Easy Roast Beef:

Roast Beef

-Put into crock-pot...NO Liquid...None..Nadda.

-Sprinkle Envelope of Onion Soup Mix on top.

Optional...Peel and add carrots..( I just like the flavor of these but not necessary)

Put on low before you go to work...done when you get home!
Really great flavor and tender as can be!

Onion Bread Bites:

Tube of Pillsbury Biscuits

Cut into Quarters

dip each in melted butter....then lightly in onion soup mix.

Bake at half the time required.

Fabulous taste!

[Trillian]

I’ve never written it out before, it’s pretty much in my head. I’ll try to write it out when i’m less tired and measure a few things.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, caww...a person after my own heart.

The Easy Roast Beef sounds like something even I could manage. LOL! And I think I could handle the Onion Bread Bites, too.

Thanks for sharing your easy recipes.

[caww]

Do you not cook also? Gosh I can hardly wait to get out of the kitchen. Then there’s the cleanup and all. Am just not into cooking at all!

The roast beef thing is soooo easy! I actually got that from a dinner I went to and everyone was raving about the flavor and tenderness. I couldn’t believe it was a simple pkg. of soup mix! Who-da thunk!

Here’s a great snack...

Ritz or townhouse crackers arange on plate.
Pepperoni slices on top
Slice bits of sharp cheese on top

Put in microwave for seconds...til cheese melts.
These are great too.

[Kathy in Alaska]

I do a variation of the crackers/meat/cheese thingy at work for lunch on occasion. Nice and easy and good.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Kathy. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, AZ. How's it going?

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, ALFA6!!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[I_be_tc]

Ummmm, dinner