recipe Coupons from Free Tastes Good! with Joni Meyer-Crothers (2024)

Honestly the name of this recipe speaks for itself!! These truly are the ULTIMATE BURRITOS!! When we were putting these together it took all we had not to eat them immediately! Jamie was so excited when one of them split while rolling it. BAM!! He got to eat that one! The kids have enjoyed them every morning (and even at lunch and dinner) since, and after 3 minutes in the microwave, we are eating good in the morning.

Freezer Ultimate Breakfast Burrito

The great thing about these are you can add or subtract ingredients to your liking. Like it hot, add some jalapenos. Don’t like the potatoes, drop ’em like they’re hot. Think about your favorite omelette or scramble then roll it in a flour tortilla. Other possible additions could be mushroom, onions, jalapenos, and/or green peppers.

For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date. Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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Makes 20-24

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Protein Bites/Lactation Bites

This is such an easy snack to make with kids or for yourself! It is super versatile and I have also included 2 ingredients I use to create Lactation Bites. I love these because if I’m in a hurry its a quick easy high protein snack I can consume. I usually use Natural Jiffy Peanut butter, but I only had regular today. I usually use chocolate chips as well but found these Espresso Flavored ones and wanted to try them!

• 2 Cups Old Fashioned Oats
• 1/4 Cup Chocolate Chips (Any kind works I used Espresso Flavored)
• 2 TBS Flax Seeds (Lactation balls)
• 2 TBS Brewers Yeast (Lactation balls)
• 1/4 Cup Honey or a little more for desired stickiness

1. In bowl mix together all the dry ingredients.
2. Add in all the wet ingredients and mix well.
3. Using a spoon or cookie scoop form into balls.
4. Place them in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill.
5. ENJOY!

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Crockpot Lasagna

If you are like our family, your days are packed with all kinds of activities and sporting events. Because of that, I have been dabbling with some crockpot recipes. I love to cook so it has been fun to try several different ones. So far, my favorite is this crockpot lasagna. It is super easy to make and only takes approximately 4-5 hours to cook. It is absolutely delicious.

Here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• 1 pound hamburger
• 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 2 tablespoons and 2 tsp minced onions
• 1 tsp minced Garlic
• 2 cans (15 ounces each) Diced tomatoes
• 1 can (15 ounce) tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves
• 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
• 1 container (15 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 10 uncooked lasagna noodles

Step 1 Cook sausage and hamburger over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage and hamburger are no longer pink; drain.

Step 2 In a separate pan add olive oil, minced onions, minced garlic, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, dried basil leaves, dried oregano leave, and salt. Cook over medium heat for approximately 10 minutes. Now add sausage and hamburger mixture to same pan.

Step 3 Mix 1 cup of the mozzarella cheese and the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. (Remainder of mozzarella cheese will go on top after lasagna cooks, so put back in refrigerator)

Step 4 Spoon one-fourth of the sausage mixture into 6-quart slow cooker; top with 4-5 noodles (break into pieces to fit in crock pot) Spread with half of the cheese mixture and then 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with 4-5 noodles, remaining cheese mixture and 1/4 of the sausage mixture. Top with remaining noodles and remaining sausage mixture.

Step 5 Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until noodles are tender. (It took mine approximately 4 hours)

Step 6 Sprinkle top of lasagna with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into pieces. Let me know what your thoughts are on this recipe?

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This may not be as kid friendly as some of the other meals unless of course, your kids love spicy (ours do!). This is a super easy freezer meal and healthy. The most time consuming part is chopping all the peppers and onions, but when you are making several freezer meals, just chop all your vegetables at one. Freezer meals are just so handy for busy families. No more trying to figure out what to fix for dinner, because the meals are already prepared. Takes away all the fuss and hassle.

Freezer to Crockpot Sausage and Peppers

This meal was super easy to make and so often the Eckrich Sausage is on sale for under $1 so this is a very inexpensive meal. For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date. Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.

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Makes 6 to 8 servings

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Make Ahead Freezer Meals

We have added a few more Make Ahead Freezer Meals for all you busy families. Almost all meals serve 6-8 so if you have a smaller family just divide them appropriately.

Who has time to cook every night!! Not us, sofor those nights we know there is NO way dinner is getting made we have FREEZER MEALS!! Everybody knows when their schedule is going to be CRAZY! I do, soccer nights or other extracurricular activity nights. Whatever your family has to do in the evenings, don’t let it handcuff you at dinner time. Just a little planning and a free day to prepare everything can bring simple, but good, hearty food back to your dinner tables. We spent just about 7 hours total, and prepared more than enough meals for all the busy nights in the next month (34 meals total). They are snuggled nicely in our freezer ready to be put in the oven or slow cooker, and WOW dinner, not fast food is on the menu tonight. In addition, these meals are so much healthier than eating fast food 🙂

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Tips for Successful Freezer Meals:

• Always mark your bags with the important information. Such as, which recipe it is, prep date, and cooking instructions.
• Organize your freezer so you have room for your freezer meals to lay flat or stand together.
• Make sure to take your meals out the night before to thaw so they are ready to be dumped in the crockpot the next morning.

Below you will find 3 NEW Make Ahead Freezer Meals. These are some of our favorites 🙂

Freezer To Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

• Freezer To Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Freezer To Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

• Freezer to Crockpot Buffalo Chicken

Freezer To Crockpot Mongolian Beef

• Freezer to Crockpot Mongolian Beef

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SALAD IN A JAR

With back-to-school beginning, here is a super easy lunch that you can prepare ahead of time. We are finding this is one of our kids favorite lunches now – and it’s healthy (or somewhat depending on what all they put in it).

If you prepare these ahead of time, they are good for about 5 days. A few ingredients are better to put in morning of, if you are making too far in advance. We used the large mason jars as our kids are older and the smaller ones would not fill them up enough. Our daughter, Jadyn, likes to put her’s in a plastic container the morning of.

You will layer the items in the jars and here is what we have found works best:

• Salad dressing: We use approximately 3-4 tablespoons
• Hard vegetables: Add hard vegetables including carrots, cucumbers, and green peppers, etc.
• Cheese and Proteins: Cheese, tuna fish, chicken, hard boiled eggs, etc. Only do this if you are going to use the salad within 2 days you can put these items in otherwise wait and add these ingredents the morning off and add to the top of the jar.
• Softer Vegetables: Tomatoes or if you want to add fruits like strawberries.
• Nuts and seeds: Next, add nuts and seeds like almonds and sunflower seeds (did you know the Dollar Tree carries Sunflower seeds?)
• Salad Greens: Lastly, fill the rest of the jar with salad greens. We use both shredded lettuce as well as romaine mix. You can also firmly pack this, if you would like.
• Storing the salad: Screw the lid on the jar and refrigerate for up to 5 days. Again, remember if you not using for 3 or more days, include any cheese or soft fruits and vegetables, add these to the top of the jar the morning of.
• Eat: You can either shake the jar and eat the salad right out of it, or pour it in a bowl. Here is a picture of what it looks like when you pour it in a bowl. It saves time and we truly enjoy meal prepping.

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Looking for a quick and delicious pork chop meal? Well here it is! This recipe has your favorite chops dancing with flavor and one the kids will love.

Freezer to Crockpot Smothered Pork Chops Recipe

Prep time on this recipe is fairly quick. Just open a couple of cans , drain the mushrooms, mix them in a bowl with the dry onion soup and it’s ready for the bag. Place the chops in, pour the gravy over and freeze. The gravy is fantastic on mashed potatoes and the chops are so tasty.

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Serves 6-8

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We heard all the hype about pressure cookers, so we finally purchased one. We have been experimenting with it and it is as AWESOME as they say. The time that it saves for meals is amazing, plus the meats are so tender, they just fall apart.

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe

I love that you can saute and do all the work right in the pressure cooker. No need to dirty any other pans, just one pot for all the steps. I was looking for a simple chicken noodle soup but found this recipe so tweaked it to our liking and it is amazing. We actually ate this meal twice this week, because the kids loved it so much. Okay, who am I kidding I did too 🙂

We like our casseroles with a little liquid so we choose to use 5 cups chicken broth. You first set your Instant Pot to saute and add the olive oil. Then you cook the chicken (until it is white) and the spices. Just add the other ingredients and close the lid and BAM within 7 minutes it is done. It usually takes about 5-6 minutes to pressurize completely before it starts cooking, so total time from start to finish, prepping included, is about 20 minutes.

The chicken was super tender and the vegetables and noodles were cooked to perfection.

Serves 6-8

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Here is one of our family’s favorite dishes. You can use it as a Buffalo dip or use it as shredded chicken and serve on a bun or you can eat it both ways. We make this a couple times a week as our son, Isaiah, loves to take this to lunch as a sandwich.

Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Ranch Dip

This is so easy and you can even make it with frozen chicken, will just need to cook a bit longer. Add chicken, butter, ranch dip, cream cheese, and your favorite hot sauce. Cook and then add cheese and it is ready to serve.

Our favorite hot sauce is the Sweet Baby Ray’s Sauce, but you could use Frank’s Red Hot Sauce or any other. We only use 8 oz of cheese, but I know some like it more cheesy. If that is the case, be sure to use 16 oz.

This is perfect for families on the go that need a quick meal. I love it that you can use it as a snack or actually make up shredded chicken sandwiches and serve with french fries and BAM – you have a meal 🙂 This is truly one of our kids’ favorite meals/snacks.

Serves 8-10

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We heard all the hype about pressure cookers, so we finally purchased one. We have been experimenting with it and it is as AWESOME as they say. The time that it saves for meals is amazing, plus the meats are so tender, they just fall apart.

Fall Apart Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

I love that you can saute and do all the work right in the pressure cooker. No need to dirty any other pans, just one pot for all the steps. The meat for this meal was falling apart in only 75-90 minutes. The old way of ALL day in a crockpot or half a day on the stove top is done in just over an hour in the pressure cooker.

This is perfect for families on the go that need a quick meal, but a hearty, healthy meal. We are still experimenting but expect to have many other recipes soon.

Serves 6-8

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