Here's a tip for busy mamas! How do you fit in nutritious homemade goodness when you don't really have the time or sanity to slave in the kitchen everyday? 😅
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Batch cook for an army then reinvent your dishes!
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Tonight, I marinated a huge amount of ground beef and made a ridiculously huge pot of ragu sauce.
I packed it full with organic goodies like kale, red + yellow + green peppers, carrots, eggplants, mushrooms, fresh and dried herbs, quinoa flakes, garlic, onions, spinach and antioxidant-rich in season tomatoes!
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Just to illustrate how I will use this:
MEAL 1 + 2 :
I froze half the ground meat mixture (ground beef + pork, onions, kale, eggs, quinoa flakes, crackers, garlic, seasoning) and then separated it again and saved it for hamburgers and American chili for different days. It's so great because it's already full of flavor that all I have to do is just thaw it and it will add so much depth to any dish too!
MEAL 3 + 4:
With the other half of the ground meat mixture, I rolled it up into meatballs and cooked it in the veggie-packed tomato sauce.
I served a quarter of it over ravioli w a quick fruit salad for dinner tonight.
Whatever leftovers from tonight's dinner is an easy lunch for us tomorrow!
MEAL 5 + 6 (+7 ish):
Then I mashed the rest of the meatballs into the sauce, roasted some eggplants, peppers and garlic, made a quick spinach bechamel sauce and layered it into moussaka-lasagnas. I made three portions : one for dinner tomorrow night w a green salad, one to freeze for a day I don't feel like cooking, and another for a friend!
MEAL 8:
I froze the leftover ragu that I will either defrost for a quick pasta dinner or use as a base for homemade pizza night or spread over a sub and top w cheese and grill for a yummy sandwich!
That's 8 meals in one cooking session! Woohoo! 🙌
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