Make-ahead dinners
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Quantities below serves two Masci-family dinners.

Standard spices/ingredients in all dishes:

 - salt
 - garlic powder or garlic minc
 - crushed red pepper
 - rosemary
 - thyme
 - olive oil!
 - tin foil


1. Shrimp, orzo, shitake mushrooms, spinach mix.
   - 1.5 pckts orzo
   - 2lb TJ bag of shrimp (peeled)
   - 1 box frozen spinach
   - 1 frozen bag of shitakes


2. Beef Stroganoff:
   - mushrooms
   - 1 pckt of ground beef
   - 1 large onion
   - 2 cans cream of mushroom
   - 1 pckt egg noodles


3. White fish with cous-cous
   - 1 box of cous-cous
   - 2 lbs tilapia fillets or other white fish
   - 1 cube of fetta cheese
   - 1 box frozen spinach
   - 1 jar of peeled/marinated red peppers


4. Spaghetti Bolognese
   - 1.5 pckts of whole wheat spaghetti
   - 1 large onion
   - 1.5 cans of Hunts crushed tomatoes
   - 1 pckt of ground beef


5. Maccaroni with Salmon
   - 1 box of maccaroni
   - 1 large can of Salmon
   - 1 jar of capers
   - 1 box of frozen spinach
   - 1 large onion


6. Chicken or Tofu or Scallop+shrimp Stir-fry
   - 4 chicken breasts OR
     1 box tofu OR
     1 lb scallops + 1 lb shrimp
     1 box of TJ's fried calamari rings
   - jasmine rice or noodles
   - 2 red bell peppers
   - broccoli
   - 1 large onion
   - teriyaki or soy sauce


7. Chicken or fish (e.g., Halibut) piccata
   - jasmine rice
   - 4 chicken breasts or favorite fish
   - 1 box of mushrooms
   - 1 jar of TJ's picatta sauce


8. Eggplant parmigiana
   - 5 large eggplants
   - 1 box breadcrumbs
   - 2 cans of Hunts tomatoe sauce
   - 1 packet of mozzarella cheese
   - Optional ground beef


9. Penne with Ricotta
   - 1.5 boxes of Penne
   - 1.5 cans of Hunts tomatoe sauce
   - 1 container (or 2) of ricotta
   - 1 green bell pepper


10. Filled spinach/ricotta pasta shells
   - box of pasta shells
   - Two boxes frozen spinach
   - three tubs ricotta
   - two cans sauce
   - 1 pck shredded mozzarella


11. Lasagna
   - Sheet pasta
   - ground beef
   - 1 onion
   - 2 pckts shredded mozzarella
   - three cans sauce/crushed tomatoes
   - ricotta


12. Pesce Al Sugo
   - white fish
   - two eggs
   - 1 onion
   - potatoes
   - two cans sauce


13. Chalupas
   - pkt 12 flour tortillas
   - jar of red salsa
   - jar of green chilli salsa
   - ground turkey or chicken or beef or crab
   - pkt of shredded cheddar cheese


14. Quick Chicken Fajitas in tortillas
   - pre-cooked frozen chicken fajitas 
   - onions
   - red peppers
   - chilli power, cumin, paprika.


15. Same Chicken Fajitas in tortillas as above but in stir-fry
   - pre-cooked frozen chicken fajitas
   - spinach
   - onions
   - red peppers
   - bean sprouts
   - asian noodles (pre-cooked)
   - soy sauce


16. Ground Turkey or Chicken overlayed over eggplant slices
   - Ground Turkey or Chicken 
   - onions
   - mushrooms
   - garlic
   - overlap over broiled eggplant slices


17. Fried Rice with spinach, onions and shitake mushrooms
   - white or brown rice in MicroWave
   - shitake mushrooms
   - onions
   - leaf spinach
   - garlic, salt
   - small amount of soy source
   - make crispy in pan
   - splash with tobasco


18. Black Bean and Barley soup
   - Uses Barley soup mix from TJ's


19. Steamed pork with sauerkrout
   - sortay pork, spices
   - lay with sauerkrout
   - have green string beans on the side


20. Crisy potatoes and fish in oven
   - dice potatoes. Layer with garlic and salt
   - salmon, trout or white fish in oven too
   - salad optional


21. TJ's bean salad. Mix in onion and corn.
   - make sweet potato fries on side


22. Pizzas
   - premade pizza dough
   - artichokes
   - kalamata olives
   - mozzarella
   - pepperoni
   - portabello mushrooms
   - spinach
   - sauce
   - anchovies


23. Tuna salad with:
   - tomatoes
   - capsicums
   - onion
   - spinach
   - romaine
   - fresh bread on side

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Last Modified - 6 Sep, 2009

F. Masci