Meals in a Jar: Quick and Easy, Just-Add-Water, Homemade Recipes

by Julie Languille

Overview

Stock your pantry with homemade meals that offer you quick and easy, every-day dinners as well as a delicious, long-lasting supply of emergency goods.

Pull it off the shelf. Mix with water. Cook. Serve. It’s as quick and easy as preparing a box of mac and cheese—but it’s not store-bought junk, it’s your favorite dishes made from scratch. With Meals in a Jar and a little planning, you’ll have your pantry stocked with healthy, delicious ready-to-cook meals, like:

• Tomato Soup with Cheese
• Cheddar Garlic Biscuits
• Cornmeal Pancakes with Syrup
• Breakfast Burritos
• Chicken Chipotle Soup
• Carnitas
• Braised Short Ribs
• Turkey Pot Pie
• Coq Au Vin
• Rustic Fruit Pie

Meals in a Jar is packed with step-by-step instructions for natural breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts that allow even the most inexperienced chefs to make scrumptious, nutritious dishes. Not only are the recipes in this book perfect for carry-along camping fare, rushed weeknight dinners and meals for Dad (or even a teenager) to prepare, they can also be life-savers in times of disasters like fires, blackouts or hurricanes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612431635
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	03/19/2013
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	380,880
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Julie Languille is passionate about both food and preparedness. She owns a dinner planning website with thousands of recipes compiled to make dinner planning, shopping and cooking easy for families. She teaches workshops on preparedness and long term food-storage and regularly hosts food packaging parties where families gather to make pre-packaged meal kits to build their own food storage as well as to bless families in need. Julie lives with her husband and family on lovely Whidbey Island, in the Puget Sound near Seattle, and when not cooking loves to read, sail and kayak in the waters near her home.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Ready-Made Meals 7

Chapter 2 Canning and Dehydrating 11

Chapter 3 Ingredients, Equipment, Supplies 21

Chapter 4 Breakfast Is in the Bag 29

Omelet in a Bag 30

Pancakes 4 Ways 31

Wheat Berry Cereal 32

Muesli 33

Morning Muffins 4 Ways 34

Cranberry Walnut Muffins 35

Granola 36

Breakfast Burritos 37

Oatmeal 38

Grits 39

Cream of Wheat 40

Cornmeal Pancakes 41

Eggs and Sausage 42

Eggs and Bacon 43

Biscuits and Gravy 44

Chapter 5 Soup's On 45

Beef, Lentil, and Pasta Soup 47

Home-Canned Beef 48

Cream of Asparagus Soup 49

Black Bean Soup with Sour Cream 50

Cream of Broccoli Soup 51

Cream of Cauliflower Soup 52

Broccoli Cheddar Soup 53

Carrot Ginger Soup 54

Nourishing Beef, Lentil, Brown Rice, and Noodle Soup 55

Potato, Chive, and Cheddar Soup 56

Turkey and Mushroom Noodle Soup Mix 57

Chicken Noodle Soup 58

Chicken Rice Soup 59

Chunky Beef Soup with Barley and Tomato 60

Chicken Chipotle Soup 61

Creamy Wild Rice Soup 62

Lentil Soup 63

Armenian Lentil Soup 64

Mexican Bean Soup 65

Pasta e Fagioli 66

Split Pea Soup 67

Tomato Soup with Cheese and Croutons 68

Tortilla Soup 69

Beefy Brown Rice and Vegetable 70

Chapter 6 Primarily Pasta 71

Macaroni and Cheese 4 Ways 72

Home-Canned Spaghetti Sauce 74

Pasta and Sauce Ready-Made Meals 75

Macaroni and Beef in a Creamy Tomato Sauce aka Beefaroni 76

Baked Pasta Ready - Made Meals 77

Creamy Baked Pasta Ready-Made Meals 78

Pasta with Vegetable Sauce in 4 Varieties 80

Spaghetti with Breadcrumbs and Olives, Mushrooms, or Sausage 82

Tuna Noodle Casserole 83

Pizza Kits 84

Chapter 7 Ready-Made Main Course 85

Chuck Wagon Chili 86

Braised Short Ribs 87

Beef Burgundy 88

Beef Barbecue 89

Saucy Joes 90

Spicy Chipotle Beef 4 Ways 91

Braised Brisket 92

Machaca 93

Beef and Vegetables 12 Ways 94

Best Ever Baby Back Ribs 98

Pulled Pork 99

Carnitas 100

Spicy Braised Pork 101

Tamarind-Braised Pulled Pork 102

Braised Country-Style Ribs 4 Ways 103

Tamarind-Braised Pork Ribs 104

Braised Chicken and Mushrooms 105

Braised Chicken Legs and Thighs in Tomato Sauce 106

Classic Chicken and Vegetables 10 Ways 107

Chipotle Chicken 113

Coq Au Vin (Chicken in Red Wine Sauce) 114

Chicken Piccata 115

Turkey Roulade 116

Beef Stroganoff 117

Chapter 8 Ready-Made Meals Sidekits 119

Rice Sidekit 120

Buttered Noodles 120

Grits 121

Polenta 121

Mashed Potatoes 122

Dinner Rolls 123

4-Hour Baguettes 124

Popovers 125

Biscuits: Cheddar Garlic Biscuits, Sweet Cinnamon Roll Biscuits 126

Pie Crust 127

Cheddar Cheese Pie Crust 127

Cornbread, Corn Muffins, or Corn Pancakes 128

Flour Tortillas 129

Corn Tortillas 130

Naan Bread 131

Syrup Sidekit 132

Vegetable Sidekits 133

Fruited Rice Pilaf Mix 138

Chicken Roni Pasta Rice 139

Curried Rice Mix 140

Beefy Rice and Mushroom Mix 140

Indian Rice with Cashews and Raisins 141

Chickeny Rice with Almonds and Dried Cranberries aka "Northwest Pilaf" 142

Chapter 9 Snacks, Beverages, and Extras 143

Popcorn 144

Kettle Corn 145

Beef Jerky 147

Sweet and Savory Spiced Nuts 147

Spicy Roasted Chickpeas 148

Dry Chimichurri 149

Lemonade 150

Hot Cocoa 151

Chapter 10 Desserts 153

Cobbler Mix 154

Rustic Pie 155

No-Bake Cookies 156

Oatmeal Cookies with M&Ms 157

Sugar Cookies 158

Chocolate Chip Cookies 159

Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies 160

Pecan Sandies 161

Cowboy Cookies (Oatmeal Chocolate Chip) 162

Peanut Butter Cookies 163

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies 164

Butterscotch Cookies 165

Magic Bar Cookies 166

Sugar and Spice Nuts 167

Chapter 11 Logistics 169

Recipe Index 173

Acknowledgments and About the Author 175