7 low calorie freezer cooking Recipes

all-purpose flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, ground red pepper, chilled butter , cut into pieces, sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, ground sausage, cooked, low-fat buttermilk, egg whites

olive oil, garlic clove, minced, yellow onion, chopped, low sodium chicken broth (wolfgang puck s preferred) or 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth (wolfgang puck s preferred), fresh carrot, diced, celery, chopped, grain white rice, uncooked (not instant ), green peas, thawed (from the freezer section), ground sage, nutmeg, salt and pepper (optional), turkey breast, cooked and diced (jennie-o preferred)

bulgur (i like #1, fine ), mushrooms, quartered (4 cups steamed ), diced onions (1/2 cup steamed , or mixed onion and celery), rolled oats, cooked brown rice, flake nutritional yeast , to taste, lowfat mozzarella cheese or 2 cups italian cheese blend, shredded, low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded (8 oz), low fat cottage cheese, salt or 1 1/2 tsp tamari soy sauce, garlic powder (optional), mixed green herbs, paprika or 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, cornstarch, pepper, vital wheat gluten, olive oil flavored cooking spray

poblano chile casserole with corn and cheese, fresh poblano chiles, butter, yellow onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, fresh corn kernels, or frozen thawed (from about 6 ears or two 10-oz packages), grated manchego or monterey jack cheese, cooked white rice, crema or sour cream, red salsa (see recipe below ), grated queso anejo or parmesan cheese, char chiles over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. enclose in plastic bag and let stand 10 minutes. peel chiles. starting at stem end, carefully cut 1 slit down length of each chile, leaving stems and tops intact if possible. carefully remove seeds and veins from chiles., preheat oven to 350 degrees f. melt butter in heavy large saute pan over medium heat. add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. add garlic and saute 1 minute longer. add corn and saute 2 minutes. season to taste with salt and pepper. cool completely. stir in manchego or monterey jack cheese. stuff chiles with corn mixture., butter 15x10-inch baking dish. place rice in prepared dish. nestle stuffed chiles in single layer into rice. mix crema and red salsa in medium bowl; pour over chiles and rice. sprinkle with anejo cheese., bake until chiles are heated through and sauce bubbles, about 25 minutes (about 40 minutes for refrigerated casserole)., red salsa, vegetable oil, yellow onion, thinly sliced, garlic, sliced, fresh jalapeno chili pepper, stemmed, seeded and thinly sliced, salt , or to taste, canned plum tomatoes with their juices, in a saucepan over medium heat , warm the vegetable oil. add the onion and saute until soft, about 10 minutes. add the garlic, chili pepper and salt and cook for 2 minutes longer. add the tomatoes and their juices and reduce the heat to low. cook the tomatoes, stirring occasionally to break them up, until soft and the juices have reduced by half, 10-15 minutes., let cool slightly , then transfer to a blender. puree until smooth, then strain through a sieve placed over a bowl. set aside to cool completely for use as a table salsa. or reheat gently over low heat to use hot. to store, cover tightly and keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

rotini pasta, cooked and drained (ronzoni whole wheat pasta), boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut up (equalling 3 cups), mushrooms, sliced and drained, olive oil, green peas, thawed (freezer section), low-fat milk, cheese soup (98% fat free, if available), garlic, minced (sold in supermarkets by the jar), low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded, salt (optional), black pepper