Cooking Times UPdated – 2013

~~~~~~~~~~ Breakfast Items ~~~~~~~~~~

Breakfast Burritos
• Microwave on HIGH for 1 Min / 45 Seconds.

French Toast Sticks
Keep frozen. Cooking:
• Conventional oven: pre-heat oven To 425 F.
Bake for approximately 3 minutes on each side.
• Toaster oven: pre-heat oven To 425 F.
Place sticks in shallow baking dish. Bake for 3 minutes on each side.
• Griddle: heat griddle To 325 F.
Heat for approximately 3 minutes on each side.
• Microwave: place french toaster sticks on microwave safe plate.
Microwave on high for approximately 1 minute (4 sticks).

~~~~~~~~~~ Chicken ~~~~~~~~~~

BBQ Chicken Wings
Heating Instructions from Frozen:
• Conventional Oven: 20 to 25 minutes at 400 degrees.
• Convection Oven: 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Microwave: High setting 2 to 3 minutes
(appliances vary, adjust heating times accordingly.)

Chicken Breast Fritters
• Conventional Oven: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees, bake for 15 – 18 minutes
• Deep Fry: 350 degrees, 4 to 5 minutes
• Microwave cooking is NOT recommended.

Jumbo Chicken Wings
Heating directions from a frozen state:
• Conventional Oven @ 375 F / 20 – 22 minutes
• Convection Oven @ 350 F / 15 to 18 minutes
• Deep Fry @ 375 F / 6 to 8 minutes
• Microwave on Hi / 4 to 6 minutes

Oven Roasted Chicken Breast Strips
Cooking times will vary based on equipment used.
• Conventional Oven: 18-20 minutes at 400°F
• Convection Oven: 10-12 minutes at 350°F
• Grill: 4-6 minutes at 350°F
• Microwave: Heat to serving temperature.

Perdue Stuffer Roaster Boneless Chicken Breasts
• Thawing: thaw in original plastic package in refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
• Preparation: remove roast from plastic bag and wrap with foil folds-turned up before cooking.
• Place foil wrapped (frozen or thawed) roast in a 2 inch deep pan.
— (cooking with foil wrap keeps roast moist).
• Cook following temperatures and time guide:
— Conventional Oven – thawed – 350 degrees – 24 – 28 minutes per lb.
— Conventional Oven – frozen – 350 degrees – 42 – 46 minutes per lb.
— Convection Oven – thawed – 325 degrees – 19 – 23 minutes per lb.
— Convection Oven – frozen – 325 degrees – 33 – 37 minutes per lb.
• To Brown, turn roast over and peel back foil before end of cooking time:
—– Conventional oven – 60 minutes.
—– Convection oven – 30 minutes.
• Remove from oven, remove netting with scissors while roast is still hot.
• Let stand 20 – 30 minutes for easier slicing.

~~~~~~~~~~ Fish ~~~~~~~~~~

Salmon Fillets
• Conventional Oven: Pre-heat oven to 400F. Take desired number of frozen glazed salmon
fillets out of the plastic bag and place them charred side up in a shallow baking pan.
Bake 24-29 minutes, rotate pan in oven halfway through cooking.
• Convection Oven: pre-heat oven to 375 F. Take desired number of frozen glazed salmon
fillets out of the plastic bag and place them charred side up in a shallow baking pan.
Bake 13 -17 minutes, rotate pan in oven halfway through cooking. For best results, set fan on low.
• Microwave Oven: place 2 frozen glazed salmon fillets, charred side up in a microwave
glass dish loosely covered with plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 minutes.
Let rest in microwave for 2 minutes before serving.
— Cooking times will vary by oven model and wattage.
— Recommended microwave cooking times are based on a 1200 watt oven.

~~~~~~~~~~ Pork ~~~~~~~~~~

John Morrel Ham
1 – Place ham on rack in a shallow roasting pan.
2 – Bake, uncovered, in a 325° oven for 1 1/4 hrs. or until meat
thermometer registers 140°F. (about 15-18 min. per pound.)

~~~~~~~~~~ Turkey ~~~~~~~~~~

Gold Foil Turkey Breast
Keep frozen until use, thaw in refrigerator for 24 hours
or 5-6 hours in cool water.
1 – Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees (convection) / 350 cake (conventional).
2 – Remove plastic bag, but leave in foil.
3 – Place in roasting pan and add 1 inch water. When center of roast reaches
110 degrees F, remove from oven and peel back foil to brown.
4 – Return to oven. Remove from oven when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.
Total cooking time, approximately 20 minutes per pound.
5 – Let stand 10 minutes before carving.

~~~~~~~~~~ Entree Dinners ~~~~~~~~~~

Suppertime Entrees
An offered Special many times during the year.
Single serving entrees.
• Peel back one corner of entree,
before microwaving or baking in conventional oven.
• Conventional Oven: Bake 30 – 35 min in a preheated oven
at 375 degrees, let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• Microwave: Microwave 9 to 11 minutes, rotating once,
let stand 5 min before serving.
Cooking directions are also included on each entree.
Meals for 2 Entrees
Entrees can be heated in a conventional oven or the microwave.
• Preferred method: heat them in the conventional oven,
for the best taste experience possible.
But however you cook them, please stir them half way through cooking,
and wait 5 minutes after they are done before eating.
• Conventional oven – 375 for 60 minutes.
• Microwave 12 to 15 minutes on high or until hot.

~~~~~~~~~~ Pizza ~~~~~~~~~~

Super Pizza Deal – Galaxy Pizzas
Cook before serving – not pre-cooked – cook from frozen state.
Place wrapped pizzas in prepared pans.
• Conventional oven: Pre-heat oven to 400°F – bake 22-24 minutes.
• Convection oven: Pre-heat oven to 350°F – bake 20-22 minutes.
• Microwave oven: (1 portion, unwrapped) Cook 2-3 minutes.
Note: Due to oven variances, cooking times may require adjustments.
Refrigerate unused portions.

Schwan’s Pizza
Conventional Oven:
• Soft Crust – bake at 400 – place pizza on cookie or pizza sheet on center rack.
Bake 10 – 23 minutes.
• Crisp Crust – bake at 425 directly on center oven rack for 16 – 19 minutes.
• Pizza is done when cheese is melted and edges are golden brown.
• Let pizza stand 5 minutes before serving.
Refrigerate unused portions.

Sunday Dinner From Prairieland Food #plfrecipe

Sunday Dinner From Prairieland Food

It dawned on me while preparing our Sunday dinner that almost all ingredients in this meal are from our Prairieland Food Prairie Paks or specials. What better time to snap a few pictures and show you the incredible value you may glean by turning in your volunteer hours (to any entity) for about half off grocery store prices utilizing monthly discounted food packages from Prairieland Food.

This was not intentional but since most all our meats come from Prairieland Food and many of our fresh fruits and vegetables too, it seemed like a no brainer to make this meal a good example of the great food and magnificent price breaks we receive.

First off, we purchase a minimum of two (2) prairie paks each month and usually a special or two (sometimes more). Our freezer is almost always full with good meats and veggies from Prairieland Food so actually, for people who have to budget for everything, we eat really well.

Today’s menu consisted of:  6 stuffed pork chops – baked potato casserole – broccoli, cauliflower, carrots – sliced kiwis and garlic potato bread. OH! We had company coming.  Enough food for six hearty appetites.

Total Cost is at the end of this article. Guess (go ahead!) how much this meal would cost if you prepared it from scratch by purchasing all the ingredients at the grocery store.  Guess now, but don’t peak down there!  You need to understand what a great meal this was before you find out the final, actual cost.

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The Potatoes – (we love ‘em) – Eileen’s Baked Potato Casserole with Cheddar Cheese.

My baked potato casserole consisted of 8 baked potatoes (not baked) (from January 2012 Prairie Pak), peeled, quartered and cut into 1/2 cubes. Steamed ’till cooked well – 1/2 stick of real butter and about 1 cup of sour cream.  Tossed up together with a little basil salt, pepper and chopped chives, as shown below:

OOps! I decided I wanted to go a little further and add some of the cheddar cheese (December 2011 Prairieland Food Special) so I shredded a pile to mix in the casserole:

Topped it all off with more shredded cheddar cheese. Then it was time to heat it all up in the oven and melt the cheese on top a little. about 15 minutes at 300 degrees.  Because the cheese is real, hard sharp cheddar, it does not melt like soft cheeses do and I did not want to scorch my casserole on the bottom!  It was lovely and my grand-sugar liked this the best, well, except for the kiwis! She loves those.

SO, for this dish the two main ingredients, potatoes and cheddar cheese came from Prairieland Food at a cost of  $7.41. This price includes $2.00 for ingredients not provided by Prairieland Food.

Mixed Vegetables – Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots – ALL fresh from Prairieland Food.

In December we received 2 bags of baby carrots with our 2 Prairie Paks ordered. We used one but kept the other in the refrigerator crisper. The Broccoli and Cauliflower came in our Prairie Paks for January. We just chopped it all up; steamed in a large steamer pot, and added a little chopped chives along with a bit of butter. My DIL remarked she could sure tell the difference of my fresh veggies as compared to the frozen kind she usually buys.

The cost of the vegetables total comes in at — (drum roll please!)  $6.24 (this includes the butter and chives too).  We still have some fresh left for another meal on some other day.

The Fruit – Kiwis! Always yummy.

We peeled and sliced all 10 kiwi’s we received by way of the two January Prairie Paks. A lovely side dish of fruit for everyone:

Yikes! Blurry picture, but the only one I took, so blurry it has to be.  Our kiwi’s came in at a cost for 10 at $4.16 through Prairieland Food. Perfectly ripe and delicious.  Try getting 10 kiwis at the grocery store for that price!

The MEAT! Six (6) Stuffed Pork Chops.

I cooked these on top of the stove with enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Glass lid on with about 1/4 heat on electric stove top. Cooked about 30 minutes, turned, cooked another 30 minutes (covered).  This cooks them through, but I wanted a grilled look so I drained the pan of all juices, added a bit of olive oil again, turned the heat up to medium to brown both sides.

The pan I used is a chicken fryer so is bigger than a normal frying pan – It’s 11 inches wide with straight sides and is 3″ deep. These pork chops completely filled the space when I put them in the pan, but of course, shrank a tad with cooking.  Still, one is all anyone could eat.  This is the priciest part of our meal.  The stuffing was generous and delicious.

And this was a price we don’t usually pay for meat with Prairieland Food.  It was a January 2012 Special coming in at $21.00 for the six. I choose these this month as we thought:  #1, we could actually afford it for a change, and #2 it has been awhile since we bought something of this quality.

So that’s our Sunday Dinner from Prairieland Food and it come in at a mere $38.81.  UNDER $40.00 for a meal, for six people. When was the last time you were able to do this?

I thank my lucky stars each day when I am preparing our meals here at home that we have a program like Prairieland Food in Kansas.  I truly don’t know what we’d do without the discounted food packages.

SO, how was your Sunday Dinner?