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Instructions: October (Thanksgiving) OAMM Menu

  • These are the step-by-step instructions you will need to quickly and efficiently approach your once a month (OAMC) BIG DAY!
  • Google Document of Instructions – October

Recipes
Please note that all recipes in this document have been altered (increased quantities) to meet the needs of TWO people participating in a OAM Cooking Day. It is indicated on each recipe whether it has been doubled or quadrupled for your convenience. If you are just one person or would like to make less of a particular recipe, you will need to make the adjustments on your own to the recipe and to the grocery shopping list.

Instructions

  • 6 pounds of whole chicken will be cooked in the slow cooker (Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Casserole). This can be frozen and then thawed out before you cook it if you buy it early.
  • 1.75 pounds of beef and 1.75 pounds of sausage (Meat Pie). This meat can be frozen because we are cooking it before freezing again.

Thaw

  • Any meats you will be using that you have previously frozen.

Night Before:

Day of:

Person
What to Do
A Ingredients that need CHOPPED (**indicates usually okay for food processor)

  • In the indicated order for most efficiency
  1. Potatoes, Yukon Gold, peeled & quartered = 8.5 lbs**
  2. Yellow Onions, diced = 10 med (~5 cups)**
  3. Garlic, minced (if not purchased that way) = 22 cloves**
  4. Bread for Breadcrumbs = 29 slices (22cups)
  5. Celery, diced = 3 bunches (5cups)
  6. Parsley, chopped = 1 bunch**
  7. Crackers, crushed = 3 sleeves (4 cups)**
  8. French Baguettes, sliced = 3 loaves
  9. Onion, Red, thinly sliced = 2 med**
  10. Mushrooms, sliced = 16 oz**
  11. Gruyere Cheese, shredded = 8oz (.5cups)**
  12. Apples, peeled and sliced = 12 med (12c)
  13. Dried Beef, chopped = 5 oz**
  14. Yellow Onions, FINELY diced = 4 medium (2 cups)**
  15. Green Onions, chopped = 2 bunches
  16. Peppers, Green, chopped = 2
B Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
B Prepare Pumpkin Pie for oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 400 and then turn down oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes longer.
A Start 2 slow cookers of potatoes – see Perfect Mashed Potato directions). Cook on HIGH for 4 hours. (Perfect Mashed Potatoes, Meat Pies)
A Debone chicken and dice. (Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Casserole)
B While Pumpkin Pie are cooking mix and ready for oven and waffle maker the Pumpkin Coffee Cake & Gingerbread Waffles.
B When Pumpkin Pies are done, place them on wire rack for cooling or transfer to a cool cookie sheet for flash freezing.
A Prepare sauces and set aside to cool:

  • Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Casserole
  • Pumpkin Ravioli Casserole
B Bake Pumpkin Coffee Cake for 50-55 minutes.
A Assemble:

  • Cheesy Chicken Tortellini Casserole – Deep Dish 8×8
  • Pumpkin Ravioli Casserole – Deep Dish 8×8
B While Pumpkin Coffee Cake are baking, cook Gingerbread Waffles.
B When Pumpkin Coffee Cake are done, set on cooling rack.
B Cook Gingerbread Waffles. Set on cooling rack or place on cooled cookie sheet for flash freezing when finished.
A Begin rice and broccoli cooking in microwave (Broccoli Casserole).
A In large skillet, saute .5 cups onion & 1 cups celery in 4T of butter until tender. Set aside. (Broccoli Casserole).
A In same skillet, saute 1.5 cups onion & 3 cups celery in 2 cups butter. Continue to follow directions to completion for Bread Stuffing - 4 gallon freezer bags.
A Prepare and Assemble Broccoli Casserole – Deep Dish 8×8.
B Once cooled package:

  • Pumpkin Pie – 2 9-inch pie pans & 2 gallon freezer bags
  • Pumpkin Coffee Cake – Deep Dish 8×8
  • Gingerbread Waffles – 4 gallon freezer bags
B Prepare and Assemble:

  • French Baguette Casserole – Deep Dish 8×8
  • Freezer Apple Pie Kits – 4 gallon freezer bags
A Turn off potatoes and set aside the equivalent of 5 potatoes (20 quarters) for Meat Pies.
A Assemble:

  • Scalloped Corn – 8×8 pan
  • Perfect Mashed Potatoes – 4 gallon freezer bags
  • Meat Pies – 2 9-inch pie pans
B Prepare and assemble:

  • Pumpkin Cheese Ball – 2 quart freezer bags
  • Veggie Tortilla Pinwheels – 2 gallon freezer bags
A Assemble:

  • Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast – 4 gallon freezer bags
  • Islander Pork Roast - 4 gallon freezer bags
BOTH Kitchen Cleanup!
BOTH Congratulations you are DONE!!!!!

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2 Responses to “Instructions: October (Thanksgiving) OAMM Menu”

  1. kristan says:

    Ok, just realized that I think I did something wrong..is the October menu to be used in November? Because this is the first time I am doing this and I bought all the October stuff to cook in October…silly me….

    • tricia says:

      You can do it either way, but our method is usually to shop throughout the month to get the most on sale and then cook at the end of the month, eating the food in November. You should still be okay. :) Feel free to check out the Navigating the OAMM Menu post for more details.

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