Instructions: WHOLE FOODS February 2012 Menu
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These are the step-by-step instructions you will need to quickly and efficiently approach your once a month (OAMC) BIG DAY by yourself! The ingredient quantities can now be found on the WHOLE FOODS February 2012 Recipe Cards. If you need assistance understanding this document, please see this post.
Google Document of Instructions – WHOLE FOODS February 2012 OAMM Menu
Instructions
Meat used:
- Bacon – it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly, (Cider Stuffed Pork Chops, Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas)
- Chicken, boneless - it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly , (Cream of Chicken Soup)
- Chicken, boneless - it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly , (Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas)
- Flank Steak – it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly (Flank Steak with Chimichurri)
- Italian Sausage – it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly (Turkey Brown Rice Casserole)
- Pork Chops – Cannot be frozen beforehand (Cider Sauced Stuffed Pork Chops, Ranch House Slow Cooker Pork Chops)
Thaw (in refrigerator):
- Bacon – it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly, (Cider Stuffed Pork Chops, Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas)
- Chicken, boneless - it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly , (Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas)
- Italian Sausage – it can be frozen beforehand if handled properly (Turkey Brown Rice Casserole)
Night Before:
- Place in chicken for (Cream of Chicken Soup) in slow cooker and add 3 cups of water and cook for approximately 8 hours on low or until chicken is cooked through.
- Optional (but HIGHLY recommended) – chop up all vegetables. (See Chopping Amounts sheet on Recipe Cards)
- SEE STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
Day of:
| Step |
What to Do |
| Night Before | Preheat oven to 425. Prepare Artisan Bread for Artichoke Muffaletas and Spinach and Cheese Strata. |
| Night Before | While Artisan Bread and Spinach and Cheese Strata is rising, prepare Pizza Dough for Spinoccoli Pizza place in refrigerator until cooking day. |
| Night Before | While Artisan Bread and Spinach and Cheese Stratais rising prepare Tortillas for Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas and store for use on cooking day. |
| Night Before | Prepare Pesto Sauce for Artichoke Muffaletas, once cooled place in ziploc bag and store in refrigerator for use on cooking day. |
| Night Before | Bake Artisan Bread for Artichoke Muffaletas Spinach and Cheese Strata. Let cool. |
| Night Before | While baking Artisan Bread prepare Alfredo Sauce. |
| Night Before | Start slow cooker of chicken for Cream of Chicken Soup. |
| Night Before or 1 | Ingredients that need CHOPPED (**indicates usually okay for food processor)
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| 1 | Preheat oven to 350. Prepare and bake Quinoa Muffins. |
| 2 | While baking, prepare Spinoccoli Pizza and Cream of Chicken Soup. |
| 3 | After Quinoa Muffins have baked, set aside to cool. Turn oven up to 500 degrees or 475. |
| 5 | Bake Spinoccoli Pizza. |
| 5 | While baking, Prepare and cook Cider Sauced Stuffed Pork Chops. Remove pizza and set aside to cool |
| 6 | While cooking Cider Sauced Stuffed Pork Chops, prepare Chicken Asparagus Black Bean Enchiladas. |
| 7 | When Cider Sauced Stuffed Pork Chops are complete, set aside to cool. |
| 8 | Prepare & Freeze:
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| 9 | Mix & Freeze:
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| 10 |
Package & Freeze:
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| 11 | Kitchen Cleanup! |
| 12 | Congratulations you are DONE!!!!! |
I don’t think I’m ready for the whole food menu yet, I am going to try the traditional to start out with!
It is one to work up to I would say.
Just getting ready for my cooking day tomorrow, and I was reading through these. Just wanted to make sure the Buttermilk Herb Chicken Breasts and Cilantro Lime Chicken were a mistype? I don’t seem to have recipe cards for those!
Yes they are a misstype from January sorry!