Pepper Steak and Rice Jar Meal

This is one of my favorite meals my Grandmother use to make and I did my best to turn it in to a Jar Meal
I hope you enjoy this one.

Pepper Steak & Rice

In quart sized canning jar add

1 Cup Thrive FD Beef Chucks

1 Cup Thrive FD Tomatoes

1/2 Cup Thrive FD Green Bell Peppers

1/4 cup Tomato Powder

3 Tablespoons Thrive FD Onions

3 Tablespoons Beef Bullion

1 Tablespoon Whirshire sauce powder

In a baggie place

1 Cup Thrive Instant Rice

add it to the top of the jar

add Oxygen absorber  or vacume seal

to make Remove the baggie of rice make rice in small sauce pan.

In a large sauce pan or skillet add 4 cups of water add the jar meal and let set

for 15 mins...turn on your stove burner and bring to a boil then turn it down to simmer and let simmer for 20 to 25 mins while string often. serve over the rice.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy  

 Biscuit Mix

Combine:

 8 ½ cups Flour

1 ¼ cups Dehydrated Shortening

¾ cup Powdered Milk

½ cup Dehydrated Whole Egg

¼ cup Baking Powder

1 Tbsp. Salt

2 tsp. Cream of Tartar

1 tsp. Baking Soda

Combine:

3 cups Biscuit Mix (above)

1 cup Water Stir vigorously until blended and drop by teaspoonful onto greased baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Makes 12-18 biscuits.

White Sauce Mix For Sausage Gravy

Combine:

4 cups Powdered Milk

4 cups Flour

4 cups Dehydrated  Butter

2 tsp. Salt

¼ Cup Freeze Dried Sausage Crumbles

Basic White Sauce Combine in a sauce pan:

 ½ cup White Sauce Mix (above) 

1 cup Hot Tap Water 

Salt and Pepper as desired Bring to boil in sauce pan.

Stir constantly over medium heat with wire whisk until thick to prevent scorching.

Rehydrate sausage crumbles and add to the white sauce mix

What I have done is make the mixes and made and made up the servings and vacuumed sealed them...They should be good for 6 months to a year. I put the 1/4 cup of sausage crumbles in a baggie and then added 1/2 cup of white sauce mix and sealed. and put the directions on it. Same goes with the Biscuit mix.

Rice Mixes

Today I would like to share 4 rice mixes with you

Ingredients

ONION RICE MIX

2 cups uncooked white rice
1 envelope onion soup mix
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1/2 teaspoon salt

LEMON-DILL RICE MIX

2 cups white rice
3 teaspoons bottled dried lemon peel
2 teaspoons dried dill
1 teaspoon dried chives
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder

VEGETABLE RICE MIX

2 cups white rice

4 teaspoons vegetarian bouillon powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons dried celery flakes

2 teaspoons onion flakes

2 teaspoons green pepper flakes

2 teaspoons red bell pepper flakes

SPANISH RICE MIX

2 cups white rice

1/4 green bell pepper flakes

2 teaspoons parsley flakes

2 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

1. FOR EACH TYPE OF RICE MIX:.
2. Mix together all ingredients.
3. Divide in half and store in tightly closed plastic bags or jars with tight-fitting lids.
4. Each package or jar should contain approximately 1 cup plus 3 Tbs of rice mixture.
   
   To Cook
   Combine the rice Mixture, 2 cups of cold water and 1 Tablespoon of butter in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat.  Cover and cook over low heat 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
   Makes 4-6 Servings

Sugar Cookies Mix

Add A Sweet Treat To Your Food Storage

Sugar Cookies Mix

1 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 Cup White Sugar
1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Mix together and store in a quart size ziplock bag.  Write instructions on the bag to add:  1 Stick Softened Butter, 1 Large Egg, 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract.  Mix & Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. 

Just Got Done Making Strawberry Rhubarb Jam...This is a wonderful recipe if you like less sugar and the taste and tartness of the rhubarb... now I am off to make Strawberry Lemonade Concentrate to take on our trip up North.




Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

3 cups dice rhubarb
1 1/2 cup chopped strawberries
1 cup water
1 cup cane or regular sugar
2 T. lemon juice
1 pack pectin

Combine in dutch oven the rhubarb, strawberries, and water. Cook until the mixture is boiling and the rhubarb begins to breakdown and gets a smooth texture. Add the sugar and lemon juice and return recipe to a boil. Once you get to a boil add the pectin and again bring the recipe back to a boil. The consistency will be getting thick and you will see a foam on the top. Skim foam with a spoon and prepare 3 half pint jars, lids, and rings.


Ladle the recipe into the jars leaving 1/2" headspace. Process in water bath at a full boil for 10 minutes. Yields 3 half pints.

Spaghetti Jar Meal

I just created a dry mix spaghetti sauce and could not wait to share it with everyone. I made this last night for dinner and my grandchildren loved it. There words "this is better than store bought" I am so smiling inside as I share this with you. I am hoping you like it as much as they do.

Spaghetti Jar Meal

1/3 cup Basic Sauce Mix

1/4 cup Thrive Tomato Powder

1 teaspoon Thrive Dehydrated onions

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of dry parsley flakes

1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/4 teaspoon of minced dry garlic

2 teaspoons of dry green bell pepper flakes 

In a one quart wide mouth mason jar add broken spaghetti noodles or any pasta about a inch from the top...Make up the dry mix spaghetti sauce and put it in a baggie and put it on top of the jar put in a oxygen absorber and add lid and ring.

To Make The Jar Meal

Remove the baggie with sauce mix and set a side cook your Spaghetti noodles and drain. While that is cooking,

In a sauce pan add 1 1/2 cups of water and whisk in the sauce mix cook on med to low heat and continue to whisk until it thickens turn it to low and let it simmer for about 5 to 10 mins. 

spoon over spaghetti noodles.

ABC's Sloppy Joe's Jar Meal

ABC's Sloppy Joe's Jar Meal

1 cup Thrive FD Hamburger

3/4 cup Thrive FD Tomatoes

1/2 Cup Thrive FD Bell peppers

1/2 cup Abc pasta

1/4 cup Thrive Celery 

1/4 Cup Thrive  Corn

1/4 cup Thrive Tomato power

4 Tablespoons Sloppy Joe Seasoning mix

Layer Ingredients in a one quart caning jar add oxygen absorber and label.

Sloppy Joe Seasoning mix

1 cup Dried Minced Onion

3 Tablespoons Green Pepper Flakes

4 teaspoons dried minced Garlic

2 teaspoon Dry Mustard

2 teaspoons Celery Seeds

2 teaspoons chill powder

mix well together and store in a air tight container.

To cook the Jar meal 

Bring 4 cups of water to a boil turn off heat let sit for 10 to 15 mins to rehydrate turn heat back on and let Simmer for 20 to 25 mins.

Savory Onion Roll Jar Mix 

1/4 Cup dehydrated onions flakes 

3 1/3 cup bread flour 

2 Tablespoons granulated sugar

1 Tablespoon powdered milk

1 1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dyed parsley

 1 envelope yeast

place the onion flakes in a small Zip lock baggie and set aside.

Combine ingredients except for the yeast, in a one quart jar. add the baggie of onions and the yeast to the top of the mix and close the jar.  vacuum seal and store the mix in a cool, dry place.

To Make

follow your bread machines instructions... add the Jar Mix, yeast and onions to 1 and 1/8 Cups of Water (105 to 110 degrees F) along with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil... I put my machine on the dough cycle and when it is done I cut and shape them into rolls I get about 12 rolls out of this jar mix.  

I let the rolls rise again and then brush the tops with butter and bake at 350 for about 20 t0 25 mins.  Until golden brown...

If you do not have a bread machine use traditional instructions.