Handout for the Mt Hood Expo May 2-3 2014

Ready-Dozen Recipe Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole (Gluten Free)

Don't dabble.  Do a Dozen!

If you are on the Q your cost per jar should be just under $10.  The meal yields 6 servings, making each serving less than $2.  That's pretty great!

Here's what you need to order:
1 #10 can of Freeze Dried Chopped Chicken
1 Pantry can of Cheese Blend Powder
12 cups of Long Grain Rice
12 tsp of salt
1 #10 can of Butter Powder
1 Pantry can of Veloute Powder
1 Pantry can of Freeze Dried Celery
1 #10 can of Freeze Dried Broccoli
12 tsp All Purpose seasoning


You will need twelve quart jars, lids, and rings.
One dozen oxygen absorber packs and/or Food Saver vacuum sealer with jar attachments.

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Each Jar will contain

1 cup Freeze Dried Chopped Chicken
1/4 cup Cheese Blend
1 cup long grain rice
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup Butter Powder
1/4 cup Veloute Powder (THRIVE)
1/4 cup Freeze Dried Celery
1 cup Freeze Dried Broccoli
1 tsp All Purpose seasoning

Cooking directions for this recipe:
Remove oxygen packet and discard.  Combine contents of the jar in a large skillet with 6 cups hot water.  Bring to a boil and cover.  Simmer 20-30 minutes until rice is tender. Stir occasionally.

This recipe has been adapted from the "Gourmet Food Storage Handbook" by Stephanie Peterson.

Ready-Dozen Jar Assembly Approach

Everyone who tried the Chicken, Broccoli & Rice Casserole at the Mt. Hood Emergency Expo was blown away at how good it was.  Since it was such a smashing success, I have selected this recipe to be the first posting of a Ready-Dozen recipe.

If you attended my class at the Expo you know we discussed two approaches to jar-assembly.  My favorite and most economical is the Ready-Dozen

Here's what you do:
1.  Purchase ingredients to make one dozen batches of a single recipe.

Ok, I guess there's just one step.  See why it's so simple?!

This approach does a few things for you.
1.  Simplifies the number of ingredients you buy.
2.  Less confusion when assembling meals (as they are all the same).
3.  Lower up-front cost as you are only investing in a few ingredients.
4.  Saves pantry space as there were be minimal leftovers for you to store.