Meals in a Jar: Quick and Easy, Just-Add-Water, Homemade Recipes

by Julie Languille

Overview

Stock your pantry with shelf-stable, homemade meals you can serve in no time with this unique and practical recipe book.

With Julie Languille’s Meals in a Jar, all you have to do is pull one off the shelf, mix with water, cook, and serve. It’s as quick and easy as preparing a box of mac and cheese—but it’s not store-bought junk, it’s your favorite dishes made from scratch. With Julie’s easy-to-follow recipes and a little planning, you’ll have your pantry stocked with healthy, delicious ready-to-cook meals, like:

• Tomato Soup with Cheese

• Cheddar Garlic Biscuits

• Cornmeal Pancakes with Syrup

• Breakfast Burritos

• Chicken Chipotle Soup

• Carnitas

• Braised Short Ribs

• Turkey Pot Pie

• Coq Au Vin

• Rustic Fruit Pie

Meals in a Jar is packed with step-by-step instructions for natural breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts that allow even the most inexperienced chefs to make scrumptious, nutritious dishes. Not only are the recipes in this book perfect for carry-along camping fare or rushed weeknight dinners, they can also be life-savers in times of disasters like fires, blackouts or hurricanes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612432038
Publisher:	Ulysses Press
Publication date:	02/10/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	333
Sales rank:	988,854
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Julie Languille is passionate about both food and preparedness. She owns a dinner planning website with thousands of recipes compiled to make dinner planning, shopping and cooking easy for families. She teaches workshops on preparedness and long term food-storage and regularly hosts food packaging parties where families gather to make pre-packaged meal kits to build their own food storage as well as to bless families in need. Julie lives with her husband and family on lovely Whidbey Island, in the Puget Sound near Seattle, and when not cooking loves to read, sail and kayak in the waters near her home.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Ready Made Meals 7
Chapter 2 – Why Ready Made Meals 8
Chapter 3 – Canning and Dehydrating 9
Water Bath Canning Processing Times 10
Pressure Canning Instructions 12
Pressure Canning Processing Times – Vegetables 13
Pressure Canning Processing Times - Meats 14
Chapter 4 – Ingredients, Equipment, Supplies 16
A Word about Ingredients 16
Bouillon / Soup Base 16
Cheese 16
Clearjel 17
Eggs 17
Greens – Chard, Spinach and Kale 18
Milk 18
Shortening / Oil / Butter 18
Sour Cream Powder 19
Tomato Products 19
Vanilla Powder 19
Equipment 19
Vacuum Sealer / Jaw Clamp Sealer 20
Dehydrator 20
Water Filter / Bottled Water 20
Roaster Oven 20
Rocket Stove 20
Solar Oven 21
Wonder Oven 21
Supplies 21
Vacuum Bags 21
Mylar Bags 21
Canning Jars 21
Retort Pouches 22
Tote Bags 22
Chapter 5 – Breakfast is in the Bag 22
Omelet in a Bag 22
Pancakes Four Ways 23
Syrup Sidekit 24
Wheat Berry Cereal 24
Muesli 24
Morning Muffins 4 Ways 25
Cranberry Walnut Muffins 26
Granola 27
Breakfast Burritos 28
Oatmeal 29
Grits 30
Cream of Wheat 30
Cornmeal Pancakes 31
Eggs and Sausage 32
Eggs and Bacon 33
Biscuits and Gravy 34
Chapter 6 – Soup’s On 35
Beef, Lentil and Pasta Soup 36
Cream of Asparagus Soup 37
Black Bean Soup with Sour Cream 38
Cream of Broccoli Soup 40
Cream of Cauliflower Soup 40
Broccoli Cheddar Soup 41
Carrot Ginger Soup 42
Nourishing Beef, Lentil, Brown Rice and Noodle Soup 43
Potato, Chive and Cheddar Soup 44
Turkey and Mushroom Noodle Soup Mix 45
Chicken Noodle Soup 46
Chicken Rice Soup 47
Chunky Beef Soup with Barley and Tomato 48
Chicken Chipotle Soup 49
Creamy Wild Rice Soup 50
Lentil Soup 51
Armenian Lentil Soup 52
Mexican Bean Soup 53
Minestrone 54
Pasta e Fagioli 56
Split Pea Soup 57
Tomato Soup with Cheese and Croutons 58
Tortilla Soup 59
Beefy Brown Rice and Vegetable 60
Chapter 7 – Primarily Pasta 61
Macaroni and Cheese Four Ways 61
Home Canned Spaghetti Sauce 62
Pasta and Sauce Ready Made Meals 63
Baked Pasta Ready Made Meals 64
Creamy Baked Pasta Ready Made Meals 65
Pasta with Vegetable Sauce in Four Varieties 67
Macaroni and Beef in a Creamy Tomato Sauce aka Beefaroni 69
Spaghetti with Breadcrumbs and Olives, Mushrooms or Sausage 69
Tuna Noodle Casserole 70
Pizza Kits 71
Chapter 8 – Ready Made Main Event 72
Chuck Wagon Chili 72
Braised Short Ribs 73
Beef Burgundy 74
Beef Barbecue 75
Saucy Joes 76
Spicy Chipotle Beef Served 4 Ways 77
Braised Brisket Four Ways 78
Picadillo Machaca 78
Beautiful Beef and Vegetables 12 Ways 79
Best Ever Baby Back Ribs 82
Pulled Pork 83
Carnitas 84
Spicy Braised Pork Served 4 Ways 85
Tamarind Braised Pulled Pork - Served 4 Ways 85
Braised Country Style Ribs - Served 4 Ways 86
Tamarind Braised Pork Ribs - Served 4 Ways 87
Braised Chicken and Mushrooms – Served 4 Ways 88
Braised Chicken Legs and Thighs in Tomato Sauce – Served 4 Ways 89
Classic Chicken and Vegetables 14 Ways 90
Chipotle Chicken Served 4 Ways 94
Coq Au Vin – Chicken in Red Wine Sauce 6 Ways 95
Chicken Piccata 96
Turkey Roulade 97
Turkey and Gravy 14 Ways 97
Beef Stroganoff 102
Chapter 9 – Ready Made Meals Side Kits 103
Rice Sidekit 103
Buttered Noodles 104
Grits 104
Polenta 104
Mashed Potatoes 105
Dinner Rolls 105
4 Hour Baguettes 106
Popovers 107
Biscuits – Cheddar Garlic Biscuits, Sweet Cinnamon Roll Biscuits 107
Pie Crust 108
Cornbread, Corn Muffins or Corn Pancakes 109
Flour Tortillas 109
Corn Tortillas 110
Naan Bread 110
Asparagus 111
Beans, dry 111
Baked Beans 111
Beets 111
Beet Soup 112
Broccoli 112
Carrots 112
Carrot Soup 112
Glazed Carrots 112
Chimichurri Carrots 112
Green Beans 112
Green Beans with Bacon 113
Green Beans and Almonds 113
Lemon Pepper Beans 113
Greens 113
Garlicky Greens 113
Spicy Greens 113
Corn 113
Buttered and Salty Corn 113
Southwest Corn 114
Peas 114
Lemon Butter Peas 114
Peppers 114
Potatoes 114
Pumpkin or Winter Squash 114
Pumpkin or Squash Soup 114
Sweet Potatoes 114
Sweet Potato Casserole 115
Fruited Rice Pilaf Mix 115
Chicken Roni Pasta Rice 115
Curried Rice Mix 116
Beefy Rice and Mushrooms Mix 116
Indian Rice with Cashews and Raisins 117
Chickeny Rice with Almonds and Craisins 118
Chapter 10 – Snacks, Beverages and Extras 118
Popcorn 118
Kettle Corn 119
Apples 119
Fruit rollups 120
Beef Jerky 120
Sweet and Savory Spiced Nuts 120
Spicy Roasted Chickpeas 121
Dry Chimichurri 121
Beverages 122
Lemonade / Limeade / Orangeade 122
Hot Cocoa 123
Tang 123
Koolaid 123
Tea Kits 123
Chapter 12 – Desserts 123
Cobbler Mix 123
Rustic Pie 124
No Bake Cookies 125
Oatmeal Cookies with M&Ms 126
Sugar Cookies 127
Chocolate Chip Cookies 127
Cranberry Walnut Oatmeal Cookies 128
Pecan Sandies 129
Cowboy Cookies – Oatmeal Chocolate Chip 130
Peanut Butter Cookies 131
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies 132
Butterscotch Cookies 133
Double Chocolate Nut Cake 134
Magic Bar Cookies 134
Sugar and Spice Nuts 135
Chapter 14 – Logistics 137