Food Storage Recipe - Chicken & Broccoli Manicotti

Eating out of your food storage doesn't have to be boring and only beans! I try to show on this blog that you can be frugal and still eat great food out of your food stockpile. You just have to know how to put the stuff together and not just eat the same things all of the time. This is one of those recipes that uses what you already have in your stockpile.

Chicken & Broccoli Manicotti

You NEED:

1 can condensed cream of chicken soup

1-1/2 cups water

1/4 lb. (4 oz.) VELVEETA® cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

2 cups frozen broccoli florets

12 Manicotti Pasta shells, uncooked

16ozs of canned chicken , drained. I use my favorite - The Canned Chicken I love this stuff - I use it and the beef in everything. Great in soups, recipes, and even just heat up with BBQ sauce and have sandwiches.

1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

HEAT oven to 400ºF. Microwave soup, water and VELVEETA in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 3 min. or until VELVEETA is melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after 2 min.; pour 1/3 into 13x9-inch baking dish. Set aside. Add broccoli to remaining soup mixture.

STUFF manicotti with chicken; place in baking dish. Top with remaining soup mixture and Parmesan; cover with foil.

BAKE 45 to 50 min. or until manicotti is tender! This is a great meal. Serve it with garlic bread and a salad. Easy and frugal.



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DIY Anti-Itch Cream Tube

Super easy recipe to create your own anti-itch cream in a tube for keeping on you. Get bit by a mosquito or any other itchy bites , this will calm the itch. Spend any time outdoors have this in your pocket.

 NEED:

1 teaspoon shea butter

1 teaspoon bees wax

3/4 teaspoon coconut oil

5 - 10 drops of tea tree , lavender , and  peppermint essentials oils. 

1. Over low heat, melt shea butter, beeswax, and coconut oil together in a pan
2. Stir in essential oils
3. Pour into lip balm tubes, or any other suitable container with a tight lid.
4. Let cool
5. Use as needed to sooth irritated skin and bug bites.

Food Storage Recipe - Easy Chicken Carbonara

Just got done eating a plate of this. It was so yummy. I seriously do not know what is the matter with my camera now, though. Now the darn flash goes off anytime I take a photo, even when there is plenty of sunshine coming in the open back door! So my photos lately are looking simply horrible. But, please , take my word for it - THIS WAS YUMMY!

Chicken Carbonara

8 ozs of uncooked spaghetti - I used Angel Hair - it cooks a lot quicker.

1 cup of frozen baby sweet peas

3 slices of bacon

2 cups of the Canned Chicken

1 jar of Alfredo sauce

In a saucepan cook the spaghetti as directed. 

Add the frozen peas at about the last 2-3 minutes of cook time with the spaghetti. 

Drain it all and put it back into the saucepan. 

While that was cooking you should have fried up the bacon to really crispy, but not burned. 

Crumble it up when it is done.

 Stir the sauce, bacon, and Canned Chicken into the pasta and pea mixture.

 Cook over a low heat until it is heated through! About 5 minutes. 

Serve it with Parmasean cheese grated over it. 

Serve this with a salad and some garlic bread. 

Great little meal that is very filling and yummy.

Food Storage Recipe ~Basic Smoothies

Easy, quick,and made from what should be in your food storage.

A Basic Smoothie

1/4 cup of Tang

1/4 cup non~instant dry milk

2 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 cups water

2 cups ice

fresh or frozen fruit ~ use bananas, strawberries, pineapple, mango, or peaches

Put the water in the blender and start blending. While it is blending add everything else. Blend it together until it is smooth. Kids love this. Great for breakfast.

How Many Cloth Diapers Do You Need??

The recommended amounts of diapers are based on washing every 2-3 days. You can purchase less and wash more often. Using Cloth Diapers really does save money.

Prefolds or Flats and Covers

* 2-3 dozen prefolds
* 6 diaper covers
* 12 liners (optional, but saves diapers from staining and will help keep baby feeling dry)
* 12 cloth wipes (optional, but so easy to use and throw in the wash with the diapers)
* 12 doublers (depending on what AIOs you use and the needs of your baby)

All-in-Ones

* 2 dozen diapers if you use AIOs exclusively. If you want a few on hand for outings or other times when they would be convenient, then 3-4 would be fine.
* 12 liners (optional, but saves diapers from staining and if the diapers do not have fleece lining, these will help keep baby feeling dry)
* 12 cloth wipes (optional, but so easy to use and throw in the wash with the diapers)
* 12 doublers (depending on what AIOs you use and the needs of your baby)

Pocket Diapers and Inserts

* 2 dozen diapers if you plan on using pocket diapers exclusively. If you want a few on hand for outings or other times when they would be convenient, then 3-4 would be fine.
* At least as many inserts as you have pocket diapers. Some inserts are more trim and you may need 2 for daytime and even more for nighttime use.
* 12 cloth wipes (optional, but so easy to use and throw in the wash with the diapers)

Fitted Diapers & Covers

* 2-3 dozen diapers
* 6 covers
* 12 liners (optional, but saves diapers from staining and if the diapers do not have fleece lining, these will help keep baby feeling dry)
* 12 cloth wipes (optional, but so easy to use and throw in the wash with the diapers)
* 12 doublers (depending on what AIOs you use and the needs of your baby)

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