I have been trying something new with my 4 meals in 4 minutes selections in my freezer.  I love the variety of ways you can cook them, but sometimes I need a faster solution on nights when I forgot to think about dinner before I left for the day.  So now I put some of my bagged meals in ’stir fry’ form.  For example, last night I called my kids to tell them I was on my way and to take out one of the bags that was labeled stir fry.  I had no idea what flavor was on top, but I knew it would go well with rice.  I instructed my 17 year old to defrost in the micro for a few minutes and them dump it all into our wok with a little olive oil.  I came home to the FABULOUS smell of Southwest Stir Fry. 

When I had stocked my freezer last, I used chicken tenders instead of breasts.  I added 2 tablespoons of southwest seasoning and a bag of frozen stir fry peppers and onions.  Another option waiting to be used is Taco stir fry.  It uses one taco soup mix and a similar frozen bag of stir fry veggies.  I don’t have my recipe notes here with me, but I will look for them and get back with you on some of my other ideas I put up in the freezer.  I was really inspired by going to the frozen foods aisle and seeing all the prepackaged stir fry veggie combinations available.  I gathered a variety and took them home to match up with Homemade Gourmet seasonings.  This will work with chicken tenders or strips of round steak. 

Let me know what you think, and if you have ideas for other stir fry meals…pass them on!  They are great this time of year for use with the fresh produce available as well as a quick meal that doesn’t heat up the kitchen.

 God Bless and Keep You,

Tami

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