Awesome Bulk Cooking Day

Over the long weekend, my friend Melly and I got together to do some bulk cooking! We had a lot of fun, but boy-howdy, it was a lot of work!

We pared and chopped 10 pounds of sweet potatoes, 10 pounds of red potatoes, 10 pounds of carrots, and so on.

Then we assembled four one-gallon bags (two for each of us) time nine recipes for a grand total of 36 meals! Each gallon bag is a single crockpot-worth of food, which for my family will actually be at least two meals and a lunch.

I found recipes via Pinterest, made a mega shopping list, and this is what we made:

Lazy Day Stew (that I re-named Busy Day Stew) from Ring Around the Rosies.

Chicken Curry from Mama and Baby Love.

Cilantro Lime Chicken with black beans and corn also from Ring Around the Rosies.

Healthy Mama BBQ Chicken from Mama and Baby Love.

Savory Chicken from Ring Around the Rosies again.

Savory Vegetable Beef Soup from The Test Kitchen of Melissa Fallis.

Stephanie's Goulash also from Mama and Baby Love.

Sweet and Tangy Meatballs from Ring Around the Rosies.

Teriyaki Chicken from both The Test Kitchen of Melissa Fallis and Ring Around the Rosies.

I have made the curry, BBQ chicken, and goulash before and we liked them. I thought the curry needed salt, so I added 1 tsp. per bag this time around. Otherwise, no changes. We laughed at one recipe that called for a can of V8. I bought a 46 ounce can and Melly showed up with one the size of a can of soda! According to the comments on the Melissa's original post, the smaller can is correct. Guess mine'll be extra soupy!

As you can see, I covered the kitchen table with brown craft paper to make cleanup easier! I'm so glad I did -- there was enough of a mess as it was!!

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