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Mini Chicken Turnovers
    NO DEFROSTING NEEDED!
    INGREDIENTS | YIELDS APPROXIMATELY 30 TURNOVERS
    Filling:
    2 tablespoons onion, minced
    4 tablespoons mushrooms, diced
    ¼ teaspoon garlic, minced
    1½ cups cooked chicken
    3 ounces cream cheese
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    ¼ teaspoon pepper
    3 tablespoons white wine
    Pastry:
    1½ cups flour
    ¾ teaspoon salt
    ½ cup shortening
    3 tablespoons water, as needed
    2 tablespoons butter
    Freezing Day
    Make the filling: In skillet over medium heat, sauté onions and mushrooms in butter for 5–6 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté 1–2 more minutes. Add chicken, cream cheese, salt, pepper, and wine. Heat over medium-low heat 5–7 minutes until cream cheese melts. Remove from heat and set aside.
    Make the pastry: Sift the flour and salt. Cut in the shortening until it is crumbly. Add water, a tablespoon at a time, until the dough holds together. Make dough into a ball and roll out on a floured surface to 1/8″-thick. Cut into 2 half-inch circles. Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Put a spoonful of chicken mixture on one half of each pastry circle, and fold it over. Moisten the edge of the turnover to help seal the dough. Press around the outside with a fork. Put on baking sheet and flash freeze. Transfer to freezer bag once flash frozen.
    Reheating Instructions
    Place frozen turnovers on a baking sheet and bake at 400°F for 15–20 minutes or until turnovers are golden brown.
    PER SERVING
    Calories: 80 | Fat: 5g | Protein: 3g | Sodium: 94mg | Carbohydrates: 5g | Fiber: 0g
    Puff Pastry Chicken Turnovers
    If you prefer a simpler route, purchase frozen puff pastry. You need 2 (17-ounce) boxes. Defrost the pastry on the counter for about 30 minutes, and roll it out on a floured surface. Cut out 3-inch circles and fill with the chicken mixture. Fold, seal the edges with a fork, and flash freeze. To bake, defrost and bake at 400°F for 5 minutes or until pastry is golden brown.
Ham and Pineapple Bites
    These appetizers are sweet and spicy. The red pepper flakes give the bites a spicy kick, while the honey gives them a sweet flavor.
    INGREDIENTS | SERVES 12
    ¼ cup honey
    25 cubes of cooked ham
    25 pineapple chunks
    Red pepper flakes to taste
    Freezing Day
    Coat one side of each cube of ham with honey. Sprinkle a small amount of red pepper flakes on top of the honey, and top that with a pineapple chunk. Hold it together with a toothpick. Flash freeze and transfer to a freezer bag.
    Reheating Instructions
    Defrost Ham and Pineapple Bites overnight in refrigerator and serve cold.
    PER SERVING
    Calories: 160 | Fat: 3.5g | Protein: 17g | Sodium: 600mg | Carbohydrates: 14g | Fiber: 1g
Basil and Mozzarella Stuffed Tomatoes
    Basil can be expensive to buy out of season, but it is easily grown at home. This herb needs about seven hours of sunlight a day, and can be grown indoors or outdoors after the last frost.
    INGREDIENTS | SERVES 6–8
    10 ounces cherry tomatoes (about 18)
    ½ cup mozzarella cheese
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1–3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (according to taste)
    ¼ teaspoon salt
    1 small clove garlic, minced
    Freezing Day
    With a paring knife, remove the tops and insides of tomatoes. In a large mixing bowl, combine the cheese, olive oil, basil, salt, and garlic. Mix well. Spoon the stuffing into each tomato. Flash freeze on a baking sheet and transfer to freezer bag.
    Reheating Instructions
    Defrost in refrigerator overnight and serve cold.
    PER SERVING
    Calories: 45 | Fat: 3g | Protein: 3g | Sodium: 5mg | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fiber: 1g
Spicy Beef Kabobs with Cucumber Dipping Sauce
    Fresh ginger should be kept in the refrigerator, but will last longer if you freeze it. When using frozen ginger, there is no need to defrost. Simply grate however much ginger you need, and return the rest to the freezer.
    INGREDIENTS | SERVES 6–8
    ¼ cup lime juice
    2 cloves garlic, minced
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