|
CindyG
True Blue Farmgirl
293 Posts
Cindy
Fairfax
VA
USA
293 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 31 2015 : 3:07:06 PM
|
Ladies,
Our Girl Scout troop has been the beneficiary of the generosity of a local church that has allowed us to use for their facility for several large events. They are reluctant to accept a financial donation, and have actually turned down manual labor offers of doing some spring cleaning with landscaping, etc.
We finally hit pay dirt with the suggestion of making some casseroles and leaving them for whatever church member might need some dinners, be it single working moms or whomever.
What would you suggest that is widely appealing, freezes well and doesn't cost a mint? I don't want to cheap out on them completely, but I would rather leave several tasty, filling and less expensive casseroles than one big lasagna full of expensive meat and cheese.
An important question in this is what kind of luck have you had freezing something topped with mashed potatoes? I've seen a few shepherd's pie recipes that look pretty darn good, but I"m having flashbacks to my 7th grade Home Ec class where mashed potatoes was on the "never freeze" list.
Any suggestions and assistance would be greatly appreciated!
To close the proverbial loop on this, my co-leader and I are having the teenage scouts - several of whom have little to no cooking experience - do the menu, shopping, cooking, packaging and freezing. A great opportunity to learn, right?
Thanks,
Cindy
|
|
Sort of thrifty but tasty casserole?
