Evaporated Milk (Milnot)

Evaporated milk is a wonderful thing to store. Since the milk does not store for great lengths of time it's important to rotate it regularly. Following are some recipes to help rotate your evaporated milk.
If you would like to add some of your favorite Milnot recipes, you are welcome to add them to the comments.

Pumpkin Dump Dessert (Dumpkin)

Version #1
29 oz. can pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1 can Milnot
3 eggs
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon cinnamon
1 yellow cake mix
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 cup pecans, chopped

Version #2
29 oz. can pumpkin
2 cups sugar
1 can Milnot
4 eggs
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 yellow cake mix
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup pecans, chopped

Mix first six ingredients in a large bowl.
Pour into a greased 9X13 pan/dish.
Sprinkle cake mix over the top evenly. DO NOT MIX.
Sprinkle pecans evenly over the cake mix. DO NOT MIX.
Drizzle the melted butter over the top. DO NOT MIX.
Bake 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a knife comes out clean.
Serve with ice cream or whipped topping.

Cheesecake

1 1/2 cup sugar
1-8 oz. cream cheese
1-3 oz. lemon jello
1 c. hot water
1 can Milnot, chilled
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Blend sugar with cream cheese. Dissolve jello in hot water. Cool slightly, then mix with cream cheese/sugar and whip, add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Pour into a prepared graham cracker crust.

Ribbon Salad

1-3 oz. orange jello
1-3 oz. lemon jello
1-3 oz. lime jello
1 can milnot

Dissolve orange jello in 3/4 cup warm water; then add 3/4 cup milnot. Pour into a 9X13 dish. Chill until congealed.

Dissolve lemon jello in 3/4 cup warm water. Add 3/4 cup cool water. Pour over congealed orange jello. Chill until congealed.

Dissolve lime jello in 3/4 cup warm water. Add 3/4 cup cool water, then 3/4 cup milnot. Pour over lemon congealed jello. Chill until congealed.

Cut into squares.

Store: Milnot, jello

Chili Cheese Tots

Layer in a casserole dish
1 can Chili with Beans
1 small can sliced olives
Chopped Chilies to your liking (optional)
1 can Cheddar Cheese Soup

Top with a layer of frozen tator tots

Cover and Bake at 350 degrees until hot and bubbly (about 40-50 minutes).

Store: Canned chili with beans, cheddar cheese soup, sliced olives, chopped chilies

Southwestern Vegetarian Casserole

1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic
2 teaspoons olive oil
1-15 oz. can diced tomatoes, undrained
1-15 oz. can fire-roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1-15 oz. can corn, drained
1-15 oz. can pinto beans, drained
1-15 oz. can black beans, drained
egg noodles, cooked
Parmesan cheese

Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until transparent. Add tomatoes, spices, corn and beans. Simmer on low heat 20 minutes. Serve on bed of egg noodles. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Store: Pinto beans, black beans, diced tomatoes, corn, noodles

Turkey Garblors

1 15-16 oz. can of garbanzo beans (chick peas)
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped (or dried minced onion)
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups Pepperidge Farm Herb Seasoned Stuffing, unprepared
1 egg, beaten
1 5 oz. can of Hormel Turkey (optional)
oil

Rinse and drain the beans. In a blender, chop or blend the beans until a paste. Transfer to a bowl and add the onion, seasoning, and salt and pepper. I like to mix with my hands to ensure the beans are all broken up. Add the stuffing mix and egg and mix well. If dry add a little more egg.

Form the mixture into 6 patties. Heat 3-4 tablespoons of vegetable or olive oil in a skillet until hot. Add patties and cook on each side until brown. Cook on a medium heat so that the onion cooks long enough to soften and cook.

Serve with gravy and mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and don't forget the cranberry sauce/jelly!

Note: Canned Campbells Turkey gravy is only 25 calories for 1/4 cup serving and has no cholesterol and no trans fat!

You can delete the canned turkey. This was adapted from a vegan recipe with no turkey.

Store: garbanzo beans, canned turkey, stuffing mix, canned gravy, cranberry jelly

See the Light

When storing food for emergencies, don't forget non-food items too.
If an emergency, such as unemployment or a local, regional, or national disaster should occur where there could be commodities shortages, go through the house and remove all light bulbs to the minimum. Wrap the unneeded bulbs in newspaper and store in a safe place for future use. Take nothing fore-granted. Go through your home and think about what you would hate to live without and store those items.

Just add water...

When storing foods, don't think you have to store all things necessary to make everything by scratch. Save yourself a lot of headache by storing "nearly-ready-to-serve" items that only require water for preparation. You will not only save yourself time in planning what to store, but in preparation time also. In addition, you will save space. They are easy to rotate because we use them and these products are yummy and include many comfort foods.

Chili

2 cans Pinto beans*
1 can Black beans*
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup ketchup
1 cup water
1 lb. ground beef, lean, cooked**
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. dried minced onion
1 tsp. salt
pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients and simmer 20 minutes.

*Can substitute dried beans, cooked
**Can substitute other meats: stew meat (cooked), or ground turkey (cooked).

Store: beans, diced tomatoes, ketchup, dried minced onion

Pork Chops and Orange Rice

4-6 loin pork chops, lean
1/4 cup onion, chopped*
2 cups chicken broth**
1 cup orange juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. thyme
1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
1 can mandarin oranges, drained

Brown chops slowly on both sides; add onion and brown lightly. Add broth, orange juice, salt and thyme and bring to boil. Stir in rice and pour into into a 9X13 dish. Arrange pork chops on top and cover tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until chops and rice are tender. Garnish with mandarin oranges.

*I use 1 Tbsp of dried minced onion; adding to the broth/juice mixture.
**I use 2 chicken bouillon cubes/2 cups water (deleting salt from recipe).

Store: rice, chicken bouillon, mandarin oranges

Notes: When living off of storage, could substitute fried spam instead of pork chops.
I have used the juice from the mandarin oranges for the juice, but it's just not as tasty.

Applesauce Cookies

Cream together:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
Add:
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
Alternately add a cup of each until you've added:
4 cups flour
2 cups (thick*)applesauce (1-15 oz. can will suffice)
Optional:
2 cups chopped nuts
OR
2 cups raisins
OR
2 cups chocolate chips

Drop by teaspoon on a greased cookie sheet and Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

*If your applesauce is very runny you'll have to add more flour.

CAUTION: Because these cookies are not very sweet, you WILL eat a lot of them.:-)
My family of seven could/would consume this entire recipe in ONE DAY!

Meatless Chili-cheese Bake

3 cups cooked rice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 can (4 oz.) chopped green chilies
2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 can (15-16 oz) red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. creole seasoning
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

In a greased 2 quart dish, combine all ingredients except cheese. Top with 1 1/2 cups of cheese. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Top with remaining cheese, then bake, uncovered 10 minutes longer.

Store: rice, canned green chilies, kidney beans, dried onion.

*I like to eat this with tortilla chips.

Easy Red Beans and Rice

1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced into 1-inch pieces*
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cans (15 oz.) kidney beans or red beans, drained
2 cans (16 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
1/2 tsp. dried whole oregano
1/2 tsp. black pepper
Hot Cooked Rice

Heat sausage over low heat for 5-8 minutes. Add onion, green pepper, and garlic; saute until tender. Add beans, tomatoes, and seasonings; simmer 30-45 minutes. Serve over rice.

*Can serve meatless.

Store: kidney or red beans, diced tomatoes, rice, dried onion and green pepper.

Speedy Bean Soup

2 cans bean and bacon soup, undiluted
1 soup can of water
3 cans great northern beans or navy beans, undrained
1 can jalapeno pinto beans, undrained
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. black pepper

Combine ingredients and simmer 20 minutes. (or put in a crock pot on low until hot.
Yields 3 quarts.
*SPICY

Store: bean and bacon soup, navy or white beans, jalapeno pinto beans, dried onion.

Hamburger Hot Dish

1 lb. ground beef, cooked, salt and pepper to taste.
1 can tomato soup
1 cup water
1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
1 can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can whole kernel corn, drained
1 TBSP. chili powder
1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

In a casserole dish, mix soup, water, and chili powder.
Add macaroni.
Add beans and corn.
Add ground beef.
Cover and bake on 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Before removing from oven, add cheese to top of casserole and bake another 5 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes and serve.

*Option: Leave out ground beef and go meatless.

Store: macaroni, tomato soup, canned corn, kidney beans.

Famous Senate Bean Soup

1 pound dry navy beans, cooked (or 2-3 cans of prepared navy beans)
Add enough water to make a nice soup consistency.
2 cups diced ham, if desired
1 cup onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup celery, chopped
2/3 cup mashed potato flakes
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. basil
1 bay leaf

Combine ingredients and simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Store: Navy or white beans, dried onion and celery, mashed potato flakes, diced ham.

Pioneer Pancakes

In a blender at high speed for 4 minutes mix:
1 cup milk
3/4 cup wheat kernels

Turn blender to low and add:
2 eggs
2 TBSP. sugar
4 TBSP. oil
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. baking powder

Cook pancakes on a hot griddle or skillet at 400 degrees. Be sure to grease skillet, even a non-stick surface.

Store: wheat, canned or shelf-stable milk, sugar, oil, dried eggs.

Beef with Black Beans

1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies*
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can black beans, drained
1 large onion, chopped
1/4 tsp. each cumin, chili powder, oregano, and garlic powder
1 lb. beef stew meat

Combine all ingredients in the crock-pot. Mix well. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours (4-5 on high). Serve over hot rice or mashed potatoes.

*You can substitute 1 can diced tomatoes and 1 can diced green chilies.

Store: diced tomatoes, cream of mushroom soup, black beans.

Shepherd's Pie

1 lb. lean ground beef, cooked (with onion, if desired) *
2 cups mashed potatoes, prepared **
1 can cut green beans, drained
1 can tomato soup, undiluted
1/2 cup cheese, shredded

In a casserole dish, mix together the ground beef, green beans, and tomato soup.
Spread the mashed potatoes over the top.
Cover and bake 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Last five minutes sprinkle shredded cheese over top.

*Add diced onion and season as desired, i.e, salt, pepper, a little garlic powder or add dried minced onion to the soup mixture.

**Use fresh mashed potatoes, 1 cup potato pearls (prepared), or an envelope of IDAHOAN Mashed Potatoes-4 oz.(prepared).

***For added nutrition and variety, throw 1/2 - 1 cup of cooked black beans to the soup mixture. Or two cups to replace the ground beef and go meatless!

Store: canned green beans, tomato soup, black beans, mashed potatoes.