Day 1 of Citrus Pear!
Citrus Pear is a business where you can make 20 frozen dinners in 2 hours. You prep the meals with the help of Citrus Pear employees in a local grocery store. You can choose 2 different options, a regular meal size (family of 6-8), or a small family size (3-4 people.)
Steve and I have 6 children, 3 still live at home. I throw away food ALL THE TIME! I'm used to cooking for more, and have never downsized our meals as the kids left home. As a result, we eat more than we used to, and we ALWAYS have leftovers which we eventually throw away. This is why I chose the small family size.
I was worried at first because I only saw 1 and 1/4 chicken breast when I threw the frozen meal into the crockpot. The recipe was for creamy Lemon Chicken. Normally when I cook I will use 1 chicken breast per person, and we normally have 5 for dinner. This is a picture of the meal after it was cooked, and before I had shredded it. (The sauce was in the crockpot still.)
After I shredded the chicken, the amount looked larger and I felt a little better.
I sent a group text for a dinner time. If they want dinner...come at 5:40.
5:40 came and only 2 had come to dinner
Josh and I!
At 5:45 everyone else showed up. Kirsten brought her friend Andy, and I was a little concerned if we'd have enough food. Normally, we would have plenty, and I was doubting this new plan. 6 people for dinner on a small meal.
I had left over rice that I reheated. (About 8 cups cooked white rice.) The lemon flavor was strong, and everyone loved it like that except for Kirsten. She asked me to only use 1/2 a lemon if I made it again. Everyone else at the table disagreed.
I served dinner with a choice of buttered white, or buttered wheat bread. Everyone was satisfied and happy. Steve had 2 helpings, and I put about 3/4 cup of rice and the leftover sauce in a small container to put in a thermos for Kirsten's school lunch the next day. NO LEFTOVERS! Exactly the amount that we needed!
We had a busy night. Steve had a meeting at 7, Kirsten and I had basketball at 6, then a dance concert at 7. Josh had basketball also, and Auzzy had been feeling sick, and stayed home. (Which helped the food to stretch, he only wanted a small serving.) No one ate later, which is a good indicator that there was enough.
I believe what made it stretch was the strong lemon flavor. You didn't need as much sauce, broccoli, and chicken with the rice because of it.
Day 1 of trying a Citrus Pear frozen dinner was a success!
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