Healthy Shelves at Home

Planning meals at home has become the norm in the time of COVID-19. Our Healthy Shelves Shopping List features items that are both shelf-stable and nutritious, a great basis for a well-stocked pantry that can help you limit your trips to the grocery store. Consider picking up a few extra items and donating them to…

Good Shepherd Lutheran Pioneers Make Soup Kits

The Good Shepherd Lutheran Pioneers made Healthy Shelves soup kits at church to donate to the Kewaskum Community Food Pantry. Each kit includes a Healthy Shelves recipe and the ingredients to make it. Thank you, Pioneers, for serving your neighbors in need! You can donate ingredients for a Healthy Shelves recipe to YOUR local food pantry!…

Citrus Salmon Salad

SERVING SIZE:  1 cup SERVINGS:  4 PREPARATION TIME:  20 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Stove or hot plate Knife Large pot Can opener INGREDIENTS: 1 cup brown rice, uncooked 1 5-ounce can of salmon 2 oranges 2 teaspoons chili powder DIRECTIONS: Bring 2 cups of water and 1 cup of brown rice to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook…

Sweet Potato Pancakes

SERVING SIZE:  6 small pancakes SERVINGS:  2 PREPARATION TIME:  5 minutes COOK TIME: 10 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Stove or hot plate Small skillet or pan Small mixing bowl Spoon and spatula INGREDIENTS: 1 sweet potato (medium sized) 2 eggs 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon oil DIRECTIONS: Wash the sweet potato and wrap in a paper…

Simple Chicken Salad

SERVING SIZE:  1/2 cup SERVINGS:  8 PREPARATION TIME:  10 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Large mixing bowl Spoon Can opener Knife Cutting board INGREDIENTS: 2 10 ounce cans chicken in water, drained 5 stalks celery, washed and chopped 1 medium onion, chopped 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 cup mayonnaise, light 1/4 cup grapes, washed and halved Pepper to taste DIRECTIONS: Drain canned chicken….

Bean and Barley Soup

SERVING SIZE:  1 cup SERVINGS:  10 PREPARATION TIME:  15 minutes COOKING TIME:  4 hours with quick method, longer with overnight soak EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Stove and large pot or slow cooker Can opener INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups total of several types of dry beans such as pinto, red, black and navy    ¼ cup pearl barley 1 Tablespoon beef bouillon powder or…

Dry Bean Chili

SERVING SIZE:  1 cup SERVINGS:  12 PREPARATION TIME:  15 minutes COOKING TIME:  4 hours quick bean method, longer for crock pot or overnight soak EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Stove and large pot  OR Crock pot Can opener INGREDIENTS: 1 pound (2 1/2 cups) dry beans such as pinto, red or black beans 1/2 cup bulgur 1/3 cup dried, minced onion…

Burrito Bowl Casserole

SERVING SIZE:  1 cup SERVINGS:  6 PREPARATION TIME:  15 minutes COOKING TIME:  1 hour EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Medium  casserole dish Small sauce pan Mixing spoon Oven and stove INGREDIENTS: 2 cups instant brown rice or 1 1/3 cups regular brown rice, dry 1  14 ounce can diced tomatoes, no salt added 2 15 ounce cans yellow whole kernel corn, no…

Chicken Noodle Soup

SERVING SIZE:  1 cup SERVINGS:  8 PREPARATION TIME:  5 minutes COOKING TIME:  25-30 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Stove or hot plate Large pot Can opener INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup red lentils 1 ½ cups whole grain noodles 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder or 2 bouillon cubes 2 Tablespoons dried, minced onion 2 teaspoons parsley flakes (optional) ¼ teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon…

Muffin Tin Omelet

SERVING SIZE:  1 muffin omelet SERVINGS:  8 PREPARATION TIME:  10 minutes COOKING TIME:  25-35 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED: Muffin tin Skillet Small bowl Oven Knife Cutting board INGREDIENTS: 6 eggs 1 green pepper, diced 1/2 sweet, yellow or red onion, diced 1/2 cup spinach, chopped (fresh or frozen) 1 Tablespoon olive oil DIRECTIONS: Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray muffin tin with non-stick…

Cazuela de Burrito

TAMAÑO DE LA PORCIÓN:  1 taza PORCIÓNES:  6 TIEMPO DE PREPARACIÓN:  15 minutos TIEMPO DE COCINAR:  1 hora EQUIPO NECESARIO: Cacerola mediana Cacerola pequeña Cuchara de mezclar Horno y estufa INGREDIENTES: 2 tazas arroz marrón instantáneo o 1/3 taza de arroz marrón regular seco 1 lata (14 onzas) tomates cortados, sin sal adicional 2 latas (15…

Chicken and Biscuit Pot Pie

SERVING SIZE: 1/6 of pie SERVINGS: 6 PREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes COOKING TIME: 35 minutes EQUIPMENT NEEDED Oven Stove Medium mixing bowl Medium casserole dish Medium pot INGREDIENTS: 1  10 ounce can of 1  eggs ¾  cup low fat or skim milk 1  10.75 oz. can reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup ¾  cup Bisquick or…