April Meal in a Jar Recipes

Published: Mon, 04/01/19

It's time for April's Meal-in-a-Jar recipes! I just wanted to give a quick thank you to everyone who has been making the meals and sharing their pictures in my Facebook group. It's been so fun to see how many people are participating!

Thrive's April monthly specials include two beef products (woo-hoo!) and some of the less common fruits and veggies. The last few months I've featured some breakfast ideas, but this month I'm giving you a DESSERT in a jar. Enjoy!

Don't forget that in order to get the best prices, perks, and free shipping you will want to make sure you are signed up for Thrive's delivery service. All orders over $100 to the United States and Canada (except Hawaii and Alaska) are free shipping, and you can pause or cancel at any time. Every month you can go in and edit your delivery to include the ingredients for your jar meals as well as any other items you might want to add to your pantry or to your food storage!

Click here to set up your delivery service!

Are you loving the meal-in-a-jar group so far? Did you know if you sign up as a consultant you can earn commission back on your own orders with no monthly sales quotas? It's the BEST way to buy Thrive even if you don't plan to share at all. It's also fun to share with friends and I can help you with that too,

Click here to learn more about the benefits of being a consultant.

PEACH CRISP IN A JAR

Use 1/2 pint jars (makes 20-24 jars)

For this recipe purchase:

1 family can of Thrive Peaches (or other fruit)
1 pantry can of Thrive Butter Powder
1 pantry can of Thrive Quick Oats

PEACH CRISP RECIPE:

Fruit Layer

3/4 cup peaches (broken into small pieces)
2 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp butter powder

Topping

2 T. quick oats
1 T. flour
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp butter powder
2 tsp. brown sugar

Directions:

Add fruit later ingredients to jar and shake it up. Then combine topping layer in a separate bowl to mix up, and pour it over top.

When ready to eat: add 6 T. of water to jar. Shake or stir thoroughly. Heat up in microwave for 1 minute. Enjoy!

DOWNLOAD LABELS FOR PEACH CRISP

BEEF VEGGIE SKILLET

This month we are making a flavorful Veggie Beef Skillet that can be eaten plain or poured over rice to stretch it further. Even if you don't typically like these veggies you may be surprised at how yummy it is!

Beef Veggie Skillet Recipe

1 tsp. dehydrated minced garlic (any brand)
1 tsp. salt (any brand)
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper (any brand)
1/8 tsp. dry ground mustard (any brand)
1/2 tsp. Thrive Oregano (FD)
1/4 c. Thrive Tomato Sauce
1/4 c. Thrive Chopped Onions (FD)
1/2 c. Thrive Red Bell Peppers (FD)
1/2 c. Thrive Zucchini (FD)
1/2 c. Thrive Asparagus (FD)
1 c. Thrive Ground Beef (FD)
Optional in a separate baggie at top of jar:
2 T. Thrive Parmesan Cheese (FD)

In a large skillet heat up 2 T. olive oil. Pour contents of the jar into the pan and stir. Gradually add 2 cups of water and stir. Cook for about 7-8 minutes until sauce is thickened. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top if desired.

Serve over rice for a bulkier meal or enjoy plain.

SHOPPING LIST

Add these items to your monthly delivery and you should be able to make 10-11 jars worth of meals. Sometimes the product settles and you won't get a full 11 cups out of a #10 can or certain ingredients have a few less servings. I'd rather have you plan to have some extras than be sad about not having enough!

Thrive Oregano (1 spice jar)
Thrive Tomato Sauce (1 pantry can)
Thrive Chopped Onions (1 pantry can)
Thrive Red Bell Peppers (2 pantry cans*)
Thrive Zucchini (2 pantry cans*)
Thrive Asparagus (2 pantry cans*)
Thrive Ground Beef (1 family can)
Thrive Parmesan Cheese (1 pantry can)

*Feel free to grab a #10 can instead as it's more cost effective, then you will have some leftovers to try in other recipes!

Remember feel free to customize your delivery if you already have some of these items on hand or want to substitute a different product or brand. Also make sure to adjust your delivery each month for the new recipe so you don't get sent the same items again!

Click here to edit your delivery service!

PRINT YOUR LABELS

After you put together your jars you can print these cute labels and attach them. I made two versions of the labels so you can have the correct instructions based on the size of jars you are making!

Click here to download quart labels

Click here to download pint labels

SIZE VARIATIONS

PINT SIZE (Feeds 2-3 people)

Makes 14-16 pint size jars

1/2 tsp. dehydrated minced garlic (any brand)
1/2 tsp. salt (any brand)
1/16 tsp. cayenne pepper (any brand)
1/16 tsp. dry ground mustard (any brand)
1/4 tsp. Thrive Oregano (1 spice can)
1/8 c. Thrive Tomato Sauce (1 pantry can)
1/8 c. Thrive Chopped Onions (1 pantry can)
1/4 c. Thrive Red Bell Peppers (1 pantry can)
1/4 c. Thrive Zucchini (1 pantry can)
1/4 c. Thrive Asparagus (1 pantry can)
1/2 c. Thrive Ground Beef (2 pantry cans)
1 T. Thrive Parmesan Cheese (1 pantry can)

In a large skillet heat up 1 T. olive oil. Pour contents of the jar into the pan and stir. Gradually add 1 cup of water and stir. Cook for about 7-8 minutes until sauce is thickened. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top if desired.

Serve over rice for a bulkier meal or enjoy plain.

Make sure to join my Facebook Group and share a picture of your jars once you have them put together! It's always so much fun to see everyone's beautiful results :)

-Jodi Weiss
http://FoodStorageMadeEasy.Net