September is here!  Are your kids back in school?  Are you in the middle of the crazy soccer/football/marching band/etc. season?  I love making jar meals to have on hand for easy dinners on busy school nights.  Hopefully you will like this one!

Thrive's September monthly specials immediately made me think of Hawaiian Haystacks. I’ve heard that this is not a well-known dish outside of the western states so if you’ve never heard of them before, give them a shot!  Normally you would make the rice separately and pour the chicken gravy overtop but I thought this "one-pot" version would be easier and leaves less dishes to clean.

All ingredients will be cheaper and are available for free shipping for delivery customers if your order is over $100. A quart-sized jar will make 4-5 small servings.

To make jar: Add 1st 6 ingredients into the jar in the order listed. Add remaining ingredients into a zip-lock bag and place into jar.

 

To prepare: Boil 3 cups of water in large saucepan. Remove zip-lock bag from jar. Add first 6 ingredients to boiling water. Simmer for 7 minutes. Let sit 5 more minutes or until most of the water is absorbed. Top with remaining 5 ingredients or any other yummy toppings (mandarine oranges, tomatoes, olives, etc.)

Add these items to your monthly delivery and you should be able to make 10-11 jars worth of meals this month.  Sometimes the product settles and you won't get a full 12 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 Veloute Sauce (1 pantry can)
• Thrive Chopped Onions (1 pantry can)
• Thrive Chopped Chicken – ON SALE (1 family can)
• Thrive Instant Rice (1 family can + 1 pantry can)
• Thrive Monterey Jack Cheese – ON SALE (1 pantry can)
• Thrive Pineapple – ON SALE (2 pantry cans)
• Thrive Green Onions (1 pantry can)

 

After you put together your jars you can print these cute labels and attach them.

Are you loving the meal-in-a-jar group so far?  If this seems like something you'd like to share with others, you may want to consider becoming a consultant with Thrive.  We have a lot of fun teaching people to cook with freeze-dried food and save time and money in the kitchen!  

 

 

 

To view past month's recipes visit the links below:

 

 

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 Schroeder
http://YourThriveLife.com