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25 + Crazy Easy Scratch Recipes

Sally Spero, SNS, Child Nutrition Director

Lakeside Union School District


• Customize recipes for your district or school

• Develop recipes for foods not commercially available

• Adjust recipes for fat, sodium, sugar, etc.

• Able to use more unprocessed foods

• Stretch commodity offerings

• Save money

Why You Should Go Crazy


•#1 – BBQ Ranch Dressing. Add BBQ sauce to

prepared ranch dressing

•#2 –Cilantro Ranch Dressing. Add chopped

fresh cilantro and/or jalapenos to prepared

ranch dressing

Crazy Easy Salad Dressing


•#3 Roasted Garlic Ranch Dressing. Add pureed

roasted garlic to prepared ranch dressing

• #4 Honey Mustard Dressing. Combine 4 gallons mayo,

½ gallon Dijon mustard, ½ gallon honey, 3 cups cider

vinegar (great on Chicken Nugget Day!)

Crazy Easy Salad Dressing


•#5 – 3 Bean Salad. Combine 4 cups oil, 4 cups

sugar, 8 cups white vinegar, 6 Tbsp. salt, 2

Tbsp. each oregano, garlic powder, onion

powder. Pour over 10 #10 cans of beans

Crazy Easy Side Dishes


• #6 –Baked Apple Slices. Toss

apple slices with cinnamon and

brown sugar. Bake for 20 minutes

at 350

• #7 – Asian Slaw. Combine Asian

salad dressing with pre-shredded

cabbage, carrots

Crazy Side Dishes


•#8 – Baked Beans. Combine 4 #10 Vegetarian

Beans with 1 #10 Ketchup, 1 lb. brown sugar

and 1 cup mustard. Bake at 350 degrees for 30

minutes.



•#9 –Coleslaw. Combine 3 cups White Vinegar,

2 cups granulated sugar, 6 oz. vegetable oil, 2

Tbsp. Dijon mustard and 2 Tbsp. celery seed.

Pour over 7 lbs. cabbage/carrot mixture



•#10 –Potato Salad. Add ¼ cup salt, 1 tsp. white

pepper, 1 Tbsp. black pepper, 1 Tbsp.

granulated garlic and 1 Tbsp. onion powder to

2 quarts prepared ranch dressing. Pour over 20

lbs. of cooked potatoes.



• #11 –Roasted (fill in the blank) Vegetables. Add ½ cup

salt and 2 tsp. white pepper to 2 cups oil. Toss with 40

lbs. carrots, cauliflower, potatoes, etc. and bake at 450

for 15 minutes.



• # 12 – Fresh Salsa. Add 1 lb. chopped onions, 2 oz.

diced garlic and 2 chopped bunches of cilantro to 1

#10 crushed tomatoes (no subs!) and 1 #10 canned

salsa



• #13 –Flavored Cream Cheese Combine 1 #10

strawberry jam or orange marmalade with 9 lbs. low-fat

cream cheese. Great with bagels!

Crazy Easy Breakfast


• #14 –Bacon Cheddar Bagel. Top

half a bagel with 1 oz. cheddar

cheese and 1 slice precooked

bacon. Bake at 350 degrees for

10 – 15 minutes until cheese is

melted.



• #15 –(Fill in the blank) Open Face Breakfast Sandwich.

Top a bun half with your choice of cheese, bacon, ham

slice, egg patty or sausage patty to make Open Face

Breakfast Sandwiches.

• # 16 –(Fill in the blank) Breakfast Sandwich. Or put the

other half of the bun on top!



• #17 –Cheesey Scrambled Eggs.

Add 20 oz. shredded cheese, ½

tsp. white pepper, ½ tsp. garlic

powder, ½ tsp. onion powder and

½ tsp. salt to 1 gallon frozen eggs.

Bake at 325 degrees until eggs

are set. (38#10=1.5 MMA)



• #18 –Pizza Bagel. Top a bagel half

with 1 oz. provolone cheese, ½ oz.

pizza sauce and 1 oz. mozzarella

cheese. Bake at 375 degrees for

10 minutes.

Crazy Easy Entrees


• #19 –Quesadilla. Place 2 oz.

shredded cheese on half a tortilla.

Fold over and bake at for 9

minutes at 350 degrees.

Crazy Easy Entrees


•#20 –Chicken and Rice. Combine 3 lbs. brown

rice with 2 Tbsp. salt and ¼ cup of spice mix

(Mexican, Cajun, Jerk, etc.) in 6” pan. Add 10

cups of water and 11 ¼ lbs. of chicken

fajita/diced chicken. Cover and bake at 350 for

45 minutes (50 #6=2 MMA 1 G)

Crazy Easy Entrees


• #21 –Enchilada Pie. In a 2” hotel pan

in multiple layers incorporate: 8 cups

of enchilada sauce, 3 ½ lbs. shredded

tortillas, 2 lbs. diced chicken, 18 oz. of

shredded cheddar cheese. Bake at

350 degrees for 30 minutes.

(24#10=2 MMA 2 G)

Crazy Easy Entrees


• #22 –Chicken Breast. Place a 3 oz. boneless chicken

breast on a sheet pan and sprinkle it with salt, pepper

and paprika. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Yes, you can!

• #23 –Fancy Chicken Breast. Or brush it with some BBQ

sauce, teriyaki sauce or spice mix.

Crazy Easy Raw Meat


• #24 –Baked Chicken. Dust fresh/thawed chicken pieces

with seasoned flour. Place on sheet pans and bake for

375 for 35-40 minutes.

• #25 –Roast Turkey. Season fresh/thawed turkey roasts

with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for 2-3

hours. Cool and and cut/slice meat for sandwiches or

Turkey and Gravy.

Crazy Easy Raw Meat


How Brave Are You?


•#26 – (Fill in the blank) Cheese Soup. Combine

potatoes, broccoli, etc. with cheese and cream

soup base

•#27 –Chili. Google “Richland Schools Chili

Recipe” for a crazy-easy chili recipe (people in

the town beg for that recipe.)

Crazy Easy With a Kettle


• 50% F/R

• 55% Labor Cost (35% of department is full-time and

fully benefited, rest are part-time)

• 41% Food Cost

Crazy Way to Spend Your Money


•Average wage per hour

•Meals per work hour

•Food cost of convenience food

•Food cost of scratch cooking

Calculating Food/Labor Costs


•2-Grain Muffin versus 2-Grain Sweet Bread

•2-Grain Muffin $0.68 food + $0 labor=$68/100

servings

•2- Grain Sweet Bread $0.08 food

•$60 divided by $23/hour=2.6 hour of labor

•Look at your total program cost

Calculating Food/Labor Costs


•Select a recipe you are excited about

•Test batches

•Recipe analysis

•Resolve distribution issues

•Enjoy with your students!

How Can I Get Started?


•Scratch cooking done in all types of facilities

•Expand your offerings through scratch cooking

• Improve your program

And Finally


Putting the Food in “Food” Service


• This session provides one (1) CEU

⎻ Key Area: Nutrition

⎻ Key Topic: 25+ Crazy Easy Scratch Recipes

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