Cooking Shortcuts

Meat Shortcuts

• Pre-cooked beef roast, roasted whole chicken, fried chicken pieces and smoked salmon (slice and use for fajitas, soups, salads, sandwiches and casseroles)
• Canned salmon, clams, tuna, shrimp and oysters (use in jambalaya, casseroles, fried rice and appetizer recipes)
• Frozen meatballs, chicken nuggets, fish fillets, minute steaks and pre-formed hamburger patties (meat and freezer aisles)
• Skinless, boneless chicken breasts and thinly cut beef and pork for stir-fried (meat aisle)
• Betty Crocker Complete Meals®, including Chicken & Buttermilk Biscuits, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Ham & Au Gratin Potatoes, Homestyle Dumplings & Chicken and Stroganoff (bake in the oven, skillet or microwave)
• Pre-assembled vegetable and meat kabobs (in the meat aisle)
• Pre-cooked shrimp (seafood case)
• Thick-sliced deli ham, turkey and roast beef (deli aisle)

Vegetarian Shortcuts

• Frozen vegetarian seafood, including salmon, tuna, crabs and shrimp (soy-based)
• Frozen meat substitutes, including ham, steak, lamb, chicken breasts and nuggets, hot dogs, turkey, pork chops, BBQ ribs, bacon, sausages, beef chunks, ground beef and egg-less fried eggs (soy-based)
• Tofu and tempeh (soy-based)
• Shelf-stable meat substitutes, including vegetarian turkey and chicken (soy-based)

Vegetable Shortcuts

• Pre-cut vegetables and stir-fry vegetable packages (produce and frozen aisles)
• Pre-washed vegetables from grocery salad bar, including pea pods, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, bean sprouts, baby carrots, celery and miniature corn cobs
• Minced garlic in a jar
• Bagged salads and lettuce
• Canned, seasoned tomatoes (diced, stewed, and whole)

Sauce & Seasoning Shortcuts

• Dry packets of seasonings, sauces and salad dressing mixes (stroganoff, taco, sloppy joe, spaghetti, white sauce, gravy, hollandaise, Alfredo, pesto, honey-Dijon and Caesar)
• Bottled sauces, marinades and salad dressings (teriyaki, stir-fry, sweet-and-sour, barbecue, mesquite and lemon dill)
• Ethnic tomato sauces

Dairy Shortcuts

• Pre-shredded cheeses (coarse and finely shredded)
• Shelf-stable milk in cartons
• Pasteurized eggs (can be safely used in meringues and eggnogs)

Bread & Pasta Shortcuts

• Quick-cooking meat- and cheese-filled pasta in dairy aisle
• Betty Crocker Bowl Appétit!® rice and pasta bowls, ready in 5 minutes (Pasta Alfredo, Three Cheese Rotini, Homestyle Chicken Flavored Pasta, Cheddar Broccoli Rice, Herb Chicken Flavored Vegetable Rice and Teriyaki Rice)
• Corn and flour tortillas for fast meat and veggie wraps (can be frozen)
• Pocket pita bread and submarine sandwich rolls (can be frozen)
• Instant rice, potato, couscous and pasta mixes