5 pie cook ahead Recipes

olive oil, butter, onion, finely chopped, sausage meat or 500 g skinned sausages, lemon , zest of, grated, fresh white breadcrumbs, ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped, chestnuts, chopped (canned or vacuum packed), fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, chopped, cranberries (fresh or frozen ), boneless skinless chicken breasts, ready-made shortcrust pastry, beaten egg , to glaze

ground beef (comes in this quantity at most wholesale clubs), onions, chopped, catsup, mustard, wine vinegar, salt, worcestershire sauce, frozen green beans, frozen corn, potatoes, cooked and mashed according to preferred method, try crockpot recipe suggested in notes above

sliced peeled fresh peaches, sugar, quick-cooking tapioca, salt, lemon juice

onion, chopped, garlic, minced, shredded carrot, mushroom, cleaned and sliced, ground sirloin, dried oregano, crushed dried thyme, ground cumin, fresh ground pepper, all-purpose flour, low sodium beef broth, dry red wine, no-added-salt tomato paste, vegetable oil cooking spray, russet potato, peeled and cut into chunks, skim milk, salt (optional), minced pickled jalapeno pepper , to taste, minced fresh cilantro, minced scallions, paprika, shredded monterey jack cheese