OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a recent
survey[1], ConAgra Foods found that when watching football
playoffs, including the championship game, 56 percent of people
spend one to three hours preparing food for the celebration –and
over half decide to have a party at the last minute, which can make
for a fourth-and-goal atmosphere in the kitchen. Game watchers can
cut their prep time by at least half by turning to ReadySetEat.com
for a variety of crowd-pleasing recipes – like 30-Minute Chili -
that are ready in 30 minutes or less. This will come as good news,
as a mere 5 percent of respondents spend under 30 minutes
making food for the game.
One quick fix: the slow cooker
The survey found that slow cookers are the second most
frequently used cooking appliance on game day with 20 percent of
people stating they use easy slow cooker recipes to prepare their
game day feast in advance – and, many are serving the classics,
with 63 percent of people preparing easy chili recipes on game day.
Join that crowd and try a recipe from ReadySetEat.com's slow cooker
recipe collection. Recipes like Shredded Beef Sandwiches and Asian
Style Shredded Pork Wraps use eight or fewer quality
ingredients—like Hunt's® diced, whole and stewed tomatoes, which
are 100 percent naturally steam-peeled and contain no artificial
preservatives—and require less than 15 minutes of prep time.
"Slow cooker recipes are ideal for sports games and stress-free
entertaining because they're easy to prepare and great for
sharing," says George Duran, ConAgra
Foods spokesperson, celebrity chef and author of Take This Dish
and Twist It. "ReadySetEat.com is a wonderful resource with
quick and easy recipes using the products consumers know and
love."
No matter which team is winning or losing, these quick and easy
recipes and recipe tips will score big with game day guests. Get
more recipe ideas at www.ReadySetEat.com.
Recipes found on ReadySetEat.com offer simple meal and dinner
ideas made in 30 minutes or less using a maximum of seven
ingredients. All recipes use a few common ingredients that most
people are likely to have in their kitchen. ReadySetEat.com doesn't
just help consumers save time, it also helps save money. Consumers
simply enter their zip code and select their local grocery, and
ReadySetEat.com shares what products are on sale at their preferred
retailer.
About ConAgra Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG), is one of North America's leading food companies.
With brands in 97 percent of American households, ConAgra Foods
provides some of America's long-time favorites. Consumers can find
Chef Boyardee, Egg Beaters, Hebrew National, Hunt's Tomato Sauces
and Ketchup, Marie Callender's,
Orville Redenbacher's, PAM,
Reddi-wip, Slim Jim Meat Sticks and Beef Jerky and many other
ConAgra Foods brands in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise and
club stores. ConAgra Foods operates ReadySetEat.com, an interactive
recipe website that provides consumers with Easy Dinner Recipes and
more. ConAgra Foods also has a strong business-to-business
presence, supplying frozen potato and sweet potato products as well
as other vegetable, spice and grain products to a variety of
well-known restaurants, foodservice operators and commercial
customers. For more information, please visit us at
http://www.conagrafoods.com.
[1] Survey details 691 sample size compiled Jan. 5-19, 2012; Survey conducted via
SupermarketGuru.com.
www.conagrafoods.com
www.readyseteat.com
SOURCE ConAgra Foods, Inc.