Process for preparing refrigerated meals

Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Packaging or treatment of packaged product

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426549, 426106, 426302, 426521, 426524, A23L3/10

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059049464

ABSTRACT:
A process for preparing a refrigerated prepared meal that includes includes selecting food components from the group consisting essentially of a starch component, a meat component, a vegetable component, a sauce component, and a spice component. The food components are cooked and then mixed to produce a food mixture. The food mixture is packaged in a hermetically sealed container to form a packaged prepared meal. The packaged prepared meal is heated to a temperature of greater than 165.degree. F. The packaged prepared meal is cooled to a temperature of less than about 41.degree. F. The packaged prepared meal produced according to the present invention has a shelf life of at least 90 days when the packaged prepared meal is maintained at a temperature of less than about 41.degree. F.

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