Favorite Freezer meals?

HollyBerry25

I really need to get some meals cooked and frozen, but I don't know what to make!  Any ideas?

llybeck

I don't have the link but I think it was on my BMB that someone mentioned The Pioneer Woman website. She just recently had a show about freezer meals and put the recipes on there, they looked really good!

BuckyC

Someone on Aug '13 posted a link to a site - I think it's called Six Sisters - that had a bunch of freezer to crock pot recipes. They looked pretty good. I'll try to find the link...

ETA link to site
https://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/09/slow-cooker-freezer-meals-make-8-meals.html

carolinettc

Check out pinterest too - There are TONS.  I am going to go with some simple crockpot freezer meals - Throw together a salad and boom... dinner!

BlessUrHeart29

https://www.marthastewart.com/344205/savory-chicken-pocket-pies

These are very good! I made some a couple weeks ago, froze them uncooked. We baked them for about 30 mins from frozen. They were excellent!

amu110902

Meatloaf is a favorite to freeze for us. Just double or triple the recipe, make yourself dinner, and freeze the rest. Crock pot meals are also wonderful. Like many have said, there are TONS of things on pinterest for this.

dimples128

I second the Pioneer Woman site.  Lots of good, easy recipes.

KaylaC0514

My faves were burritos.  You individually wrap them and microwave for a minute or two when ready to eat.  Super easy and my DH loved them.  Lasagna turned out good.  I wouldn't waste time doing pizzas.  It was a lot of work and not very good.  Oh!  And homemade chicken nuggets.  Pancakes are awesome too, they microwave quickly. GL!  Freezer meals are a fun way to get out those nesting urges!

mrscountry527

I made a folder on Pinterest just for this. Once my kids go to school in August, I will spend an entire day or two making freezer meals. I've found recipes for breakfast burritos, pancakes, muffins, pasta dishes, stew, etc. I'm excited to do it!

gladesgrl

I've made Lasagna, Stuffed Shells, Baked Ziti, Chicken Enc., Baked Mac&Cheese, Hash Brown Cass., Baked Ravioli, and I'm going to add a couple Pioneer Woman recipes this week. I've also frozen waffles, pancakes, lactation cookies & muffins.

gladesgrl

Oh, and Chicken & Dumplings!

Meganc1255

I was apart of a meal swap (just stopped because we moved out of state) but the girl who ran it puts all the recipes on-line for each month.  She has a really large collection of them, https://freezersupperswappers.com/

IrishPiratess

i made:

Shells and Cheese
Bubble up pizza (my friend's family recipe. Kind of looks like a pizza version of monkey bread)
Meatloaf muffins (so they are individually sized) was able to make 4 separate meals
Omelet Muffins (so we have a breakfast option) was also able to make 4 separate meals
Chicken Roll up casserole

smhiles

I do a lot of cooking/freezing ahead and it's my personal preference that chicken in pieces (like a chicken breast) does not freeze as well as other meats or shredded chicken for that matter.  To me, it gets mushy.  But, I love to make anything with ground beef, pork, etc.   Also, lots and lots of soup! Don't forget if you do something like marinara sauce, it takes two minutes to throw on a pot of boiling water.  And, yes, get on Pinterest if you haven't already! It's a life saver (and time sucker!!!)

mrsebright

Throwing this out there because I never see it mentioned on freezer cooking posts.

We are big fish eaters at our house and with my last pregnancy did several fish in marinades that we froze. Salmon in soy/orange, salmon in a Mediterranean based marinade (sun dried tomatoes, olive oil, fresh basil, lemon zest, capers), tilapia marinated for fish tacos, mahi mahi in a ginger/molasses glaze.

You take them out of the freezer the night before, the marinade soaks in/coats the fish while it defrosts and then throw it on the grill or under the broiler - very quick and healthy dinner.

One caveat: if you have a lot of acid in your marinade (lemon or lime juice, vinegar) it can make the fish softer upon cooking. Leaving out the acid until the last minute will help the fish cook up firmer.

Other items we like to freeze are pot pie filling, shredded pork bbq, Korean bbq beef for Korean tacos, Pioneer Woman's sloppy joes (my toddlers favorite meal) and spanikopitas. All freeze great and make dinner time simple.

BrideMay2005

My favorite was bean burritos from the Martha Stewart site. The recipe includes freezing and thawing instructions.

https://www.marthastewart.com/312932/bean-burritos