Feezing meals

kelliwill

Previoulsy there was a post about freezing meals ahead of time and it gave a link to some great recipes. ?Does anyone have that?? ?Also, I am curious, what is the best way to freeze things like caseroles, lasagna, soups, and pasta sauce? ?I have a food saver and I love it, but I have never used it for these things, so I am unsure what the best way to do this will be. ?TIA!!!

kelliwill

Clearly I meant Freezing!! ?Oops!

TalulaSue

I saved this one a while back:

 

https://freezerchicks.blogspot.com/

ncsubride

I don't have the link but I just used my pyrex dishes with the lids on them to freeze them.

 I made lots of pastas and casseroles.  These were 2 of our favorites:

Hamburger Casserole

 

1 pound lean hamburger meat

1 ? teaspoon salt

1 tablespoons sugar

? teaspoon garlic salt

2 cans tomato sauce

? pint sour cream

1 ? cups chopped onion

3 ounces cream cheese

2 cups shredded cheddar

Egg Noodles

 

Saut? onions and hamburger meat together.  Brown meat thoroughly, add tomato sauce and simmer for 20 minutes.  Add sour cream and cream cheese to meat mixture.  Stir and cook until cream cheese melts.

 

Cook and drain egg noodles.

 

Mix noodles and sauce with meat together and pour into a casserole dish.  Top with shredded cheddar cheese.

 

Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. 

 

Creamy Ham Casserole

 

1 package egg noodles

2 cups broccoli florets

1 cup milk

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups shredded cheddar

6 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 cups chopped ham

1 cup carrots, chopped

1 cup herb flavored croutons, crushed

 

Cook the egg noodles for about 2 minutes.  Add broccoli and cook for an additional 3 minutes, drain.

 

Combine milk, soup, 1 cup shredded cheddar, and cream cheese.  Stir well.  Add noodles and broccoli mixture, ham, and carrots.  Stir well.  Pour into greased baking dish.

 

Combine remaining cheddar with crouton crumbs.  Toss well, sprinkle evenly over casserole.

 

Bake 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

 

omalley

I DVR'ed Rachel Ray the other day to check out Peakay's shirts and I am glad I did b/c she made a great freezer meal that I will be trying.

 Here is the link: Chicken Divan

 

ervin412@gmail.com

My parents have a food saver, and my mom would always make several batches of lasagna, freeze them overnight to harden, then slip the entire pan into a food saver bag and seal them up. We never had freezer burnt lasagna!

atc282

My sister has been doing mass cooking and freezing and she said she buys the disposable silver casserole dishes, then wraps it in freezer wrap (she says you find it where you would find aluminum foil, cling wrap, etc. in the store), and then wraps that in foil. So like 3 layers!!

GL 

WeeOnesMama

There's a book - Fix, Freeze, Feast - that has a lot of good recipes that you can make in bulk and freeze.  I've gotten into the habit of putting things on a cookie sheet and freezing it without any wrapping first.  Then, once its frozen, you can use your food saver and put in freezer wrap or bag too.  That should keep it for a while for you.  Good luck!