Freezer meal ideas?

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Hello!  

I need some healthy freezer meal ideas to make.  I plan to do some cooking this week and stock the freezer.

Thanks!  

gymnst1013

My go-to's are going to be pasta sauce, meatballs, lasagna, chili, chicken noodle soup, enchiladas...I may be forgetting a few.

ohiostategal

I wish I could help.  My mom is in charge of researching and figuring some out in the next month or so.  I am a pretty bad cook.

nikinikinine

we made swedish meatballs, a bunch of soups (I think 5 or 6 kinds), chicken cacciatore, and beef stew.

Typically if it has a sauce or it's in liquid it will freeze well.

I also ordered one of those Entertainment books this year - ebates is doing a sale on them, so I got it for $20 with free shipping. There are coupons for salad places in our area and subway, etc.

So I grabbed a bunch of takeout menus for places in the Entertainment book and highlighted the healthiest options on the menu so we could just pick from that stuff when in a bind.

Fingers crossed that we survive  

Deanne Shehane

I made spinach and black bean enchiladas, lasagna, chicken and sausage gumbo, chili, and corn soup. healthy versions of course. Anyone have some great soup recipes?????

sweetcaroline10

This soup is awesome and it makes a TON!

 https://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Catherines-Spicy-Chicken-Soup/Detail.aspx

Also, I have been making these for a quick lunch. They freeze great.

Empanadas:

2 Pkgs. thawed empanada dough

Shredded chicken or pork (I use 2 chicken breasts and 1 lb of pork butt - easy in the crockpot)

can of black beans drained

bag of frozen corn

8 oz. shredded cheese

fill each empanada round with about a tblsp. of meat. Add a little bit of corn & black beans. Finish with cheese.

Fold dough over and crimp with fork.  To freeze - place them on a cookie sheet and freeze for about 2 hours.

You can then place them in a freezer bag.

Take from freezer and bake at 400 for about 30-40 minutes. 

This will make 20 empanadas.  

 

ALY1981

Here's what I've made this past week:

 

Chicken Black Bean Chili

Turkey & Artichoke Stuffed Shells

Turkey Meatballs with Spinach Tomato Sauce

Italian Wedding Soup

Ribbollita Soup

 I bought a bunch of pyrex at Sam's Club last week, ($25)- they all have lids and all are ready to take out of the freezer and into the oven/stovetop.

I also bought a few organic chicken pot pies that I keep in the freezer.  Let me know if you want any recipes, I'm a pretty good cook

aplus816

I'm a big time cook and just started to come up with my list of meals that I plan to prepare in advance. this is what I've got so far (these are mostly cooking light recipes):

Ck. Stuffed shells

Lasagna

Spiced barley w/chicken

Ancho pork and hominy stew

Turkey & brown rice chili

Red meat sauce

Chipotle salsa chili

Mexican beef stew

Two Bean Chili