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meatloaf in the freezer?

tak2002tak2002
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I made meatloaf for dinner. I made two so I could freeze one. Then I realized that I've never heard anyone talk about freezing meatloaf. Has anyone done this? What did you freeze it in? I was going to freeze it right in the loaf pan. Any suggestions?
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Re: meatloaf in the freezer?

  • nowayimpreggonowayimpreggo

    This is a good question...I would think that drying out would be a possibility, but Stouffer's sells frozen meatloaf, so I'm sure there has to be some way to do it...

    I just found this site that says you can do it after wrapping it in foil and then in plastic: https://homecooking.about.com/od/foodstorage/a/meatloafstorage.htm

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  • AMYfromKYAMYfromKY member
    I usually freeze it before I bake it, but if it's baked I would just slice it and wrap it in individual portions.  That way when you reheat it you won't have to do it as long and it won't dry out.
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  • JessicaLyneJessicaLyne
    I freeze my extra loaf in the loaf pan covered with tin foil.  It seems to work out ok!
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  • Mee83shellMee83shell member

    imagetak2002:
    I made meatloaf for dinner. I made two so I could freeze one. Then I realized that I've never heard anyone talk about freezing meatloaf. Has anyone done this? What did you freeze it in? I was going to freeze it right in the loaf pan. Any suggestions?

    Did you cook it?  I JUST made a meatloaf today and stuck it in the freezer!  I didn't cook mine though, I'm just going to pull it out and cook it when I'm ready.  I didn't put it in a pan, I just double wrapped it in plastic wrap and then double wrapped it in tin foil and I made it extra moist so it wouldn't dry out.  

    I wouldn't freeze it in the loaf pan though because you want to keep the air out of it--that's what will cause freezer burn.

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  • tak2002tak2002
    Thanks everyone! I did cook it already...I think I'm going to take it out of the pan when it cools and then wrap it in foil then put it in a freezer bag.
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  • JulieandBenJulieandBen member

    I freeze turkey meatloaf all the time. It works great. I like to slice it, wrap in plastic wrap, and then freeze it into bags. It makes it easy to bring out just what I need. It also defrosts really quick. I started doing this for my son, but it works for us as well.

    I also make these Texas chicken burgers and they freeze really well also.

    I make double of almost everything so I can freeze it. I avoid feeding my family frozen meals this way. The only things I do not freeze are anything with dairy in it. Except for this chicken enchilada casserole which has a white sauce that doesn't break down when I defrost it.

    All meat dishes, spaghetti, any other pasta dishes, chili, soups of all sorts. 

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