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Freezing Meals for After Baby's Arrival

BarnesoBarneso
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Is anyone planning on doing this?  Cooking in bulk and freezing meals for after baby's arrival so dinners will be easier?

Just picked up a freezer today for the garage and I'm starting to think about yummy cook-ahead meals.  Any suggestions? 

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    TXTwisterBabeTXTwisterBabe

    I don't cook, so send some my way!  lol

    But if I did, I'd so make some chicken parmesan, maybe some chicken & dumplins or chicken & rice?  I'm a big box-meal person so hamburger helper is so in :)

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    nannyannienannyannie
    Turkey Chili, Turkey Taco Soup, Chicken Noodle Soup, Brocolli Rice Casserole, spaghetti sauce.. :) Yum. I love freezing stuff.
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    aocain02@yahoo.comaocain02@yahoo.com member
    My MIL keeps asking for ways she can help out so I told her she can cook for us when the baby is born.  I don't like frozen meals so it works out well for me. 
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    sassafras007sassafras007 member

    My friend just told me about it.  I might do a few but DH said he does not mind cooking...

    I cannot find the link she sent me but if I locate it I will send it your way.

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    ToesnthesandBride07ToesnthesandBride07 member
    More power to you!!! I am not much a cook and don't have a lot of freezer space so I am not going to cook ahead. One bumpie posted that she already had 16 meals frozen!!! She was really nesting! :)
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    MsLindseyLouMsLindseyLou

    here's a couple links to some recipes.

     

    https://www.northco.net/chenke/nest/WCFreezerFriendlyRecipes.pdf

     

    https://community.thebump.com/cs/ks/user/default.aspx?UserName=FreezerMealsBio&m=1&MsdVisit=1
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    cma1989cma1989
    If we had more freezer space I probably would... we're big costco goers though so we never have ANY space. My parents live down the street, and DH likes to cook so I probably won't make any. I'll just make sure we have some frozen lasagna and that sorta stuff on hand. GL! I'm glad that freezer worked out for you.
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    Alyssajoy87Alyssajoy87 member

    Ah... one of my favorite topics!!! I'm going to fess-up and admit that I'm that bumpie who already had 16 frozen meals sitting in her freezer. That number has since multiplied to 23 meals due to some late-night cooking (I am taking the night off tonight though)!

    I made a list on my blog of all of the meals I've made so far and frozen. Here's the link for you:

    https://nowforeverandalways.blogspot.com/2009/09/late-night-kitchen-adventures.html

    If anything sounds particularly good, let me know and I'll PM you the recipe!

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    Mrs. BraxtonMrs. Braxton
    I'm planning on making at least 2 weeks of meals and freezing them but I'm not due until March 15th so I probably need to wait a couple more months before I start with all that.  One of my favorite freezer meals is stuffed shells!  It works best if you cook the shells partially and then stuff them and freeze them in a big ziplock bag.  Freeze the sauce seperateley.  When you want to eat them let the shells thaw in the fridge then putthem in a baking dish and top with sauce and cheese.  I do this every fall when I make stuffed shells and as long as you freeze the shells w/o the sauce it re-heats perfectly!
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