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Starting my freezer cooking today

b.heatherb.heather member
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So it hit me yesterday that this little boy will be here anytime! Yikes!! Thus today I am in a cooking frenzy getting all my freezer meals ready. Perhaps this is a form of nesting? If you are doing freezer cooking, what things are you/have you made? 

Here is my list so far (not all today though!):

Lentil soup with lemon https://allrecipes.com/recipe/lentil-soup-with-lemon/detail.aspx

Butternut squash soup https://allrecipes.com/recipe/butternut-squash-soup-ii/detail.aspx

Breakfast burritos https://moneysavingmom.com/2011/05/freezer-friendly-breakfast-burritos.htm 

Quiche in a bag https://www.food.com/recipeprint.do?rid=290442 

Chicken taco bake https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=46662523644&topic=7424

Turkey meatloaf 

Mini-meatballs

Holiday chicken salad https://allrecipes.com/recipe/holiday-chicken-salad/detail.aspx 

Turkey chili https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/30-minute-turkey-chili-recipe/index.html 

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Re: Starting my freezer cooking today

  • SarangheySaranghey
    I've already roasted two chickens then took the meat off and froze that. (that way I can either have a chicken dinner or add it to enchiladas, soup, etc.)   I am also going to make potato soup, pumpkin rolls, and some cheesecakes (I make a lot of desserts for my family events.)   Thats pretty much it.  I have a small freezer :(
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  • NIKKILEWNIKKILEW member
    oooo how about lasagna
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  • adri77adri77 member
    Good for you, all in 1 day???  I have only done 2 casseroles- 1 chicken and veggies and another pasta.  I have soup and chili saved from dinner a couple of weeks ago.  I need a day to myself to cook!!!!
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  • mrsredroxmrsredrox

    Me too! So far I've made:

    2 bags of Sweet Potato, Kale, Lentil Curry stew
    2 bags of Sweet Potato, Black Bean, Chicken Chili
    1 Pan of Spinach, Chicken, Lasagna rolls
    1 Pan of Baked Kale, mushroom, sausage penne

    And I still have about 4 or 5 more meals to go. So much to do!

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  • Meganc1255Meganc1255

    Thank you for posting this!  I've been trying to search ideas on-line, but this helps out quite a bit! 


    Thank you again! 

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  • KBBHKBBH
    Yeah!  Hope you were successful.  So far we have done several casseroles:  Crab and pasta casserole, chicken noodle casserole, chicken and potato casserole, and cheese, potato, and hash brown casserole.  We did breakfast burritos, chocolate chip muffins and blueberry muffins.  I also have a bunch of chicken cooked off and frozen in bags for when I need to just pull something out of the freezer.  I have ground beef in the refrigerator to do the same thing tomorrow.  I still want to make chili, ziti, a recipe for something called More, some mac and cheese, and another Italian stew type recipe before LO comes.  Good luck everyone!!
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  • MrsCaddyshackMrsCaddyshack member
    imagemrsredrox:

    Me too! So far I've made:

    2 bags of Sweet Potato, Kale, Lentil Curry stew
    2 bags of Sweet Potato, Black Bean, Chicken Chili
    1 Pan of Spinach, Chicken, Lasagna rolls
    1 Pan of Baked Kale, mushroom, sausage penne

    And I still have about 4 or 5 more meals to go. So much to do!

    Care to share the recipe?? 

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  • youleenyouleen member
    Mmmm, I went to Costco today to pick up everything we need for our freezer meals.  We're only doing chili, chicken pot pies, and enchiladas.  I really wish we had a bigger freezer!
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  • jillanderickjillanderick member
    That butternut squash soup looks delicious! I might have to give that one a try.  I've been making double of dinner for the last few weeks and been freezing half of it.  So far I have a tray of lasagna, teriyaki chicken with stir fry veggies, broccoli cheese soup, crab soup, chicken noodle soup, chili, BBQ chicken, marinaded chicken, chicken primavera, chicken tetrazzini, honey pork chops, dijon pork loin, meatloaves, and tomato chicken gumbo.  I still have a bunch I want to make though! I'm thinking I might make some breakfast stuff if I have time.  Just have to see if the little one is going to hang around for another 4ish weeks.

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  • Sarahcakes29Sarahcakes29

    I just started this week, too.  We did:

     - Tuna Noodle Casserole (healthy version with lots of veggies)

     - Stroganoff with ground turkey & egg noodles (basically a casserole)

     - Chicken enchiladas

     - Pumpkin muffins (my fav)

    Next, we're going to do this recipe, which my friends who did pre-baby freezer meals raved about...something called Chicken Spaghetti from here:  https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/chicken_spaghet/

    A lot of freezer meals I've found are less healthy and I have a feeling I'm going to be craving lots of fruits/veggies to go along with them.

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  • b.heatherb.heather member
    imageSarahcakes29:

    I just started this week, too.  We did:

     - Tuna Noodle Casserole (healthy version with lots of veggies)

     - Stroganoff with ground turkey & egg noodles (basically a casserole)

     - Chicken enchiladas

     - Pumpkin muffins (my fav)

    Next, we're going to do this recipe, which my friends who did pre-baby freezer meals raved about...something called Chicken Spaghetti from here:  https://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/chicken_spaghet/

    A lot of freezer meals I've found are less healthy and I have a feeling I'm going to be craving lots of fruits/veggies to go along with them.

    I've struggled with this too! The soups I made yesterday were just amazing and very healthy. I tend to load up recipes with extra veggies too, which helps! I also figure that if we are eating freezer meals at least we are avoiding takeout or pizza :-) My plan is to make a big salad and chop veggies (broccoli, cauliflour, cabbage, and carrots) that can be steamed in the microwave at the start of each week for side dishes.  

    I'm already thinking of starting weight watchers again, although I know I have to build up my milk supply first. Not that it is stopping me from enjoying Halloween candy this week!

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