https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 08:15:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998416 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:31:51 +0000 winniebee 1998416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Beef chile</p> <p>Tortilla soup</p> <p>White bean chicken chile</p> <p>Turkey pumpkin chile </p> <p>Meatballs</p> <p>Eggplant parm</p> <p>Mac n cheese</p> <p>Stuffed peppers</p> <p>Enchiladas </p> <p>Chicken rice casserole</p> <p>All things that ended up in my freezer this time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998410 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:20:29 +0000 getjazzy 1998410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My favorite of all the freezer meals I made pre baby was this one. I will definitely be making it again on regular rotation and in preparation for this next baby! It has pasta but could easily be subbed for GF. </p> <p><a href="http://livinglight58.blogspot.ca/2012/03/trying-something-new.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">http://livinglight58.blogspot.ca/2012/03/trying-something-new.html?m=1</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998360 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:52:35 +0000 ShootingStar 1998360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chicken parm freezes well, so does taco meat, and baked ziti. Mrs. Wagon has a series of posts on freezing crockpot meals too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998356 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:46:47 +0000 Meltini 1998356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made muffins and waffles for the freezer. Breakfast was harder for us than dinner. For dinner, I like to have spaghetti sauce and home made meatballs. We also keep pizza dough in the freezer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998341 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:18:53 +0000 maddyz 1998341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I make beans in the slow cooker and freeze them. I use them like canned beans if I leave them plain. I will often make chili or bean soup with the cooked beans and then freeze that. I find that beans freeze well.</p> <p>One thing to keep in mind is that freezing pre salted food will often taste like it needs more salt once it is reheated. I suggest waiting until you are reheating to salt so you dont use more then needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998337 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:12:03 +0000 blackbird 1998337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: yeah, eggs and cheese and sausage and you could use a GF wrap. Mornings were more hectic than dinner time for us </p> <p>It was just sliced peppers and onions and cajun sausage with a tomato sauce. Let me find it, I saved it to pinterest somewhere:</p> <p><a href="http://www.littlehouseliving.com/freezer-cooking-in-an-hour-gluten-free-real-food.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.littlehouseliving.com/freezer-cooking-in-an-hour-gluten-free-real-food.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998326 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:51:34 +0000 youboots 1998326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: perfect, thanks for the tip!! Sadly so many options have ingredients M can not eat, but I remember seeing GF Mac and cheese last time I was there. Time for me to go read some labels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998322 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:47:58 +0000 MamaCate 1998322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: Just as another option: I thought about making freezer meals before LO but kind of ran out of time and got talked out of it by DH due to our small freezer. Instead we stocked up on some frozen options from trader joes which were also good and less work... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998320 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:43:34 +0000 youboots 1998320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I am not a low fat kind of gal. Bring it! Thank you ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998319 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:43:00 +0000 youboots 1998319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: what are egg burritos? A breakfast item?</p> <p>So are those raw stuffed peppers that you bake? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998318 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:40:19 +0000 blackbird 1998318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tamales and egg burritos were good for us </p> <p>White chicken chili or meatball dishes....fajita mixes....I had a sausage and peppers meal that turned out great </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998311 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:31:57 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1998311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: I missed the GF part, sorry!</p> <p>I use corn tortillas and have an amazing recipe that I'll dig up for you. It's not low cal, but it gets rave reviews every time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998292 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:04:08 +0000 youboots 1998292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I have not made GF lasagna. Enchiladas are a great idea. Do you use corn tortillas? Chicken green chilli and jack cheese would be sooooo good. Do you have a recpie? And different enough from Chipolte that I can still have that once a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998267 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 14:44:51 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1998267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do lasagne. It does great post-freezer. Green chile enchiladas. We just did a batch of tamales and I know they'll do well post freezer. I always do big batches of won tons for easy soup nights. We're trying to put away as many meals as we can right now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/post-baby-freezer-meals#post-1998261 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 14:39:12 +0000 youboots 1998261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year I tried unsuccessfully to make freezer meals. The only thing that was good that I made again was spaghetti sauce with the works. Everything else was ok at best. </p> <p>Last night I cooked the turkey carcass in the slow cooker overnight. I kept waking up because it smelled like turkey :) I made 3 soup starter kits with leftover meat and broth for when baby comes this morning.</p> <p>I will also make several batches of spaghetti sauce.</p> <p>My plan for post baby is to have a Safeway delivery service set up with the basics... milk, eggs, OJ, fruit etc. Also what's needed to complete the freezer meals veggies for soup, romaine for salad to go with pasta. Then just get the same thing delivered 1x a week for a month plus.</p> <p>What freezer meals have you made that have been really good? Bonus if it can go in the slow cooker. I just want everything ready so it's easy on M. So far I have 2 1x a week meals, and would like 3 more. We are gluten free. </p>