I'm trying to make some things ahead of time for after baby #2 comes..but I'm REALLY picky!
throw me some ideas for freezer meals. I'm going to make some red sauce ahead of time, a chicken casserole (that can be frozen, yes? lol - cooked then frozen??)
I'm so not great at cooking.
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I have a really easy lasagna recipe - it freezes great! I can wall it to you!
papaya / 10560 posts
Baked ziti, lasagna, chicken spaghetti, chili, soups, veggies/fruits for smoothies, shepherds pie
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
@matador84: good call on the smoothies. I am terrible at making myself eat fruit and veggies!
@LBee: ooh lasagna! good idea!
pomegranate / 3231 posts
My husband made and froze a ton of Batali bolognese sauce as well as green curry chicken (links below). All we had to do was defrost and then make either rice or pasta. Nom nom nom.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/ragu-bolognese-recipe2.html
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Green-Curry-Chicken-5702
papaya / 10560 posts
@sorrycharlie: I are a ton postpartum this time! I did Greek yogurt, spinach, frozen berries or peaches or whatever I had on hand, pineapple, almond milk, banana and sometimes chia seeds.
blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts
So far we have frozen Pioneer Woman Green chile enchiladas, lentil and cauliflower tamales (we were making them for Christmas anyway), chicken and rice casserole and lasagne.
We just did some tomato soup the other night as well.
wonderful cherry / 21504 posts
I loved having individual sized things, especially sort of healthy muffins (ha with chocolate chips). Nice to grab them when I wanted something quick.
papaya / 10560 posts
Veggie/beef stew is another, pancakes, waffles.
I just got a reach in freezer so I've been hoarding freezer ideas.
apricot / 343 posts
I used this website, which has tons of freezer meal ideas for all sorts of preferences (diet, paleo, vegetarian, comfort food, etc): http://onceamonthmeals.com/
I also made big batches of rice, froze them in 2-cup portions and bought an assortment of easy-prep frozen meals at Trader Joe's and Costco, like stir-fries, tamales, etc. Paired w/ rice and salad.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
For me, I preferred to have stuff on hand for when it was just me, not so much dinner ideas. I did individual soups, muffins, mini pot pies, ect. things I could easily heat up for breakfast/lunch. For dinners, I utilized my crockpot. Dump and go about my day and dinner was done with DH got home!
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I have a ton of stuff on Pinterest that are freezer and crockpot meals! Lots of easy stuff. My link has my name in it so I have to fix that first
pear / 1622 posts
Black bean soup and pork carnitas were the favorites that I made. My friend gave me the Pioneer Woman's lasagna roll ups which were really good. I also made a ton of muffins. Ahealthysliceoflife and pinchofyum are 2 blogs I got a lot of recipes from.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
We are planning to make an enormous batch of homemade frozen burritos before LO arrives. Cheap tortillas (Costco) filled with slow-cooker beans, and red rice and salsa from one of DH's favorite Mexican cookbooks. There are some amazing salsas in there. I like these because they're versatile enough to grab and heat up for just me during the day, or to serve as a full meal for both of us.
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