Any favorite freezer meals?

[Anonymous]

In preparation for the crazy fall we are about to have in my household, I want to make some freezer meals next week. Thinking of chili, meatballs, and a lasagna.

Any favorites you can recommend that freeze nicely? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Quiche. Roast and shred chicken. Any soup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quiche. Roast and shred chicken. Any soup.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

spaghetti sauce, meatballs, meatloaf, red beans (if you like that).

having meat done for different things can allow you to buy meat on sale and have the toughest part done. if you have a smoker, you can smoke a lot of meat to freeze.

use cooked hamburger meat for tacos, hamburger casserole, easy korean beef etc.

cooked and cleaned chicken for all kinds of casseroles.

[Anonymous]

Cook off extra burgers on the grill (hotdogs too). Wrap individually and place in a freezer bag with equal amount of buns.

[Anonymous]

I feel like chicken thigh meat freezes better than breast meat-maybe it is the fat content. I cook, cube and freeze thigh meat for various uses. I also make a couple of chicken thigh dishes—always including curried chicken thighs, which is a big hit and freezes well. I also freeze a double batch of blueberry muffins—I use Ina Garten’s recipe. I used to make and freeze waffles, pancakes and breakfast burritos but got lazy and started buying frozen ones. Homemade were so much better.

[Anonymous]

I’m doing the same next week! In addition to lemon blueberry muffins, I will do spaghetti sauce, pesto, breakfast sandwiches and meatballs.
I’m looking for inspiration too!

[Anonymous]

Hive mind. I was just planning to do the same. My list is basically a bunch of appetizer-sized veggie pastries. They work for dinner in a pinch by adding soup/salad. But they also get used for snacks & impromptu guests.

Empanadas: filled with seitan-potato-kale-roasted red pepper
Thai curry puffs: filled with sweet potato-chickpea-onion-curry
Samosas: filled with cauliflower-tofu-peas
Spanakopita triangles: filled with chard/spinach-feta
Wontons: filled with tofu-ginger-kale-scallions

[Anonymous]

Pork BBQ
Chicken pot pie
Kung pao chicken
Soups

[Anonymous]

I make a lot of breakfast taquitos and beef burritos

[Anonymous]

tamales, empanadas, chicken soup (I leave out the noodles and cook them separately before serving the soup), waffles.

[Anonymous]

Beef stew, chili, bolognese sauce all freeze wonderfully.

[Anonymous]

Eggplant parmesean. I just use Raos sauce, probably 7-10 cans, in a huge disposable tray, and put slices of mozzarella on top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hive mind. I was just planning to do the same. My list is basically a bunch of appetizer-sized veggie pastries. They work for dinner in a pinch by adding soup/salad. But they also get used for snacks & impromptu guests.

Empanadas: filled with seitan-potato-kale-roasted red pepper
Thai curry puffs: filled with sweet potato-chickpea-onion-curry
Samosas: filled with cauliflower-tofu-peas
Spanakopita triangles: filled with chard/spinach-feta
Wontons: filled with tofu-ginger-kale-scallions

Do you have a dough recipe for the samosas? or do you buy pre-made?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hive mind. I was just planning to do the same. My list is basically a bunch of appetizer-sized veggie pastries. They work for dinner in a pinch by adding soup/salad. But they also get used for snacks & impromptu guests.

Empanadas: filled with seitan-potato-kale-roasted red pepper
Thai curry puffs: filled with sweet potato-chickpea-onion-curry
Samosas: filled with cauliflower-tofu-peas
Spanakopita triangles: filled with chard/spinach-feta
Wontons: filled with tofu-ginger-kale-scallions

Do you have a dough recipe for the samosas? or do you buy pre-made?

This is the dough I use (but ad hoc the filling a bit, depending on what I’ve got around): https://www.cookwithmanali.com/samosa-recipe/
I like that it has carom seeds mixed in.