I've had several requests for recipes I use for freezer cooking. Honestly, before Oliver and Pinterest, I never cooked to freeze - now it's how we eat! If you follow me on Pinterest, you have all of my recipes - but if you don't, here are some of our favorites.
There are probably others I'm forgetting, I make these most frequently and other times just toss random things in a dish and bake it. My sister and I lived together for eight years and she'd often pick on me for making up random casseroles. I like to keep things interesting :) Granted, they weren't all very good!
The Chicken and Wild Rice I is by far my most favorite. Another one we like frozen is penne pasta with a jar of marinara sauce and a jar of alfredo sauce mixed and topped with mozzarella cheese. I think there's a pin for that on my recipe board, but it's so easy there's no point in directing you to it.
For now, since Oliver eats so little, I can get two meals from each recipe. Sometimes I'll double the recipe to have four meals. I mainly do that with the Chicken and Wild Rice I b/c it takes a little longer to make and we all love it. We use the small square baking foils and cover with two layers of heavy duty foil. I normally just write what's inside along with baking instructions and the date so Chandler can pop them in the oven if I'm not home.
I normally devote an afternoon to cooking and make several things at once. I find that it's much easier for me that way, and I like knowing I have a few weeks worth of meals. It's also easy to coordinate ingredients that way too - for instance, today I made four recipes and three called for sauteed onions and most all had pasta. It's just nice to be able to use and re-use pots and pans without completely overloading the dishwasher. Every now and then I'll cook during the week, but usually I only make crock pot recipes during the week and pull out freezer meals or something else to fill in the other days.
I normally devote an afternoon to cooking and make several things at once. I find that it's much easier for me that way, and I like knowing I have a few weeks worth of meals. It's also easy to coordinate ingredients that way too - for instance, today I made four recipes and three called for sauteed onions and most all had pasta. It's just nice to be able to use and re-use pots and pans without completely overloading the dishwasher. Every now and then I'll cook during the week, but usually I only make crock pot recipes during the week and pull out freezer meals or something else to fill in the other days.
I'm a huge fan of crock pot/slow cooker meals. I have a handful of go-to meals for that, again, on Pinterest.
What are your favorite recipes?
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