Freezer Cooking Made EasyThis Freezer cooking made easy page is to help you realize how simple freezer cooking can be. You don't have to have unique and new recipes to create freezer meals. Some of your favorite meals can be changed and worked into freezer meals. Here is an example of how to change your typical menu into easy freezer meals.A Sample Menu for One Week of Freezer MealsOne busy prep day= One week (or more) worth of freezer meals = freezer cooking made easy!Day 1-Frozen pizzas Make pizza dough and bake for 15 minutes. Allow to cool and add pizza toppings. Flash freeze. Then wrap up in tin foil. When cooking do not thaw, place from freezer to oven. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. You can also try mini pizza crusts and bake. Allow to cool and add toppings to each pizza. Day 2 -BBQ shredded chicken Cook a roast chicken and allow to cool. Shred. Mix barbecue sauce ingredients and shredded chicken in a ziploc bag. Freeze. Serve with a vegetable and rolls. Day 3- Meatloaf Make your favorite meatloaf recipe. Lay tin foil in bottom of a casserole or loaf pan leaving extra over the edges to use as handles. Flash freeze and pull the meatloaf out of the dish by pulling up the tin foil edges. Wrap up in more tinfoil to completely cover. Freeze. Add meatloaf to the same pan and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour or until tested done with a thermometer. Day 4-Soup Prepare your favorite soup recipe or try one of our easy freezer meals soup recipes. Add ingredients in a Ziploc bag and freeze. Unthaw the night before. In the morning place in the crock pot. Make sure you don't freeze potatoes, noodles, dairy products or cheese. Add these after it has cooked, if needed. Day 5- Taco Kits Mix refried beans with cooked ground hamburger. Season with taco seasoning and if desired add ½ Cup salsa. Freeze in a plastic container. For dinnertime, just add tortillas and shredded cheese or whatever taco toppings you'd like. Day 6-Vegetable quiche Eggs actually freeze well. Mix together 6 eggs, 1 cup milk, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Add chopped vegetables of your choice, (broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms) and shredded cheese. Add chopped ham or cooked crumbled bacon or sausage if desired. Pour into tin foil pie plate or use the same method as the meatloaf where we lined the pie plate with tin foil then wrapped it up after it was frozen. When ready to cook add tin foil quiche in pie plate. Unwrap the top or take tin foil completely off. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour. Day 7-Beef quick kabobs Add beef cubes and a marinade in a ziploc bag. Freeze. When ready to cook place on skewers and add whole mushrooms, pepper chunks, onions chunks or other vegetables desired. Teriyaki Beef Marinade: ½ Cup orange juice ¼ Cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons dried onions 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 1 garlic clove minced ¼ teaspoon ginger Mix marinade ingredients together and pour over 1-2 lbs beef cubes inside a plastic bag. Freeze. Bonus day: Spaghetti with meatballs Check out this freezer meals page for a recipe for spaghetti sauce and one for meatballs combine the two together for a great freezer meal. All that you need to do is cook the sauce and meatballs until the meatballs are cooked through and cook noodles. Do you have ideas on freezer cooking made easy?Freezer Cooking Made Easy IdeasShare your tips!  All rights reserved. The material on this site is for educational purposes. Nothing on this page is public domain.
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