- cooked rice
- bread dough
- pie crusts
- cookie dough
- cinnamon rolls
- muffins
- burritos
- waffles
- shredded cheese
- fajita mix
- soups
- pasta sauces
- cooked ground beef
- tofu
- fish
- grapes
- broccoli
- nuts
- citrus peels
- herbs
What does not freeze well?
- celery
- egg plant
- peaches & nectarines
- plums
- cream cheese - unless you are using it in sauces or frostings later - texture changes
- block cheese
- mayonnaise
- custards
- frostings
- raw meats (makes them tough, better to marinate them or mix them in a sauce)
- cooked pastas
Basics:
Sweet Shredded Pork (3 to 4 lb port roast any cut, the more marbled the better)
1, 2 liter bottle of Dr. Pepper (Root Beer, Coke, or Pepsi)
1 can (14 ounces) pineapple tidbits undrained
Slow cook for 6 hours
Drain liquid (reserve 1 cup to freeze with the pork)
Shred and store in 7 sandwich size freezer bags with 1 to 2 T liquid
Defrost in microwave (pour liquid off)
Sirloin Strips
2 - 3 lb beef roast (any cut)
trim fat from the beef, slice in thin strips against the grain or have butcher fajita-strip the roast. Place 1 1/2 cups of meat in each of 7 or 8 freezer sandwich bags and evenly distribute marinade.
Marinade in:
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 T rice wine vinegar
3 t baking soda
2 T cornstarch
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Freezer Meals to Try:
Chicken Cordon Bleu
1 bottle Lawry's 30 minute marinade (herb and garlic)
8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
8 slices swiss cheese
8 slices ham, cut in half
1/2 cup butter melted
2 cups Italian bread crumbs
Butterfly chicken breasts, marinate in zip lock bag overnight. Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thick. place 1/2 slice cheese and 1/2 slice ham on each chicken, roll up like a burrito, secure with a toothpick, using butter and bread crumbs, bread each roll. To freeze place on a paper towel in freezer for 1 hour. Then move to ziplock. To serve - place frozen chicken on a cooke sheet in the oven at 325 for 35 minutes.
Baked Penne with Chicken and Sun Dried Tomatoes
http://www.marthastewart.com/313371/baked-penne-with-chicken-and-sun-dried-t
* this one was good, but I wanted more tomatoes and more mushrooms than it called for
October Freezer Group 2011
http://www.marthastewart.com/313621/tex-mex-beef-enchiladas
* Kristi Guiness made this one and it was yum! October Freezer Group 2011
BBQ Chicken Pizza
http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2009/03/fabuless-freezer-cooking-bbq-chicken.html
Sloppy Joes
http://freezerfriendz.blogspot.com/2009/05/freezer-sloppy-joes.html
Pepperoni Side-by-Side Calzones
http://freezerfriendz.blogspot.com/2009/12/pepperoni-side-by-side-calzones.html
Taco Filling
http://www.marthastewart.com/340593/taco-filling
Bean Burritos
http://www.marthastewart.com/312932/bean-burritos
Chicken and Rice Soup
http://www.marthastewart.com/333223/chicken-and-rice-soup
Vegetable Chowder
http://www.delish.com/recipefinder/vegetable-chowder-recipe-mslo0111
Twice Baked Potatoes
http://www.aturtleslifeforme.com/2011/06/freezer-meals-on-cheap.html
Chicken and Black Bean Chili
http://erinkristine.blogspot.com/2010/01/freezer-meals.html
Chicken Rice Wraps
http://erinkristine.blogspot.com/2010/01/freezer-meals.html
Baked Ziti
http://annies-eats.com/2009/07/02/baked-ziti/
Chicken with Marsala Sauce
http://freezerfriendz.blogspot.com/2011/10/chicken-with-marsala-sauce-by-erica.html
To try:
Sunshine Chicken by Amity
1 1/2 lb. chicken breasts, boneless skinless
2 c. BBQ sauce
1 c. Orange Juice
Combine all ingredients in a ziploc bag. Mush bag to mix sauce. Freeze flat.
Thaw at least 12 hours before meal time. When thawed bake in a pan covered with foil for 40 minutes. Then remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes. The sauce is a sweet BBQ flavor that tastes really good with rice and of course, the chicken!
***It's even more flavorful if you chop raw chicken into bite-sized pieces before freezing.
2 c. BBQ sauce
1 c. Orange Juice
Combine all ingredients in a ziploc bag. Mush bag to mix sauce. Freeze flat.
Thaw at least 12 hours before meal time. When thawed bake in a pan covered with foil for 40 minutes. Then remove foil and bake another 15-20 minutes. The sauce is a sweet BBQ flavor that tastes really good with rice and of course, the chicken!
***It's even more flavorful if you chop raw chicken into bite-sized pieces before freezing.
