Comments on: I’m Wondering: What are Your Favourite Freezer Meals?

By: adora

adora — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:53:55 +0000

Generally, things with high fat and low fiber will always survive freezing. Soups and sauces are good as well.

Curry lamb is excellent, doesn’t even change one bit after freezing. Using chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts helps keeping the texture when freezing. I also make bolognese sauce by the gallon.

It’s not a meal per se, but I make giant batch of caramelized onions when I have time, it adds so much flavor to any dish with mere spoonful. I also chop spring onions and freeze them. They wilt rapidly and I often use just 2 tablespoons at a time, usually in ramen. The heat from the soup unfreezes it, very handy.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 04:37:24 +0000

My hot oven is filling the house with the wonderful smell of Canadian Living recipe “Mixed Grain Breakfast Pudding” http://m.canadianliving.com/category/food/home-food/?postId=89329#!/89329
Once it cools I will cut it into squares, wrap and freeze. Pop one info my lunch bag with some yogurt and I’ve got breakfast or a good snack packed.
Another play on an old recipe is Best of Bridge’s Marocca Chicken except I now make just the sauce and pour it on a bag of either Costco Italian Meatball or Ikea’s Meatballs. Make enough for tonight’s supper and one for the freezer.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 01:07:01 +0000

I have a favorite chili recipe. I make big batch and portion it out. I make fresh french bread and thaw the chili and enjoy! I also make pie filling and keep uncooked pastry in the freezer so a fresh pie is an easy treat.

By: Anne

Anne — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:42:43 +0000

If I make a large pasta based casserole, I’ll freeze a couple of meals in some aluminum foil takeout containers from the dollar store. On the lid I’ll mark what it contains, instructions for reheating and the date it was frozen. I almost always have homemade bean and cheese burritos on hand plastic wrapped and in a ziploc bag.

By: Lorraine Laframboise

Lorraine Laframboise — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:03:51 +0000

I like to prepare big batches of home made soups, chicken cacciatore, spaghetti sauce, broccoli quiche, chili, cabbage rolls, cooked chicken for stir fries and sandwiches when we are on the run.

I also freeze a ton of local vegetables in the fall when the produce is local and it helps us to eat fresh foods in the thick of winter and saves time on preparing meals for the freezer.