Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Freezer Meals
As I get further along in this pregnancy, the less energy I have. Taking care of a household really starts to get hard. So, I've been trying to find ways to simplify, or to at least make life easier in the near future.
I've also been enjoying pintrest.com, which my SIL Katie introduced me to. (If you haven't discovered it yet, you really need to take a peak at it). One of the things I've found there is freezer meals, but I haven't been all that excited about the recipes, just about the idea of it. I decided to make some out of my own recipes, anticipating needing some in the weeks ahead.
On Monday, I made lasagna for dinner, so I just made enough sauce to put together a couple extra ones and put them aluminum pans in the freezer. And, as long as I had the fresh hamburger out, I fried up and seasoned some taco meat, which I sealed with the Food Saver and then froze some hamburger into patties and sealed them with the Food Saver too. It was a little extra work, but not a lot, and I had at least 7 dinners in the freezer ready to go.
Tuesday was Aiden's birthday (more about that soon), and he wanted homemade Mac'n'cheese. So, instead of making the half batch that I normally do, I made a full batch and froze two meal size portions. Cost me next to nothing in extra time, but I had two more freezer meals.
Wednesday was a bigger day. I made chicken cordon bleu (about 16 of them--I used the recipe from Our Best Bites Cookbook; I don't have an electronic copy, but I'll try to add one soon) and sealed them in the food saver bags. I also made up some teriyaki sauce and sliced up a few more chicken breasts into thin slices. I put the small slices into the food saver bags along with the sauce, so it is marinating. Then I froze those too. You can just boil the chicken right in the bag and it comes out juicy and tender.
Thursday, Rich and I ate out, so I picked up two Papa Murphy's pizzas instead of one for the kids and froze the extra one.
Friday, I made a gallon of Aunt Kel's Enchilada sauce and shredded and froze the chicken for chicken tacos. I haven't gotten around to making the enchiladas yet, but I think I'll get a couple of pans out of it to freeze.
So, by the end of the week, I had about 15 meals in the freezer ready to go. Not bad for a little extra work each day. They should come in very handy in the months ahead. I can't wait to start reaping the benefits of my labors. Now if I just had a little bit more freezer space...
I've also been enjoying pintrest.com, which my SIL Katie introduced me to. (If you haven't discovered it yet, you really need to take a peak at it). One of the things I've found there is freezer meals, but I haven't been all that excited about the recipes, just about the idea of it. I decided to make some out of my own recipes, anticipating needing some in the weeks ahead.
On Monday, I made lasagna for dinner, so I just made enough sauce to put together a couple extra ones and put them aluminum pans in the freezer. And, as long as I had the fresh hamburger out, I fried up and seasoned some taco meat, which I sealed with the Food Saver and then froze some hamburger into patties and sealed them with the Food Saver too. It was a little extra work, but not a lot, and I had at least 7 dinners in the freezer ready to go.
Tuesday was Aiden's birthday (more about that soon), and he wanted homemade Mac'n'cheese. So, instead of making the half batch that I normally do, I made a full batch and froze two meal size portions. Cost me next to nothing in extra time, but I had two more freezer meals.
Wednesday was a bigger day. I made chicken cordon bleu (about 16 of them--I used the recipe from Our Best Bites Cookbook; I don't have an electronic copy, but I'll try to add one soon) and sealed them in the food saver bags. I also made up some teriyaki sauce and sliced up a few more chicken breasts into thin slices. I put the small slices into the food saver bags along with the sauce, so it is marinating. Then I froze those too. You can just boil the chicken right in the bag and it comes out juicy and tender.
Thursday, Rich and I ate out, so I picked up two Papa Murphy's pizzas instead of one for the kids and froze the extra one.
Friday, I made a gallon of Aunt Kel's Enchilada sauce and shredded and froze the chicken for chicken tacos. I haven't gotten around to making the enchiladas yet, but I think I'll get a couple of pans out of it to freeze.
So, by the end of the week, I had about 15 meals in the freezer ready to go. Not bad for a little extra work each day. They should come in very handy in the months ahead. I can't wait to start reaping the benefits of my labors. Now if I just had a little bit more freezer space...
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