These Freezable Meals are Perfect For a Busy Weeknight

These Freezable Meals are Perfect For a Busy Weeknight

We have all been searching for ways to make dinnertime just a little bit easier for as long as we can remember. Many of us are just so busy that by the time we get home,  we don't even want to think about cooking. These freezable meals just might change everything. You might even find yourself loving every single one!

Some Freezable Meals For Your Busy Weeknight Include:

 

Red Lentil Soup with Beet Greens  

Vegan Sweet Potato Biscuits 

For how to freeze and thaw soup see here and for how to freeze, cook biscuits see here.

Add:  Dollop of yogurt
Tina's Delicious Chinese Dumplings 

XO Sauce XO Sauce

For freezing  XO Sauce,  cool, portion  into ice cube trays. After  cubes are frozen, transfer to  freezer bag. To cook,  thaw  sauce in  fridge or  throw right into  stir-fried vegetables to thaw, cook.

Add: Soy sauce and stir-fried vegetables.
Extra Tender Meatballs

Marcella Hazan's Tomato Sauce with Onion and Butter 

Cook  sauce as  recipe states, let cool completely before portioning into freezer bags, placing in  freezer. To thaw, place  bags of sauce on  plate or bowl, leave in  refrigerator for 4 – 5 hours. Just put it into  pot, turn  heat on, that’ll do the trick.

For  meatballs, cook as  recipe states. Cool, place, separated, on  parchment-covered sheet pan, into  freezer. Once frozen, put them in a freezer bag. To reheat  place into pot of thawed tomato sauce, simmer until warmed through.

Add:  Baguette, mozzarella,  pepperoncini.
Vegan Enchilada Casserole 

Black Beans and Rum 
Assemble  casserole and cover very well with aluminum foil, secure  foil’s edges with tape.  Thaw in fridge overnight, bake as described in  recipe or place directly into oven, without thawing, knowing you’ll need about 15 minutes or more of extra cooking time . To freeze, thaw beans, cook, follow same instructions for  tomato sauce.

Add: Sliced avocado, chopped cilantro.
Chicken Fingers 

Southwestern Spiced Sweet Potato Fries with Chili-Cilantro Sour Cream 
After breading  chicken fingers ( before baking), place onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, into  freezer. Freeze until frozen,  place into  freezer bag. To cook, arrange on baking rack set on  baking sheet, drizzle with oil,  bake at 425° F  25 minutes.

For  sweet potato fries, cook  as directed, let cool completely. Place on  parchment-lined sheet pan  into  freezer. Once frozen,  transfer them to freezer bag. To cook, place ontoa parchment-lined sheet pan, pop  into the oven at 425° F,   10 minutes.

Add: Ketchup and/or ranch dressing for dipping, salad.
Flaky Baked Samosas 

Dal Makhani 

After filling and forming samosas, place onto  parchment-lined sheet pan, pop into  freezer. Once frozen, transfer to  freezer bag. To bake, place  again on  parchment-lined sheet pan, cook as directed in  recipe, adding on a few more minutes to account for  samosas being frozen.

For  dal, cook as  recipe states, let cool, follow same freezing and thawing instructions as the tomato sauce.

Add: Rice, and vegetable.
Sheri's Shortcut Chili 

Super-Easy Brown Butter Cornbread 
Cook chili as the recipe says,  cool, follow  same freezing and thawing instructions as  tomato sauce.

For cornbread, cook as directed, follow  freezing, thawing instructions here.

Add: Whatever fixin’s you want.
Chicken Stock

Barbara Kafka's Simplest Roast Chicken 
Make  chicken stock, let cool completely, portion into freezer bags, freeze. Put  chicken stock in a pot, turn  heat on low, stirring occasionally to break up  stock. Heat until thawed, at a simmer.

For  chicken, once cool, shred some of that roasted bird,place into freezer bags, freeze.  Thaw  chicken in  fridge the night before or add it right to pot .

Add: Noodles, frozen peas, chopped celery, and peeled, thinly sliced carrots.

Enjoy!

These freezable meals are so easy and fantastic you might just want to make them even when you aren't busy! Have you  tried any of these meals yet?

Let Us  Know What You Thought!

For even more freezable meals, you can visit:

  Food52

 

 

 





5 Comments

  1. Video Recipes
    Video Recipes January 31, 21:30

    Thanks ! big fan here

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  2. Foodies Frat
    Foodies Frat January 31, 21:30

    Much Agreed

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  3. Foodies Frat
    Foodies Frat January 31, 21:30

    Cool

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  4. Crock Pot-Slow Cooker
    Crock Pot-Slow Cooker June 27, 04:00

    Amazing very interesting

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  5. Crock Pot-Slow Cooker
    Crock Pot-Slow Cooker November 29, 01:00

    More posts on Healthy Meals please who agrees?

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