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.