Menu Plan Monday is hosted by Laura at I'm an Organizing Junkie.Remember how last week I said I was going to "make a huge batch tomorrow night so there is plenty to freeze to have on hand for those nights when I need to pull something out of the freezer quickly. I think I will try to make one meal like this each week to keep the freezer stocked with easy to re-heat home cooked meals ..." I was talking about spaghetti sauce and I did. We have four dinners worth of sauce frozen ! Then last night, I double a lasagna recipe and we now have four lasagna dinners and four lasagna lunches frozen !! I'm so excited about this !
Do you have any recipes that freeze really well ?? I'd love for you to leave a comment with a link so I can get some ideas for what to fill the freezer with. Rory is even talking about a deep freezer now ...
Do you have any recipes that freeze really well ?? I'd love for you to leave a comment with a link so I can get some ideas for what to fill the freezer with. Rory is even talking about a deep freezer now ...
Here's this week's menu.
Monday
Trying a new Ratouille with Crusty Bread on the side. I'm going to serve it on quinoa ...
I want to try Khrista's one next ...
Tuesday
Zucchini Pie with salad from our garden
Wednesday
Cabbage/Polish Sausage
Will serve on rice or mashed potatoes
Thursday
Spaghetti ~ from the freezer
Friday
Funky Lime Pizza
Saturday
ooops ... haven't planned for Saturday
Sunday
or Sunday either ...
Trying a new Ratouille with Crusty Bread on the side. I'm going to serve it on quinoa ...
I want to try Khrista's one next ...
Tuesday
Zucchini Pie with salad from our garden
Wednesday
Cabbage/Polish Sausage
Will serve on rice or mashed potatoes
Thursday
Spaghetti ~ from the freezer
Friday
Funky Lime Pizza
Saturday
ooops ... haven't planned for Saturday
Sunday
or Sunday either ...
5 comments:
I found your blog through the Orgjunkie post.
Here are a few links to freezer meals we have done and enjoyed:
Taco rice - http://freezerswap.blogspot.com/2009/04/chicken-taco-rice.html
Parsley parmesan chicken - http://whatsonmymenu.blogspot.com/2009/05/parsley-parmesan-chicken-freezer-meal.html
Teriyaki chicken - (super easy) http://whatsonmymenu.blogspot.com/2009/02/teriyaki-chicken-freezer-meal.html
Three chese baked spaghetti - http://www.tammysrecipes.com/three_cheese_baked_spaghetti
Your lime pizza looks . . . fascinating! We do pizza night every Friday, and, while my husband is attached to the tried-and-true "pepperoni and lots of cheese" model, I love trying new and different things on mine! (That, and it drives him nuts - a girl's gotta have some fun!)
As for freezer meals, you're right in that they make our lives SO much easier! This week, we're having a dinner guest, and we'll just pull some jambalaya from the freezer - all we need is to heat it and stir into fresh rice, maybe a salad or some greens on the side - it's so easy, and SO tasty!
http://darksideofthefridge.wordpress.com/2009/02/24/i-feel-fat-tuesday/
I just put a bunch of meals in the freezer this weekend (ground beef was on sale big time) - here's what I did: http://savingsninja.blogspot.com/2009/08/ground-beef-freezer-fest.html
Smitten Kitchen's Ratatouille looks really good! I'll have to try that one!
The Zucchini Pie was good! I used smoked cheddar and smoked gouda instead of the provolone when I made it.
And I LOVE that funky lime pizza! Might have to make that again this week! Dave even enjoyed two pieces! He is usually a stickler for his fave...meat with extra meat! ha!
In addition to spaghetti sauce and meatballs I make large batches of pulled pork and big batches of chili - all freeze great. I also cook and freeze bags of chicken and ground beef to have on hand for quick recipes.
I posted my menus for the month, including several recipe links here...
http://meandering-martha.blogspot.com/2009/08/menu-plan-monday.html
And when you have some time come over to read my rather lengthy entry about meal planning, shortcuts, meal stretching, freezer meals, etc. here...
http://meandering-martha.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-talk-food.html
Have a great weekend!
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