My first attempt at freezer cooking was such a success that I planned another round for this afternoon. Here's what I planned to make:
Southwest Rollups (10)
Lasagna X2
Porcupine Meatballs
Chicken and Rice Casserole X2
(all of these recipes can be found under my recipes tab at the top)
I started by popping chicken breasts in the oven to cook for the rollups and casserole.
While it was cooking I started making the lasagna.
Sometime after the last time I made Lasagna I had a revelation..... bread pans! Might not sound like much, but hear me out. If you have a small family like us and are only cooking for 2 or 3 most lasagna recipes make way too much. And if you aren't very good at keeping track of leftovers like us, it can often go bad. I make bread a lot and it struck me that a bread pan is the perfect size for a small lasagna.
So I made two in the small bread pans.
Then I popped em in the oven to cook and took out the chicken.
While the chicken was cooling I mixed up the meatballs and put em in a pan with a little oil to cook.
While they cooked I chopped up the chicken and mixed together the casserole.
The casseroles went in the freezer, and then I mixed the sauce for the meatballs.
The meatballs went in a pan with the sauce and then into the freezer.
Next I mixed up the filling for the rollups and rolled em up into the tortillas.
I stuck all the tortillas back into their bag and into the freezer they went.
Then I cleaned everything up, put everything back away, and rinsed all the dishes. Wouldn't you know just as I finished cleaning up the timer went off for the lasagna? I took it out and let it cool while I loaded the dishwasher and then into the freezer it went! I now have 7 more meals in there for this month!
Southwest Rollups (10)
Lasagna X2
Porcupine Meatballs
Chicken and Rice Casserole X2
(all of these recipes can be found under my recipes tab at the top)
I started by popping chicken breasts in the oven to cook for the rollups and casserole.
While it was cooking I started making the lasagna.
Sometime after the last time I made Lasagna I had a revelation..... bread pans! Might not sound like much, but hear me out. If you have a small family like us and are only cooking for 2 or 3 most lasagna recipes make way too much. And if you aren't very good at keeping track of leftovers like us, it can often go bad. I make bread a lot and it struck me that a bread pan is the perfect size for a small lasagna.
So I made two in the small bread pans.
Then I popped em in the oven to cook and took out the chicken.
While the chicken was cooling I mixed up the meatballs and put em in a pan with a little oil to cook.
While they cooked I chopped up the chicken and mixed together the casserole.
The casseroles went in the freezer, and then I mixed the sauce for the meatballs.
The meatballs went in a pan with the sauce and then into the freezer.
Next I mixed up the filling for the rollups and rolled em up into the tortillas.
I stuck all the tortillas back into their bag and into the freezer they went.
Then I cleaned everything up, put everything back away, and rinsed all the dishes. Wouldn't you know just as I finished cleaning up the timer went off for the lasagna? I took it out and let it cool while I loaded the dishwasher and then into the freezer it went! I now have 7 more meals in there for this month!
You are on a roll! Nicely done! :)
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