Filling a Freeze with Meals Cheap - The DIS Discussion Forums

Tink2000 · 10-17-2009, 02:36 PM

My sister-in-law just had her first baby and I want to fill their freeze with a few meals for them. While I am cooking I want to fill my freezer also. Any ideas for cheap freezer meals.

Mom23Disneybelievers · 10-17-2009, 02:50 PM

frozen in trays: baked ziti, lasagna, macaroni and cheese, stuffed peppers, chicken cacciatori, eggplant parmesan

Frozen in freezer bags: chili, pea soup, chowders, pulled pork in bbq sauce

WDWHo · 10-17-2009, 03:19 PM

Chicken pot pies!

Tink2000 · 10-17-2009, 11:09 PM

bumping

AllesonWonderland · 10-18-2009, 12:11 AM

I checked out 'Fix, Freeze, Feast' by Kati Neville and 'Don't Panic--Dinner's in the Freezer' by Susie Martinez from my library and liked them both. I was looking for meals to stock my dad's freezer with. The first book had lots of yummy recipes and the second had great techniques for freezing food--especially how to do it without tying up all your dishes in the freezer.

Sagginit · 10-18-2009, 12:22 AM

chili and soup are very inexpensive and freeze well, they are about the only cooked meals i freeze.

smidgen21 · 10-18-2009, 10:25 AM

before my second child was born I bought whole chickens on sale and cooked them in my large roaster, deboned them and froze them in 2 cup portions. I also bought ground beef on sale, browned it and froze it in 2 cup portions. this way all i had to do was thaw the meat and add it to whatever i was making...chicken soup, tacos, chili etc.

Alice2020 · 10-18-2009, 11:59 AM

Muffins are one of the easier things to freeze individually and you can defrost them as needed- plus not a lot of freezer items are breakfast food or snack items.

schoen · 10-18-2009, 02:45 PM

I love to make homemade spaghetti sauce and freeze it. Then all you have to do is cook the spaghetti and you"re ready!

disneyfan2 · 10-18-2009, 05:45 PM

i have never made homemade soup ( well i tried a broth chicken soup once, and was suggested to dump a bunch of chicken pieces into pot with veggies and boil) Well it tasted sooo bland ( had to add lots of salt which we did not like) but ever since i have never made soup.

What are some good and easy soup recipes(veggie, chicken etc) and flavor options.

BTW- Can you actually freeze soups and taste good?

FoundMyPrince · 10-18-2009, 06:30 PM

I make baked potato soup to freeze for later dates. It seems to take a while to thaw, but takes great!

I also like to make hashbrown casserole and free it. I can make one recipe of this and freeze it into two 8x8 pans.

Tink2000 · 10-18-2009, 08:33 PM

Could you please share the bake potatoe recipe? Of sould like something we would like.

jacobsmom · 10-18-2009, 08:54 PM

I make big batches of pancakes then flash freeze them so whenever my family wants they can either toast them in the toaster or nuke them for a warm breakfast!
We load the freezer with casseroles, precooked chicken/beef so I can make whatever in 1/2 the time, soup, cookies, candies (things that whenever guests stop by it looks like I was prepared).

FoundMyPrince · 10-18-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tink2000

Could you please share the bake potatoe recipe? Of sould like something we would like.

Baked Potato Soup

2 lbs frozen hash browns, thawed
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 cups half and half or milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 lb bacon

Saute' onion in butter. Add soup, half and half, and thawed hash browns. Stir in cheese, and cooked bacon (torn in small pieces).

I cook this in my crock pot for about 4 hours. If we don't eat it right away I will freeze this in a small container. Enjoy!

bear74 · 10-18-2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoundMyPrince

Baked Potato Soup

2 lbs frozen hash browns, thawed
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped green onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
4 cups half and half or milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 lb bacon

Saute' onion in butter. Add soup, half and half, and thawed hash browns. Stir in cheese, and cooked bacon (torn in small pieces).

I cook this in my crock pot for about 4 hours. If we don't eat it right away I will freeze this in a small container. Enjoy!

sounds yummy!

10-17-2009, 02:36 PM	#1
Tink2000 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 86	Filling a Freeze with Meals Cheap My sister-in-law just had her first baby and I want to fill their freeze with a few meals for them. While I am cooking I want to fill my freezer also. Any ideas for cheap freezer meals.

10-17-2009, 02:50 PM	#2
Mom23Disneybelievers Mouseketeer Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 444	frozen in trays: baked ziti, lasagna, macaroni and cheese, stuffed peppers, chicken cacciatori, eggplant parmesan Frozen in freezer bags: chili, pea soup, chowders, pulled pork in bbq sauce __________________

10-18-2009, 12:11 AM	#5
AllesonWonderland DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Springdale, AR (But a Husker girl at heart!) Posts: 854	I checked out 'Fix, Freeze, Feast' by Kati Neville and 'Don't Panic--Dinner's in the Freezer' by Susie Martinez from my library and liked them both. I was looking for meals to stock my dad's freezer with. The first book had lots of yummy recipes and the second had great techniques for freezing food--especially how to do it without tying up all your dishes in the freezer. __________________ March 2007/Spring Break Our first trip to WDW!!

10-18-2009, 10:25 AM	#7
smidgen21 Wanna be Tink Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 578	before my second child was born I bought whole chickens on sale and cooked them in my large roaster, deboned them and froze them in 2 cup portions. I also bought ground beef on sale, browned it and froze it in 2 cup portions. this way all i had to do was thaw the meat and add it to whatever i was making...chicken soup, tacos, chili etc. __________________ The cast: DH Me DS(4) DS(2)

10-18-2009, 11:59 AM	#8
Alice2020 Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 84	Muffins are one of the easier things to freeze individually and you can defrost them as needed- plus not a lot of freezer items are breakfast food or snack items. __________________ -Curiouser and Curiouser I etsy, do you? find me at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Mamadisney 1983-1993 (my Grandmother was a CM then) Too many stays to count- all at Grandmother's house; 2008 ASMu for Daughter's B-day; 2009 POFQ for Family Reunion

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10-17-2009, 03:19 PM	#3
WDWHo Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 319	Chicken pot pies!

10-17-2009, 11:09 PM	#4
Tink2000 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 86	bumping

10-18-2009, 12:22 AM	#6
Sagginit Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 105	chili and soup are very inexpensive and freeze well, they are about the only cooked meals i freeze.

10-18-2009, 02:45 PM	#9
schoen DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Spartan Country Michigan Posts: 572	I love to make homemade spaghetti sauce and freeze it. Then all you have to do is cook the spaghetti and you"re ready! __________________

10-18-2009, 05:45 PM	#10
disneyfan2 Dreaming about a Mouse Does anyone know how to use google Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: ontario Posts: 3,722	i have never made homemade soup ( well i tried a broth chicken soup once, and was suggested to dump a bunch of chicken pieces into pot with veggies and boil) Well it tasted sooo bland ( had to add lots of salt which we did not like) but ever since i have never made soup. What are some good and easy soup recipes(veggie, chicken etc) and flavor options. BTW- Can you actually freeze soups and taste good? __________________

10-18-2009, 06:30 PM	#11
FoundMyPrince DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: 1,179 miles from the Happiest Place on Earth Posts: 1,099	I make baked potato soup to freeze for later dates. It seems to take a while to thaw, but takes great! I also like to make hashbrown casserole and free it. I can make one recipe of this and freeze it into two 8x8 pans. __________________ DH Me DD10 DS7 DD4 Check out our family blog: http://adamsfam5.blogspot.com/

10-18-2009, 08:33 PM	#12
Tink2000 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 86	Could you please share the bake potatoe recipe? Of sould like something we would like.

10-18-2009, 08:54 PM	#13
jacobsmom Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Two Rivers, WI Posts: 260	I make big batches of pancakes then flash freeze them so whenever my family wants they can either toast them in the toaster or nuke them for a warm breakfast! We load the freezer with casseroles, precooked chicken/beef so I can make whatever in 1/2 the time, soup, cookies, candies (things that whenever guests stop by it looks like I was prepared).

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