OAMC

In this case it was actually just two weeks worth of meals that I cooked. It was a long day, but the rewards are well worth it. All I have had to do for the last few days was just heat and eat. YEAH!!! I found many of the recipes on Pinterest (of course) and then a few tried and true. Here is what is on the menu for the next 16 days:

Breakfast

Cinnamon Rolls (secret recipe)

Bacon, Egg and Cheese Croissants

Blueberry and Choc. Chip Muffins

Lunch

Pretzel Bites

Mozz Cheese Bites

Chicken Taquitos

We will fill in with Sandwiches, mac and cheese, pasta and leftovers from dinner.

Dinner

Pizza Casserole

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Comfort Meatballs

Tacos

Enchiladas

2 Roast Chickens

Cheese Stuffed Jumbo Shells

Pizza (enough for 2 meals) linking to crust recipe

Ranch Burgers

Pork Chops

We will also use left over chicken from the roast chicken to make quesadillas.

A couple of things that might help if you are cooking for the freezer for the first time. I use mainly gallon size zip bags to freeze the items in. I do get the disposable tin containers for some things, like a lasagna or the pizza casserole just because it would not look nearly as appealing if I just dumped it all into a container and cooked.

If the dish contains pasta, I under cook the pasta by half the time so that during the freezing and reheating it does not end up soggy.....so far it has worked nicely!

Here is a link to a cinnamon roll recipe, this is not the one I use, but she does have an excellent way to freeze them and this is the freezing method I use. The muffins are just those cheap ones that you just have to add either milk or water and bake. I bake them and then wrap them in plastic wrap after cooled and throw them into the freezer bag. Then all I have to do is pull out what I need and warm in microwave.

I usually date, place the name of the dish, and cooking directions on the outside of every container or bag to make it easier on cooking day.

I would love to hear about any recipes you like to cook and freeze!