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Need help with dinner ideas! I am looking for meals that I can make and freeze, and re-heat to eat during the week. It seems that there is no time in the evenings to make a good homemade dinner, so I need recipes/ideas that I can make and freeze to eat during the week. Thanks! |
Meatloaf freezes well -- I make a up a big one (sorry no recipe - each one I make is different depending upon what I have in the cupboard and my mood). Nothing beats a good rich homemade Spaghetti Sauce -- it freezes well, but takes a long time to cook. I don't use recipes, but cook by the taste and error method but here is more or less how I make mine - its very simple and very straight forward. 2 lbs. lean ground beef 1 pod (yes the whole pod, not a clove) garlic chopped fine 6 medium onions chopped fine 1 bell pepper chopped fine (optional) 1 lb. chopped fresh mushrooms (optional) 6 large cans of roma tomatoes -- fresh is better (if you use fresh I guess it will take about 5 lbs - skinned and chopped. Dip tomatoes briefly in boiling water to make skin slip off. Water Brown ground beef with garlic, onions and bell pepper and mushrooms. Do NOT drain off fat - you will do that after the sauce has finished cooking and cooled. Add tomatoes and enough water to fill large stock pot. Let simmer all day long to cook and reduce. A spoon should stand in the finished sauce. |
MRE's and some good old C Rats! If good enough for the service, good enough for everyone! When I was in it was just the C Rats. God, how I miss those Ham and Mothers! |
We eat a lot of chicken at our house and I love to buy the Rotisserie chickens from the grocery store. I add them to salads all the time and also make chicken salad with them as well. Here is a quick salad that I love: Romaine lettuce Tomatoes Green peppers Red onion Cucumber (or whatever other fresh veggies your like) then add 2 cups of cooked pasta to the salad cup of thawed frozen corn can black bean drained and rinsed toss it all together and put onto a dinner plate top with cut up pieces of skinless chicken and tortilla topping Dressing I love Spicy Southwest Ranch (Paul Newman or Hidden Valley both make it) with any left over you can make homemade Chicken Salad Remove skin and chicken from bone put into large bowl chopped onion and celery mayo (I like half mayo/Miracle whip) dried cranberries chopped pecans mix together My kids will eat this either as a sandwich, with a fork or with lettuce and Raspberry Vinaigrette dressing. I literally make a 100 meals with a rotisserie chicken. :p |
Hubby is a trucker and only home on weekends. I don't like to cook for myself so usually when we do meals on the weekend I make a pile of food and then freeze it in portions for during the week. You can do a lot with ground beef, pasta or chicken. I also like salads and just add chicken or tuna. Go to allrecipes. com, there is a load of healthy, easy and quick recipes. |
I will sometimes cook a ham or a turkey and cut it up for different meals. I also do the bagged salads and add cooked meats to it for a more substantial meal. Baked potato with veggies and cheese makes a good quick meal too. |
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Wow, a whole Pod. Sounds good. I use a lots of fresh basil and oregano. I will try your recipe. My husband loves Spaghetti. |
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Yep, me too Jodi. I make Chichen Enchiladas with rotisserie chicken. Makes life a whole lot easier. |
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Here are some I like to make and they freeze well: Chicken Divine Taco soup with chicken Beef Stew Saghetti with meat Meatloaf Also, Homemade Pound Cake freezes well, for a yummy quick dessert. |
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I love these kinds of threads because I am also always looking for new and refreshing ideas. My family teases me that I am the queen of 101 ways to cook chicken. I will grill three or four packages of chicken breasts at a time. I season it differently, then cut up and store it for that week's meals or freeze it for later. We eat a lot of chicken enchiladas, oriental chicken salad, chicken salad sandwiches, chicken alfredo, etc. Chicken enchiladas and chicken alfredo freeze well. |
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Does anyone use chicken soup? Take a can of chicken soup, a small tub of sour cream, a can of enchilada sauce (red) mix together, (if it is too thick add a small amount of chicken broth or another can of enchilada sauce) and spread that over the top of you enchiladas/burritos top with cheese (or mix the cheese into the sauce mix) and bake! |
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By the way, your Spaghetti sauce was a HIT TONIGHT..My husband ate 2 large bowls. I have never used a whole Pod, but it worked. My neighbor is from Italy and they use lots of Garlic,Oregano and Basil. Thanks so much and I froze the rest. |
This is not a recipe, but a really good timesaver for lots of weeknight meals. Brown ground beef, put in ziplock freezer bags in 1 pound portions and freeze. This can be used for a quick spaghetti sauce ("doctor" a jar of it), sloppy joes, tacos, american chop suey...you get the picture. It's a HUGE head start for me. The same can be done for cooked chopped chicken breast...just cook some in a fry pan (diced) and freeze in 1-cup portions. You can also put the 1-cup portions in large muffin tin cups, freeze for 1-2 hours till firm without falling apart, then pop them out of the tin and put all in one freezer bag. They'll stay separated and you can grab however many "cups" you need when it comes time to use it (chicken soup, enchiladas, chicken salad, stir fry, etc.) |
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ive started pre cooking ground beef n chicken..wow i love doing it..so great to just reach in and throw it in something makes the cooking time so much faster.. |
Meatballs freeze well and will go great with that delicious sauce recipe. Here is a quick & healthy meal chicken breast or thighs jar of salsa and brown rice place chicken in a cassorole dish, pour salsa over it and bake for 25-30 min on 350 and serve over rice. Boboli pizza shells with lots of veggies and some mozzerlla Great thread~ |
What I do for dinner is...I take some cereal -and- I place it in a bowl. Done. :D I'm sorry...I'm worthless here, but still wanted to share :). |
Home made vegetable beef soup is easy to make and freezes wonderfully. Make up a red sauce and freeze in several containers that hold enough for one meal for the family. Then all you have to do is boil up either spaghetti or mezze penne, or you could cook some rice, add some sauce and fill cleaned out bell peppers, wrap in foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Meat loaf, turkey loaf and even a meatless loaf is easy to make and also freezes great. Buy a large bag of frozen diced potatoes to keep in the freezer then use what ever it takes for your family and saute some onions and add the potatoes along with some type of sausage, like chicken or turkey, sliced in bite sized pieces, then you could even add some frozen peas to make it complete. Very easy. Buy a couple small cans of clams, a jar of Bertolli brand Alfredo sauce. Cook some spaghetti, add the clams to some of the sauce, heat and put over the spaghetti. Either throw in some frozen peas and carrots or make a salad. Easy!! |
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Sounds like work.:confused: I just go in the cupboard and grab a protein bar. I do have to unwrap it though.:thumbdown Or if I'm really ambitious, I'll microwave a Lean Cuisine. |
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