What is freezer cooking?
No, it is not pulling out a frozen pizza or a Lean Cuisine meal. It is homemade food prepared fresh ahead of time by you and reheated. I was amazed at how much easier yummier, nutritious and quick dinners became in our house when I started to freezer cook.
I start by looking in the kitchen at what we have, search the stores for sales, plan the menu and then cook. I then label the meals and freezze. I also keep a running list on my freezer of what I have in there. So, I don’t forget about whats hanging out in the back of my freezer. On the day of the meal, I simply pull it out in the morning, let it thaw and reheat that night. There are also some items that can be pulled out and immediately heated up and served within seconds or minutes.
Presto, Meals in a flash.
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What are the benefits of freezer cooking?
Time, money, convenience and nutrition! With freezer cooking, bulk buying saves money; buying larger quantities offers sharply lower price-per serving.
Assembly-line processing–chopping ten onions at once, browning ground beef for chili, spaghetti sauce and taco mix in one pan–cuts preparation time for each entree.
Freezer storage spells convenience: each morning, remove the evening’s entree for reheating at dinnertime.
A steady supply of home-cooked entrees promotes good nutrition–no more trips to Happy Mac Burgers at the end of a long day.
A good stock of freezer entrees makes it easy to extend a casual invitation to dinner, promoting hospitality.
Best of all, by cooking once for an entire month, you’ve earned 29 nights of cooking freedom!
My freezer is too small to store 30 entrees!
Creative packaging and a scaled-down two-week plan can overcome lack of freezer space. Storing entrees flat, in zipper food storage bags and starting with an empty freezer compartment, even small freezers can hold at least two weeks’ worth of entrees.
Where to start?
To begin, you’ll need to create a freezer cooking plan. Plan the menus, shopping lists and recipes you’ll need for your freezer cooking session.
So, what do you eat if you’re trying freezer cooking?
Take heart! Many favorite recipes adapt well to freezer cooking–and it’s not all casseroles and lasagna.
Check out the recipe section to find some of our favorites.
