Meal suggestion

jen812

I'm going to visit my cousin & the new baby on Sunday. I want to bring them a meal. Anyone have suggestions for a simple meal to make, that will travel & freeze well?

mrs.jenRN

Lasagne. We ate a lot of that when Zoe was born!

Loskadoodle

You could stuff chicken breasts and freeze them, and bring a bag of frozen veggies and a container of those premade mashed potatoes.  That should be fairly healthy and easy to thaw/bake. 

MrsShawanaB

I make cheeseburger casserole.  Penne pasta, 1 can of Campbell's nacho cheese fiesta soup, ground beef (cooked first), 1 can of crushed tomato or diced tomato, shredded cheese

You just cook the pasta and ground beef, then you pour all of that into a casserole dish except the shredded cheese, which you sprinkle on top.  You bake at 350 for a few minutes, just until the cheese on top is melted.  Sometimes I will also top with crushed tostitos and some dallops of sour cream to make it more like a mexican casserole.  It freezes and reheats well if you don't do the chips and sour cream. 

mrs.jenRN

How much ground beef do you use, Shawna? That sounds good!

tashaandsage

This is a good blog post on bringing food to new parents, with some meal ideas and tips. 

http://annies-eats.com/2009/05/11/meals-for-new-parents/

dvroxy

Baked Ziti.  Yummy, easy, freezes well!

jen812

Thanks everyone.

jen812

tashaandsage:

This is a good blog post on bringing food to new parents, with some meal ideas and tips. 

http://annies-eats.com/2009/05/11/meals-for-new-parents/

Thanks for this. After reading the blog, I remembered my cousin is lactose intolerant. That eliminates a lot. Any dairy free ideas welcome.