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Frozen dinner ideas....

So with our little one's grand apperance quickly approaching, I am wanting to stock pile some meals in the freezer that are easy to make and that I can throw in the freezer and easily heat back up in the oven. My MIL will be here for 6 weeks, roughly 2 before and 4 after baby gets here, and SIL and neice will be here roughly a week after baby gets here for 1 week. Needless to say I don't want to have a frozen pasta meal every night. D is pretty picky when it comes to veggies, so minimal veggie recipes would be great!

Here is what I have planned so far: Bri's baked ziti, lasagna, stuffed pasta shells, and manacotti. See nothing but pasta....HELP!

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Re: Frozen dinner ideas....

  • I would cook some chicken breasts, beef, or pork tenderloin in the crockpot, then shread it and freeze. To reheat, thaw, and warm with some barbeque sauce. You can use it to make shredded barbeque sandwiches or top a baked potato with the barbeque and some cheese. Serve both with slaw, a side salad, or roasted veggies and you're good to go!
  • I've seen this website going around Pinterest for awhile. The receipes on here look good and I believe there are quite a bit non pasta.

    http://freezermealsforus.blogspot.com/

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  • Before G was born I made and froze a lasagna, 2 meatloafs, chicken enchiladas, shredded BBQ beef, and 2 dozen hamburger patties. I think next time I'll also make and season some shredded chicken so it could be put in the crockpot and used for tacos/burritos or sandwiches, and I'll make some stuff for quick snacks/breakfasts (muffins are all I can think of at the moment though).
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  • You can prepare smoothies in advance. It's been all over Pinterest. You put your yogurt in a muffin pan and freeze the "pucks," put them in a freezer ziploc with some fruit, so you have smoothie packs.

    You can freeze egg mcmuffin type things, too. if Jimmy Dean can make it happen, so can you! 

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  • Do you still have that recipe for the cheesy chicken and stuffing casserole? That freezes well. I also have a great recipe for chicken nugget-type things that freeze awesome... serve with BBQ sauce or ranch. I'll try to remember to find it when I get home if you're interested. 

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  • Hamburger and tater tot casserole.

    1 lb browned meat cooked with 1/2 an onion.

    Mixed with 1 can of condensed cream of whatever (I used onion).

    Top with frozen tots.  Freeze

    Thaw and put a bit of cheese on top to bake.  

    It's not bad.

     

    I also flash froze some chicken bites.  Chicken dipped in half buttermilk/half dijon mustard and coated with panko.  Deliciousness on a plate!

    Enchiladas too!  Those seem to freeze well. 

     

  • Definitely remember snacks! I think I snacked more in the first 6 wks than anything. I didn't feel like eating much and when I did, I didn't have a lot of time before DD woke up, etc. 
  • Good post! I've been making a mental list of foods I can make. Before a surgery this summer, I made a few freezer meals:

    taco soup

    broccoli cheese soup (have with sandwiches for dinner)

    spaghetti sauce (so all DH had to do was cook noodles)

    chicken burritos (shredded chicken, black beans, rice, cheese, seasoning)

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  • imageIPmama:
    Definitely remember snacks! I think I snacked more in the first 6 wks than anything. I didn't feel like eating much and when I did, I didn't have a lot of time before DD woke up, etc. 

    Good idea. I may make some muffins and breads and freeze them for easy breakfasts and snacks. 

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    Are you having a girl? or just liked the pink ticker? Do you have names picked out? I can't believe how close our due dates are!

     

    We are having a girl and I am thrilled about it. I can't wait for her to get here. We decided on Evelynn. I really like older classic names. How about you??

    Thanks guys for the awesome ideas. And Gingy I have no idea what Ckn casserole thingy you are talking about but I am all for the recipe if you can send it to me!

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  • This blogger (who is popular on the What's Cooking board) has some great ideas: http://joelens.blogspot.com/2010/05/freezer-meals-menu.html

    Also, I made some breakfast burritos a couple of weeks ago for H's breakfast and froze them.  They were good reheated.

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