Easy Meals To Be Frozen

[es2443]

Hey everyone. At the end of this past semester I asked the dietician at my college if I would be able to bring back a box filled with gluten-free meals to store in their freezer. She did not hesitate to say yes, which made my day, but I haven't been able to come up with many meals. So far I have chili, chicken soup, and beef vegetable soup. The school has been working with me and they make anything I ask for, I'm just limited to variety. Most days out of the week, I can find a dinner I am able to eat but it is limited to chicken and fish, potatoes and rice, and veggies. It just gets old after eating that so often so I would just like some meals of my own to switch it up. Any suggestions of meals that can be stored in a freezer? I'm also putting pizzas and mac n cheeses in the box.

[kbabe1968]

Any kind of pasta will freeze well...

I made a pasta bake the other night...

I'm not sure how to link the thread, but here's the recipe:

1 lb ground meat (I used chicken)

8 oz brown rice pasta

1 28 oz jar spaghetti sauce (gluten free, of course)

2 cups shredded mozzarella

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

Brown the meat. Add the sauce and cooked noodles and 1 cup of the cheese. Mix well. Spread in a 2 qt baking dish and sprinkle rest of the cheese (I would say, put in individual microwave containers for you, and sprinkle with the rest of the cheeses).

It was really yummy!

[Viola 1]

Any stews and I freeze pork or chicken fried rice. It's yummy, just pack a small bottle of soy sauce, gluten free of course.

Also, pancakes freeze well ... but perhaps not a common supper

[emcmaster]

I freeze everything. The only thing I don't freeze is lettuce because it doesn't defrost well.

[Guhlia]

It will be easiest if you cook your own frozen meals. Plus, they'll be healthier and taste better.

You could make a large lasagna with Tinkyada lasagna noodles and freeze it in single serving sized pieces. The lasagna is even better reheated than fresh!!! Macaroni and cheese also freezes well. Oscar Meyer hot dogs are gluten free, they're good just dipped in ketchup. You could make a rice bake using rice, cooked chicken, cheddar cheese, brocolli, and spices like garlic, onion, and pepper. That reheats exceptionally well. If you get yourself a Foodsaver you'll be able to take more because it will take up less space. Plus, it will keep the foods nicer for longer because they'll be sealed in an airtight bag. Just be sure to pre-freeze items before using the FoodSaver otherwise it'll mash anything due to the vacuum sealing. Ooohhhh... Homemade pizza also reheats really well. Prebake your crust, then top it with cooked toppings and freeze it. Yum!

[marciab]

Use quinoa, buckwheat, millet or rice to give you flexibility with your sauces, like chili or spagetti sauce. Or stir fry which freezes well too.

I add fresh green onion, black olive, roasted red peppers, yogurt, etc. to these for variety too.

Cook and freeze your grains in the individual small containers by Glad or rubbermaid.

Marcia

[happygirl]

I freeze any and all foods---pretty much anything normal that you can think of!!

[gymnastjlf]

Possibly not the most interesting, but what I did this summer was really easy for lunch. At the beginning of the week, I set out a week (or two)'s worth of lunch dishes. I cooked up some rice, potatoes, and/or buckwheat. Then I set out some frozen veggies and proteins (beans, chicken, beef, etc).

Into each dish I threw a starch, veggies, and a protein. Sometimes I added seasonings/sauces (spaghetti sauces, soy sauce, Mrs. Dash spice mixes), or salad dressings! It didn't get boring to me, though some of my meals came out pretty random!

[hangininthere]

Yes, you can freeze just about everything you've ever seen frozen at the store, except lettuce, can't freeze lettuce, won't see it frozen anywhere.

Besides freezing single servings for my son and I in low square plastic containers with lids (inexpensive disposables but I reuse them, they have lasted for months so far, are microwaveable) of chili, spaghetti, lasagna, sweet and sour chicken/pork with rice, and meat and potatoes and veggies in one plastic container like a T.V. dinner...

I have been making stuffed potatoes with taco meat and cheddar cheese or even a slice of American cheese on top. I think this would freeze well too.

Instead of trying to 'stuff' the potato, I just cut it into bite size pieces then add the taco meat and cheese on top.

I've heard that cheese doesn't freeze well, but we see cheese in frozen dinners such as lasagna and burritos, so it must freeze alright when mixed in a recipe.

You could also make burritos or tacos and freeze them. You'd have to add the lettuce and cold veggies after you heated them, same with sour cream.

And pancakes and french toast do freeze nicely, and freeze some sausage on the side.

Best wishes All.

[Guest cassidy]

I always make large meals and freeze them. Here are some ideas:

Lasagna - I like veggie, but you can use any recipe. I freeze it in meal-sized portions

mexican lasagna - several recipes if you search this site - mine has corn tortillas, rice, black beans, cheese

bbq chicken - if you have a crockpot you can make a ton of it

veggies in bags - side dish sizes of veggies - I usually cook them in the crock pot with either beef broth or v8. I like my veggies mushy and they defintiely get mushy this way. I then eat the veggies with whatever else I unfroze.

crock pot roast with carrots, onions and potatoes - a full meal