Comments | karlatta: Freezer Meals

karlatta

Freezer Meals

Jul 17, 2007 12:33

I'm preparing to make some meals to freeze for after the baby comes. So I'm in need of easy-to-freeze recipes! I have a few casseroles that I think will work well, but I'd appreciate any recipes you guys have ( Read more... )

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rebelbets July 17 2007, 17:43:12 UTC

Red beans freeze extremely well, plus they're high in iron - great for new moms! And cheap, too. I can dig up my recipe, if you want it.

karlatta July 17 2007, 17:45:00 UTC

Ooh, I would really appreciate it! I love red beans and rice, but I have NO CLUE how to make it.

rebelbets July 17 2007, 17:48:04 UTC

It is soooo easy. I always bring it to new moms after they've had a baby. Just took it over to a friend Sunday, in fact!

Here you go:

Red Beans and Rice1 pound dry red kidney beans ( ... )

drmegan July 17 2007, 18:26:57 UTC

Here is my new favorite freezer meal. It takes me about 25 minutes to make 3 freezer lasagnas and we can eat each one of them for two days! Here is the lasagna recipe. First I'll post the original one, and then I'll tell you what I do. The original recipe didn't make enough for 2 good sized lasagnas ( ... )

karlatta July 17 2007, 22:27:10 UTC

Thanks!

The only part I need clarification on is this: "(about the size I brought you)"

I assume that the recipe was originally typed up for someone else. What size pans should I use?

drmegan July 17 2007, 22:36:17 UTC

Heh, yes. It is the smaller of the two kinds of pyrex dishes. About 10 x 6 or anything with that approximate interior area.

staciebratton July 17 2007, 19:23:53 UTC

I have a recipe called "Talerina" I will share...Jacob is fussing now though!

karlatta July 17 2007, 22:27:28 UTC

Ooh, that sounds fun!

Talerina staciebratton July 17 2007, 23:47:41 UTC

(I have no idea where the name came from)

2 cups cooked egg noodles
1 Tablespoon chili powder
1 pound ground beef
1 cup grated cheese
1 can tomato soup (condensed)
1 can corn drained
1 small jar pimentos (for color)
1 cup water
Sliced American cheese or Velveeta
onion powder
garlic powder
salt/pepper

Cook beef with chili powder and drain. Add noodles, soup, and water. Season to taste with spices above (or others if you like). Add corn and cheese. Turn into greased 13 x 9 inch pan. Cover with cheese American cheese and bake for 20 min at 350.

It is super simple and I really like to eat it. We have it on our menu for this week. It really isn't exciting, but it would be an great dish to freeze.

ithadtobeme July 18 2007, 02:54:33 UTC

I saved the thread on CC that talks about that....

http://www.constantchatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10015

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