I had NO TIME to cook as seems to be the trend lately, but the thought of cooking every night, because there are no meals in the freezer, actually kind of makes me have anxiety...so...here's how it went... And there aren't a lot of pictures, because, well....I kinda just got on a roll. Maybe this summer one of my girls can be the photographer for me...
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| A LITTLE HINT: This is how I store my meals that I place in freezer bags. First lay them flat to freeze and then they stand up very nicely in a dollar store container. There are 6-7 meals in each bin like this. |
Saturday night I decided to make my menu and print my grocery list. Sunday, we have 2 services at church and after that was a Leader Meeting, so I headed to the store around 4- my wonderful husband took the kiddos home for me while I went to the grocery store ALONE. Truth be told, I thought about taking a REALLY LONG time, but them realized ummm...family must eat this week, so work through the list I did.
After unloading the van with all the groceries, I threw in 2 packages of chicken breast into 2 crockpots, and in the other crockpot, I put ground turkey in to brown all ON HIGH. I headed outside to play with the kiddos. EASY! After the girls headed to bed, I shredded or cubed the cooked chicken. The ground meat I made into taco meat. Then I put 3 recipes in the crockpot and let them cook while I slept. YAY!
Over the next 4 nights, I made 45+ meals for my freezer- some recipes made more than one meal for my family.
Here's what I cooked, and the real reason you are reading this blog anyway...most of the recipes are linked, so click to find the yumminess!
- Garlic Parmesan Chicken Yes, I linked the same recipe THREE times- it is that good!
- Almost Ravioli
- Chicken Taco Pizza
- Make Ahead Burritos
- Taco Meat (Make your own seasoning with this recipe)
- Grilled Cheeseburger Wrap
- OMG Chicken (This one is a recipe I made last time and we all LOVE it. I did swap out the mayo for fat free Greek yogurt, just because I love that stuff!!!!!)
- Taco Cups
- Crockpot Cheeseburgers
- Crockpot Pizza
- White Chicken Enchiladas
- Lasagna Casserole
- Crockpot Barbecue Chicken
- Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
- Brown Bag Burritos
- (We just had these for lunch- sooooo good! I unwrapped them from the foil and microwaved until heated. These are going to be a go to lunch or quick meal!)
- Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Pork Chops with Pineapple Salsa
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti (I lighten this one up using fat free and reduced fat free soups and cheeses)
- Italian Chicken Marinade (Ready for the Grill) This is just chicken breast and Italian dressing in a freezer bag popped in the freezer.
- Sweet and Spicy Chicken Grill (Summer is coming!) I just rubbed this on the chicken breasts and put in a freezer bag.
- Best Ever Chicken Marinade (We'll see about that)
- This was AWESOME chicken. Reminded me of chicken I used to love when I worked at Steak & Ale. Next time I am planning on topping with a pineapple slice, provolone cheese (melt), and some diced tomatoes. Try it; I think you'll like it.
- Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti
- Cubed Chicken for Chicken Salad
- Chicken Philly Sandwiches
- Chicken Ranch Tacos
- Pepperoni Rolls- Sam's Club dough, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese rolled up and baked- so PERFECT for really busy days where everyone needs to be somewhere.
- Pizza Pockets (And I don't make my own dough- Sam's Club does that for me.) ;)
- Ginger Ale Pot Roast
Fill your freezer and share your favorite recipes with us!
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