Recipes for Freezing- Getting Ready for New Baby

Some things I make and freeze for later use that you could probably alter to fit your dietary tastes are chili, bbq pulled pork for sandwiches, pot roast, meatloaf, meatballs, spaghetti sauce. I also like to roast beef, turkey and ham then cut them in a vairety of ways for different types of meals For example, I might slice some ham for sandwiches (thin), cut thicker slices for ham steaks and cube some to put in salads.

Do you use a crock pot? I love to be able to just throw the ingredients in the pot in the morning, let it cook all day then serve at dinner time. I make soups, stews, chicken with tomatoes/pepper/onions, bbq meats, roasts. As you can see I don't do a lot of vegetarian cooking, but you could google for recipes if you are interested in that method. Best wishes to you!

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i'm not saying you need to cook a whole months worth, but it is all based on freezer meals so you could pick and choose what you wanted to make and freeze. i'm sure some of them you could make vegetarian as well like lasagnas and such.

i haven't made any of the recipes so i'm not sure how they are. my mom actually bought a couple of cookbooks with freezer recipes, i can't remember the names of them. you could look at your libary for some cookbooks with freezer recipes.

You actually sound a lot like me when it comes to meals.

We don't freeze things either, and quite honestly, I found the process of dethawing, etc. a lot harder than just cooking from scratch. With kids 21 months apart, our 2 year-old son wasn't eating a lot when his sister came along, so we just did our standards and found that to be easiest with a few days of left-overs.

We do a lot of easy meals in our family as we're both working parents and now have a 2 year old and almost-4 year-old. Baked potatoes are one of our staples. Paula Deen has a great hashbrown casserole recipe (perhaps not the healthiest, but could be modified) that we've been making as our schedules get more hectic as it can be refrigerated for a few days or frozen.
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Wish I could be more help on the frozen recipes - I simply was able to manage with our normal routine even when going back to work.

Good luck!

whole wheat spaghetti, chicken noodle soup, beef stew all taste great after being frozen!