Recipes needed for meals that can be cooked in bulk and then frozen?!
Mince_ Spagetti bolegnese, chilli con carne, shepards/cottage pie, Mince beef/lamb pie ( packet pastry, cheaper) Burgers- just add 1 egg, onion, and handful breadcrumbs, shape into burgers & freeze. Meatballs (same as burgers.)
Chicken_ Chassuer ( just get packet mix) Chicken curry ( get packet mix) Chicken wraps, roast a whole chicken, freeze left overs, gravy, another dinner.
Buy a whole chicken & joint it, you then have, breasts, wings, thigh, drumstick. Boil bones for gravy stock & freeze.
Joint of pork_ Roast then save left overs for cold meat & mash/salad, dice for curry, or mince for pie. SAVE Gravy! Old bread- bread & butter pudding, or grate, and freeze for bread crumbs, can coat chicken pieces in it. Left over mash potato- roll into burger shape, coat in flour and fry.Make a quiche, and cut into sections to freeze. I buy loads of fresh veg, and freeze, lasts longer.
Answers: Gosh, I do this all the time! OK
Mince_ Spagetti bolegnese, chilli con carne, shepards/cottage pie, Mince beef/lamb pie ( packet pastry, cheaper) Burgers- just add 1 egg, onion, and handful breadcrumbs, shape into burgers & freeze. Meatballs (same as burgers.)
Chicken_ Chassuer ( just get packet mix) Chicken curry ( get packet mix) Chicken wraps, roast a whole chicken, freeze left overs, gravy, another dinner.
Buy a whole chicken & joint it, you then have, breasts, wings, thigh, drumstick. Boil bones for gravy stock & freeze.
Joint of pork_ Roast then save left overs for cold meat & mash/salad, dice for curry, or mince for pie. SAVE Gravy! Old bread- bread & butter pudding, or grate, and freeze for bread crumbs, can coat chicken pieces in it. Left over mash potato- roll into burger shape, coat in flour and fry.Make a quiche, and cut into sections to freeze. I buy loads of fresh veg, and freeze, lasts longer.
Well the commercial ones out there are not very nice. Best are things like shepherds pies etc. But do theveg fresh at the time
refried beans or just regular beans are really good! just make them and freeze them. rice is good to, freeze tortillas, milk, bread so it keeps fresh for a while! make pancakes and waffles or even french toast and freeze them for breakfast! or make stir fry and freeze it! or make hamburgersand freeze them so all you have to do is warm them up! hope this helps!
meatballs, any kind of dough (for fresh bread, cookies, etc.), lasagna, fajita meat, chili.
usually any meat-based meals freeze well.
My favourate recipe to freeze, one i just finished preparing and froze today is a sort of meatball stew. It is pretty simple and very flexible to modifications.
Bring a packet of finely ground beef and add with it bread crumbs ( i used oatmeal today), one egg, ground or minced onion, salt, pepper. mix with your hands or in a machine and then form into small balls. In a large pan fry the meatballs and set aside.
In the same pan, add chopped carrots, potatoes, onions, peppers (or whatever veggy you like) and stir fry well, with salt, pepper (i sometimes add a little curry for flavour). Add tomato sauce, then your meat balls and wait for your veggies to cook.
Once cool, put in a glass (better than plastic cause it may stain), cover and freeze. Eat it with rice or even pasta.
enjoy! one month later no problem!
spaghettie sauce freezes very well, all you need to do then is boil the pasta. Another way to budget meals is make the use of a crockpot. then you can buy cheap tougher cuts of meat, slow cook them all day and have a great stew or what ever. Tougher cuts of meat also have more flavor.
I generaly don't have good luck with freezing pasta but sauces do well. Buy a turkey and after roasting the the thing whole, you will have boatloads of meat for meals. all you need to do then is take it off the bone, cube it and freeze in portions for your recipes.
Budgeting?? Make 2 weeks worth of menus for 3 meals a day. Write down the ingredients for those meals. Make your shopping list accordingly.
When you get home, chop the onions, celery, carrots and what ever other veggies you need and put them into separate zip lock baggies with the recipe name and date on them. Brown and divide the ground beef according to recipe and put it in zip lock baggies according to date and recipe. Put each other amount for each recipe in its own little container and label.
Freeze the freezables, put everything else in veggie or meat drawer according to last date on bottom closest date on top.
On the morning, take out things needed for dinner and put into fridge in large bowl to defrost. Make sandwiches or salads for lunches, then make breakfast.
I know these aren't recipes, but I lived on this plan and spent about $100 per week on groceries for teenagers for about 6 years. They are still trained to ask before removing a labeled item from the fridge, freezer or pantry! I made war on anyone who caused me to deviate from my chosen menus.
Also, almost any casserole can be made in smaller bowls and frozen to be cooked or reheated later.
Cincinnati Chili
1 quart hot water
2 lbs ground beef
1 12 ounce can tomato paste
1 large onion chopped
3 tb chili powder
3 bay leaves
1 tb salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground pepper
1 tsp ground all spice
1 tsp white wine vinegar
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp garlic powder
Pour water into large saucepan. Crumble in beef. Add next 13 ingredients. Simmer 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Remove bay leaves
Peanut Chicken
1 cup coarsely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tb vegetable oil
2 1/2 to 3 lb skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 can (8 oz) whole tomatoes cut up
1/3 cup water
1/4 cup chili sauce
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp dried crushed red pepper
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
In a large pot, combine onion, garlic and oil. Cook until onions are tender. Add chicken and cook until outsides appear cooked. Add tomatoes, water, chili sauce, chili powder, salt, ginger, and red pepper, mixing well. Cook until boiling. Turn down heat. Stir peanut butter into mixture and return to boil. Turn down heat again and simmer for an hour.
I also have a recipe for an artichoke lasagna if you are at all interested.
CORNED BEEF HASH
Potatoes,onions,a can of corned beef,stock (preferably beef),salt and pepper,and if you want, add carrots. We also put some brown sauce into it and sometimes a few chilli flakes.
Just cube everything, (if carrots are used, slice or use a can). Add the seasoning and stock, and cook until everything is tender.
Curries ( if you like them ). Spaghetti bolognaise, stews, shepherds pie,there`s loads more. You can make anything you want , just experiment with meat and veg that you both like. If you want to get in touch for recipes, you can.
Sauces like boulognaise and curries, cottage pie. Some of the jars of curry sauces (for 4) can be split in half and frozen.Always do the rice when you need it - don`t freeze it.