I started linking all the recipes and my computer just can't handle it. At this point in the day, neither can I. ha! So, I'll have to come back and add more links later. I also need to type up some recipes for our food blog and then I can link to those. But, these should get you started if you're looking for a meal idea! (typed in the order they appear on my menu plan for March through May)
*The items marked with an asterisk were prepared in advance as freezer meals. I typically stock up when chicken is on sale (for me $1.99 at Sprouts is what I look for). I prepare some raw with seasoning or sauces and cook some. I also purchased a 5 pound whole chicken and cooked it for many of the recipes. I purchased a 6 pound package of ground beef from Costco and two 20 oz. packages of ground turkey. I dice all the onions I'll need for the recipes I'm planning to make. Then I do the same with all the other veggies. While things are cooking or baking, I prepare other dishes. I put almost everything in a Ziploc freezer bag and then squeeze out all the air. I lay items flat on a cookie sheet to freeze and then stand them up in the freezer. Here's a post on my freezer cooking adventures.
Chicken Parmesan (used chicken tenders and didn't pound them, you should pound them; didn't make this as a freezer meal
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
7-Up bread (from pinterest; read through the comments and made my own mix, used fat free greek yogurt, no butter on bottom of dish, and Sierra Mist; good, but not "amazing")
*Sweet and Sour Meatballs (meatballs were prepped and frozen; sauce was made the day of serving)
Rice
Green Beans
*Balsamic Roast Beef (meat was frozen; sauce was made the day of serving; was good; a friend had given us the roast; didn't have the strong balsamic flavor I wanted, but was still yummy)
Mashed Potatoes (Joel searched how to dress up boxes mashed potatoes and found this site; he just added chicken stock to the water and it was yummy; we buy Better Than Bouillon from Costco)
Waterless Carrots (these are my FAVORITE cooked carrots!)
*Baked Ziti (from my friend Denise)
Huge Salad
Bread
Eclair Dessert (from pinterest; super simple and impressive for guests but SO easy)
*HB BBQ sandwiches (from my friend Nancy in PA)
Coleslaw
Chips
Frogmore Stew
*Jalapeno (Green Chile) Chicken casserole
*Baked Potato Bar with BBQ shredded chicken, broccoli, and toppings (placed one cup of shredded cooked chicken in a bag and labeled as BBQ shredded chicken; we will add sauce and heat through the day of serving)
*Shepherd's Pie (I prepare the beef mixture and freeze; after thawing, the meat is placed in a dish and we quickly made instant potatoes for the top)
Salad
Fruit
*Orange Chicken (this is a frozen entree from Costco; we LOVE this orange chicken and our kids request it regularly)
Stir Fry noodles
Green Beans (steamed from frozen bag; seasoned and buttered)
*Turkey Burgers (mix the turkey burger recipe and shape into burgers for freezing; thaw and cook)
Pasta Salad
Sweet Potato Fries
*Chili and Cornbread (my chili is always prepared differently; I add a few cans of stewed tomatoes, onions, peppers, chili powder, a blend of cooked ground beef and ground turkey; a can of drained pinto beans; a can of drained great northern beans; other spices; simmer and then cool and bag in 6 cup increments)
*Lasagna
Salad
Bread
*Chicken and Wild Rice casserole
Peas
Fruit
*Pizza Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
CA medley veggies (just a blend of veggies from the freezer section; we steam them)
*Chicken Fajitas (I always prep this as a freezer meal; one of my favorite dishes)
Mexican Rice (from a box mix)
Beans (can of refried beans or black beans seasoned with spices and cheese)
*Rattlesnake Bites (new recipe for me; made just the beef filling mixture for freezing)
Roasted Cauliflower (LOVE these; could eat it all by myself)
Carrots and Ranch
*Sweet Soy Chicken
Cheesy Orzo (we all love this recipe; been making it a long time now)
Simmered Cabbage (awesome recipe!)
*Sopa de Maiz
tortilla chips
Layered Mexican Dip
Breakfast for Dinner: Pancakes or Waffles
Eggs
Sausage
Fruit
*Chicken Enchiladas (I use a newer recipe than the one linked here; I mix about one cup of shredded cooked chicken with 4 oz. cream cheese and warm on low heat until melted, then mix in 4 oz chopped green chiles. Layer in a dish: little bit of green enchilada sauce (we love Old El Paso mild green chile sauce), tortillas (corn or flour), 1/2 chicken mixture, shredded cheese, tortillas, 1/2 chicken mixture, sauce, cheese or you can roll the chicken mixture in flour tortillas and lay those in a little sauce with poured sauce and sprinkled cheese on top. Bake all at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.)
Rice
Corn/Bean Salad
*Baked Potatoes with Chili and Cheese (chili prepared and frozen)
*Ham and Green Chile Quiche (ham is frozen from when I cooked a whole ham at Christmas; hashbrown potatoes are frozen)
Fruit
*Honey Garlic Chicken
Rice Mix
Broccoli
Hotdogs and Hot Sausages with Peppers & Onions (kids don't like sausage and it's a favorite of Joel's; just cook on stovetop, saute peppers and onions in separate pan)
Chips
*Chicken Spaghetti (new recipe; similar to another I have and tasted yummy when prepped; I prepared this and then filled our crock pot with this mixture in a liner bag; froze it and will just take out and put in crock pot to thaw and then warm through)
Salad
Bread
*Terriyaki Pork Chops
Slow Cooker Maple Chicken (new recipe to try)
*Meatball Subs (meatballs were cooked and frozen plain)
Potato Salad
Chips
Vegetable Soup
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Salmon Burgers
Sweet Potato Fries
Carrots and Ranch
*Sweet & Sour Chicken (pretty common recipes, but this blog was found via pinterest and was helpful)
*(here's another recipe I like with the same name "Sweet & Sour Chicken")
Rice (Joel bought several prepackaged rice mixes)
Green Beans (not necessarily this recipe but it's one I like)
*Brown Sugar & Balsamic Pork (pork chops were frozen plain)
*Chicken Broccoli Casserole
*Spaghetti and Meatballs (meatballs were cooked and frozen plain)
Broccoli
Salad
*Honey Curry Chicken (chicken was frozen plain in a portioned amount for this dish)
Brown Rice
Peas
Quesadillas
Soup
*Chicken Pot Pie (chicken was frozen plain in a portioned amount for this dish)
Kielbasa and Potatoes
Harvest Chicken Salad Sandwiches (new recipe)
Raw veggies
Chips
Fruit
Chicken and Cheese Stuffed Shells
Salad
French Onion Soup
Italian Sausage & Zucchini
Chicken in Wine Sauce
Creamy Chicken Penne
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken Nachos
*The items marked with an asterisk were prepared in advance as freezer meals. I typically stock up when chicken is on sale (for me $1.99 at Sprouts is what I look for). I prepare some raw with seasoning or sauces and cook some. I also purchased a 5 pound whole chicken and cooked it for many of the recipes. I purchased a 6 pound package of ground beef from Costco and two 20 oz. packages of ground turkey. I dice all the onions I'll need for the recipes I'm planning to make. Then I do the same with all the other veggies. While things are cooking or baking, I prepare other dishes. I put almost everything in a Ziploc freezer bag and then squeeze out all the air. I lay items flat on a cookie sheet to freeze and then stand them up in the freezer. Here's a post on my freezer cooking adventures.
Chicken Parmesan (used chicken tenders and didn't pound them, you should pound them; didn't make this as a freezer meal
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
7-Up bread (from pinterest; read through the comments and made my own mix, used fat free greek yogurt, no butter on bottom of dish, and Sierra Mist; good, but not "amazing")
*Sweet and Sour Meatballs (meatballs were prepped and frozen; sauce was made the day of serving)
Rice
Green Beans
*Balsamic Roast Beef (meat was frozen; sauce was made the day of serving; was good; a friend had given us the roast; didn't have the strong balsamic flavor I wanted, but was still yummy)
Mashed Potatoes (Joel searched how to dress up boxes mashed potatoes and found this site; he just added chicken stock to the water and it was yummy; we buy Better Than Bouillon from Costco)
Waterless Carrots (these are my FAVORITE cooked carrots!)
*Baked Ziti (from my friend Denise)
Huge Salad
Bread
Eclair Dessert (from pinterest; super simple and impressive for guests but SO easy)
*HB BBQ sandwiches (from my friend Nancy in PA)
Coleslaw
Chips
Frogmore Stew
*Jalapeno (Green Chile) Chicken casserole
*Baked Potato Bar with BBQ shredded chicken, broccoli, and toppings (placed one cup of shredded cooked chicken in a bag and labeled as BBQ shredded chicken; we will add sauce and heat through the day of serving)
*Shepherd's Pie (I prepare the beef mixture and freeze; after thawing, the meat is placed in a dish and we quickly made instant potatoes for the top)
Salad
Fruit
*Orange Chicken (this is a frozen entree from Costco; we LOVE this orange chicken and our kids request it regularly)
Stir Fry noodles
Green Beans (steamed from frozen bag; seasoned and buttered)
*Turkey Burgers (mix the turkey burger recipe and shape into burgers for freezing; thaw and cook)
Pasta Salad
Sweet Potato Fries
*Chili and Cornbread (my chili is always prepared differently; I add a few cans of stewed tomatoes, onions, peppers, chili powder, a blend of cooked ground beef and ground turkey; a can of drained pinto beans; a can of drained great northern beans; other spices; simmer and then cool and bag in 6 cup increments)
*Lasagna
Salad
Bread
*Chicken and Wild Rice casserole
Peas
Fruit
*Pizza Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
CA medley veggies (just a blend of veggies from the freezer section; we steam them)
*Chicken Fajitas (I always prep this as a freezer meal; one of my favorite dishes)
Mexican Rice (from a box mix)
Beans (can of refried beans or black beans seasoned with spices and cheese)
*Rattlesnake Bites (new recipe for me; made just the beef filling mixture for freezing)
Roasted Cauliflower (LOVE these; could eat it all by myself)
Carrots and Ranch
*Sweet Soy Chicken
Cheesy Orzo (we all love this recipe; been making it a long time now)
Simmered Cabbage (awesome recipe!)
*Sopa de Maiz
tortilla chips
Layered Mexican Dip
Breakfast for Dinner: Pancakes or Waffles
Eggs
Sausage
Fruit
*Chicken Enchiladas (I use a newer recipe than the one linked here; I mix about one cup of shredded cooked chicken with 4 oz. cream cheese and warm on low heat until melted, then mix in 4 oz chopped green chiles. Layer in a dish: little bit of green enchilada sauce (we love Old El Paso mild green chile sauce), tortillas (corn or flour), 1/2 chicken mixture, shredded cheese, tortillas, 1/2 chicken mixture, sauce, cheese or you can roll the chicken mixture in flour tortillas and lay those in a little sauce with poured sauce and sprinkled cheese on top. Bake all at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.)
Rice
Corn/Bean Salad
*Baked Potatoes with Chili and Cheese (chili prepared and frozen)
*Ham and Green Chile Quiche (ham is frozen from when I cooked a whole ham at Christmas; hashbrown potatoes are frozen)
Fruit
*Honey Garlic Chicken
Rice Mix
Broccoli
Hotdogs and Hot Sausages with Peppers & Onions (kids don't like sausage and it's a favorite of Joel's; just cook on stovetop, saute peppers and onions in separate pan)
Chips
*Chicken Spaghetti (new recipe; similar to another I have and tasted yummy when prepped; I prepared this and then filled our crock pot with this mixture in a liner bag; froze it and will just take out and put in crock pot to thaw and then warm through)
Salad
Bread
*Terriyaki Pork Chops
Slow Cooker Maple Chicken (new recipe to try)
*Meatball Subs (meatballs were cooked and frozen plain)
Potato Salad
Chips
Vegetable Soup
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Salmon Burgers
Sweet Potato Fries
Carrots and Ranch
*Sweet & Sour Chicken (pretty common recipes, but this blog was found via pinterest and was helpful)
*(here's another recipe I like with the same name "Sweet & Sour Chicken")
Rice (Joel bought several prepackaged rice mixes)
Green Beans (not necessarily this recipe but it's one I like)
*Brown Sugar & Balsamic Pork (pork chops were frozen plain)
*Chicken Broccoli Casserole
*Spaghetti and Meatballs (meatballs were cooked and frozen plain)
Broccoli
Salad
*Honey Curry Chicken (chicken was frozen plain in a portioned amount for this dish)
Brown Rice
Peas
Quesadillas
Soup
*Chicken Pot Pie (chicken was frozen plain in a portioned amount for this dish)
Kielbasa and Potatoes
Harvest Chicken Salad Sandwiches (new recipe)
Raw veggies
Chips
Fruit
Chicken and Cheese Stuffed Shells
Salad
French Onion Soup
Italian Sausage & Zucchini
Chicken in Wine Sauce
Creamy Chicken Penne
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken Nachos
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