Why Stock Your Freezer?
Like many families out there I am often pressed for time to get dinner ready. I am also allergic to onions and garlic which makes it hard to get any convenience foods. My solution is meals that can be prepped during the day or meals that I prepared previously and froze. I’ve also had to undergo numerous surgeries that made cooking hard or nearly impossible for a time. This method of cooking saved us during those weeks. This is also a great option for mamas about to welcome a new baby or when you know you will have house guests or a very busy season of life coming up.
Don’t Make It Too Hard
I’ve shared some of this information in previous posts. I don’t like doing a full day of food prep. It’s overwhelming, and hard to achieve because you run out of pans or food or space. Instead I double almost every meal I make (or some portion of it) to put in the freezer for future use. This post focuses on the first week of the month long stock your freezer plan. It will include a shopping list and list of what will be stocked in your freezer along with links to the recipes for each day.
Shopping List
- 3 Three Pound Bags Frozen Chicken Breast
- 5 Green Bell Peppers
- 2 Cans Green Chilies
- 3 Onions
- 2 Cups Chicken broth or 1 jar Chicken Bouillon
- Tajin Seasoning
- 2 lb. Bacon
- 3 Loaves French Bread
- Tomatoe
- Lettuce
- 5 lb. Ground Beef or Turkey
- 2 Cans Condensed Cheese Soup
- 1 Gallon Milk
- 2 Bags Frozen Corn
- 5 cans Fire Roasted Diced Tomatoes
- 5 8 oz boxes Cream Cheese
- 2 Dozen Eggs
- Maple Syrup
- 6 Croissants
- Celery
- Lemon Juice
- Celery Seeds
- Grapes
- 2 lb Smoked Sausage
- 3 9oz packages Tortellini
- 2 12 oz packages Shredded Colby Jack Cheese
- 1 3 lb bag Rice
- 2 Can Cream of Chicken
- Soy Sauce
- Chow Mein Noodles
- 1 Can Pineapple Chunks
- Shredded Coconut
- 1 Bag Frozen Peas
- 1 Can Mandarin Oranges
Items You May Already Have in Your Pantry/Fridge
- Olive Oil
- Paprika
- Mayonnaise
- Salt
- Cumin
- Sugar
- Italian Seasoning
Freezer Stock
What you will have stocked in your freezer at the end of this week:
- 2 sets of Fajita Chicken Filling 1 lb each
- 1 lb Bacon
- 3 lb Cooked Ground Beef
- 1 Batch Nacho Cheese Soup
- 3 lb cooked Shredded Chicken
- 1 Tortellini Sausage Meal
- 4 Cups Rice Cooked
Recipes
Day One: Crockpot Chicken Fajitas
Day 2: BLTs
Day 3: Nacho Cheese Soup
Day 4: French Toast Bake
Day 5: Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Day 6: Creamy Tortellini and Sausage
Day 7: Hawaiian Haystacks
