Freezer Meals

[BellaBear]

I know this is a very old thread but I'm hoping for some advice on some good freezer meals - especially for a meat-loving man.  I am trying to stock the freezer of a friend who has recently lost his wife.  He can't really cook so I'm really wanting things that he can pretty much just heat and eat.

He loves a good curry.  I have the Indian cookbook but I'm not sure which if any would freeze successfully.

So far I've made lasagne and bolognese and I was thinking of the beef strog.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

[cookie1]

Bella, I don't know if I am much help but I put just about all meat type dishes into the freezer. As long as they are eaten with 3 months or so I don't have any trouble. Sometimes potato goes mushy but I just stir it in. It's usually leftovers from our meals.
Judy may be able to help you more.

[judydawn]

BB, this week I have lived completely out of the freezer using leftovers. We have had Thai Fusion Chicken Pataya - Indian cookbook,  curried mince from the forum and also in the meat cook book, meat pies from the meat cookbook, spaghetti bolognaise.  I also found a red wine sauce from a lamb dish so added some steamed vegies to it and served it over pasta.
Tonight is DH's birthday tea so I have thawed some chicken, spinach & feta filo parcels to cook (I will wait to see what they are like before posting that recipe. I prepared and froze them uncooked a while back).  I also had some creamy chicken cacciatore sauce from the forum in the freezer so have just cooked up some chicken tenderloins to add to that along with 1/2 can diced tomatoes also from the freezer with some rice (also from the freezer).  This has given me a head start for tonight's party food menu and apart from cooking some more rice to go with another dish, I am all done and dusted.  Will post my menu in what are you cooking today.

[Carrie]

Made blueberry waffles that can be grabbed, stuck in the toaster, and eaten as a quick breakfast or snack.  I'll get around to posting the recipe.

Hi Caroline, I know this is an old post but I wondering if you posted this recipe? I did a search but no luck. It sounds perfect for winter mornings, my 3yo will love them.

[CarolineW]

Unfortunately, I can't remember what the recipe was    However, I have the following recipe which Janie Turner of UK Thermomix very kindly sent to me:

200g plain wholegrain brown flour
200g plain white flour
1 tbsp baking powder (which seems an awful lot - could that be a typo for tsp?)
half tsp salt
20g raw cane sugar (optional)
2 eggs
600g milk
70g butter or vegetable oil

Mix 40 seconds / speed 8

Serve plain or with butter, lemon juice and sugar, jam, golden syrup, maple syrup, blueberry sauce, fresh fruit, whipped cream, chopped ham & grated cheese, etc.

I know I just used a standard recipe and threw some blueberries in - they turned out very well.

[Carrie]

Thanks Caroline, will try it out.

[salval]

I am so happy to find this old thread! I'm going through a bit of a phase where I'd love to have meals already made for quick dinners, but am always so unsure of what will freeze & what won't.

Currently, I have meatballs, bolognaise sauce, tartlet casings, chicken nuggets, pizza dough, cookie dough, chicken & vege soup, croissant dough & chicken schnitzels, but want more "whole meals", so this thread is going to help a lot.

Thanks as always everyone for making my life so much easier,
Karen

[goldfish]

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