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Tagged: crockpot, freezer, meals, pregnancy

This topic has 11 replies, 7 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 9 months ago by LDIMom.

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July 26, 2012 at 6:41 pm
bethanna
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I am entering the second trimester of pregnancy and starting to feel some better. Cooking is still a challenge though. I want to make some main dishes to freeze but can’t think of much. Any ideas?
July 26, 2012 at 6:52 pm
LindseyD
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Congratulations on your upcoming addition!
I’m not trying to toot my own horn, but I have lots of great, freeze-able recipes on my blog. Here are some that came to mind:
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Tomato Basil Soup
Lazy Lasagna
Crock Pot Chicken and Black Bean Taco Filling
Breakfast Casserole Bites
I’ll let you know if I can think of more!
July 26, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Rebekahy
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I have a few tagged on Pinterest – for the crockpot! Doubly good when you can freeze and then not have to cook them! http://pinterest.com/fullofvirtues/freezer-meals/
July 26, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Rebekahy
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P.S. – I’m just trying the honey sesame chicken tonight… with a whole chicken – will let you know how it is!
July 26, 2012 at 8:26 pm
crazy4boys
Participant
I have made and liked the following:
lasagna
spaghetti casserole
tator tot casserole
chicken enchiladas – 3 kinds – cream based, green sauce, and red sauce
pizza pasta
curried lentil stew
breakfast casserole
pork chop potato casserole
chicken cordon blue casserole
I also like to cook up lots of seasoned taco meat so we can have various Mexican foods quickly. And usually have browned ground beef and cooked chicken in the freezer for faster meal prep.
I’m going to try some of the crockpot freezer recipes Rebekah has. I’ve found several others as well. I’d never thought to prep meals for the crockpot, which I think is BRILLIANT, since I don’t like using the oven right now.
July 26, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Rebekahy
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My favorite freezer meals are the crockpot ones, because of texture and because of ease – it’s SO much easier to do massive freezer meals when you don’t have to cook or assemble anything (like enchiladas – I know – they’re good, but I’m talking ease). I’ve done lots of different freezer meal cooking days with friends as well as on my own and I’m kind of a lazy freezer meal girl – I don’t like doing a 12 hour freezer meal day. What works REALLY well for me – especially if you’re pregnant and not feeling well for long stretches of time… I like to prepare one recipe times four – eat one for dinner and three for the freezer – it can take a bit longer than making a meal for dinner, but not too much – you can also do that five days in a row, doing all prep (cutting veggies, shredding cheese, etc…) on the first day and then mostly assembly the rest of the week.
July 26, 2012 at 11:10 pm
petitemom
Participant
Spaghetti sauce is easy to make double or triple and freezes well.
July 26, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Jennifer
Participant
Sue Gregg has some really good recipes you can freeze. A favorite of mine is called Autumn Stew.
Not sure what recipes she will have on her website. You can also purchase her cookbooks. The recipes are very healthy and yummy! Her website is http://www.suegregg.com/
I started using her cookbooks during my first pregnancy!
July 26, 2012 at 11:12 pm
crazy4boys
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Rebekah – that’s how I do my freezer cooking too. Just triple or quadruple a recipe and freeze the rest. I’m new to the freezer crockpot stuff, but I think it looks awesome.
July 27, 2012 at 12:22 am
bethanna
Participant
Thank you so much, ladies! I am taking notes. So with crockpot freezer meals, you prep the ingredients and freeze, to cook in the crockpot later?
July 27, 2012 at 1:25 am
crazy4boys
Participant
Yep. You don’t even need to cook the stuff. Just chop, measure, bag, freeze, then stick in the crockpot later. Some people take it out overnight (in the fridge) to defrost for the next morning. Others just plop it in frozen – if you do that make sure you freeze it in a shape that will fit in your crockpot.
July 27, 2012 at 2:39 am
LDIMom
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I like to do two of one meal and freeze one/eat one. Never thought of tripling or quadruping though. Great idea!
I find that casseroles and pasta dishes work well. I have a lasagna in the freezer now. YUM!
I need to start a crock-pot thread. I want to use it more, but I’m tired of all the same meals I always make in there.
I did a whole Saturday freezer meal day and it whooped me LOL! But oh those meals were so nice when we brought our DD home in February from China. Those meals coupled with meals from church and family allowed me to feed our family home-cooked meals for a whole MONTH with not having to so much as do more than REHEAT!
I also buy hamburger meat and chicken in bulk and then freeze a lot of it cooked (cubed or ground as the case may be). This truly saves a ton of time and cuts down the mess too.
If I can have my meat and/or main dish done, it is so much easier to throw together the sides.