Cooking after baby comes can be somewhat daunting. Here are some recipes that I made for our freezer with little money, prep, and time:
Chicken enchiladas - This made 17 enchiladas total in three pans. We ate one pan for dinner when I made them, and froze the other two pans for later.
Spicy Romano Pasta - This makes enough for an army! We ate it one night and froze enough for at least two more meals.
I tweaked this recipe by using the whole 16 oz. package of pasta and only using shredded Parmesan instead of Romano to reduce my ingredient list. I also used only Italian sausage as the meat. Just cook it first, set aside, and add it back in later.
Baked Meatballs - These can be used for meatballs with mushroom soup (one of our favorites) or for spaghetti and meatballs, or meatball subs, etc. I made one recipe's worth and froze 2/3 of them for later. (I was able to make 31 meatballs with my medium scooper)
For meatballs with mushroom soup, simply add the frozen meatballs to a sauce pan, add a can of cream of mushroom soup (and the water it calls for), let simmer until meatballs are hot all the way through, and serve over rice or egg noodles.
Chocolate chip cookies - for warm chocolate chip cookies anytime, make a large batch using your favorite recipe, spoon them out on a cookie sheet (I use a medium scooper) as close together as possible. Then, put the cookie sheet in the freezer until the cookies are hardened. Transfer to a gallon bag and put them back in the freezer. Walla! Fresh cookies at any hour! And, you can put them straight into a preheated oven out of the freezer.
Leftovers - those last few weeks, put your leftovers in freezer containers for quick lunches for one, instead of letting them rot in the fridge.
Total meals: 9
Total meals in freezer: 6+
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