You don’t always have time to make a home-cooked dinner, but eating out every night isn’t an option either. So what’s a hungry girl to do? You could have a bowl of cereal. Or, you could reach into your freezer and pull out one of these make-ahead freezer meals.
5-Ingredient white
chicken chili
With just five ingredients (chicken broth, chicken, beans, salsa verde and cumin), this white chicken chili can be made ahead and frozen flat in a plastic freezer bag.
Freezer beef
and bean burritos
Whip up a batch of these hearty beef and bean freezer burritos on the weekend and enjoy easy heat-and-eat meals when hunger strikes.
Mushroom, beef and sausage lasagna
Looking for the best freezer lasagna recipe? The trick is to chill the lasagna overnight, then slice into individual servings and wrap tightly in plastic wrap before popping in the deep freeze.
Chicken
enchiladas
Freeze a pan (or two… or three) of these easy chicken and cheese enchiladas. When you’re ready to eat, pull out your pan, pour a can of enchilada sauce over the top and bake for 20-30 minutes. Delicioso!
Spinach lasagna rolls
Individually frozen lasagna rolls make it easy to grab dinner for one or feed a crowd. When you’re ready to eat, just add sauce and cheese and heat in the oven.
Slow-cooked beef fajitas
Stash bags or containers of beef fajita ingredients in the freezer, then place frozen food in the slow cooker 5-6 hours before you plan to eat. Serve with tortillas and all the fixins!
Slow-cooker chicken
tikka masala
Heat things up with this warm, spicy slow-cooker chicken tikka masala recipe. This is a great dish to make on a lazy Sunday, then freeze flat in freezer bags for instant comfort food on demand.
Shredded
chicken
There aren’t many foods as versatile as shredded chicken. Freeze a bunch, then defrost and add to tacos, salads, pasta, sandwiches or quesadillas.
Quick tip:
Check out these 24 ways to use shredded chicken!
Chicken, broccoli and
cheese casserole
This mouthwatering chicken, broccoli and cheese casserole recipe is perfect for making ahead and warming up on a chilly day.
Chicken and
gnocchi soup
Why settle for canned soup when you can freeze your own instead? Stock your freezer with individual homemade soup servings like this chicken and gnocchi soup. Serve with a piece of buttered sourdough toast. Mmm… dinner perfection.
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