Can I borrow your recipes? I'm looking for recipes that freeze well!?

Answer 1

I just posted for a recipe yesterday, and got some great ones so far. I like this one, but since I could not give exact measurements, my daughter would not use it for her gathering.
This works for boneless, skinless chicken breast, I prefer pork loin chops.

Braise the meat in olive oil in a heavy, deep skillet.
Add a few pats of butter when brown.
De-glaze pan with any citrus juice, OJ, pineapple, etc.
Add a few fistfuls of dark brown sugar, and turn heat down.
Add a bag of any dried citrus fruit, and raisins. Avoid mixes with coconut or nuts. Dried Cranberries are great, too.
Now just add a dash of powdered cloves, a little nutmeg, and cook until tender.

Everyone loves them, and you can adjust the liquid to make sure there is enough to cover for freezing. I have frozen this dish many times.

Answer 2

Here are a couple things that freeze very well

CHICKEN LASAGNE

8 oz. lasagna noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
2/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 c. cream style cottage cheese
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. minced parsley
3 c. diced cooked chicken
1 1/2 c. soft bread crumbs, buttered
1/3 c. stuffed sliced olives

Cook noodles until tender, drain and rinse. Mix soup, milk, salt and poultry seasoning in a saucepan and heat. Beat cheeses together; then mix in olives, onions and parsley. Place 1/2 in noodles in a buttered 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish and spread with 1/2 the cheese mixture, 1/2 the soup mixture and 1/2 the chicken. Repeat layers. Top with crumbs. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 6-8. Freezes well.

HAMBURGER CORN PIE

1 pound ground beef, lean
1/4 pound bulk sausage
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
16 ounces canned tomatoes, whole
16 ounces corn, whole kernel, canned, drained
24 black olives
2 teaspoons chili powder, or to taste
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup milk
2 eggs, well beaten
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese

Cook and stir hamburger, pork sausage, onion and garlic until meat is brown; drain. Stir in tomatoes (with liquid), corn, olives, chili powder and salt. Heat to boiling. Pour into ungreased baking dish, 9 x 9 x 2 or 12 x 7-1/2 x 2-inches, or 2 quart casserole.
Mix cornmeal, milk and eggs; pour over meat mixture. Sprinkle with cheese. Cook in 350 F. oven until golden brown, 40 to 50 minutes.

Garnish with parsley sprigs and black olives if desired.

Answer 3

Quella...are you looking for main meal idea's or deserts, or what?

Home made mac and cheese freezes well...just remember to NOT cook the noodles all the way as you normally would... same for any noodle dish...the noodles finish cooking when you heat the casseroles in oven, so, by not cooking noodles all the way, you don't have "mush" when you cook it straight from the freezer. :)

God Bless :)

***daughter just gave me 2 links to places with freezer make- ahead meals:

http://www.dvo.com/newsletter/monthly/2003/march/index.html

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipes/freezable

She says she has tried a couple and they were good...didn't tell me which ones though, lol some help, huh? anyway, check it out :)

Answer 4

well red beans and rice freeze well . I went to allrecipes.com and used theirs . good luck .