Save time, money, and your sanity in the kitchen with these simple recipes for frugal freezer & make-ahead meals!
Imagine a life wheredinneris ready when you get home from work, wheresnacksare grab-and-go andbreakfastmiraculously appears from your freezer. No more greasy takeout. No more cardboard frozen pizza. Yes, that life could be yours. Make-ahead meals are time-saving treasures. With a little pl...
When I make green chili (one of the few precooked freezer meals I make), I quadruple the batch and then, when we want green chili, I can just pull it out of the freezer, heat up and add my fixings. If I make a Shepherd’s Pie, I will make 2 or 3 of them and only bake on...
Prep Ahead Trim chicken: remove the skin from the bone-in chicken thighs and trim off excess fat. Store chicken in an airtight container or freezer bag in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. Chop vegetables: chop the vegetables a couple days ahead of time, the night before dinner or...
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Mexican pinwheels are the perfect make ahead appetizer, lunch or snack you won’t be able to stop munching!
Need party food ideas you can make ahead for parties? These super easy slow cooker party finger foods, heavy hors d’oeuvres, hot crockpot appetizers and “set and forget” dips will feed a crowd AND are easy on your budget! Whether it’s a Fall game day party during football season, ...
it’s versatile, and aside from the overuse it generally doesn’t elicit complaints from the under-5′ set. (I still can’t believe that my 7-year-old is already over 4 feet tall.) And I’m really not operating on enough cylinders to think far enough ahead to do the Crock Pot thin...
freezer safe containers To freeze the slow cooker beef stew: leave enough space at the top of the bag to allow for expansion during freezing. squeeze as much air as possible out of the top of the bag and seal securely. place the soup-filled freezer bags in the freezer, in a single, ...
27 Easy Make-Ahead & Freeze Appetizers– When you want to save time and prep early, these make ahead freezer appetizers are the BEST solution! Make a bunch & freeze. Cook & serve when needed. Out-of-this-World Corn Dip (Crack Corn Dip)– This Out-of-this-World Corn Dip (also know...