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Cooking in a Freezer? No. Throwing Food into a Freezer
for Quick Easy meals in minutes. Read and learn...
Freezer Cooking - What is THAT all about?
by Nicole Dean
Freezer Cooking, also referred to as Once A Month Cooking, is a way to cook
less often, but still enjoy the health benefits of a home-cooked meal, and save
money. Some moms take one full day each month and cook a month's worth of food.
Others, like me, do batch cooking and quadruple many of my recipes. For
instance, if I am making a batch of chili, I usually make a big stockpot and
freeze the bulk of it for quick, healthy, inexpensive meals. This is a
great way for all Work at Home Moms to save time and money -- while feeding your
family healthy foods!
Meals that freeze well:
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Eggplant Parmesan
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Chicken in Marinade (Buy a large amount of chicken, divide it into
freezer bags with the marinade of your choice, and freeze. When you take the
chicken out of the freezer to thaw for your meal, it will marinade as it
thaws.)
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Soups in Broth (Test potatoes, rice, pasta, and other starchy items
before you commit to a large batch. They can fall apart or get rubbery.)
Also, beware of cream-based soups. They are wonderful for freezer cooking,
but do NOT add the milk/cream before you freeze it. Any dairy must be added
once the soup is thawed and warming -- right before it is eaten!
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Lasagna -- it is so easy to make several pans of lasagna and freeze them
all. You don't even have to cook the noodles in advance. Just layer noodles,
spaghetti sauce, ricotta or cottage cheese, meats and veggies in several
layers with lots of your favorite sauce. Cover tightly and bake.
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Beans and Rice
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Chili -- Toss a few cans of chicken broth in a crockpot. Drain and rinse
several cans of beans -- whatever you have on hand. Toss them in with some
veggies (peppers, onions, celery, etc.). Boil. Then turn down the heat,
cover and cook for an hour. At the last minute, add some chili powder and
whatever seasonings you like. Plus, add a few cans of diced tomatoes and
green chilis if you like them. Cook a few more minutes and it's ready to
serve or freeze.
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To freeze, scoop into plastic containers.
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To serve, top with green onions, sour cream, cheese, crushed chips,
etc. You'll love it!
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Muffins (If you bake muffins or bread, you can freeze the extras for
later.)
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Hawaiian Chicken
About the Author: Nicole Dean is the owner of ShowMomtheMoney.com
-- Helping Moms to Make Money and Save Money
My Favorite Freezer Cooking Books --
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Living On A Dime is known as one of the very best resources of its kind to help you get out of debt without depriving yourself.
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