Freezer Meals....
I need something to help me get through football and cheerleading season without fast food and eating out every night.
I kept seeing all over Pinterest all these great pins regarding freezer meals. So I hit the internet and the blogs and thought "I Can Do This".
DAY 1
Day 1 was full of gathering recipes, cutting coupons, comparing grocery ads, and checking what I had in the house. Seemed pretty easy on day 1 ... 17 days of meals over 18 days! Plus some breakfast meals.
DAY 2
Day 2 was a bit too much for me! First I went to the grocery store. For freezing supplies and all the food for 17 meals and 2 breakfast grab and go meals. It was close to $300 not my greatest grocery trip ever but some of that was spices etc which will last for several meals. Basically it came out to $15.00 a meal not too bad for a family of 6 especially when if we eat out it averages $60 or more.
Once I got home came the overwhelming part! SO MUCH FOOD!
Then came prepping the food, cooking some and storing... a full day later and I was only 3/4 of the way done.
Next time I am certainly preparing the menus ahead of time and then shopping on another day and cooking on another.
After Day 2 I had Sausage and Peppers, Teriyaki Chicken, Mini Meat loafs, Divine Chicken, Upside Down Fettuccine, Chicken Florentine Casserole, Taco Pie, Mini Chicken Pot Pies, Baked Oatmeal Squares and Breakfast Burritos
DAY 3Day 3 was round 2 of cooking and prep and packaging. This time I did Pepper Steak, Newlywed Beef tips, Slow cooker Beef Fajitas, Beef Roast, Lasagna, Beef Enchiladas, Trailer Park Stroganoff and Chicken Cordon Bleu Bundles.
The fridge was packed afterwards and we have 2! Below are the pictures of the overly packed freezers.
All went into the freezer with the exception of the Chicken Cordon Bleu Bundles.
I will share the recipes and the feedback and thoughts on each meals as I go along!
Let me also put a disclaimer on here that most of the recipes came from Pinterest and blogs found through Pinterest
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