freezer meals

I thought I might start a topic in anticipation of when I start cooking and freezing meals.

So girls, it is time to spill, what are your tried and true meals/recepies that never fail to go from freezer to oven (or if cakes etc defrost well)

I am sure hubby's stomach will thank you!!!

Mince ! Well, bolognaise sauce if you want to be posh... hehe... but for example, if we were having spaghetti for dinner, we'd just cook "too much" of the mince sauce and then freeze the leftovers. You can get spaghetti noodles that boil in 3 mins, and then it's just a matter of zapping the mince in the microwave and ta da !

You can do pasta in the microwave too, just make sure it's completely covered with water.

I'm a big casserole fan. Same as Jax, just cook double and put half away. I find it best to put the half away first in case we get greedy and eat 1 1/2 meals

Indian Meals, Lasagne, or nacho mince MMMMMM
Im hungry LOL

Edited by tastic

I do twice the amount of casseroles and freeze half, too.  Lasagne freezes and reheats beautifully, but I just can't understand why people say it's such a quick & easy meal to make... it takes me AGES!!!  If those pre-frozen stir-fry vege mixes come on special they're worth grabbing - mightn't be a meal, but sure saves a lot of time if you want to chuck lots of veges in a dish.  I'm another fan of freezing bolognaise and nacho topping - mmmmm, nachos.  One day I'll have my yummy yummy nachos and beer meal again... one day!  And any cakes freeze well before they're iced.  I'm wondering if it's such a great idea for me to have baking stashed away though - maybe not!

Soups, casseroles, pasta sauces...all good.
For summer time, I guess salads etc are easy to throw together. But I have been known to make up french sticks into garlic bread and freeze - much cheaper than buying pre-made.
Muffins don't freeze too badly, but don't seem to last long once thawed - I like to just microwave them as I want to eat them. Banana cakes freeze really well.

Funny - I was just talking to DH yesterday about wanting to fill the freeezer before baby comes (nothing like planning well in advance!!).

MMMMM, I really want nachos now...

oh yeah meant to say that chocolate cake with icing freezes really well too...we put our layer of chocolate wedding cake (with butter icing layers) in freezer in slabs big enough for 2 - 3 for desserts and ate them for ages....defrosted rally well....YUMMY!!!

Mmmm this is the hungry thread!! I enjoy cooking so prep meals are not a huge deal for me, but after I had Hannah by emergency c/s I was extremely grateful for the prep meals some friends brought around (casseroles and banana cakes) - since I couldn't stand up for long periods and DH had no time off work.

As for baking in the freezer, you get reeaaally hungry when your milk first comes in and I'm sure you'll be grateful for all those little things tucked away!

We have frozen casseroles, almost anything with mince in it, plus we've had people bring us frozen indian meals.

What we've also found good (if you're feeling really lazy) is that we picked up the frozen tegal chicken lasagne and enchildas.

Another thing is the Signature Range version of the Kaweka meals or even the Kaweka meals themselves. We bought a few of those each of the last few shops and they have been great to have in the pantry for easy meals this past week.

Good thread! I have spent the last couple of weeks doing cooking for the freezer here and there. Have made quiches and cut them into halves and frozen. Also casseroles, vegetarian lasagne, fish pie and vegetable frittata which I have cut into pieces. I also baked some afghans and have frozen them in a freezer bag (idea being that can pull as many as I need out prior to having people around for afternoon tea etc)
Great to read other people's ideas.