Freezer meals

Red beans
Chili
Spaghetti

Do you cook your lasagna first or just build and freeze?

Seafood sauces. Fettucine sauce, sauce piquant, creole, etc. Make a huge batch of the base sauce, but only add the seafood to what you're going to eat today. The rest of the batch gets cooled and then frozen into however big portions you need.

Then when you want some shrimp creole, for instance, you just start your rice cooking, thaw and heat the sauce through, and toss your fresh shrimp in and finish normally. Takes a half hour, tops.

I freeze my boston butts after I smoke them, and shred them.

It's similar to lasagna which has already been mentioned, but ziti freezes well, also. Same idea as the lasagna - build, freeze and cook later on.

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That's an awesome idea for casseroles and lasagna.

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Takes up less space in the freezer and a vac sealer will also help you save freezer space. If you don't have one, it's a sound investment. I just updated mine with one from Sam's. I've frozen pulled pork in vac seal bags and it keeps very well. The key is to keep the air out and you'll have great frozen foods. Maintains quality a lot longer.

Think of things you liked to eat after the first baby and determine how those things will freeze fully made or even partially made.

Roasted and steamed veggies are a cinch to make as sides and you can roast nearly anything. Takes no time to prepare and roast. I steam veggies in the microwave with just a wee bit of water, covering the container with plastic wrap with a few holes poked in the top. I also wrap whole yellow squash in foil and bake them like a potato in the oven. Quick and easy.

I made #4 in this link recently out of curiosity and it worked out great.

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It was so easy. I roasted my tomatoes first just because I love them roasted, but it's not necessary. I wouldn't freeze it, but it's easy and fast enough for a quick meal. Grocery store roasted chicken can be added or shrimp for some protein. It was attractive and tasty.