3 Freezer Meals to Stock Your Freezer With

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Nothing beats a busy night when dinner is already done. These three bakes all come together the same easy way. Brown some meat, boil your pasta or tortillas, layer everything in a dish, and freeze. When you’re ready to eat, just thaw, bake, and you’ve got a hot, home cooked dinner with little effort.

This roundup covers three of our go-to freezer dinners: a cheesy Freezer Beef Ravioli Bake, creamy Freezer Chicken Enchiladas, and a family-favorite Freezer Taco Pasta. Pick one to try, or make all three in an afternoon and set yourself up with a stocked freezer.

Taco Pasta

A cheesy, layered taco pasta bake with salsa and seasoned beef. Freezer friendly and family approved.
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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1 box pasta of your choice (cellentani works great)
  • 1 jar salsa
  • 1-2 cups shredded cheese (Colby jack works great)
  • 1/2 cup beef broth

Method
 

  1. Brown the ground beef and boil the pasta.
  2. Add the taco seasoning to the beef.
  3. Layer the pasta, beef, cheese, and salsa in a baking dish. Mix it around a bit, but save some cheese to topit off.
  4. Add 1/2 cup beef broth to help get the remaining salsa out of the jar and moisten the bake.
  5. Bake covered for 30 minutes at 375°F if serving immediately, otherwise follow the freezer tip!
  6. Serve with sour cream and more shredded cheese if desired!
    7. Freezer Meal Tip: I cover all my freezer meals with plastic wrap first, then foil on top. Remove the plastic wrapbefore baking, but keep the foil on. I set mine out in the morning to thaw, then bake covered for 30-45 minutes at 375°F — since everything is already cooked, you’re just warming it through.

Beef Ravioli Bake

A layered ravioli bake with seasoned ground beef, spaghetti sauce, andmozzarella. Easy to make ahead & freezer friendly.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground beef (seasoned with Italian seasoning)
  • 1 jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1-2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 bag family-size ravioli (great value brand works fine)
  • 1 block cream cheese (optional, but recommended)

Method
 

  1. Brown the ground beef and season with Italian seasoning
  2. Boil the ravioli
  3. Combine the beef, spaghetti sauce, and cream cheese
  4. Layer the sauce mixture, ravioli, and mozzarella in a baking dish, however you like
  5. To freeze: cover with plastic wrap first, then foil on top
  6. To bake: remove the plastic wrap (keep the foil on), thaw if frozen, and 
    bake covered at 375°F for 30-45
    minutes, until heated through
    7. Freezer Meal Tip: I cover all my freezer meals with plastic wrap first, 
    then foil on top. Remove the plastic wrapbefore baking, but keep the 
    foil on. I set mine out in the morning to thaw, then bake covered for 
    30-45 minutesat 375°F — since everything is already cooked, you’re 
    just warming it through.

Easy Chicken Enchiladas

Creamy shredded chicken enchiladas you can make ahead and freeze!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 enchiladas
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 chicken breasts, cooked & shredded
  • 10-12 tortillas
  • 1-2 cups shredded cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 can enchilada sauce

Method
 

  1. Cook the chicken (a crock pot works great), season with salt, pepper, onion and garlic powder, then shred it
  2. Mix the shredded chicken with 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup cheese, and 1/2 can of enchilada sauce
  3. Stuff the tortillas with the chicken mixture and roll them up
  4. Place the rolled tortillas with the remaining can of enchilada sauce and more cheese in the baking pan
  5. If serving immediately, bake covered for 20-25 minutes at 375°F 
    6. Freezer Meal Tip: I cover all my freezer meals with plastic wrap first, then foil on top. Remove the plastic wrap before baking, but keep the foil on. I set mine out in the morning to thaw, then bake covered for 30-45 minutes at 375°F — since everything is already cooked, you’re just warming it through.

Freezer Meal Tip: I cover all my freezer meals with plastic wrap first, then foil on top. Remove the plastic wrap before baking, but keep the foil on. I set mine out in the morning to thaw, then bake covered for 30–45 minutes at 375°F — since everything is already cooked, you’re just warming it through.

Which one will you try first?

xoxo Blake

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