freezer recipes wanted

[chocolate m'scovy]

Does anyone have some good freezer recipes? I'm looking for dishes, preferably entrees, that can be baked and then frozen successfully. Feel free to share your tried-and-true recipes! Reheating instructions would be appreciated. I prefer ones made from scratch. Thanks! I'm looking forward to your replies!

 

[msgenie516]

Hi,

I don't have an answer for you right now, but I just ordered the Taste Of Home "Freezer Pleasers" book in hope of getting some good recipes I can freeze. If I find anything interesting, I'll let you know!

I don't know about you, but I have NO luck freezing potatoes in any form (boiled, mashed, etc.--they always end up grainy and watery) or gravy (it always curdles). I hope I will find some helpful hints in this book or, at least, anything that I like that will freeze with no problems.

I'll be watching this thread because I'm interested in the answers, too! In any case, good luck!

Genie

 

[peeplessinNC]

These are all tried and true:

Pork and Apples with Stuffing – serves 12

4-lb. pork tenderloin slices
2 20oz cans sliced cooked apples or poach fresh apples until tender
1/2c brown sugar
6 c herb stuffing mix
1/2c chopped celery
1/4c melted butter
3 TB minced onion
1 t salt
1/2t sage
2 c beef broth

Trim fat from pork slices, brown slices in a little oil in skillet. Place slices as needed for each serving in a baking dish.

Combine apples and sugar. Spoon over pork slices. Combine stuffing, celery, butter, onion, salt, sage and broth. Press stuffing into a 1/2c measure, unmold onto apple slices. Cover.

May freeze at this point. Bake from frozen state at 400 for 1 1/4hours or until pork tests done. Bake from unfrozen state at 375 for 1 hour. Makes 2 casseroles of 6 servings each.


Chicken Broccoli makes 6 servings bake at 350 for 40 min.

1 lb cooked, chopped broccoli 1/2c light mayonnaise
4 c cooked, diced chicken 1 4oz can mushroom stems/pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup 1/4t curry powder
3/4c grated Parmesan cheese

Put broccoli in greased baking dish. Mix chicken, soup, mayo, mushrooms, curry, and 1/2c cheese in a bowl. Spoon mixture over broccoli. Top with remaining Parmesan. Cover with foil, wrapping well and freeze.

Thaw dish in refrigerator and bake covered in 350 oven for 40 minutes, stir and bake uncovered 15-20 minutes more.

Green Chile Enchiladas serves 8 375 for 20-25 min.

1 1/2lbs. lean ground beef 3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
3/4c fine chopped onion 1 can cream of chicken soup
1 TB chili powder 1 1/2c sour cream
s&p 1 small can green chiles
8 to 12 flour tortillas

Brown ground beef with onion, drain fat. Stir in chili powder, s&p. Spoon meat mixture and some grated cheese on each tortilla. Roll up, put in greased baking dish. Combine soup, sour cream and green chiles, spoon over enchiladas.
Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes, top with more cheese, bake 10 minutes more. Wrap well and freeze.

Moravian Chicken Pie

Pastry:
2 cups flour
1 t. salt
3/4c. Crisco
6-8 TB cold water

or

2 Pillsbury Pie Crusts, bring to room temperature

Filling:
3 cups cooked, chopped chicken (breasts and thighs, or whole chicken)
1/4c flour
1 1/4cups chicken broth with added Better Than Bouillon
salt and pepper
dash of poultry seasoning

Put one crust in a deep foil pie pan.

Mix chicken, flour, broth, s&p, and poultry seasoning in a large bowl.
Pour into pastry lined pie shell. Cover with the second piecrust. Pinch edges together to seal and flute decoratively. Bake at 375-400 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes. Serve hot.

Can freeze before baking, then bake at 400 for 1 to 1 1/2hrs.

To freeze: double wrap very well in Saran plastic wrap, then wrap again in heavy-duty foil or put in a large freezer zip bag.

 

[chocolate m'scovy]

Thanks, peeplessinNC!