Who makes freezer meals in bulk?

[kuntrygirl]

I use to make freezer meals in bulk. It was great! I made soups, stews, spaghetti, beans and gumbo.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Just whatever I happen to be making for dinner. I cook more of it and some goes to the table and some gets portioned out and put in the freezer.

 

[peeplessinNC]

Here is the meatball recipe that I use; I make them small because that's how I like them:

Freezer Stash Meatballs
Makes 48 meatballs; 8 servings

• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 1/2 cups soft bread crumbs
• 3 eggs
• 6 tablespoons minced onion
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preheat oven to 400.
In a large bowl, mix beef, crumbs, eggs, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Shape into 11/2-inch meatballs. (A miniature ice cream scoop makes fast work of shaping.)
Arrange in two 10-by-15-inch jelly roll pans. Bake in preheated oven until meat is browned, with no trace of pink and juices run clear, 10 to 13 minutes.
Drain, let cool to room temperature, divide into thirds and freeze each portion in vapor-moisture proof containers.

Cincinnati Chili

2 lb. lean ground beef
2 chopped onions simmer together 30 minutes – do not brown meat
2-4 c water

Add:

1 16oz can tomato sauce
1/2t allspice
1/4t plus garlic salt
4 TB chili powder
1 t ground cumin
1/4t ground cloves
2 t cinnamon
1 1/2TB cocoa
1 1/2t salt
4 drops Tobasco or more
2 TB vinegar
2 t Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
1/2t red pepper flakes

Simmer 1 hour or more on top of stove or 3 hours plus in crock pot.

Serve over spaghetti, top with cheese, chopped onion, kidney beans. Freeze this chili by itself, not with the spaghetti, cheese, onion, or beans.

Barbecue Cups makes about 20 preheat oven to 400

3/4lb. lean ground beef
1 TB plus chopped onion
2 TB brown sugar
1/2c BBQ sauce
canned biscuits – 2 10 pks.
grated cheddar cheese

Brown beef, drain fat. Add onion and saute lightly. Add sugar and sauce, simmer a few minutes.

Press biscuits to make a larger circle. Put into muffin tin cups. Add meat mixture, top with grated cheddar cheese. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes.

For pizza cups, add pizza sauce to browned beef, omit sugar, top with grated
mozzarella cheese.

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.

Here is my favorite Chicken Tetrazzini recipe:

http://southernfood.about.com/od/chickencasseroles/r/bl31011b.htm