Freezer Cooking. I love it.
I’ve done different forms over the years including the full-on 30 meals in one session. I’ve visited the chains, like Dream Dinners. Now adays, with limited freezer space and limited time, I’ve been doing Mini Freezer Cooking Days. I’ve posted a few in the past here are the links:
Marinades
Ground Beef
Recently I decided on a different approach, which are mini freezer cooking days based on types of meat. Recently I received a Safeway Just for You coupon for $3.49 a pound ground beef. I don’t know what everyone else in the country is paying, but this is actually great! I purchased about 5 pounds and I also used 1 pound of ground pork.
So I just did a Ground Beef Mini Freezer cooking day. Here is what I made:
1. Saved 1 pound for meat loaf (two weeks from now). I wrapped it in a Ziploc gallon bag and froze it.
2. Used 2 pounds for Taco meat (which I used for dinner that night, froze 2 containers and kept one for Tuesday Night)
3. Browned 1 pound ground beef with onions for use in other meals and divided into 2 containers
4. Browned ½ pound of ground sausage and 1 pound of ground beef with onions to use in other recipes. I divided this into 3 Ziploc bags.
In total I get 10 “dinner starters” for 2 hours of work.
So what kinds of things can I make?
With the taco meat I can make tacos, taquitos, and an enchilada pie.
With the browned meat I can use when a recipe calls for browned ground beef like chili or spaghetti.
With the mixed pork and beef I can use to make spaghetti sauce and other recipes that call for a ground beef.
Betty crocker inspired me to do this so here is the link to these recipes:
Easy Dinner Starters
I am sharing this recipe on Gluten Free Wednesdays.
Ligia
