[crayziegirl]

So once again we are trying to get BACK on the wagon. My b/f was diagnosed as diabetic a few months back and he found out his 20yr HS reunion is coming up. Facebook got him back in touch with a lot of his friends from HS, so he actually want to go - but wants to lost some weight before then.

Anyway...my point is...the thing that always gets us is him not feeling well enough to cook in the evening and me trying to work and not having the time. I know one of the keys to this WOL is having food on hand that is fairly easy to cook -- reheat -- microwave, etc.

So what have all you successful people found to be the things that freeze and reheat the best?

Thanks for all your help
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[su]

lasagna is always a good stand by
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[crayziegirl]

I love it but the man doesn't like to eat it....he says it is too "cheesy" - which is of course, the way I like it - lol.

That is my problem...I am not so much a picky eater...will eat just about anything but he gets all picky sometimes....drives me nuts.
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[Margot]

When my husband was working and needed to take lunch. We would make dinner and either freeze indivicual servings for him to take in those divided dishes. Usually we would send him one serving the next day and freeze another for later on. His co workers were always drooling over the great food he had for lunch.

The other thing we have done is to double the batch when you do have time to cook and freeze half to use when there is no time to cook.
In no time you can build up forzen dinners for those days when you don't feel like cooking.

Just make sure you lable and date what you freeze. If you are counting the carbs mark the number of servings and the carbs count each.
Then you have an easy meals for later and all you need to add is a quick salad. The bag ones work just fine for busy days.
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[mhayden999]

George's Pizza Freezes and Reheats very well.

Mark
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[motyok]

I love to bake extra breakfast casseroles to freeze. I do it every week. If you add cream cheese to the egg base they don't get that spongy texture after freezing. I have many good recipes that I have adapted to freezer meals. What are your hubby's favorite foods? I can check to see what I have as freezer meals and send you some recipes. I assume nothing too cheesy?
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[Margot]

Lisa,
Good tip on the cream cheese for the egg bake for freezing. I will have to try that out - I usually don't like them frozen because they do get spongy.
Egg bakes are a favorite around my house.
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[crayziegirl]

I love the egg bake stuff....gotta convince him it is good. I will definitely try it out.

As for his favorite foods, I am finding he loves cauliflower, zucchini and broccoli. He is so weird....he will try almost anything but then hates the weirdest things. I have learned to just cook it and make him eat it -- sometimes he is surprised...like Davids baked turnip fry things....he actually really likes those
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[motyok]

Here is one of our favorites for breakfast or lunch. I make three at once so I can freeze two casseroles. It does have cheese, but you could cut back on the amount. I love cheese so almost all my casseroles have cheese as a binder. How does your hubby feel about Chinese food. I have a couple of recipes along those lines without cheese.


Three Little Pigs Casserole

Three kinds of pork make this a delicious brunch casserole. It is our family favorite.


1/2 onion, finely chopped
18 eggs
16 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup heavy cream
1 pound sausage
1 can of Spam or other brand luncheon loaf
1/2 cup packaged bacon crumbles
1/2 pound finely diced mushrooms (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
24 ounces Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded (6 cups)

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, cream cheese, cream, and salt. I use an immersion blender to really get the cream cheese mixed in.

Dice the vegetables and Spam and add them to the eggs.

Brown the sausage with onion and place it in the base of 3 small or 2 large casserole dishes. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage. Sprinkle the cheese over the casseroles. Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or until set in the center.

Wrap and freeze as whole casseroles or as individual servings.

Serves 18 506 calories 3 carbs

Lisa
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[crayziegirl]

sounds yummy...will definitely have to check it out.

And my man loves chinese food....he makes a killer teriyaki chicken stir fry. He is supposed to be the chef but his health issues means I end up cooking cause he doesn't feel like it.
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[motyok]

Denise,

If he likes teriyaki, why not make a dump preparation from his favorite recipe? (Made legal with a sugar substitute, of course) If you freeze the chicken or steak individually, you or he could easily pull a meal's worth out of the freezer to grill or bake. I like them done on a contact grill with some bell peppers and onions. Here is my simple recipe:

Teriyaki Steak or Chicken dump
3 cloves crushed garlic
1 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 Tablespoons fresh minced ginger
1/2 cup granular Splenda or equivalent sweetener
5 pounds boneless breast of chicken or small steaks


Mix marinade ingredients well. Divide between three gallon sized storage bags. Add meat and freeze.

Lisa
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[crayziegirl]

sounds awesome Lisa, I will definitely have to check that out Thanks
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[Clipper]

Lisa has some great ideas. I have her recipe ebook. Her Hen in a Tree casserole is awesome. I love her ideas of having meals ready to go. I plan to start me some freezer meals this week. Maybe someone can post names of George recipes that are good for the freezer.
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[HerBoudoir]

I'm just getting back started myself, but I'm doing an old trick I used to do all the time when I lived alone.

I buy boneless chicken breast when it's on sale (for example, it's $1.79/lb this week) and really stock up - 2 or 3 family size packs, depending on what I think I'll use until it goes on sale again. I prep the cutlets by pounding them and marinating them overnight (your choice, but I mostly use a garlic/herb because that always works for me).

At that point, I'll grill off some of it, slice it, and freeze it on a sheet pan so they don't glop together. Then I store in a ziploc freezer bag, and I can take out as much as I need at one time. When I'm trying to throw together a salad to take to school, it makes my life really easy.

With the rest, I bag up in smaller bags, 2-3 cutlets per bag. Then when I come home at night, I can just pull one bag out of the freezer and either bake or grill, and usually have some leftovers.

This works for other meats as well. By having everything pre-seasoned and ready to go, it cuts out the prep time when you're tired and just don't want to do it.