Make Ahead Cooking and Freezer Recipes

HOW TO FREEZE:

Angel Food Cake

Apple Pie and Apple Crisp (unbaked)

Apples (slices)

Asparagus

Avocados

Baked Goods

Basil

Bananas

Beets

Berries (blackberries)

Buttermilk

Cakes and Biscuits

Celery

Cheesecake (and how to defrost a frozen cheesecake)

Cobblers

Cookies (baked) - Tips

Corn (ears with husks)

Cream Puffs

Dumplings

Eggs

Egg Whites

Flour

Fudge

Grilled Food

Ground Beef (cooked)

Herbs

Leeks

Lemonade

Lemon Curd

Mangoes

Muffin Batter

Mushrooms

Noodles (fresh)

Nuts

Orange Juice

Papaya

Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots

Peppers (hot cherry peppers)

Peppers (roasted red peppers)

Pesto

Pizza Dough

Potato Pancakes

Pumpkin (leftover canned)

Ravioli

Rhubarb

Rice

Sandwich Buns

Sangria

Scallops

Seeds (sesame, poppy, caraway, etc.)

Smoked Salmon

Snow Peas

Soups

Sourdough Starter

Spaghetti Squash

Tomatoes

Tomatoes (without blanching)

Tomato Paste

Wine

Yeast

Zucchini

Foods that Do Not Freeze Well

Freezer Recipes

Some files contain multiple recipes. If you don't find the

recipe at the top of the file you choose, scroll down.

Appetizer Recipes that Freeze Well

• Appetizers that Freeze Well

• Apricot-Pork Meatballs

• Cheryl's Best Ever Sweet Appetizers

• Chicken Almond Puffs

• Freeze Ahead Appetizers (10)

• Freeze-Ahead Party Sandwiches - Tips

• Gorgonzola and Rosemary Cream Puffs

• Make Ahead and Freeze Ahead Appetizers (14)

• Mini Almond Cheesecakes

• Sausage Balls with Cheese

• Spinach Balls

• Spinach Pom Poms with Spicy Mustard Sauce

Main Dish Recipes that Freeze Well:

• Beef:

• 72 Market Street Meat Loaf with Meat Loaf Gravy

• Beef Burgundy Stew

• Beef Pot Pies for Freezing

• Fifteen Minute Stroganoff

• Gina's Chili

• Home-Style Meat Loaf

• Lazyman's Stuffed Cabbage Casserole

• Make Ahead Basic Stew Mixture and 4 Recipes

• Mary's Meatloaf

• Mrs. D.'s Pizza Casserole

• New England Style Pot Roast

• Chicken:

• Cheesy Chicken Enchilada

• Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

• Chicken Noodle Casserole

• Chicken Quesadillas

• Chicken Spinach Enchilada Casserole

• Chicken Supreme

• Chicken Tetrazini

• Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

• Gina's Chicken Casserole Supreme

• Minestrone and Turkey Chili (freezer recipes)

• Mini-Pizzas (freezer recipe)

• Pork:

• Crockpot Pork

• Ham and Cheese Pie

• Mother's Fresh Broccoli and Ham Casserole

• Pork Onion Casserole

• Pasta:

• Alfredo Fettucine (like Olive Garden)

• Baked Ziti

• Lasagna

• Macaroni and Cheese Casserole with Beef

• Macaroni Ham Casserole

• Sandy's Manicotti (freeze ahead)

• Spicy, Saucy Rigatoni Bake

• Fish and Seafood:

• Seafood and Rice Casserole

• Spanish Sherried Shrimp

• Teriyaki Salmon

• Other:

• Easy Day Before Casserole

• Freezer Meal Ideas

• Freezer Tomato Sauce

• Make-ahead Turkey Gravy

• Spaghetti Sauce to Freeze

Side Dish Recipes that Freeze Well:

• Broccoli and Cheese Casserole

• Freeze Ahead Twice Baked Potatoes

• Freezer Cole Slaw

• Freezer Sweet Corn for Winter Use

• Scalloped Potatoes

Soup Recipes that Freeze Well:

• Beef Barley Soup

• Beefy Barley Soup

• Beefy Mexican Soup

• Italian Soup with an Alabama Zing

• Leftover Yankee Pot Roast Vegetable Beef Soup

• Turkey Noodle Soup

Breads Recipes that Freeze Well:

• Flaky Biscuits

• Freeze Ahead Raisin Drop Biscuits

• Freezer Dinner Rolls

• Freezer White Bread

• Freezer Zucchini Bread Batter

• Make Ahead (and freeze) Thanksgiving Rolls

Dessert Recipes that Freeze Well:

• Butterscotch Freeze 'n Slice Cookies

• Cherry Flip Cookies

• Chocolate Blizzard Cookies

• Cookies That Freeze Well (20)

• Cream Cheese Mints

• Dutch Apple Pie

• Freezeable Cookie Dough 4 Variations: Chocolate-Cherry Swirls, Coconut-Lemon Thins, Espresso Crisps, Oatmeal-Cranberry Drops

• Freezer Pumpkin Pie

• Freezer Ready Pie Crusts

• Grandma's Refrigerator Cookies

• Little Kalache Cookiies

• Macadamia White Chocolate Cookies

• Pecan Puffs

• Slice and Bake Lemon Cookies

• Swedish Dreams

Online Resources

• Make Ahead Cooking for One

• Eating Well While Spending Less - NDSU Extension

  • Week 1 - Week 2 - Week 3 - Week 4 - Week 5

• Cooking Solo (for one or two) - NDSU Extension

• Freezing Basics

• A Freezer Plan - U. of Missouri

• Answers About Freezing Food - North Dakota State U.

• Changes in food texture during freezing - U. of Missouri

• Chemical changes during freezing - U. of Missouri

• Effect of freezing on spices and seasonings - U. of Missouri

• Foods That Do Not Freeze Well - U. of Illinois

• Freezing Basics - Ohio State U. Extension

• Freezing Basics - U. of Missouri

• Freezer Problem Solver - U. of Missouri

• Freezing Guidelines - U. of Illinois

• Hints for Freezing - U. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

• Moisture loss (freezer burn) - U. of Missouri

• Most Frequently Asked Freezing Questions - U. of Florida

• Rate of freezing - U. of Missouri

• Thawing Frozen Foods Safely - U. of Illinois

• Proper Freezer Containers [Video] - U. of Illinois

• Containers for Freezing - Michigan State U. Extension

• Containers for freezing - U. of Missouri

• Packaging and labeling foods - U. of Missouri

• Hints for Packaging - U. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

• Freezer Storage Timetables

• Freezer Storage - Ohio State U. Extension

• Freezer Storage Chart - U. of Illinois

• Freezer Storage Chart - Kansas State U.

• Food Storage Guide - North Dakota State U.

• Freezing Specific Foods

• Freezing Specific Foods - U. of Illinois

• Freezing Home-Prepared Foods - U. of Missouri

• Freezing Recommendations for Commonly Prepared Foods - U. of Nebraska Cooperative Extension

• CLEARJEL for Canning and Freezing - U. of Illinois

• Home Freezing of Fish - U. of Alaska

• Storage Times for Freezing Meats - Michigan State U. Extension

• Freezing Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs and Dairy Products - U. of Missouri

• Freezing Fruits - U. of Missouri

• Freezing Card: Fresh Fruits and Vegetables - U. of Illinois

• Freezing Chart for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables - U. of Illinois

• Freezing Unusual Fruits and Vegetables - U. of Missouri

• Freezing Fruits and Vegetables - U. of Minnesota

• Blanching Vegetables - U. of Illinois

• Blanching Vegetables - Technique [Video] - U. of Illinois

• Blanching Vegetables in the Microwave - U. of Illinois

• Freezing Vegetables - U. of Missouri

Cookbooks

Freeze-Ahead Cooking

The Best Freezer Cookbook

The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet -  Search Inside This Book

Frozen Assets

Search Inside This Book

Frozen Assets: Lite

Search Inside This Book

Frozen Assets: Favorites

Search Inside This Book

Month of Meals

There's a Chef in Your Freezer

Meal Planning:

365 Quick, Easy & Inexpensive Dinner Menus

Search Inside This Book

The 7-Day Cookbook

Look Inside This Book

Cook Once, Eat for a Week

A Dinner a Day

Search Inside This Book

The Dinner Doctor

Dinner Tonight

Look Inside this Book

Mix and Match Recipes

Search Inside This Book

Once-A-Month Cooking

 Search Inside This Book

Once a Week Cooking Plan

The Rush Hour Cook's Weekly Wonders

Search Inside this Book

Saving Dinner

Look Inside This Book

The Weekly Feeder

Look Inside This Book

The What's For Dinner Cookbook

Search Inside This Book