Freezer Cooking Round 2!!
Back again with a few more tried and true freezer meals! I am really enjoying this style of cooking and know I appreciate when someone has actually frozen and then cooked and eaten the recipe. Some things just don't save as well as others. Luckily, so far I have had great success with the recipes I have chosen. Here's my last batch. They've been frozen for a few weeks, prepared, and enjoyed!
First up, Chicken Pot Pie.
This is actually my recipe. I was freezer cooking before I even knew there was such a thing! My family LOVES this meal. I use pre-made pie crusts but you could make it from scratch if that floats your boat. I prepare the filling, I get 3-4 pies depending on how closely I follow the recipe vs. doing it from memory. I make one that night and freeze the other fillings in a ziploc. Put the ziploc in the fridge the day you will use it, I warm it up in a pot and usually need to add a little milk (it gets thicker in the freezer). While thats warming I cook the bottom pie crust a little to keep from getting soggy, dump in the filling, second crust and cook! Yum, yum, yum.
Next up, Pioneer Woman's Dr. Pepper Pork.
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This was also delish. The meat was a little fattier than I thought but once it cooled I just scraped it off and tossed it. We ate this with tortillas, guacamole and salsa.
Third....I used the PW Dr. Pepper Pork for filling for tamales.
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This was only the second time I have made tamales. They are pretty time consuming but really tasty. I love that when I make them myself I can control the amount of meat vs. masa. Not like those parking lots tamalas that are mostly masa with a tiny it of meat! I use this recipe/tutorial for tamales. These are also something I have frozen many times and they keep great.
and lastly I also made breakfast burritos. I didn't snap a picture but they were a huge hit.
I hope this inspires you to give freezer cooking a try! So far so good here! I made more today, I'll be back in a few weeks with a follow up on them!
3 comments:
Thanks for sharing...I've been stocking my freezer while the hubby has been working out of town.
did you freeze the pork or just use it for the other meals that you listed?
Kristie, I did both. I froze some and served it again with tortillas and then used it in the tamales that were also frozen. Hope that helps!
I asked a family friend to teach me to make tamales one year for Christmas and I discovered a third of the way through that I have much more patience for enjoying someone else who has made them than for making them myself!!
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