Richard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago

I just had a baller idea this morning: I recently bought some SouperCubes silicone freezer mold things, so I could portion and freeze foods. Been using it for soups, and recently beans + protein for home made burrito bowls.

If I put pasta sauce into the 2 tbsp/30 ml SouperCubes, I can make my own microwavable pasta meals real quick!

Just boil some pasta to al dente, freeze on a non-stick sheet in a single layer, and portion into bags w/ sauce cubes.

It's an instant "Bertolli skillet meal" that is home made.

Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)

So yeah, now I'm on the lookout for cooked meals that freeze well.

There's a trend online that call "freezer meal prep" meals that basically are "pop fresh ingredients into a ziploc, freeze" + "dump bag into skillet" which ... works, but is a little more work than what I want right now.

I really want throw-it-in-the-microwave, then eat simplicity.

Mar 28 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadHal Pomeranz1d ago

@xabean Stews and other “one pot” or slow cooker type meals tend to work well for this. Also casseroles. Basically any meal where all the ingredients end up getting cooked together means that you can put the leftovers in single-serving freezer containers and heat them up later.

Some of my favorites include red beans and rice, jambalaya, rice pilafs and stir-fries with whatever ingredients are on hand, potato hashes with whatever ingredients happen to be on hand, etc.

Show threadBill1d ago
@xabean Egg muffins for breakfast. Fried rice for lunch, also things like stewed chuck roast. Taco meat. I dividual grilled burgers. Pulled pork shoulder. Rice freezes really well, plan meals around that.
Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago
@Sempf yeah I bought some pulled rotisserie chicken (in a big family pack tub) and portioned it into 1/2 cup portions, and froze. I've also got some pulled pork that I need to do the same with.
Show threadBill1d ago
@xabean We grab two chickens often when we are at a big box store, monster it for lunch, pull apart the rest, and freeze it. Works well. Wrap it in a tortilla with a little cheese and salsa (or whatever) and done.
Show threadJon Stewart1d ago
@xabean make your own bolognese (Marcella Hazan...), ladle pints into 1qt ziplocs, put in a gallon freezer bag, and you have a pretty easy pasta dinner on-demand. Get guanciale in place of the pancetta, if you can.
Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)1d ago

@codeslack I have heard stories of guanciale. Mostly through youtube of people making carbonara, and it sounds delicious.

But yeah, exactly what you're saying, except smaller portions frozen via these SouperCubes silicone molds.

Show threadJon Stewart23h ago
@xabean my farmer's market has it, and they're from Virginia, so... it's out there.
Show threadRichard "mtfnpy" Harman (he/him)23h ago
@codeslack oh I'm not saying guanciale is impossible to find, just literally that I've seen a bunch of drool worthy YouTube videos. Like French guy Alex *salut*