One of the recipes that we made was meatballs. We mixed the meat, rolled them into balls and flash froze them before placing the meatballs in freezer bags. When I was ready to use the meatballs, it took a minimal amount of time to cook the spaghetti (or spaghetti squash in my case), heat up some sauce, and cook the meatballs. A healthy and delicious meal was on the dinner table in a record amount of time!
We're already planning our next freezer meal cooking day, as we've deemed our recent one a huge success! Some of the recipes we froze are already on my blog, like pizza dough and beef stew, but I have a few new recipes that I'll be sharing in the future. Have you ever made freezer meals?
Meatballs
Makes approximately 24 1-inch meatballs
1/4
cup Italian bread crumbs
1 egg, lightly beaten1 Tablespoon milk
1 Tablespoon ketchup
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound ground turkey
1. In a medium bowl, mix all the ingredients together until completely combined.
2. Roll meat into 1 inch balls.
**If you're freezing the meatballs: place the rolled meatballs in a single layer onto a wax paper lined cookie sheet and place in your freezer for approximately 1 hour. When the meatballs are hard, place them in a Ziploc freezer bag and freeze. When you're ready to cook the meatballs, continue at step 3.
3. Preheat a small amount of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
4. Add meatballs to the warm oil and cook for about 5 minutes per side, turning the meatballs as each side browns. Cut into one meatball to ensure that it is completely cooked.
**You can also freeze the meatballs after cooking them.
Adapted from: Finding Joy in My Kitchen
I make lots of freezer meals - just love them! I have a few recipes posted on my neglected recipe blog. Another thing I often do is double a recipe when making it - freeze one and eat one. Works for me!
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Great idea on the freezer meals. My friend and I used to do this when the kids were little and I need to get back into making them. These meatballs look yummy! Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
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