thread: What sort of meals do you freeze?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Jan 2008
    Central Coast NSW
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    I freeze cooked rice - in single serves in ziplock bags. When I go to use I open the bag, sprinkle in some water and zap in microwave.

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
    6,054

    Risotto is brilliant to make double of, and it's great reheated. Everything else I freeze I think you've already covered.

  3. #3
    Registered User

    Jan 2006
    8,369

    Fish pie, pasta sauces, brocolli bakes... pretty much any "pie" meal I make, I can double up and freeze.

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Sep 2007
    Cairns
    1,787

    If I am freezing or reheating risotto I always leave the portions to be reused a little undercooked (about 3/4 cooked), and cool it really quickly, otherwise it just ends up as gluggy mush. Then when I heat it up I just add a bit more stock (which I freeze in cubes), or hot water as I heat it on the stove. It's barely noticeable as being reheated then.

    Casseroles, tagines, curries, soups, lasagnes (I do a huge batch in the two serve foil take-away trays as I only have very large dishes which do at least six serves), Cannelloni, marinated meats (tandoori or satay chicken etc), pasta bakes and gratins, pies, sauces (eg, pasta sauces, both meat and vegie based). I'll be doing more when we move because we'll finally have a deep freezer. Yay! I also want to try blanching and freezing fresh vegies once we get our vegie garden.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Oct 2007
    Gippsland, Victoria
    714

    Thanks guys! They're all great ideas!