make ahead and freeze recipes please!!!

I don't have suggestions, but I too would like some ideas.:bigsmile:

Some things I like to freeze are- Meatloaf ( use fave recipe, can cook frozen or thawed), spaghetti sauce w/ meat, Chicken or beef pot pie, chili, any soup or stew (i don't care for potatoes out of the freezer so those i usually leave out.) meatballs, egg roll filling, stir fry (cooked and thrown together, freeze rice separately), salisbury steak (another one that I cook first before freezing).

Also, for breakfast I soak my old fashioned oatmeal in water or milk overnight, in the morning- drain, add mashed banana and walnuts and heat til warm on the stove or in the microwave. No need to cook since it soaked all night.

I forgot that I had a copy of the recipe at work. I don't have the nutritional information handy but you can figure it out using sparkrecipes. Here it is:

1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 lb. ground beef
1 can mushrooms
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 can (5oz) tomato paste
1 can diced tomatoes
2 teaspoons salt
1 tsp dried oregano
¾ cup water ( I use the juice from the mushrooms instead)
1 egg
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach (optional) **when freezing I don't add spinach because I find it get too soggy
1 cup creamed cottage cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
1 16 oz package lasagna noodles, cooked
grated mozzarella cheese

I cook the beef first and then I put in into a colander and rinse it under the water to get rid of the fat. (I usually do not use the olive oil called for in the recipe) Add the onion and garlic and fry it for a few minutes. Then add the next seven ingredients. (I usually do not add more than a half teaspoon of salt) Let the sauce simmer for about 45 minutes.

Mix the egg, spinach (thaw and squeeze out the water really well), cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and a little olive oil (½ teaspoon or so) and ½ teaspoon of salt

Cook your pasta

To assemble, start with the sauce, layer of noodles, sauce, noodles, egg/cheese mixture, noodles, sauce and top it with mozzarella cheese.

Bake for 20 to 30 minutes at 350.

A dash of cayenne and thyme can also be added to the sauce mixture.

I usually double the recipe and get about 8 or 9 small frozen lasagnas. I cut each noodle in half and it usually fits into a small container well. I freeze it without the mozzarella cheese on top. I add the cheese only after the lasagna has been thawed and heated.

If you put a frozen lasagna into the oven it will usually take about 1 to 11/2 hours to heat right through.

Once a week I take eight eggs with 1/4 cup bacon bits and 14cup shredded cheese. Combine all in the Freezer bag mixed well then boil till eggs are fluffy. Then I seperate the eggs into sandwich bags (1/2c). This gives me aprox 8-9 egg baggies. I dont have to freeze them and just heat for 30 sec and have scrambled eggs. I usualy toast some wheat bread and have a breakfast that keeps me full till lunch time.