frozen ready meals - food prep

Ljay30
Ljay30 Posts: 31 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi, really want to do more food prep, but I would need to freeze a lot of it. looking fir some advice or ideas.
Can I freeze and microwave a standard rice, chicken and broccoli meal? (i know the evils of microwaving, lol)

thank you!

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    What are the evils of microwaving?
  • macgurlnet
    macgurlnet Posts: 1,946 Member
    The microwave isn't gonna kill you. Making your own meals will be less expensive, and probably lower in sodium as well as more food for the calories.

    That being said, green stuff doesn't necessarily survive well in the freezer. You might be able to do the rice and chicken, then get a bag of steamable broccoli and cook that up as needed instead.

    There's tons of stuff you can cook in advance - I like to do spaghetti, roasts, soups, and a potato & egg breakfast casserole :)

    ~Lyssa
  • Ljay30
    Ljay30 Posts: 31 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    What are the evils of microwaving?


    I have just witnessed alot of people getting harassed for the microwave 'killing all the goodness' and stuff like thet, lol
  • Ljay30
    Ljay30 Posts: 31 Member
    thanks Lyssa, didnt think i could freeze spaghetti!
  • cdudley628
    cdudley628 Posts: 547 Member
    http://happymoneysaver.com/freezer-meals/

    Also, http://www.budgetbytes.com/ has a lot of recipes and she'll usually tell you how they taste when they are frozen as leftovers and reheated, if not you can comment and ask.

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