Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money and Sanity

I'm something of a cookbook snob, and stick mostly to ATK cookbooks for their thorough testing. I have been very pleasantly surprised by this book; the recipes are well tested, the flavors are generally spot on, the freezing tips are excellent and the charts for expanding the meals up to 5 times make this immensely practical for stocking a freezer or just doing large hospitality. Since purchasing a year ago, not a week has gone by that I don't make a meal from this book. The meals are family friendly, ot overly complicated and have truly made weeknights and hospitality simpler tasks for me as I now double or triple the meals I make and put something in the freezer fir another week. As a family with many hungry boys who does lots of hosting, this has been an excellent purchase and one I keep on hand to gift to busy moms.

Speaking of time, I don't leave a lot of Amazon reviews because it's so time-consuming, but I had to for this one. This book has saved me so much time that I feel like I should pay more. ;) I bought this cookbook because my 83-year-old mother-in-law moved into our home, and she's used to eating 3 meals a day. My husband and I don't normally eat that much, but I wanted to provide what she was used to, so I was thrust into a world of cooking more than usual.I work full time from home, so you'd think it would be easy, but it's not. I decided I would have to figure out a way to cook meals ahead of time and store them in the freezer so I could just pull them out as needed.I've collected a lot of cookbooks over the years. I'm really impressed with this one. First of all, not everything freezes well. I remember I froze some apples a few years ago, and they were gross when I thawed them. Freezing foods correctly is definitely an art form.In addition to learning which foods can be frozen, I learned from this cookbook that there's a certain way to wrap them before putting them into the freezer to avoid freezer burn. The author also puts tips for power-cooks who want to spend an entire day cooking so they don't have to cook again for a while. I've been doing that on Saturdays. I cook 5 or 6 of these recipes and store them for the next week. It's genius!!!Now to the recipes. They are really, really good, like the title suggests. I'll list a few of my favorites below.1. Savory Salmon in Foil - This recipe is literally the best baked salmon I've ever tasted. In addition to that, you store the salmon fillets in the freezer in individual packets, so you can pull out 2 or 3 or whatever you need. The remaining salmon fillets can remain frozen.In this recipe, you prepare each salmon fillet in a piece of foil. I mean everything, including the spices and lemon slices on top of the salmon. Then you wrap each one. After thawing, I cook it exactly like the instructions suggest, and it's D E L I C I O U S !!! I've made this recipe several times. It's definitely my number one fave in this book.2. Sweet and Sour Meatballs - My husband likes these meatballs so much that he usually eats a bunch of them before I can even get them into the freezer.In this recipe, you make homemade sweet and sour sauce. Omg, it's so easy and goooood! It doesn't have any weird ingredients either. This one has also become a staple for us. Loooove this one!3. Honey Pork Chops - I think this is the easiest recipe in this book, and they'll be the best pork chops you've ever made. The instructions say to store the 6 pork chops in the sauce in a large ziploc in the freezer. I store 2 ziplocs with 3 pork chops in each in the freezer, so I can stretch this into 2 meals.Actually, I do that with most of the recipes in this book. I divide them into 2 freezer meals because we don't eat that much. These pork chops are juicy and amazing! You'll love them.There's a recipe from this book that I haven't made yet, but I'm about to make it. It's called "Cauliflower Crave Soup." It looks so good in the pictures. Oh, that's another thing, there's a full color picture for each recipe, which I love. I've never gotten into those cookbooks that don't have any pictures.I don't know this author, but in case she reads this review, I'd like to thank you for making this cookbook. It's made a huge impact on our life! Our whole family loves it! xo

I like this book! We wanted to start making meals for the freezer instead of purchasing nasty Banquet meals that leave you hungry after eating they're questionable meats. This book offers recipes that are proven while also encouraging you to also try your own favorites. Plans are laid out for 4, 6, or 8 hour cooking sessions. A grocery list, tool list, and prep list is offered in east to understand format. The recipes will help me get out of my rut. They are normal everyday recipes that I can get all my ingredients at the local grocery store. No ordering weird stuff just to cook. Recipes for soups, dinners, desserts. If I can't can it then I'll freeze it. Then when we are tired we can choose a meal and just pop it in the oven or microwave. No thinking.If you're wanting your own healthier pre-made freezer meal with portions that you choose, this book is for you.

5 stars for the practical tips for making freezer meals. 3 stars for the recipe taste on average. 5 stars for including pictures of every single main dish recipe.I’ve had this cookbook for a few months now. So far, I have used this cookbook more than any other I’ve owned simply because it’s so practical. I pick a recipe, double or triple it, eat one batch tonight, freeze the others for later. Genius! Most of the recipes have been good; however, I wouldn’t describe too many as “seriously good” or “great” so far. I’ve needed to take lots of notes after I make each recipe to make sure I remake it the way I prefer the next time.For example, the chicken tikka masala is good. However, it had way too much tomato sauce for the amount of chicken the recipe calls for. Next time, I will either double the chicken or add in cauliflower to make more use of the sauce. Additionally, I thought it needed a lot more spice to give it that classic Indian flavor.The cauliflower crave soup honestly disappointed me. I had to add a ton of spices and cheeses that were not called for in the recipe to make it good. My husband liked my version, but I didn’t even keep track of what “my version” was, so I can’t remake it.The breakfast burritos were amazing. My husband loved them. I would definitely make these again. I would add more cheese to the mixture next time.The chili looks amazing, but it calls for meat that is much more expensive than a traditional chili that just uses ground beef. I want to make it, but need to either figure out how to squeeze it into the budget or just use ground beef.The Thai stir fry was pretty bland as is. I had to cook the meat in soy sauce to give it more flavor. Once I did that, it was pretty good.The brown sugar pork was a hit with my husband. I made it with her rice pilaf recipe, and it was delicious. I’d make it again.I found the chicken tenders to be under- breaded as is. It asks for flour mixed with herbs as the breading, but I think it needs bread crumbs in order to get the crust we all are familiar with. Tasty nonetheless.The sausage and gnocchi soup was good but not great. It needs to be cooked with carrots and celery to give it a deeper flavor profile. I was surprised the recipe only called for onions the aromatics.The spinach and gnocchi bake was good (not great), but it didn’t feel healthy enough for me to want to make it again. I added chicken to it and topped it with breadcrumbs. I also used her recipe to make the gnocchi from scratch. It was a pain in the moment, but I made a lot of it so I don’t need to do it again for a while.Overall, this cookbook is a great place to start. You get familiar with the art of freezer meal prepping. I just wouldn’t consider it the holy grail end. I’ll make my notes on each recipe for how it could be improved for next time, and then I’ll keep trying.This cookbook is good enough to keep trying. But not great enough for me to expect that the next recipe will surely be “seriously good.”

I rarely write reviews here on Amazon, but I feel like this book is so good, I really need to. Being new to the freezer meal world, I needed a resource that would walk me through the steps of creating a meal from scratch and then properly freezing it. It might seem obvious to those who have been doing this for awhile, but I didn't know which foods freeze best, what kinds of containers to use, or even whether to freeze before or after baking the meal. Seriously Good Freezer Meals has given me confidence in creating tasty dishes that my husband and I hope to enjoy after our baby arrives in October, when I'm certain we won't feel much like preparing meals.What I LOVE about this book:- beautiful photographs accompany each recipe- the directions are written in plain English (and are sometimes kinda funny--"Whisk like a crazy person for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes...")- each recipe includes a bulk batch guide, with all the ingredient measurements written out if you'd like to prepare more than one batch at a time (this is SO helpful and saves me time!)- I'd happily prepare and eat almost every recipe in this book--lots of "regular" food with few speciality ingredients- includes ideas for breakfast, snacks, dinners, and dessertsThings that could be improved:- it'd be nice to have a nutrition/calorie breakdown for each recipeOverall, this is a FANTASTIC book for anyone just starting out with making freezer meals. I plan to purchase more copies to use as housewarming, wedding and birthday gifts. I highly recommend it!

Excellent cookbook. Easy recipes. Food freezes well. Makes having homemade meals ready for the upcoming busy days. Definitely recommend this book.

Yummy recipes. Good variety. Love the photos. Most importantly: there are good explanations of freezing steps. I'm excited about this cookbook and glad I bought it.

Love this book! I refer to it often. The recipes are delicious and easy for someone who doesn't like to cook.

Love this book

This is one of the best cookbooks I have ever bought. Recipes are delicious, instructions are clear and the choice between "eat now" and "freeze for later" is very well laid out. Some of the recipes need a slow cooker but, after trying several of the ones that don't, I've just bought a slow cooker as they sound so good. Both my adult sons are buying this book after tasting the last 3 weeks of recipes for family Sunday meal.

Tolle Rezepte ! Buch ist super gemacht am besten finde ich das dort immer angegeben ist zb. 6 Portionen, 12, 18 oder 30👍Bilder sind schön...Rezepte sehr abwechslungsreich

This is an excellent book, with clear instructions for preparing frozen meals. It is practical, easy to follow, and full of suggestions and helpful hints on the best ways to prepare, freeze and cook a variety of foods.The author gives information on everything from purchasing freezable foods to the best ways of preparing them, and the best freezable containers to use. I haven’t tried any recipe yet, but look forward to using this book for years to come.

Pour moi, cuisiner est un véritable plaisir - la plupart des livres de cuisine sont à mourir d'ennui. J'adore les photos (réalistes et beaux) et les recettes, je les goûte déjà - certaines pour les végétariens et j'ai vraiment envie d'en essayer - surtout si je peux faire cinq portions de plus. Elle donne les conversions en métric (yoopie) et en impérial (double yoopie).On a l'impression que l'auteur a une véritable joie de vivre - ce qui m'a fait rire à chaque page déjà. Les recettes réflètent ça - une vie de famille, de l'économie et le temps de profiter d'un bon repas et avoir beaucoup de temps libre.Pour ceux qui vivent en Europe, "potato tots" sont nos croquettes de pommes de terre. Je pense qu'on peut trouver tous les ingrédients cités. Les desserts (chocolate chip cookies) donnent vraiment envie. Certaines recettes je n'ai jamais vues de ma vie - encore une raison pour essayer, quitte à les adapter un peu. Pourquoi pas?Déjà essayé "Breakfast burritos" - trop bon.A recommander.