Ingredients for a Stir Fry Freezer Meal
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Frozen Dinner Kits
We may be over two thirds of the way through the school year, but it’s never too late to recommit to cooking dinner for your family on a more regular basis. Today I want to share an idea I found that might help make that goal a reality for some of us!
While the idea of making meals ahead and freezing them has been around for a loooooong time, here’s a slightly different twist on the frozen dinner concept that breaks away from traditional casseroles. Jessica Fisher from the kitchn lays out a beautiful plan that combines healthy home cooking with the convenience of freezer food: you choose some of your family’s favorite meals, prep and freeze the individual components, then it’s all ready for reheating or quick cooking on a busy weeknight. Check it out here:
The Art and Craft of Frozen Dinner Kits
Jessica provides three tips for analyzing your dinner repertoire, lists her own family’s favorite dinner kit meals as examples, and gives a few recipes to get you started. When necessary, she includes instructions for reheating in a specific order so that everything finishes together with no overcooked meat or soggy veggies.
Some people might enjoy prepping like this on a weekend. Or maybe on a night when you do have time to cook, you can make extra and freeze the ingredients for a later meal. Once you start thinking about the things you regularly cook, what can be done in advance, and what prepared foods can be supplemented to make it work, you might be surprised to discover the number of meals you can freeze.
I hope this method will work for some of our readers, but whether you try it or not, I hope it’s inspired you to think creatively about how to make dinner time a priority for your family. It’s definitely not easy to get dinner on the table every night, but I know for me, it's so rewarding to feed my family and know I don't have to rely on take-out too often. Anything that helps get this done is a welcome suggestion!
Enjoy your family and your time together around food!
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