geordie_lass21
Silver Member
Hello
I am due to have a baby in 7 weeks and have bought a second freezer (the one we have is pretty small) so that I can make some ready meals slimming world friendly between now and the birth.
My plan was to buy a load of takeaway style plastic containers so I can freeze stuff once cooked.
However I could do with some advice on what to make and freeze as I tend to do the same stuff each time. Our freezer is normally full of -
chilli con carne
curry - be it beef or chicken
What other things can I make. Do you think if I bought the foil takeaway contains I could freeze cottage pie. (I dont like fish pie although i do like fish and cheese sauce haha). Also do the slimming world cheese sauces tend to freeze well or do they go funny.
How do other people freeze stuff like mousakka or lasagne, you cant do that in a foil container surely so do people cook it and then freeze it in portions or do they freeze it uncooked in the container they want to cook it in. That will be no good for me as i havent got an unlimited supply of cooking containers.
I know I could freeze just meat portions as well so i can make stir fry meals. I tend to buy frozen prawns when on offer and packs of what my hubby calls beefy bacon for stir fries. The other thing i buy is frozen fish fillets and cook them with skinny wedges and veg.
I suppose I can do casseroles too, I quite like pork and apple with cream sauce (I know its not very slimming world friendly with cooked apple and cream sauce) as well as beef, ginger and guiness stew (good for keeping my iron up after the birth) and i do like a sausage and butter bean (tomato based stew). Do you think tinned butter beans will freeze?
Anyway other peoples suggestions would be great
I am due to have a baby in 7 weeks and have bought a second freezer (the one we have is pretty small) so that I can make some ready meals slimming world friendly between now and the birth.
My plan was to buy a load of takeaway style plastic containers so I can freeze stuff once cooked.
However I could do with some advice on what to make and freeze as I tend to do the same stuff each time. Our freezer is normally full of -
chilli con carne
curry - be it beef or chicken
What other things can I make. Do you think if I bought the foil takeaway contains I could freeze cottage pie. (I dont like fish pie although i do like fish and cheese sauce haha). Also do the slimming world cheese sauces tend to freeze well or do they go funny.
How do other people freeze stuff like mousakka or lasagne, you cant do that in a foil container surely so do people cook it and then freeze it in portions or do they freeze it uncooked in the container they want to cook it in. That will be no good for me as i havent got an unlimited supply of cooking containers.
I know I could freeze just meat portions as well so i can make stir fry meals. I tend to buy frozen prawns when on offer and packs of what my hubby calls beefy bacon for stir fries. The other thing i buy is frozen fish fillets and cook them with skinny wedges and veg.
I suppose I can do casseroles too, I quite like pork and apple with cream sauce (I know its not very slimming world friendly with cooked apple and cream sauce) as well as beef, ginger and guiness stew (good for keeping my iron up after the birth) and i do like a sausage and butter bean (tomato based stew). Do you think tinned butter beans will freeze?
Anyway other peoples suggestions would be great