(disclaimer: this is NOT my freezer...but it is an inspiration, isn't it?! How organized and tidy!)
I admit I’m not a freezer cooker. I love to cook, therefore freezing entire entrees/dinners doesn’t really appeal to me….that’s the honest truth! I know it saves time (and sometimes money!) but I just like to cook it – then eat it! :-)
BUT, there are some things that I DO prepare ahead of time and store in the freezer to make dinner prep easier. Here is a potpourri of items you might find in my freezer:- Breads/Muffins (Banana, Zucchini, Zucchini-Pineapple)
- Breakfast Items (Buttermilk Pancakes -recipe below, Waffles)
- Meats (Cooked and shredded Chicken, Cooked Ground Beef, Turkey Burgers Mixture, Meatball Burgers Mixture)
- Meatballs (Italian Sausage Meatballs -recipe below, Ham Balls)
- Fruit (Rhubarb, Strawberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, Bananas, Peaches -ready for Waffle toppings, Smoothies, Coffee Cakes, Freezer Jam, or a Dessert)
- Shredded Zucchini (portioned out in 2 cups bags for quick breads)
- Potatoes (cooked and diced to be tossed with Lipton Onion Soup Mix and baked)
Buttermilk Pancakes
2 cups flour
2 t. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
3 T. sugar
2 eggs
3 cups buttermilk
1/2 t. vanilla
Combine, let sit 5 minutes and cook on greased skillet! Super fluffy and YUMMY! (I’m not a pancake girl and I LOVE these!!!)
Italian Sausage Meatballs
2 lbs ground beef
1 T. course ground fennel seeds (I don’t grind mine…too lazy….)
2 bay leaves, crushed
1 T. dried parsley
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
4 T. water
1/8 t. red pepper flakes, optional
Mix, then let stand in fridge for 1 hour. Mix again and form into balls. Place on foiled and greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees approximately 20 minutes, or until done. Meatballs may be frozen pre-cooked or raw. If you choose to freeze them raw be sure to freeze them completely on the cookie sheet first, THEN put them into a freezer bag for storage. (Otherwise you will just have a big frozen lump of meat rather than individual balls….).
Enjoy with Spaghetti, in a crock pot with sauce as an appetizer, or with marinara and mozzarella on a stadium/hoagie roll for a Meatball Sandwich.
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