Partner content: Using Your Freezer for Meal Solutions
I’ll admit that I am not always the best about using our freezer to its full advantage; but here are some things I do like to keep in the freezer.
• Cheese pizza — I like to look for sales on good quality cheese pizzas and keep a couple on hand for those nights when we don’t feel like cooking or eating out. I can quickly top a cheese pizza with vegetables like sliced tomatoes, spinach or even zucchini slices or fresh arugula (once out of the oven).
My husband and I both really like anchovies so those are often an add on.
• Frozen cooked shredded chicken — I can quickly make up a chicken noodle soup with this shredded chicken. Defrost it and add it to rice or pasta along with vegetables for a quick casserole.
• Frozen mixed vegetables — a bag of frozen mixed vegetables is handy for making soups or casseroles.
• Ground meat — Ground meat in a one-pound pack is helpful to have in the freezer and can be defrosted in the microwave or thawed in the fridge.
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• Chicken breasts — Keeping some chicken breasts in the freezer is also a good idea. Transfer to your fridge the night before and then plan on using for dinner the next day.
I also usually have overripe bananas in a freezer bag that I can drop into the blender and use to make smoothies.
What about you? What do you like to keep stocked in your freezer?
Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN
Ingles Markets Corporate Dietitian
facebook.com/LeahMcgrathDietitian
800-334-4936
