21 Make Ahead Meals for One or Two | Freezer Meal Prep

[@raspberrycat4186]

I am a young doctor in Poland and even though my freezer is small I try to stock it up with homemade freezer meals, you are a huge inspiration. I work long hours and if I don't have anything ready I will order unhealthy takeout so your videos are a life saver for me. I usually make recipes that are fully cooked or cook and then freeze and portion so I can take some with me top the hospital and reheat and my boyfriend at home can just reheat some for himself. I need to step up my freezer meals game, because they take me enormous time to do, so I need tips how to speed things up

[@FreezerMeals101]

They can be such a lifesaver for busy people! We have a whole playlist of videos for meals for one and two people. Check back to watch them for more inspo. Glad we could help. ❤️

[@bethsims4402]

As a nurse, I would like to thank you for all you do for me. Freezer meals have really help to organize my crazy life and work schedule.

[@FreezerMeals101]

We appreciate nurses! And we're very happy this way of eating makes your life easier. 😊

[@jacqui-8598]

Also a nurse and thinking this may help restore some order now that I have a newborn too!

[@wrenblackwell4417]

I want to thank you. I’ve very recently found your channel. I’m a stay at home mom of 3, two in school and one just walking. My husband works nights, so anything that helps keep my day structured with meal prep but also keeps the sound down is so helpful. This not only helps our family function, but helps me function around my mental health as I struggle very badly with ADD and disordered eating. My kids and I have been making healthier choices (and tastier ones)❤

[@FreezerMeals101]

I’m so happy we could help. You sound like a great mom!

[@MsK-xm7vw]

I’ve never thought of NOT freezing gnocchi! I do a pasta day twice a year. I make all my homemade pastas at the same time. Including with the pasta I make and dry; I also make potato, sweet potato, butternut squash, and pumpkin gnocchi, ravioli and stuffed medallions, tortellini and cannelloni. I shrink wrap and freeze them all. I’ve never had any issues, and I’ve never thought twice about it.

[@FreezerMeals101]

Wow! I'm so glad you commented! I love this so much!

[@MsFaithAmber]

Please can you visit sharla and Christi for about bulk pasta video. I think everyone would love it!

[@brittanyk3241]

I recently tried making homemade gnocchi, which actually wasn’t as hard as I had expected it be in my head 😂. I ended up doubling to freeze some. I flash froze them on a sheet pan and then through them in a freezer bag. I was actually thinking of throwing them in a gnocchi freezer meal soon. I hope it all turns out! 😅😊

[@FreezerMeals101]

Oh my goodness! That sounds wonderful! You'll have to let us know how it goes. :)

[@cheriepanter9333]

Beautiful ❤

[@khadijamcdepena]

Wao😮😮😮Thank you for the video👏👏👏👏👏

[@FreezerMeals101]

You're welcome! So glad you liked it!

[@marinagaonkar]

I love watching your channel. This is particularly helpful. If a person can not eat onions at all and I have to make freezer meals for 1, which recepies would you recommend without onions?

[@mary-lynneaubin6640]

I am someone who stays away from onions. I use all the recipes but just leave the onions out.

[@marinagaonkar]

@mary-lynneaubin6640 thank you. Do they all still work out well without the onions in your experience, or are they any specific ones I should avoid ?

[@FreezerMeals101]

I think you can just omit the onions. They don't contribute a whole lot to the size of the meal. Just the flavour. If you were to substitute, I would go with celery. We almost never have celery in our recipes because Sharla is allergic. If a recipe calls for celery, we omit it and it turns out just fine. I think any of our recipes would be ok to omit the onions. There aren't any that are so onion-heavy that it would alter the dish to where it's inedible. Go for it!

[@TheJleungcl]

Love the video! Any reasons why you'd pre-cook certain proteins and not others before freezing them? Thanks!

[@FreezerMeals101]

For the ground meats: beef, ground pork/sausage, chicken and turkey, we usually brown it first to give us a chance to drain excess fat and we like the texture better. It mixes into the meals nicer when it's crumbly. We don't pre-cook it for things like meatloaf and meatballs. We sometimes cook and cube chicken depending on the recipe. If it's something that will be a quick reheat or fast fry, we like cook it first. We also like to cook it first if it would make for a suitable individual serving. It's tough to cook a single chicken breast and have the right ratio of seasonings, sauces and have it turn out nicely. We just find it best to cook and reheat in that case. Another example is something like BBQ shredded chicken - the chicken needs to be slow cooked to be tender and that's tough to do with one breast on it's own. I hope that helps.

[@johnrupert5606]

I made a big batch of your Skillet Pesto Gnocchi recipe into individual portions the other day and it freezes beautifully and tastes great. I wonder why it says not to freeze them...

[@FreezerMeals101]

We're not sure but it seems to freeze really well! 🤷‍♀️

[@lostwithoutaplan]

Love this video Random thought .. I wonder if sweet and sour meatballs would work in instant pot too?

[@FreezerMeals101]

Absolutely!!

[@retrominer1164]

I wonder if the gnocchi was frozen previously and that's why It says do not freeze 🤔

[@FreezerMeals101]

Maybe. I never actually figured it out but it's been working! So we'll just keep doing it...

[@jennetfl2453]

Does the recipes in the freezer meals 101 club have Nutrional fact?

[@FreezerMeals101]

Yes, all the recipes in the Club have nutritional facts.

[@rickharks4515]

l freeze Gnocchi all the time and nothing happens to it, it cooks up right.

[@FreezerMeals101]

Agreed!