5-minute Beef Taco tostada
Nearly every meal I prepare consists of foods I have cooked or baked in bulk and frozen. I thaw items in a plastic shoe box to prevent condensation dripping onto my shelves (I’ve learned from experience). Then I shop my freezer from my freezer inventory, to see what goodies I can thaw and serve to my family and others. I write these items down on a seven-day menu plan and post it on my refrigerator as a reminder to thaw my food 24 hours ahead of time. Typically right after the dishes are done, I check my menu plan and put new items into my thawing box and slash them off my freezer inventory.
We rotate the same breakfast items each week:
- Freezer waffles with fresh/frozen seasonal fruit or homemade syrup
- Homemade Crock pot yogurt with homemade granola
- Oatmeal with cranberries, walnuts and raw sugar
- Cheerios with bananas and milk
- Scrambled eggs and quick bread like banana or zucchini
We rotate leftovers, wraps, sandwiches and salads for lunch
- Honey Sesame Chicken, freezer friendly brown rice, edamame
- Cube steak parmesan, whole grain spaghetti, salad
- Beef Taco tostadas using sneaky taco meat, avacado, tortilla chips, carrot sticks
- Italian Sausage Pizza (3 Pie Pizza Kit with speedy sauce), salad
- No boil cheese manicotti, salad
- Christmas Eve Gathering: Southwest Chili, crockpot potato soup
It’s a busy time of year, but I still love to cook whole foods and share them with others. I’ll be making my favorite make ahead gifts and sharing them with neighbors and friends. I’ve finally got all the gifts bought and nearly wrapped. I’m so grateful and thankful for our family. I continue to pray for the families of the children lost. What a difficult time this will be for them. May we all pause and thank God for our family.
What are you freezer cooking this week?
