While cooking dinner one night, I got the bright idea to make him some meals from dinner leftovers. This way he could heat up one container in the microwave and not have to cook a whole freezer meal if he didn't want to.
I used my favorite rectangular Pyrex leftover dishes that I talk about here. They are the perfect size for a meat and a couple of sides. Over the next few days I came up with three different meals to freeze.
This was so easy to do. It required no extra cooking; just remembering to save a portion back so I could freeze it.
I plan to do more of this as it would make for very handy lunches when there are no leftovers!
Sonshine has a post about making individual freezer meals to share with elderly family members or friends. I think this would be a fantastic way to minister to singles as well!
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Love this idea! I sometimes will freeze leftover for lunches. I usually just have the maindish leftover, but love the idea of making extra veggies to make it a more balanced meal.
ReplyDeleteHow do you reheat this? Don't different items need different cooking times?
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ReplyDeleteWe just reheat it in the microwave for several minutes as you would do for a plate of food. (Check it as you're cooking so you don't overcook.)I recommend letting the meal thaw a little while before heating just to reduce cooking time, if you can.
So far, we've been really happy with the results.
Thanks for your comment!
I need to start doing this. We often have one or two servings leftover that nobody eats.
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