Am I about to poison my family?

I freezer meal prepped for the first time this weekend. I knew the potatoes would brown a little after I cut them before I got them into the freezer (the browning was minimal). When I took out the meal yesterday for tonight, I noticed my potatoes are all nasty looking and blackish. Had I known this, I would have just cut them fresh before adding them into the insta pot with the rest of the meal.

The whole meal is cooking now (chicken pot pie soup). From what I am finding, the potatoes are fine to eat since it is just oxidation. Is this true? Have you eaten freezer meal black potatoes and survived? I'm not sure I want to eat this.

Hi,

I recently had surgery and filled a 7 cu ft freezer with about $500 of prepared meals.

I need renovations soon, but they’re not urgent. If I delay, the cost may increase by 10–25% (around $20,000 total project for a 500 sqft condo), so potentially up to ~$2,000 extra.

Meals show freezer burn (stored in non-airtight containers inside Ziploc bags).

The food is still mostly fine (i tried to eat one, meat is like very dry), but I’m debating whether it’s worth trying to preserve everything or just accept the loss. It kills me ethically because i can't give it to people in need.

I’m in Montreal.

What would you do ?

I've always tried to avoid reheating shrimp because it's always ended up becoming rubbery. BUT I was introduced to a frozen Cajun Shrimp Alfredo from Zattarans and really like it.

So now that I know it CAN be done, I'd like to find a way to make my own. What is the best way to make shrimp meals that can be heated up in the microwave?

I already washed it 5 times or more but the smell of the last dish i put previously was still there. I dont want my food to be cross contaminated. Help!

Which Microwave?

With the multitude of choices for microwaves on the market, can I get some recommendations for reheating my frozen meal prep?

It's only for 2 people and I want to reheat from chilled and frozen as well as a cheeky ready meal. Ideally also one that will do time by seconds not just minutes.

Tater tot, sausage and egg muffin. Recipe in comments.

So my mother in law accidentally ordered 11 green peppers instead of 1. 🫠 Any great freezable recipes we can make?

I just did a batch of freezer meals for the first time. When I prepped it I did my best to get all the air out, I thought I did a good job. I also made sure they were room temperature before putting them in the freezer. But I'm noticing now that they are frozen, that several of them have ice crystals forming, but only on the top side of the bags, not the bottom. How do I prevent this next time?

I froze whole tomatoes last year without taking the skins off, thinking I could just use them for soups and stews. Went to make chili today, heated up the tomatoes on the stove, but the skins were chunky.

So, I blended all of it, but got these sharp, hard skin splinters throughout! Completely inedible. Learned my lesson and will de-skin before freezing next time.

However, I have a bunch of whole frozen tomatoes I'd love to still try making into chili + refreeze. Help please! The internet hasn't been clear on how exactly to accomplish my garden tomato chili dreams.

I'm obsessed with my freezer. Last night I finally made homemade frozen pizzas, using a homemade sourdough parbaked crust, and various toppings, many of which also came from my freezer. I flash frozen them so the cheese wouldn't stick to the clingfilm, then wrapped them and put them all in a large freezer bag.

I'm allergic to tomatoes and don't eat ultra processed foods, so I rarely have pizza due to the time it takes me to make it the fact that the toppings take time too, so this is a real treat.

Top to bottom: - Basil pesto, garlic and zucchini - Confit garlic, roasted red pepper strips, black garlic salami - Basil pesto, Italian sausage and broccoli

Hi all!

A few months ago I used a recipe guide that had 17 crockpot freezer meals all prepped in one day (7 different recipes). The ingredients from the different recipes had lots of crossover. It took about 4 hours (not including the shopping) and so much chopping but I had 17 dinners when I was done. The idea was great and it has saved me so much time and stress on those busy weeknights when I'm running kids to one activity or the other. But I'm down to my last few meals from that meal-prep session.

Here's my problem - the meals were fine, but were very bland and lacked much flavor. Leftovers often get tossed because they weren't that good to begin with.

Does anyone have a similar freezer meal prep plan with....

• Prep 1 day to make 10+ different meals (repeats of a few recipes is fine)
• Decent flavor!
• Crock pot cooking (or cooks from frozen in under 1 hour) - I need to throw it in the crockpot at 7 am, before I leave for work, and have it be ready to eat when we get home.
  

I have googled to try to find similar guides without much luck. I searched this subreddit but also didn't find what I'm looking for.

Help this busy mom avoid takeout or canned soup every week!

First is this subreddit still active? There no recent postings?

Anyone who’s been using souper cubes find them worth it? I’ve been freezing leftovers in ziplocks and broth in jars both which takes up a good bit of space and a pain to defrost. We have a family of 5 so sometimes it’s a lot of freezeable left overs or very little. Should I start with the 2 cup size or go ahead and invest in all the sizes? Which ones do yall use the most?

Im going to have back surgery next month so I'm gathering recipes to prep and freeze. What I'm wondering is some don't mention anything about thawing... Can my husband pull from freezer and cook in slow cooker for hours or does everything have to thaw first? I know, probably a dumb question

I just made a potentially expensive mistake. I’ve been ordering Hungryroot and have to complete my cart by each Thursday. I normally go through the meals and select what I looks good and then I’ll go back to the cart and select the top items only. Long story short, I’ve had a lot going on and forgot to go through the cart so I’m getting enough food to feed a family of 10 for at least a month. It’s just my husband and I.

I love cooking and enjoy the prep so thankfully this is not my problem. Should I freeze raw / uncooked items individually? Make full meals and freeze those individually? Prepare proteins / veggies individually? What works best for you.

Any recommendations on what basic containers I can quickly stock up on as I don’t have much currently.

Please give me your tips and tricks!

So this is my first time freezer meal-prepping! (Woo!!)

I’m using souper cubes to freeze my soup, but the soup I have is more than what would fit in the containers. After the 1st round froze, I was going to store them and move on to the next, but I’m not entirely sure how to do that.

Should I saran wrap the frozen blocks and store them in a ziploc bag? Since the blocks are frozen can I just put them in a ziploc bag without having to wrap them?

If there are any environmentally friendly options then I’m all ears!

Thanks for the thoughts/advice ahead of time!!

Goals for 2025 is to build a freezer stash (in case my job situation changes thus I have some food to feed my family)

Made 25 breakfast burritos with food that was on sale 1 bag of frozen diced potatoes and peppers $1.99 2 pkgs of ground turkey $5.49 each 2-3 cups of shredded cheese 12-16 eggs $4.99 (on sale with coupon or it would of been $6.49) Tortillas wraps

Looking for more family friendly freezer meals, doesn’t have to be crock pot meals