Ideas for good dinners frozen?
#285391 - 10/06/06 05:31 AM
|
|
|
|
|
Angela E.
Reged: 10/14/04
Posts: 2518
Loc: Michigan
|
|
|
Hi everyone! I was just wondering if any of you that have made some of the dinners here have found that any in particular freeze well. I am looking to spend a weekend cooking before the baby comes and freeze some things and just wondered if any of you master chefs had any ideas. I'll probably make up chili, meatloaf and some chicken noodle soup. But I am looking for other ideas! Thanks!!! 
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
|
|
hi 
have you tried quorn bolognaise? I find that really good for freezing.
Basically it's just spag bol with quorn mince instead of beef mince.
You cook some carrots, onions, mushrooms in a little olive oil until they're soft. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes and a tin of tomatoe puree with garlic and herbs then add the quorn mince which takes about 15 minutes to cook in with the veggies. Freeze it in portions and then just defrost, warm up and cook some pasta to go with it.
Also,
butternut squash and lentil soup. This is soooooo yummy I really love it.
one butternut squash- size depends on how much you are making
1 sticks of celery
1 small onion
1 cup of red lentils
1 carrot
2 litres chicken stock
rosemary or any other herbs you feel like adding - I just love rosemary. Just add however much you like depending on taste- think I use like a teaspoon or two.
Heat some olive oil in a pan and cook butternut squash for a couple of mins add onion cook a bit more til it's soft.
Add carrot and celery, cook for further 5 mins. Add lentils stir.
pour in the stick and herbs and bring to the boil then cover, cooking over a moderate heat for about 1 hour.
I then puree it which makes the lentils easier for me to take and also it makes it lovely and creamy textured.
salt and pepper to taste.
eat with lots of crunchy french bread
sorry my amounts aren't very exact but I think it all depends on taste and how much you want to make etc. Hope it all goes well in time for baba 
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
Seggy
#285436 - 10/06/06 12:17 PM
|
|
|
|
|
Jordy
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 2095
|
|
|
Are the lentils one cup uncooked or one cup cooked? This sounds really good!
Oh, about how much oil do you add and how many servings do you usually get with, say, an average size squash?
And how do you cut up a squash without stabbing yourself! 
--------------------
IBS-C with pain and bloat
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
|
|
Chicken Enchilladas freeze well.
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
hi Jordy
#285518 - 10/07/06 03:12 AM
|
|
|
|
|
seggy
Reged: 04/24/06
Posts: 255
Loc: North East of England, UK
|
|
|
hi I'll try to answer your questions as best I can...
the lentils I use are ones that you don't need to soak for hours. I don't use a special brand I just read the label and look for no need to soak cos well I'm impatient basically and can't be bothered to let them soak lol so yep the cup full is unsoaked, uncooked, just plain out the packet.
What I make with an average squash gives you about 8 bowls (I think!!) I think your best bet is just to go for a time when you're not under any pressure to feed people and just make a batch up and see what you get, then you can see the size of squash you use and how much you get from this.
I use about a tablespoon of oil, as little as I can get away with basically without the food sticking to the bottom so start with maybe a dessert spoon but if you need more to stop the squash going burnt then add a wee bit more.
lol about the cutting a squash! and the answer is I really don't know, I ask my dad to do it lol you have to be so careful though those things can cause serious damage they're so hard to cut lol
Hope it turns out great for you let me know if you do try it!
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
|
|
--------------------
[Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. - Sandra Boynton]
Print
Remind Me
Notify Moderator
|
Posts
