156 Freezer Meals Mega Meal Prep Marathon
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~ Cheeseburger Sliders
~ Cajun Garlic Butter Snapper
~ Sheet Pan Lemon Pepper Snapper
~ Pork Tenderloin Sheet Pan Dinner
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~ BBQ Meatloaf: freezermeals101.com/bbq-meatl...
~ Hamburger Hoobie Soup
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~ Red Sauce (recipe in the Club here mealplan.freezermeals101.com/...)
~ Hamburger Pasta Casserole
~ Taco Meat (in the Club) mealplan.freezermeals101.com/...
~ Chicken Parmesan
~ Spaghetti Sauce: freezermeals101.com/best-ever...
~ Sweet Potato Soup: (in the Club) mealplan.freezermeals101.com/...
~ Tuscan Gnocchi Sheet Pan
~ BBQ Chicken Sloppy Joes: freezermeals101.com/bbq-chick...
~ Hawaiian Chicken and Pineapple Sheet Pan
~ One Pot Skillet Lasagna
~ Salisbury Steak
~ Korean Rice Bowl
~ Curried Ground Beef
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~ Steak Fajitas
~ Mongolian Beef: freezermeals101.com/mongolian...
~ Shrimp Saganaki
~ Red Pepper Glazed Salmon
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~ Holly's Salmon
~ Tortellini Sausage Skillet: freezermeals101.com/italian-s...
~ Italian Sausage Pasta Sauce: freezermeals101.com/italian-s...
~ Sweet Sriracha Salmon (in the Club) mealplan.freezermeals101.com/...
~ Mulligatawny Soup
~ Slow Cooker Chicken and Peppers
~ Shakshuka
~ That Lady's Chicken: freezermeals101.com/that-lady...
~ Chicken Asparagus Sheet Pan Meal
~ Spicy Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs
~ Korean Chicken
~ Jamaican Jerk Chicken: freezermeals101.com/jamaican-...
~ Chicken in a Mango Cream Sauce: freezermeals101.com/chicken-i...
~ Spanish Rice with Chorizo
~ One Pot Chicken and Mushroom Pasta: in the Club: mealplan.freezermeals101.com/...
~ Weird Soup
~ Sausage Raguish Sauce
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I am a single person, in their mid 40's and struggle with eating each day. And I work in agriculture and grow my own food and support local farmers! Sometimes it is hard to feel motivated to cook for myself. Thank you for being real, and including meals for one in your playlist.
They really are great! I’ve been using the club for about two years now and I love it. I’m also a household of one
Freezer meals really can be for everyone and we're so glad we can show the singles and couples out there that you can make them work for you too. They really are a lifesaver for creating variety and ease in our meal prep! Thanks so much for watching!
Pressure canning pints of soup might work for you too
“My freezer wants to be your freezer when it grows up” made me laugh out loud. My freezer also wants to be your freezer when it grows up 🤣
I’m only 2 minutes in, but I just have to say this. There have been quite a few freezer meals that my husband has said something similar to “this is so much better than takeout” or my favorite “I bet we would’ve paid $15 each to have this at a restaurant” THANK YOU for this amazing resource. I love watching the marathons because it feels like I’m just hanging out in the kitchen with you. Currently building a meal plan in the club for my February marathon 🥳
I love this so much!! And it's true! Thanks for letting us know! ♥️
Thanks for sharing that because I agree 100% ! It helps others to know that their recipes and food really are at least restaurant quality but are actually better than most food that you get at restaurants in my opinion too so that hopefully encourages others to cook up some of their recipes to try . I’m sure that they will agree with us about it and hopefully they will encourage others about it too!
No no no... you need to drop these in the am so I can clean the house while I listen...not when I have all these children around making demands! Lol
Sorry! Maybe you can go hide in your closet with some popcorn 😂
add M&m to your popcorn, game changer 😂
I really like the extra information you give us on freezing/thawing/cooking. Keep it up!
Oh no! So sorry that happened. Maybe next time (if it ever happens again 🤪) just get the meal from the freezer and just talk us through the packing process. Yall are very good about telling us what goes in the bag. I'd totally understand why you had to do it and it would have saved you from spending extra money! Thank you for showing us some great freezer meal ideas!
Aw thanks. We didn't want anyone to feel short changed. It's way more fun when you see it go in the bag. ☺️
Absolutely!!
Wow you’re not kidding .. knowing how much to prep and what kind of preparation of each ingredient that’s needed to be tallied up in order to get ready for the assembling day is a lot of work !
I really enjoy watching y’all’s videos and enjoy seeing your friendship that’s so special between you two. Y’all remind me of me and my bestie that I’ve been friends with since we were in 5th grade now it’s been about 36 years of friendship but unfortunately now it’s long distance since we live in different states but we still stay in contact with each other and still have that special bond of being besties all these years .Blessings 💕
It's a lot of work! And since we are trying out a lot of recipes that aren't in the Club yet, we have to do it by hand, but Sharla is great at it!
I'm not really a wine drinker either. I found what works for me is to buy the little 4 pack of wine bottles (8 oz per bottle). I recently did one of the gnocchi recipes that uses 1/4 cup of wine. I made 4 of these and so that one little bottle was perfect for the 4 recipes! And I still have a couple bottles in my pantry for future meals.
Oh that's a good idea. I wonder if we have those here in Canada. I've seen them in TV and movies but I don't recall seeing them in stores but I'm also not looking for them. I'll have to pay attention the next time I buy wine. Thanks!!
Watching y'all is therapeutic for me even though you had an oopsie you weren't afraid to tell us about it. Thank you so much for showing us that I, for 1, really appreciate the realism. I have 6 freezers, none of which even comes close to how pretty yours looks! My goal this year is to get at least 1 of my upright freezers to look somewhere close?!?! Pray for me lol.
You got this! Start small and let it build. 😊
I’m new to this channel. Would like to see the process of shuffling ingredients and freezer bags back and forth between houses! 😅 You two are awesome.
Ha! Of all the behind the scenes moments we've posted, that is something that we have never videoed! Next time we'll add that in! :)
I make out a menu for 2 weeks. I then make a shopping list based on what's not in my pantry, fridge & freezer. On my payday, usually a Friday, I go shopping when I get off of work. I then prep the next day.
This is an excellent plan! If I didn't make freezer meals, this would be the way I would want to meal plan. It's so worth it to do it, but sometimes hard to get in the habit of it. That's awesome!
Thank you for making a few more recipes that don't have wheat or milk/cheese in them, sometimes it feels like I get sick of the same old thing but with dietary restrictions to work around sometimes the food just feels like same darned thing all over again. I know not everyone has those issues, but when you have all these other meals its great for me to have an idea for something new to ad to the family menu.
Sharla here - two of my sons have always been lactose intolerant and now one of our daughters is developing dairy issues as well, so I'm on the hunt for great tasting dairy free recipes! For anything we have that is topped with cheese, I get those kids to scoop theirs before I add the cheese.
The dairy free cheese has come a long way in recent years! It freezes well 😊 Brands I like are Daiya, violife, chao and even our generic store versions are way better than in years past. Also the Philadelphia plant based dairy free cream cheese is great. Coconut milk freezes great! They have condensed coconut milk that works like condensed milk. Make your own ranch seasoning mix. With all that being said, I do also enjoy the dairy free freezer meals!
@@FreezerMeals101 :) thanks, Grandma said that if you like something speak up so the person knows its appreciated and considers doing more of whatever that is. I watch most of your videos because so often I glean new things to try! This video was especially geared to my obnoxious parameters. So again I say Thank you! and ZenHugs
I love this way of doing the video. To see you both talking about the meals and seeing the meals made is great! Thank you!
Thank you! That's good feedback for next time. Glad you like it!
Love that Christie still felt responsible enough to redeem herself. So sweet. That has to be a UA-camr's phobia! Hopefully you will back up your footage so it doesn't happen again. I did enjoy the chaos footage with everyone in the Kitchen. Love the Sheet Pan Meal idea Sharla! And great cooking session. Looking forward to more Air Fryer Meals in the future as well! A lot of great meals in this one! Peace.
I was mortified! But the show must go on. Haha! Thanks for being a faithful viewer. We knew at least our regulars would understand.
@@FreezerMeals101 I feel your pain! Sending Love! Peace!
I just love your ideas and I wanted to share my big discovery of 2023! Yes, even an old seasoned dog can learn new tricks!😂
I found a random recipe in some short or other that used dollops of cottage cheese and a handful of low-fat grated cheese to finish a gnocchi/tortellini/chicken bits/cubed tomato/oregano/spinach pan. It’s perfect and fast and you don‘t need to heat the oven on a hectic night. Just simmer your dish in a wide pan on the stove, kill heat, spread cheeses and cover while calling in the family. Even time to toss a salad or find some olives or capers for the grown-ups in the fridge!
As my husband claims to „not digest dairy well and only like matured (expensive) grated cheeses“ I was very surprised to watch him fish for MY cottage cheese dollops! 😮😂
That sounds like a great tip! And your husband is a gem. Haha! Thanks so much!
These are my complete guilty pleasure! I LOVE these videos, thank you so much and just in time for my February bulk cook
Glad you like them! Good luck in your next cook!
Love these videos❤
I made those cheeseburger sliders today and they were a hit! They were so delicious and I can't wait to have more !
Glad you like them!
I'm so sorry for the loss of the footage. It stinks to have work/time/effort lost and have to do it over. You guys are awesome tho. We all appreciate your hard work!
Thanks so much! In the end unappreciated having those extra meals in the freezer!
Omgoodness, this is the perfect treat on an icy day inside.
Yes!
You guys love Dr. Pepper pulled pork! You should try Dr.Pepper chili so good.❤
I've never heard of that before. That sounds really good.
First time viewing your great presentation. Very good and informative.
Thanks!
I’m sitting here , drinking my wine, really aspiring to be more like y’all! I’m really considering joining the club. ♥️
You could totally get your freezer stacked! We're cheering you on... you've got this.
I love the details in this video and I found out you have a FB group! Thank you Ladies x
Yes we do! It's a lovely group. Come on by and stay awhile. ;)
I use my cookie sheet as a guide for slicing my bun for sliders. Then I use the cardboard in the package, and bag from Costco. Tape the bag and label.
That's a great idea! Thanks!
Love these videos so much! I have a suggestion for you - for so many meals, you can save your wrists by grinding a bunch of peppercorns in a blender. Then you could have a small bowl of pre-ground pepper, and another of salt, and just add pinches/ small spoons in each bag instead of using the mills each time.
It doesn't seem to be a bother to us but that's a great idea. Thanks!
I'm new here and I was wondering how much did all the groceries cost and have you ever figured approximately how much it cost per meal? Cause I would love to show my husband by spending alittle more now will save you in the long run. Also thank you so much for sharing all your recipes. ❤
It does depend greatly on what we make of course (those salmon meals are always expensive!), but if we don't count those, we've worked it out to being between $9-$13 a meal. They serve 4-8 per meal so it averages out to about $2 per meal per person. Now of course, when we make our super budget meals and plan our meals on sales, we are able to get that down to $4-$7 per meal so less than $1 per person per meal, but in our mega sessions, we are more focused on taste and saving $ on takeout and convenience food and less on making them the least expensive possible. Hope that helps!
Take a look at a fish pie recipe. Use a mixture of fish and some prawns in a creamy parsley sauce and it’s a mash topping or cheese mash topping.
Oh interesting. I would eat the heck out of that. Does it freeze ok?
@@FreezerMeals101 yes freeze in a foil tray. Then throw in the oven when you want it. For about 30 minutes depending on size.
I use prawns, cod, smoked haddock, salmon but you could use any fish x
Y’all are crazy!!! But I’m all in!
It was so crazy! Hahaha!
Hi Ladies! Thanks for all you do. Where do I find the recipes for all the recipes that renting the club? Thanks!
Hi! You can find out recipes at www.freezermeals101.com
i hadnt thought about the spaghetti sauce with the hamburger ALREADY in the bag. if hungry can just boil noodles and warm up the meat sauce in a bowl, small skillet or sauce pan
Oh yeah, it's a meat sauce. The first time Sharla and I made freezer meals together she asked if I (Christie) wanted to make spaghetti sauce. I said no because I didn't see the big deal. Why wouldn't you just open a jar of whatever you had in the pantry? I pictured us opening a jar of sauce and putting it in a bag. She asked me the next two times as well so I finally said ok and then I got it! It's so much more than that! Lol. It's Red Sauce with onions, peppers, seasoning and ground beef! It's soooo much better than opening a jar! 🤣🤣 I would serve it to company, it's so good. In fact I have.
for the spice question....put a tablespoon of water in the baggie seal and shake then pour into your pan...that should get out remainig spices
You both have become like friends. I love everything you do! One question…could you share the name of the song you played during your last cleanup? It started around 1:44:49. So beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes 🥹
Better life by Chris Mason
Not me counting wardrobe changes and aaying no no no thats to many outfits! Lol😂 yup im a nerd! And Christie for reals we have all been there at one time or another with technology... it happens. Luv u guys
Fresh garlic is so yummy and I noticed that you use the store bought garlic in the jar and I was wondering if you ever use fresh garlic that you mince up yourselves?
I love using fresh garlic but I don’t like having to mince up a couple of cloves every time I’m cooking up a some food . What I do now is I buy the big bags of peeled fresh garlic cloves in stores like Sam’s Club ,Costco , and such . I have a big glass jar that has a tight fitting lid that is just the size to hold all the garlic cloves once I’ve minced them along with some added canola oil to them just like the store version has .
The first thing I do is take my glass jar and sterilize it and the lid and then I dry it completely with paper towels. Next I take the garlic cloves and put them into the container of a food processor and whiz them up to the minced garlic consistency I like . Then I add some canola oil (or any neutral oil you like) to the freshly minced garlic . Then I put the freshly minced garlic mixture into the sterilized glass jar and put the lid on tightly and store it in the refrigerator.
Doing it this way I feel like I have the real flavor of real fresh garlic ,just like if I had just minced a couple of fresh garlic cloves right before any food I was about to prepare. I know it’s a little work to do it this way but I think I personally would have prefer the flavor of fresh garlic mixture that I do myself over the store bought jarred garlic mixture. Just my preference but I was wondering if y’all have ever tried doing it that way ?
I love your channel and all that y’all do on it . The friendship that y’all have reminds me of my bestie from high school that I’m still friends with but long distance friends with now as we live in different states .
We could but with the amount of prep we do already, we just keep it simple with the minced garlic in a jar. It's still quite flavourful. We both keep fresh garlic at home for when we need it. When you make your meals, you can totally crush your own garlic if that's important to you. I love that we remind you of you and your friend! ♥️
I did get fast food today but was because Monday I saw a momma dog that was hungry. Ot had bad weather here and I've got mobility issues so was stuck in house but got out today due to several errands so bought 2 plain burgers for her to eat and took food by for her.
She goes down a weed covered hill so I'm not able to look for pups due to safety so doing my part as I can. So had a reason for buying takeout
There is a time and place for takeout and it sounds like this was a great reason!! You sound like a lovely and caring person and that dog went home with a full belly because of you. ❣️🐕
I've done this as my weekly meal prep as I have too many boxes of meals taking up space in my freezer.
How do you reheat the food, and do you wash the bags and reuse? What's the best way?
Most of the meals are made raw, so they will be fully cooked on the day of, as if they were made fresh. Some of the ones that are just reheats - it depends. It can go in the oven if it's a casserole, or in a skillet if it's suitable. Sometimes you can even just throw something in the microwave. We don't typically wash and reuse our bags. As most of them have had raw meat in them, we don't trust that we could get into the nooks and crannies of the bag to be safe enough to use again unfortunately. Also, they tend to get banged up a bit after two or three months in the freezer, so we just can't. We have looked into silicon bags but haven't found the right ones for us yet. Hopefully some day!
@@FreezerMeals101 thanks for the speedy response. I made my hellofresh meals for two people into 4 portions and baggd up 16 meals. UK standard freezers don't take a lot of prepped meals in tupperware-esque containers and I've a drawer of ninja smoothie ice creams that aren't the best for UK freezers either
Chicken parm question... i have made my kids chicken nuugget parm sliders on the kings hawaiian... but never as a "freezer meal" the ham and cheese sliders and the cheeseburger sliders work...do you think chicken nuggets from a pkg in the bread and sauced and cheesed etc would bake properly? Or would you still bake chicken nuggets then assemble etc... thoughts? Just thinking of my "future kids stack"
Huh. Does it get soggy? That would be my only concern. That's a really cute idea! You're a great mom! ♥️
Quick question regarding the snapper meal …. Are you working with and keeping the fish frozen?
Yes, we kept the fish frozen and got these quickly back in the freezer.
I love you two. Have you ever used a memory card in either of your phones and save them to the SD card? I have started to do this in the past year because my last 2 phones have eaten footage.
My phone doesn't accommodate an SD card. I don't think Sharla's does either. Up until now backing up to Google photos has been flawless. 🤷♀️ It was just one of those weird things. Disappointing but we salvaged it.
o, ok. Well dern it. But you ladies are super smart and made it work out ok. Bless you both. @@FreezerMeals101
Would love to know how the Mulligatawny Soup went:)
Sharla here: it's my favourite so far of the new recipes! We actually already made it again yesterday (we were making freezer meals for one and filming it and I chose that recipe just so I would have individual portions for my lunches!)
When I crockpot raw onions and garlic it gives my food a metallic taste and I can't eat it. What do you guys do to help with that? I notice you use purple onions a lot and then also your garlic from a jar. By using those does that prevent the metallic taste? Thanks in advance. I still love your meal ideas and freezer cooking but I have to cook my food in a pot and can't ever slow cook it because of the flavor onions and garlic leave.
That's so interesting. I've never noticed that. I'm sorry I don't have an answer for you. We don't do anything special but I don't get a metallic taste. I'm sorry that happens to you! For what it's worth, I don't super love my crock pot anyway so if I can cook it on the stove or in the oven I will. 🤷♀️
Did we get to see mr freezer meals 101 ? ❤
Maybe... 😏
The videos for club members only, are they on the website? Or how do we access them?
All our videos are on UA-cam except for a small amount of Club exclusive videos that are in the Video Library, accessed from the Club Homepage. We use them to explain how to use the features of the Club and some tips on how to prep food (which are also on UA-cam in various videos). The only videos that are Club Exclusive are the UA-cam live videos and the "review" videos, where we sit and chat about what we think of the new recipes. They are also accessed from the Club Homepage if you're a member. I hope that answers your questions!
@@FreezerMeals101 yes thank you so much!!! I just joined and I’m still figuring it out!
Off with Christie's head... that's it...I quit! 😂🎉
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I would use a food processor for all those onions you chop.
We have used one in the past but I didn't like it because it felt like it was an inconsistent chop. I was like one pulse away from minced to mush, or I would have an ok chop but there would still be large chunks in it. 🤷♀️ Using our manual chopper takes a bit longer but it's much more consistent. The longest part is peeling the onions and I would have to do that anyway for the food processor so I'm fine with it.
do your meals have nutrition numbers already? that would be great!
In the Freezer Meals 101 Club, all of our recipes have a nutritional breakdown (it's done through the website so it's an estimate) and in our main website at freezermeals101.com we have a calorie total and total servings where you can do a quick breakdown there. I hope that helps!
So, Im watching this for like the 3rd time and my 15 yr old walks through and says why does Sharla's daughter get paid, I dont get paid..lol..I backed the video up to where you said YOUR DAUGHTER is fast .My 15 yr old is a higher functioning autist so ya'll know, it is a hit or miss and it NEVER goes fast, NOR does it ever get completed. She is a GREAT starter but about 1/3 of the way through-she is done and I have to stop to finish it or I won't get my steps done. But, you two really inspire her when she actually gets going. She doesnt like prep but she sure does like to cook it up
Will the new recipes be added to the club?
With the new recipes, we try them, then either put them in the "no" category or we tweak them to perfect them and then once they're just the way we want, we send that tweaked recipe to our photographer and she makes them, takes photos (photography is not our strong suit!) and then they are added to the Club. It's a bit of a process, but that's why you can trust that the recipes in there are tested and work.
I will add that so far, a lot of these recipes have been winners and we've made minor tweaks and sent some of them to our photographer already!!! I can also say that the Tuscan Gnocchi Sheet Pan will never make it to the Club! No amount of tweaking can fix that one!
Fast food is at least $15 a person in Northern Alberta
Yep. Unless you're using coupons or some sort of deal, it's going to be over $10 per person. 😕
I feel like bulk making 1 or 2 recipes at once would probably work most realistically for me. Doing the multi day mega deal is definitely not something I’m capable of doing.
Lots of people do small batches. In fact we recommend most people start by doubling your dinner. Make one for you and one for the freezer. ♥️
Predictions anyone? Of the new recipes which will intsa-pass and which is doomed to fail? I'm trying to decide which one to root for so it makes it into the club. I didn't really see a for sure fail but the ladies will let us know.
There are some winners already! In February we'll tune in for a UA-cam Live and tell you what we think of the new recipes we've tried!
I am guessing that your ground beef is pre cooked but I did not hear you mention that when you were cooking the sliders. I have watch about 50% of all your videos and know about precooking the ground beef but NEWBIES to your channel might not realize that.
That is correct. Almost all of your ground beef is pre cooked but if we didn't specifically mention that, it would be good for them to know. It will also say it on the recipe (the one for that meal isn't online yet though.) Great comment!
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I've had pixels for years and love them! Except that one! I hated that one. Haha