Julia, I can't tell you how much I needed this. My dad has lived with us for the past few years, and he was the primary cook for our family. He suddenly passed last month, so finding balance while in grief has been so hard for us. These freezer meals are exactly what we need for busy work weeks. Could you please make more videos like this? I appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos and how simple you make these meals. I hope you're having a beautiful day! Sending love!
So sorry to hear about your dad. I feel your pain! I love watching Julia she always has the best and simple ideas. I pray your heart starts to heal with the passing of your dad. It's hard but you will get through this rough patch.❤🙏
Thank you, everyone! He was kind, generous, funny, a great cook, and so thoughtful! I couldn't have asked for a better dad in this life. I'm really lucky to have had him for as long as I did. ❤️ sending love to you all!
Oh, wow. Been watching you since the very beginning when you had few subscribers and had one wee little baby girl. Look how your counts have skyrocketed! And that FABULOUS COOKBOOK! I knew you'd go far, but I think I underestimated your reach. You little cooking rock-star, you! I still have my Julia's YUMS binder of printouts. It lives next to your cookbook. ❤
You are the best! Thank you so very much for all of your loyal support since the beginning. It means the world to me to have all of you behind me every week. It’s a lot of work, but I sure do love it too. Thanks so much again for sharing your enthusiasm and positive support💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼
Beautiful Mama and beautiful babies ❤ Your girls are so fortunate to have you as their role model, you are truly a woman of excellence, Julia. God bless you and your sweet family ❤
Thank you so very much, Jeannine. It is a lot of work for sure, but I love them so much. You are so very kind and I sure do appreciate your great support💜🙏
love how you make actual realistic meals with realistic ingredients. I'm tired of seeing influencers use whole foods brands for supposedly cheap meals.
Yes! Walmart is my go-to for everything and their brand is the #1 in my house. And it’s so nice and refreshing to see someone else cooking with the same ingredients, and making delicious meals! We also use canned chicken in my house and I’ve appreciated learning so many more recipes to use it in.
You are such a doll! Your little signs of encouragement say a lot about you and how you care for those who follow you. Only my second time watching your channel but I'll be back! Have a blessed week, Julia! ❤
Thank you so very much for coming back, Jennifer! I am so happy to have you here💜💜 and I sure do appreciate that positive comment! You all means so much to me💜
Thank you, as always, Julia!! Wonderful job in illustrating how convenient and simple it can be to food prep/plan meals for a couple months! These look great! Blessed week ahead to everyone at "Pacheco Manor"! 🙂❤
So funny, Laura! I appreciate that. Trying to keep up with the kids during the summer months like everyone else. Ha ha! I sure do appreciate that great feedback and your positive comment🙌🏼🙌🏼💜💜
Hi Julia! I must confess that I haven't ever made freezer meals, but this video has motivated me to give it a try. You make meal prep look so easy and fun. I hope you and your family have a fun summer.
I hope that these ideas help you! And yes, they are great for the summer months where you can just grab some thing and pop it in the crockpot later on🙌🏼🙌🏼
Omgoodness!! You just appeared on my Google news with this video!! I have watched you before your babies were born!! I am so proud of you & soo happy for u and your family.. UA-cam now- soon Food Network channel!! 😀
Oh my goodness! Well welcome back. I am so happy to have you back and that would be awesome for sure. Ha ha! Thank you so very much for your wonderful feedback and I hope you have a great week , Kendal💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you for sharing these great recipes! I have your cookbook, and my husband has loved every meal I've made from it. Enjoy this beautiful day with your wonderful family! 😊
That is awesome to hear, Mandy! I’m so glad that you both are enjoying my recipes so much and thank you so much for your positive feedback about my cookbook💜💜
I've just realized that meal prepping would be great for my grown daughter and me, who live together. Even though there are just the two of us and I'm retired with plenty of time to cook for us both, this method would be so good for those times when we just don't have the 'umph' for cooking. Julia, as usual, you are full of great ideas for everyone! (That ending with you and the kids made me actually laugh out loud!)
Oh, Rachelle, thank you so very much! That is wonderful feedback and I hope you and your daughter enjoy these recipes for those nights where you just don’t feel like cooking. They are pretty funny right now! 💜💜
Omg you're such a life savor, I've been wasting 300 plus on groceries a week and barely have any real meal ideas . My husband is gonna be soooo thankful! I always just make like baked potatoes and meat and veg or spaghetti or pizza... I'm sooo thankful! Gonna get ur meal plan
That is awesome to hear! Thank you so very much for your positive feedback and I hope that my videos help you. You are awesome and I hope you enjoy my meal plan too💜🙌🏼💜 thank you so very much for subscribing and welcome to my UA-cam family!
Good Morning Sunshine, these are some great recipes. Awe, look at those girls with those beautiful smiles. All 3 of ya'll are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Sending love and big hugs Sherry ❤❤❤
When my youngest brother moved out, he asked me to do this for him for Christmas, his bday, just because. It went over well. My other brother was jealous.
SO many great recipes for this summer! My husband and I like to use the 8x8 foil pans from Dollar Tree for our casseroles. Usually 3 per recipe, frozen then stacked. This is great for days when we are working in the garden, and since there are just the two of us, these pans provide us with several meals each!! We also have the green bag holders, and they are a must in our kitchen!
Just amazing tips! And those 8x8 pans are definitely a great idea. I sure appreciate your positive feedback here and I hope you enjoy some of these recipes this summer, Patti💜💜
Thank you so very much, Colette! I do hope that they help you out this summer and I’m so happy you’re enjoying my cookbook. Thank you so very much for ordering💜💜
Absolutely LOVED this video. Always look forward to your videos Sunday to give me new ideas for the week.... but this topic, showing us how to meal prep and freeze, which can really help on those busy days, sharing with others, on vacation, or even camping, etc. Thank you!!
Thank you so very much, Eleanor and I hope you can use some of these recipes. They definitely are great on those busy nights. Thank you so much again and I hope you enjoy!💜💜
I was just telling my friend the other day that I really wanted to have a cooking day with her where we make a bunch of freezer meals. It's like Julia read my mind! These look so great too, definitely adding these to our list of meals to prep! Truly the cooking queen 👑
It's always good to have last minute meals in the freezer in the summer when we are all on the go. I didn't start doing this until I saw your first videos on making ziploc meals in triplicates. It has greatly decreased the stress level of "What's for dinner, Mom?", Your last budget meals video had me printing out 7 recipes for my JP binder. Wishing you and your family have a fun and enjoyable summer.
That’s wonderful! I’m so happy to hear that my freezer meals have helped you in the past and I appreciate your wonderful feedback about your binder that you keep with my recipes. That is just awesome! Thank you so much again and I hope you have a great week💜💜
Thank you so very much for your kind words about our girls. They are so fun right now. And I really do appreciate your loyal support here. I hope you can use some of these freezer meals🙌🏼🙌🏼
I’m happy to hear that and I hope they help this summer with your meal planning. We are all doing well right now and I hope you and your family are too, Melissa. Thank you so much for your positive comment 💜💜
Hey Julia! I always enjoy your videos! Just wanted to mention that it was the oil coating on the potatoes that kept them from "oxidizing", not the immediate freezing. However, if you were to par-boil them for 3-4 minutes before freezing, they would also crisp up after freezing rather than being just soft. Happy Sunday!
I love this freezer meal video! I've also been following you since your oldest daughter was a baby. I'm so happy your channel is growing and blossoming.😁 Thank you Julia, for all you and your family do! I loved your kiddos at the end 😄
I am so happy to have had you here for so very long, Jill. I appreciate my loyal viewers like you so much and thank you for sticking with me. It means the world to me! I appreciate your positive support here more than you know! Hope you have a wonderful week💜💜💜
I do the super sized batch of the bbq pulled pork on a weekend, divide and freeze it cooked and ready to go. I love the Baby Rays and I add 1/2 bottle of the Diana, a cup of frozen peppers and a large onion.
Thank you so much for this! I love how you continue to make meal ideas for the average real life people! These are exactly what I am aiming to do more of in my life, healthy "tv dinners". Just toss it in the oven to heat up on those long work days! I'm excited to give these a try.
They sure are! They were in rare form that day. Ha ha! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I really hope you can use some of these ideas🙌🏼🙌🏼
Always a joy to watch your videos. I'm glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing and helping us. Giving ideas and meals to save on a budget, ya have no idea what to cook and affordable. Take care. You have a beautiful family and the girls are growing right in front of us. Much luv ❤
I’m so very happy to hear that! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I’m happy to hear you enjoy my recipes so much. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week and thank you so very much for your kind words about my family. They are definitely growing up fast😂
Your cookbook came in the mail this past week. I’ve already made 2 meals and my family ❤ them! I have 3 more to make this week. We are excited! I’ve been making many of your recipes in your website and these videos for a year or so and my family loves them! So I decided to get your book too! 😊 I highly recommend anyone getting her cookbook!!! It’s worth it!!!❤
You are just awesome! Thank you so very much for that great shout out for my cookbook. I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying it so much and thank you so much for your loyal support here💜💜
I hope it does! I’m so sorry to hear you’ve been feeling under the weather, Deb. I hope you start to feel better and have a wonderful rest of your weekend💜🙏
Thank you so very much, Angela for your kind words about my children. I really appreciate that so much and I hope you enjoy some of these meals. I hope you can use them to make your life a little easier this summer💜🙌🏼
Hi, Julia! I would love to have gone grocery shopping with you when you purchased all the items for this video! ~ Your girls saying "hi" at the end was just adorable!
These recipe ideas are EXCELLENT! Great job with demonstrations. Labelling the bags, setting everything out makes a huge difference. Love your handy tips too🌸
That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that you liked my meal ideas here. I sure hope you enjoy them and that they help you on those busy nights ahead🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you Julia. Another great video. I might not make these as freezer meals but they will certainly work for one meal. Have a wonderful day with your family. ❤
I made two trays of the fiesta chicken for my mom. She just had a knee replacement and so can't exactly cook right now. She said it was delicious. Thank you for the helpful recipe!
That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that she’s enjoyed that meal so much, Sarah. And I do hope that she has a speedy recovery. That sounds so painful🥴💜🙏
These are invaluable recipes, julia. I know i always comment something silly (but supportive!), but this time i just have to say thank you. I live with my grandparents, and fiance, and i often have to make dinner. Im super busy with school and everything else in life so stuff like this really, and i mean REALLY helps. Thank you! (Btw, im in my last semester of school, so wish me luck!🫠)
Good for you!! Way to stick with it in school. You will definitely be so happy you did in the long run! I am really happy to hear that these ideas will help you in your living situation. I bet everybody is so grateful for you and your home. Thank you so much for sharing a part of your life and I hope you enjoy these recipes💜💜
Hi Julia! Question could I prep these and leave in fridge if cooking within next two days? How long before I need to pop in freezer? Or should I just do freezer?
Freezer meals! YES! I've been needing more freezer meal ideas! Thank you! Let's see if this can help me do less take out! (That' my plan easy freezer meals to counter easy order out lol)
Love freezer meals. Makes it so easy when we are all so busy. Just open up the freezer see what looks good and the guess work is done. Love seeing those pretty faces at the end of the video. Thank you for sharing your time and talents.
Oh, Linda, thank you so very much! You are so kind. They are so funny right now and I do hope that these help you for those busy nights ahead. Thank you so much for your positive feedback🙌🏼🙌🏼
these look great. If people do not have space in their freezers for the pans, they can all be assembled in the bags, squeeze all of the air out and the label put on the bag just like the casserole dish. Then the day of, these casseroles can be dumped into a casserole dish and baked just as the instructions say to. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so very much! You are awesome and I really do appreciate your support so much here. Thank you so much for your shout out about my videos. I’m so glad that they’ve inspired you to cook and thank you so very much for purchasing my cookbook. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it💜💜
Hello Julia and adorable girls thank you for this food prep never tried using a soda with pork i must try that I love this easy freezer food prep Have a wonderful day!
Thank you Julia for sharing these amazing recipes and helping show people how versatile it is by either cooking in the oven or in the crockpot after freezing them. You also reminded me that I really need to clean out my two deep freezers and probably get rid of some food thats been in there way too long. Last Thanksgiving I cooked a turkey that was 2 years old instead of buying a new one and paying an outstanding amount at the store and it was delicious! You couldn't tell it was 2 years old! Only me and my husband knew and nobody got sick, so I don't think the 3-6 month time limit is really right if the food isn't freezer burned. Now I wouldn't use it if it was. And I check my freezer everyday to make sure its working and hasn't been unplugged or something like that. If that happens food will thaw and go bad fast. Your girls are growing up so fast and are absolutely beautiful! I imagine you are teaching them so much in and out of the kitchen. Its so wonderful to see your sweet family together. Have a blessed week Julia! 💕
You are so very kind, Jerri. Thank you so very much for your kind words about my girls and I sure do hope that I am doing just that! That is crazy about the turkey that you had on hand in the freezer. I am so happy to hear that you were able to purchase a turkey had a good price and that it tasted so good. And if you don’t have a frost free freezer, your frozen foods can last so much longer. Thank you so much for sharing that and I sure do appreciate you and your wonderful support here🙌🏼💜🙌🏼
Thank you so very much. I appreciate your positive words and your kindness. And I will definitely tell him! Thank you so much for your great UA-cam friendship💜💜
They are awesome, aren’t they!? I love them too. And thank you so much for your kind words about my girls. I hope that you can add some of these meals to your freezer meal collection of recipes🙌🏼🙌🏼
Catching up on some of your videos. I’m needing freezer meals. Pretty much cleaned out my freezer of frozen meals this month of single servings. Thank you Julia. 👍🏻up girls. So cute.
That’s awesome! I’m glad you can find some new meals to put in your freezer and hope they help during these hot summer months, Sandy. And I appreciate your positive comment about my girls💜💜
I remember when you started, here now close to 1M .....can't wait to celebrate it and it will be very soon! Awesome simple quick meals, I like how you are bumping up nutritional meals.
Thank you for that positive feedback. I appreciate that and it helps me as I create my videos, Carmen. And thank you so very much for being with me from the beginning. That loyal support means so much to me🙌🏼🙌🏼
Good morning Julia, great idea making bulk meals. Couple of recommendations, get all the air out of the bags, to avoid freezer burn. Second, put a cookie sheet, under the foil pans for baking and sturdiness. Love your videos. Pssst, your darling daughters are adorable ❤❤ til next time….
Thank you so very much, Cindy. You are so kind! They are definitely growing fast. And I do appreciate your tips! The cookie sheet would definitely help a lot. Thank you so much again and I hope you enjoy some of these meals💜🙌🏼
Thank you so much, Rebecca! And you’re exactly right, it does take some prepping, but it sure does help for the weeks ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your positive comment💜
Oh! That is the sweetest thing ever! I am so happy to hear that she responded like that. So cute! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I hope you enjoy these recipes, Sonia💜💜
I just got a set of those bag holders!!! I decided I only needed one and gave the other to my Mom. So when I saw those bag holders come out, I geeked out hard!!
This is great. My college son just moved back home after graduation. He loves to cook, and this would be great for him. I want to add that I think if you and I were neighbors, we would be BFFs. Keep up the video ( you need your own show on Food Network!)
Oh my gosh!! I would love to have you as my neighbor and friend. If you think we would be great friends, I am sure we would. Ha ha! And I bet you’re just so happy to have that son home from college! I hope he enjoys making some of these meals and thank you so very much for your wonderful support💜💜💜
Another fantastic video, Julia! These are going to be great for my busy summer months ahead! Thank you for these delicious recipes that are going to be enjoyed by many of us! You are amazing and look at your little sweethearts growing up so quickly and beautifully!❤😊 Have a blessed week filled with love and laughter and marvelous meals!❤
Well thank you so very much, Michelle! I sure do appreciate your wonderful feedback. Thank you so much for your positive feedback and I really hope you enjoy some of these recipes. Have a wonderful week and thank you so much for your kind words about my girls💜💜
All of these recipes look so delicious. Thank you for sharing with us. I do have a question, can Pinto beans be used in place of the black beans? I'm not a black bean fan.
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Julia, I can't tell you how much I needed this. My dad has lived with us for the past few years, and he was the primary cook for our family. He suddenly passed last month, so finding balance while in grief has been so hard for us. These freezer meals are exactly what we need for busy work weeks. Could you please make more videos like this?
I appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos and how simple you make these meals. I hope you're having a beautiful day! Sending love!
So sorry to hear about your dad. I feel your pain! I love watching Julia she always has the best and simple ideas. I pray your heart starts to heal with the passing of your dad. It's hard but you will get through this rough patch.❤🙏
I'm sorry you lost your dad. ❤
Sorry for your loss
I am so sorry for your loss.
Thank you, everyone! He was kind, generous, funny, a great cook, and so thoughtful! I couldn't have asked for a better dad in this life. I'm really lucky to have had him for as long as I did. ❤️ sending love to you all!
Oh, wow. Been watching you since the very beginning when you had few subscribers and had one wee little baby girl. Look how your counts have skyrocketed! And that FABULOUS COOKBOOK! I knew you'd go far, but I think I underestimated your reach. You little cooking rock-star, you! I still have my Julia's YUMS binder of printouts. It lives next to your cookbook. ❤
Right! Been here from the beginning and been beautiful to watch her grow so beautifully. Still as sweet as ever, simple, delicious, awesome
Me too! So very happy for and proud of all the success!❤️
You are the best! Thank you so very much for all of your loyal support since the beginning. It means the world to me to have all of you behind me every week. It’s a lot of work, but I sure do love it too. Thanks so much again for sharing your enthusiasm and positive support💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼
Yes me too! For several years now, and she only had 60k subscribers. Always been my favorite channel ❤
Me too! Julie is wonderful!
Beautiful Mama and beautiful babies ❤ Your girls are so fortunate to have you as their role model, you are truly a woman of excellence, Julia. God bless you and your sweet family ❤
Thank you so very much, Jeannine. It is a lot of work for sure, but I love them so much. You are so very kind and I sure do appreciate your great support💜🙏
love how you make actual realistic meals with realistic ingredients. I'm tired of seeing influencers use whole foods brands for supposedly cheap meals.
Thank you so very much. I appreciate that feedback. Yes, access to those kinds of foods is impossible for most people🥴
Yes! Walmart is my go-to for everything and their brand is the #1 in my house. And it’s so nice and refreshing to see someone else cooking with the same ingredients, and making delicious meals! We also use canned chicken in my house and I’ve appreciated learning so many more recipes to use it in.
You are such a doll! Your little signs of encouragement say a lot about you and how you care for those who follow you.
Only my second time watching your channel but I'll be back!
Have a blessed week, Julia! ❤
Thank you so very much for coming back, Jennifer! I am so happy to have you here💜💜 and I sure do appreciate that positive comment! You all means so much to me💜
I would use a cookie sheet under the foil pan when baking so it won't bend and spill. Thank you for your delicious recipes.
A great tip, Allison! Thank you so much🙌🏼
The good bye at the end was precious! So sweet! 🙂
Oh, thank you so very much! I appreciate your kind words💜💜
Thank you, as always, Julia!! Wonderful job in illustrating how convenient and simple it can be to food prep/plan meals for a couple months! These look great! Blessed week ahead to everyone at "Pacheco Manor"! 🙂❤
So funny, Laura! I appreciate that. Trying to keep up with the kids during the summer months like everyone else. Ha ha! I sure do appreciate that great feedback and your positive comment🙌🏼🙌🏼💜💜
Hi Julia! I must confess that I haven't ever made freezer meals, but this video has motivated me to give it a try. You make meal prep look so easy and fun. I hope you and your family have a fun summer.
I hope that these ideas help you! And yes, they are great for the summer months where you can just grab some thing and pop it in the crockpot later on🙌🏼🙌🏼
happy summer everyone, ready for the cooking!
Yes! And thank you so very much for being here Laura. I hope you have a wonderful summer💜🙌🏼💜
Just cleaned out and defrosted my freezer Friday….and now Julia is here to help me fill it up for the summer 🎉😊
That’s great! I hope you enjoy these meals🙌🏼
Happy Sunday Julia😊
Sending hugs from Montreal, Canada🇨🇦
Thank you so very much! I sure hope you had a wonderful Sunday as well and I appreciate your great support from Montreal Canada🇨🇦🙌🏼
Someone was just telling me I needed to make freezer meals for my pregnancy to eat after baby is here, wildly convenient timing.
Absolutely! It was a huge lifesaver for me when I had my baby😉
Such a great thing to do for sure before having your baby. I sure do hope you enjoy these recipes! And congratulations on your upcoming birth💜💜💜
Omgoodness!! You just appeared on my Google news with this video!! I have watched you before your babies were born!! I am so proud of you & soo happy for u and your family.. UA-cam now- soon Food Network channel!! 😀
Oh my goodness! Well welcome back. I am so happy to have you back and that would be awesome for sure. Ha ha! Thank you so very much for your wonderful feedback and I hope you have a great week , Kendal💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼
I'm an old widower this will help manage meals also I love your babies at the end very cute
I really do hope that they help you. Thank you so very much for watching and I appreciate your kind words about my girls😊
Thank you for sharing these great recipes! I have your cookbook, and my husband has loved every meal I've made from it. Enjoy this beautiful day with your wonderful family! 😊
That is awesome to hear, Mandy! I’m so glad that you both are enjoying my recipes so much and thank you so much for your positive feedback about my cookbook💜💜
I've just realized that meal prepping would be great for my grown daughter and me, who live together. Even though there are just the two of us and I'm retired with plenty of time to cook for us both, this method would be so good for those times when we just don't have the 'umph' for cooking. Julia, as usual, you are full of great ideas for everyone! (That ending with you and the kids made me actually laugh out loud!)
Oh, Rachelle, thank you so very much! That is wonderful feedback and I hope you and your daughter enjoy these recipes for those nights where you just don’t feel like cooking. They are pretty funny right now! 💜💜
Omg you're such a life savor, I've been wasting 300 plus on groceries a week and barely have any real meal ideas . My husband is gonna be soooo thankful! I always just make like baked potatoes and meat and veg or spaghetti or pizza... I'm sooo thankful! Gonna get ur meal plan
That is awesome to hear! Thank you so very much for your positive feedback and I hope that my videos help you. You are awesome and I hope you enjoy my meal plan too💜🙌🏼💜 thank you so very much for subscribing and welcome to my UA-cam family!
Good Morning Sunshine, these are some great recipes.
Awe, look at those girls with those beautiful smiles. All 3 of ya'll are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Have a great day. Sending love and big hugs Sherry ❤❤❤
Oh! Thank you so very much. Yes, they are so funny in this video. Hope you have a wonderful week and thanks for your positivity, Sherryl💜💜
When my youngest brother moved out, he asked me to do this for him for Christmas, his bday, just because. It went over well. My other brother was jealous.
What a GREAT idea!
That’s a great idea! Definitely a wonderful gift🙌🏼🙌🏼
SO many great recipes for this summer! My husband and I like to use the 8x8 foil pans from Dollar Tree for our casseroles. Usually 3 per recipe, frozen then stacked. This is great for days when we are working in the garden, and since there are just the two of us, these pans provide us with several meals each!! We also have the green bag holders, and they are a must in our kitchen!
Just amazing tips! And those 8x8 pans are definitely a great idea. I sure appreciate your positive feedback here and I hope you enjoy some of these recipes this summer, Patti💜💜
Hi Julia
I made three of your recipes for memorial day. They were a big hit. Thank you!!! 👍😊❤
That’s wonderful! So happy to hear that they turned out so well and I appreciate you sharing your positive feedback about them, Mazie💜🙌🏼
Julia, it all looks so good and what a time saver on those busy days. The girls are getting so big and they're adorable!
I hope they help! Thank you so much for your kind words💜💜
Perfect timing! Quick summer meals! Loving the cookbook!
Thank you so very much, Colette! I do hope that they help you out this summer and I’m so happy you’re enjoying my cookbook. Thank you so very much for ordering💜💜
Absolutely LOVED this video. Always look forward to your videos Sunday to give me new ideas for the week.... but this topic, showing us how to meal prep and freeze, which can really help on those busy days, sharing with others, on vacation, or even camping, etc. Thank you!!
Thank you so very much, Eleanor and I hope you can use some of these recipes. They definitely are great on those busy nights. Thank you so much again and I hope you enjoy!💜💜
I was just telling my friend the other day that I really wanted to have a cooking day with her where we make a bunch of freezer meals. It's like Julia read my mind! These look so great too, definitely adding these to our list of meals to prep! Truly the cooking queen 👑
That is an awesome idea! A great thing to do with a good friend. Thank you so much for your positive, and I hope you both enjoy these recipes🙌🏼🙌🏼
WOW loved all. I use the slow cooker a lot. At least once or twice a week. Sending a huge hug to y'all and the girls
Awesome, Camilla! I am so happy to hear that you will be able to use these recipes and I agree with you, the crockpot is my favorite🧡🧡
It's always good to have last minute meals in the freezer in the summer when we are all on the go. I didn't start doing this until I saw your first videos on making ziploc meals in triplicates. It has greatly decreased the stress level of "What's for dinner, Mom?", Your last budget meals video had me printing out 7 recipes for my JP binder. Wishing you and your family have a fun and enjoyable summer.
That’s wonderful! I’m so happy to hear that my freezer meals have helped you in the past and I appreciate your wonderful feedback about your binder that you keep with my recipes. That is just awesome! Thank you so much again and I hope you have a great week💜💜
Thank you so much for your videos Julia! Your babies are darling! They look so happy, as do you!
Thank you so very much for your kind words about our girls. They are so fun right now. And I really do appreciate your loyal support here. I hope you can use some of these freezer meals🙌🏼🙌🏼
Your girls are the cutest ever! I hope y’all have a super fun summer together!!! Thanks for the freezer meals!
Oh, Becky, thank you so very much! We are definitely having a crazy time already😂🙌🏼
Just another reason I’m glad I have your cookbook!
Awesome! Thank you so very much for that wonderful shout out and I really am happy to hear you are enjoying it so much💜💜
Hi Julia ❤love your freezer prep meals.you're amazing 😍😊i hope you're all doing great staying safe happy and healthy 🙏 hv a wonderful day everybody 😘😊
I’m happy to hear that and I hope they help this summer with your meal planning. We are all doing well right now and I hope you and your family are too, Melissa. Thank you so much for your positive comment 💜💜
Thanks, Julie! I love watching you cook, bc you're just so fast and sure of yourself! :) Makes me feel like I can do it too.
That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that and you definitely can. You are awesome! Have a great rest of your week💜💜
Hey Julia! I always enjoy your videos! Just wanted to mention that it was the oil coating on the potatoes that kept them from "oxidizing", not the immediate freezing. However, if you were to par-boil them for 3-4 minutes before freezing, they would also crisp up after freezing rather than being just soft. Happy Sunday!
Thank you for sharing that. I appreciate that and the parboiling tip too🙌🏼🙌🏼
A piece of advice,don’t cheap out on the ziplock bags. I’ve tried to save money by using off brand bags only to have them not say sealed.
Thank you so much for sharing that tip!🙌🏼
I love this freezer meal video! I've also been following you since your oldest daughter was a baby. I'm so happy your channel is growing and blossoming.😁 Thank you Julia, for all you and your family do!
I loved your kiddos at the end 😄
I am so happy to have had you here for so very long, Jill. I appreciate my loyal viewers like you so much and thank you for sticking with me. It means the world to me! I appreciate your positive support here more than you know! Hope you have a wonderful week💜💜💜
I do the super sized batch of the bbq pulled pork on a weekend, divide and freeze it cooked and ready to go. I love the Baby Rays and I add 1/2 bottle of the Diana, a cup of frozen peppers and a large onion.
That’s a great thing to do, Kelly! Thank you so much for sharing your positive feedback and I hope you enjoy some of these other recipes too🙌🏼🙌🏼
So helpful to see the finished meal with the meal prep! Great ideas!
Well thank you so much! I appreciate that positive feedback, Laurie💜💜
Thank you so much for this! I love how you continue to make meal ideas for the average real life people! These are exactly what I am aiming to do more of in my life, healthy "tv dinners". Just toss it in the oven to heat up on those long work days! I'm excited to give these a try.
That’s a good point! And it makes it so much easier after you’ve had a hard day🙌🏼🙌🏼 thank you so much for your positive comment and I hope you enjoy🙌🏼
Great meal ideas. Thank you so much, Julia, and also, thanks for letting your favorite sous chefs give us a wave. They are growing up so fast!
They sure are! They were in rare form that day. Ha ha! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I really hope you can use some of these ideas🙌🏼🙌🏼
This video was great Julia yes freezing ahead of time is a good way to go. Your girls are precious thumbs up ❤
Thank you so much 🤗
Always a joy to watch your videos. I'm glad I found your channel. Thanks for sharing and helping us. Giving ideas and meals to save on a budget, ya have no idea what to cook and affordable. Take care. You have a beautiful family and the girls are growing right in front of us. Much luv ❤
I’m so very happy to hear that! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I’m happy to hear you enjoy my recipes so much. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your week and thank you so very much for your kind words about my family. They are definitely growing up fast😂
Your cookbook came in the mail this past week. I’ve already made 2 meals and my family ❤ them! I have 3 more to make this week. We are excited! I’ve been making many of your recipes in your website and these videos for a year or so and my family loves them! So I decided to get your book too! 😊 I highly recommend anyone getting her cookbook!!! It’s worth it!!!❤
You are just awesome! Thank you so very much for that great shout out for my cookbook. I’m so happy to hear you’re enjoying it so much and thank you so much for your loyal support here💜💜
I’m watching this for the first time today. I’ve been under the weather so this will perk me up ❤thank you, my kitchen angel😊
I hope it does! I’m so sorry to hear you’ve been feeling under the weather, Deb. I hope you start to feel better and have a wonderful rest of your weekend💜🙏
Awesome video and thanks so much for all you do as the children are so lovely! Hope you were able to relax and enjoy your vacation.
Thank you so very much, Angela for your kind words about my children. I really appreciate that so much and I hope you enjoy some of these meals. I hope you can use them to make your life a little easier this summer💜🙌🏼
Great freezer meal ideas! What a time saver for busy people.
Very much, Vicky! I do hope you can use these and that they make your life a little easier this summer🙌🏼
Hi, Julia! I would love to have gone grocery shopping with you when you purchased all the items for this video! ~ Your girls saying "hi" at the end was just adorable!
I wish I could take you up with me literally, Linda! Thank you so much and I appreciate your kind words about our girls. They are so funny💜💜
Love these freezer meal prep ideas. Excellent 😋😋
Thank you 😋 I sure hope that they help!
These recipe ideas are EXCELLENT! Great job with demonstrations. Labelling the bags, setting everything out makes a huge difference. Love your handy tips too🌸
That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that you liked my meal ideas here. I sure hope you enjoy them and that they help you on those busy nights ahead🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thank you Julia. Another great video. I might not make these as freezer meals but they will certainly work for one meal. Have a wonderful day with your family. ❤
That works too! I sure hope you enjoy them and thanks for your positive comment🙌🏼🙌🏼
I made two trays of the fiesta chicken for my mom. She just had a knee replacement and so can't exactly cook right now. She said it was delicious. Thank you for the helpful recipe!
That’s awesome! I’m so happy to hear that she’s enjoyed that meal so much, Sarah. And I do hope that she has a speedy recovery. That sounds so painful🥴💜🙏
Your kids have your same pretty, big eyed smile. They are so adorable. The recipes will be very handy, and such a great idea.
Oh! Thank you so very much. You are so very kind and I do hope that these freezer meals come in handy💜🙌🏼
These are invaluable recipes, julia. I know i always comment something silly (but supportive!), but this time i just have to say thank you. I live with my grandparents, and fiance, and i often have to make dinner. Im super busy with school and everything else in life so stuff like this really, and i mean REALLY helps. Thank you! (Btw, im in my last semester of school, so wish me luck!🫠)
Good for you!! Way to stick with it in school. You will definitely be so happy you did in the long run! I am really happy to hear that these ideas will help you in your living situation. I bet everybody is so grateful for you and your home. Thank you so much for sharing a part of your life and I hope you enjoy these recipes💜💜
Hi Julia! Question could I prep these and leave in fridge if cooking within next two days? How long before I need to pop in freezer? Or should I just do freezer?
I’m just so grateful for realistic easy meals!!!!!!!
Thank you so very much! And I am so happy to have you here. I sure do appreciate your wonderful feedback💜💜
Love all your recipes thanks
Thank you so very much, Judy. I sure do appreciate having you here💜🙌🏼
Hi Julia! Thank you for the great recipes! Your daughters are so cute! They look just like you. Have a great week! God bless you!
Thank you so very much, Ivy! I appreciate your wonderful compliment. I hope you enjoy some of these meals💜💜💜
Love the ideas and your smile as usual, wish you all the best with your videos, you inspire me to post more on my channel.
You’re the best! Thank you so very much for your kind words and I appreciate your support💜💜
Have a great week! 😊
You too! Thank you so much for watching🙌🏼🙌🏼
Freezer meals! YES! I've been needing more freezer meal ideas! Thank you! Let's see if this can help me do less take out! (That' my plan easy freezer meals to counter easy order out lol)
Absolutely right! That is the best part about them. I hope you enjoy them and that they save you money too in the end🙌🏼🙌🏼
Great tips. I am new to bulk prepping and never thought to use the tin pans or hand mixer
Thank you so much! I’m so happy to hear that this video is so helpful for you. I hope you enjoy some of these meals🙌🏼🙌🏼
I never make freezer meals! You may have converted me today! These all look delicious and will be super easy too! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome, Sandra! I hope you enjoy these freezer meals and that you enjoy the recipes💜🙌🏼
The sheet pan meals will be wonderful on the grill and camping this summer. Im making a note
Very true, Lauren! I love sheet pan meals because they tend to be a healthier option too. Hope you enjoy🙌🏼
Love freezer meals. Makes it so easy when we are all so busy. Just open up the freezer see what looks good and the guess work is done. Love seeing those pretty faces at the end of the video. Thank you for sharing your time and talents.
Oh, Linda, thank you so very much! You are so kind. They are so funny right now and I do hope that these help you for those busy nights ahead. Thank you so much for your positive feedback🙌🏼🙌🏼
these look great. If people do not have space in their freezers for the pans, they can all be assembled in the bags, squeeze all of the air out and the label put on the bag just like the casserole dish. Then the day of, these casseroles can be dumped into a casserole dish and baked just as the instructions say to. Thank you for sharing.
That’s a great tip! I appreciate you sharing that here🙌🏼🙌🏼
Fantastic video! You have inspired me to get out of my cooking slump. Love your cookbook, too!!! You've worked so hard, and it shows!
Thank you so very much! You are awesome and I really do appreciate your support so much here. Thank you so much for your shout out about my videos. I’m so glad that they’ve inspired you to cook and thank you so very much for purchasing my cookbook. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it💜💜
I refer to your cookbook often. Highly recommended! ❤
Hello Julia and adorable girls thank you for this food prep never tried using a soda with pork i must try that I love this easy freezer food prep Have a wonderful day!
I hope you enjoy that pork recipe. It definitely does tenderize the meat! And thanks so much for your kind words about my girls, Wanda💜💜
You excel! What a wonderful Cook/Chef/Homemaker/Teacher, (etc) you are!
Wow, thank you! You are just so kind, Lydia💜💜
Hi Julia !!! Now why have I never thought to do this 😅 It’s so convenient. Thank you 💜
You are so very welcome, Patrice! I sure hope you’re able to use some of these recipes and that you enjoy them💜💜
Thank you Julia for sharing these amazing recipes and helping show people how versatile it is by either cooking in the oven or in the crockpot after freezing them. You also reminded me that I really need to clean out my two deep freezers and probably get rid of some food thats been in there way too long. Last Thanksgiving I cooked a turkey that was 2 years old instead of buying a new one and paying an outstanding amount at the store and it was delicious! You couldn't tell it was 2 years old! Only me and my husband knew and nobody got sick, so I don't think the 3-6 month time limit is really right if the food isn't freezer burned. Now I wouldn't use it if it was. And I check my freezer everyday to make sure its working and hasn't been unplugged or something like that. If that happens food will thaw and go bad fast.
Your girls are growing up so fast and are absolutely beautiful! I imagine you are teaching them so much in and out of the kitchen. Its so wonderful to see your sweet family together. Have a blessed week Julia! 💕
You are so very kind, Jerri. Thank you so very much for your kind words about my girls and I sure do hope that I am doing just that!
That is crazy about the turkey that you had on hand in the freezer. I am so happy to hear that you were able to purchase a turkey had a good price and that it tasted so good. And if you don’t have a frost free freezer, your frozen foods can last so much longer. Thank you so much for sharing that and I sure do appreciate you and your wonderful support here🙌🏼💜🙌🏼
Thank you for these ideas. I need to start prepping meals.
It’s a great way to have a easy meal to go to for the summer. I hope you enjoy!🙌🏼
I love you: you’re cheerful and thoughtful and brilliant! Thank your husband too for his contribution!!! Love the girls!!!💖🍾
Thank you so very much. I appreciate your positive words and your kindness. And I will definitely tell him! Thank you so much for your great UA-cam friendship💜💜
Wonderful as always, Julia! Thank you and have a summertime fabulous week! xoxo
Thank you! You too! I sure do appreciate your great support, Aimee💜💜
I LOVE those baggie holders!!!! I bought a set and gave half of them to my friend. We both do freezer meals. Your girls are adorable!!!!
They are awesome, aren’t they!? I love them too. And thank you so much for your kind words about my girls. I hope that you can add some of these meals to your freezer meal collection of recipes🙌🏼🙌🏼
@@JuliaPacheco I think I will do the Mexican freezer meals. I can take on to church when we have pot luck.
Love the meals to freeze and grab to cook on a busy day...
So awesome! I hope you enjoy some of these meals and that they come in handy this summer💜💜
Hi Julia Thanks so much for this great video it’s so helpful and very much appreciated😊❤️👍
You are so very welcome and I hope you enjoy some of these meals, Lalora💜💜
Catching up on some of your videos. I’m needing freezer meals. Pretty much cleaned out my freezer of frozen meals this month of single servings. Thank you Julia. 👍🏻up girls. So cute.
That’s awesome! I’m glad you can find some new meals to put in your freezer and hope they help during these hot summer months, Sandy. And I appreciate your positive comment about my girls💜💜
Thanks Julia. One word for those recipes! YUMMY!
You are so welcome! And I appreciate your positive comment🙌🏼
All of these recipes look delicious!!!
Thank you so very much! I appreciate that, Stacey💜💜
I remember when you started, here now close to 1M .....can't wait to celebrate it and it will be very soon! Awesome simple quick meals, I like how you are bumping up nutritional meals.
Thank you for that positive feedback. I appreciate that and it helps me as I create my videos, Carmen. And thank you so very much for being with me from the beginning. That loyal support means so much to me🙌🏼🙌🏼
Everything looks delicious as always! Hope you have a great week Julia! 😊
Thank you so very much, Rachel!🙌🏼🙌🏼
Good morning Julia, great idea making bulk meals. Couple of recommendations, get all the air out of the bags, to avoid freezer burn. Second, put a cookie sheet, under the foil pans for baking and sturdiness. Love your videos. Pssst, your darling daughters are adorable ❤❤ til next time….
Thank you so very much, Cindy. You are so kind! They are definitely growing fast. And I do appreciate your tips! The cookie sheet would definitely help a lot. Thank you so much again and I hope you enjoy some of these meals💜🙌🏼
All these dishes look utterly fantastic, it takes half a day on the weekend and U have like a month of dinners😊
Thank you so much, Rebecca! And you’re exactly right, it does take some prepping, but it sure does help for the weeks ahead. Thank you so much for sharing your positive comment💜
Wow. Such great ideas. Thank you.
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You are so welcome!💜
We finally got a chest freezer and I'm looking forward to filling it with your help! (I have your cookbook and love it.)
That is awesome! It’s so great to have an extra freezer🙌🏼 hope you enjoy these meals!
You should make a freezer meal cookbook! ❤
That’s an awesome suggestion! I appreciate that🙌🏼
Aww look at your cuties!! Love your channel Julia!! You always have the best recipes!!
Thank you so much 🤗. You are the best and I sure do appreciate you here!
Hello!! Thank you for all these wonderful recipes!! My Sophia was so happy to see your girls!! She kept waving at them! ❤😊
Oh! That is the sweetest thing ever! I am so happy to hear that she responded like that. So cute! Thank you so much for your positive comment and I hope you enjoy these recipes, Sonia💜💜
I just got a set of those bag holders!!! I decided I only needed one and gave the other to my Mom.
So when I saw those bag holders come out, I geeked out hard!!
You are so funny! That made me laugh. I know what you mean though! They are the best ever. Thank you so much for watching🙌🏼🙌🏼
This is great. My college son just moved back home after graduation. He loves to cook, and this would be great for him. I want to add that I think if you and I were neighbors, we would be BFFs. Keep up the video ( you need your own show on Food Network!)
Oh my gosh!! I would love to have you as my neighbor and friend. If you think we would be great friends, I am sure we would. Ha ha! And I bet you’re just so happy to have that son home from college! I hope he enjoys making some of these meals and thank you so very much for your wonderful support💜💜💜
You can always spot a seasoned cook by how little they measure ingredients 😄. Weekday-saving inspiration, as usual, thanks Julia!
I am definitely extra generous with my seasonings, Rachel! Ha ha. Thank you so much and I do hope that you can use some of these recipes💜💜🙌🏼🙌🏼
Another fantastic video, Julia! These are going to be great for my busy summer months ahead! Thank you for these delicious recipes that are going to be enjoyed by many of us! You are amazing and look at your little sweethearts growing up so quickly and beautifully!❤😊 Have a blessed week filled with love and laughter and marvelous meals!❤
Well thank you so very much, Michelle! I sure do appreciate your wonderful feedback. Thank you so much for your positive feedback and I really hope you enjoy some of these recipes. Have a wonderful week and thank you so much for your kind words about my girls💜💜
As always a great video
Thank you so very much, Jill💜🙌🏼
Your babies are precious❤❤❤and thank you for the wonderful recipes
You are so very welcome, Brooke. And thank you so much for your kind words💜💜
Wow. Love these recipes! Julia, I have an Instant Pot and wondered the cooking time for those you cook in the Crockpot. Thank you!
Awesome recipes, thanks Julia
Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy them, Christeen💜💜
These are so great for busy families these days.
Thank you so very much! I sure hope they help🙌🏼
All of these recipes look so delicious. Thank you for sharing with us. I do have a question, can Pinto beans be used in place of the black beans? I'm not a black bean fan.
Absolutely! You can substitute for pinto beans. I hope you enjoy, Jeanette💜
Thank Julia. They look delicious. Have a great week
Thank you so very much, Donna! I hope you have a wonderful week too💜🙌🏼