A Month of Freezer Meals

Planning ahead for a baby, medical procedure or just because? Here are 30 freezer-friendly meals to cover you for a whole month!

Kielbasa

• Slow Cooker Kielbasa and Barbecue Beans
• Slow Cooker Creole Jambalaya

Beef

• Slow Cooker Meatballs
• Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas
• Crock Pot Cheeseburgers
• Baked Ziti
• Crock Pot Beef Stew
• Slow Cooker Korean Beef
• Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy
• Individual Mini Lasagnas

Chicken

• Slow Cooker Chicken Pot Pie
• Crock Pot Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
• Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken
• Slow Cooker Chicken Curry Recipe
• Slow Cooker Italian Herb Chicken
• Crock Pot Sesame Chicken
• Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas
• Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos
• Crock Pot Shredded BBQ Chicken
• Chicken Broccoli Casserole
• Swiss Cheese Chicken
• Chicken Tikka Masala
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Chicken Pesto Parmesan
• Peanut Chicken Satay
• Easy Crock Pot Pork Chops

Pork

• Lemon Basil Pork Chops
• Boneless Country Style BBQ Ribs

Shrimp

• Mediterranean Shrimp
• Shrimp Fried Rice

10 Freezer Meal Ideas for New Moms

Looking for ways to help a new mom friend? How about providing her with a few freezer meals that she can pull out and {easily} cook up whenever she needs them. The list below includes a few of my own recipes and some of my favorites from other sites!

1. Slow Cooker Chicken Curry
2. Mexican Chicken {delivered with a package of tortillas that can be frozen with the meal!}
3. Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas
4. Slow Cooker Chicken and Gravy
5. Slow Cooker Pork Chili
6. Baked Italian Meatballs {delivered with a package of spaghetti noodles & a jar of pasta sauce}
7. Baked Ziti {delivered with a package of frozen garlic bread}
8. Slow Cooker Creole Jambalaya
9. Mediterranean Shrimp
10. Slow Cooker Cubed Steak with Gravy

Throw in a bag of frozen veggies and a tub of ice cream and you have just made one mama very happy!

March 2017 Meal Planning

1. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and salad
2. Easy Grilled Chicken, rice pilaf and Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
3. Pork Chops Yum-Yum with quinoa and roasted veggies
4. Denver Restaurant Week Dinner Out! 🌄
5. Leftovers 
6. Homemade Pizza and Caesar salad
7. Pioneer Woman's Perfect Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and green beans
8. Crispy and Tender Baked Chicken Thighs, butternut squash and biscuits
9. Tin Foil Hobo Packets
10. Leftovers
11. Date Night ➽
12. Ham n' Cheese Crepes with salad
13. Stuffed Bell Peppers
14. Turkey Meatloaf with Kabocha squash
15. Green Pepper Chili with cornbread
16. Leftovers
17. St. Patrick's Day! Corned Beef and Cabbage with carrots and Crusty Bread
18. Healthy Beef Stew
19. Chicken burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
20. Breakfast for Dinner! Pancakes, bacon and fresh fruit
21. Crockpot Sesame Chicken over rice with asparagus
22. Shrimp Scampi Zoodles
23. Slow Cooker Creole Jambalaya
24. Leftovers
25. Takeout
26. Soup and grilled cheese
27. Zuppa Toscana Soup with Quick Soft Breadsticks
28. Slow Cooker Chicken Curry over rice with naan
29. Grilled steak with Roasted Parsnips and Carrots
30. Slow Cooker Carnitas tacos and guacamole
31. Leftovers

Meal Planning for 1/30 - 2/15

We are focused on making healthy eating choices right now, so this menu reflects a balanced menu!

Monday (Jan 30) -- Meatballs with spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash
Tuesday (Jan 31) -- Slow cooker Chicken Teriyaki Stir-Fry over rice
Wednesday (Feb 1) -- Mediterranean Shrimp with rice pilaf and asparagus
Thursday (Feb 2) -- Garlic-Rosemary Tri-Tip Roast with Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Friday (Feb 3) -- Green Pepper Chili and cornbread
Saturday (Feb 4) -- Leftovers
Sunday (Feb 5) -- Super Bowl! Healthy Chicken Nachos
Monday (Feb 6) -- Mongolian Beef over rice
Tuesday (Feb 7) -- Slow Cooker Creole Jambalaya over rice and biscuits
Wednesday (Feb 8) -- Leftovers
Thursday (Feb 9) -- Baked chicken thighs and roasted veggies
Friday (Feb 10) -- Quick Taco Salad with Guacamole
Saturday (Feb 11) -- Valentine's Dinner Celebration (because we have plans on the 14th): Grilled steak, Twice Baked Potatoes and asparagus
Sunday (Feb 12) -- Turkey Meatloaf and roasted red potatoes and carrots
Monday (Feb 13) -- Crock Pot Sesame Chicken over rice with green beans
Tuesday (Feb 14) -- Chicken & Gravy with mashed potatoes and squash medley
Wednesday (Feb 15) -- Mexican Casserole and salad

September 2015

1. Leftovers
2. Ham and Gruyere Quiche and fruit
3. Cheesy Oven Baked Tacos and green salad
4. Chicken Stuffed Poblano Chiles and Mexican-seasoned butternut squash
5. Tin-Foil Hobo Packets
6. Grilled Pizza and popcorn
7. Labor Day! BBQ Chicken Kebabs, potato salad and grilled corn-on-the-cob
8. Crock Pot Cheese Tortellini Soup and Cheddar Bay Biscuits
9. Breakfast for dinner! Fluffy French Toast, breakfast sausage and fruit
10. Turkey Chili and cornbread
11. Chicken Lazone over angel hair pasta with green beans
12. DATE NIGHT ♥
13. Crock Pot Korean Beef over rice with fresh, sautéed green bean
14. Sausage, Cabbage and Onions and Crusty Bread
15. Shepherd's Pie Casserole
16. Baked chicken thighs, easy boxed rice and green beans
17. Salisbury Steak Meatballs and steamed veggies
18. Chicken Saltimbocca, rotini pasta with marinara sauce and roasted asparagus
19. Leftovers
20. Chicken Fajita Quesadilla with homemade Fajita Seasoning
21. Pot roast with potatoes and carrots
22. Chicken sausage with roasted parsnips and carrots
23. Happy First Day of Fall! Sloppy Joe Casserole with steamed veggies
24. Italian Herb Chicken and green salad
25. Easy Sheet Pan Chicken, baked sweet potatoes and Roasted Brussels Sprouts
26. Ground Beef Chalupas and Guacamole
27. Cheese ravioli (store-bought) with marinara sauce and green salad
28. Rosemary Turkey Stroganoff and green beans
29. Potato & Ham Chowder
30. Leftovers

Weekly Meal Planning: Weeks 3 & 4

June is crazy busy in our house so I will be planning fairly simple meals two weeks at a time!

Monday (June 1) -- leftovers
Tuesday (June 2) -- Grilled burgers, baked beans and corn on the cob
Wednesday (June 3) -- Grilled pork chops, seasoned rice and grilled veggies
Thursday (June 4) -- Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken with asparagus
Friday (June 5) -- Tomato soup (canned) and grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday (June 6) -- Spaghetti and meatballs with green beans
Sunday (June 7) -- leftovers
Monday (June 8) -- Chicken sausage, Noodles Alfredo and green peas
Tuesday (June 9) -- TBD 
Wednesday (June 10) -- Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with chili and green beans
Thursday (June 11) -- Grilled chicken, seasoned rice and green salad
Friday (June 12) -- Tacos with tortilla chips and Guacamole
Saturday (June 13) -- Takeout
Sunday (June 14) -- Grilled pizza

Weekly Meal Planning: Week 2

So, my three-year-old oven is currently out of commission (and I'm not happy about it!), so for now all my meals will be stove-top cooked, grilled, slow-cooked or eaten out ;)

Monday  -- Memorial Day! Grilled burgers, potato salad, tortilla chips and Guacamole
Tuesday  -- Slow cooker green chili chicken over rice with sautéed bell peppers
Wednesday -- Grilled pork chops, seasoned rice and grilled veggies
Thursday -- Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes with cheese and chili, and green beans
Friday -- DATE NIGHT ♥
Saturday -- Greek Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce
Sunday -- Grilled Pizza and green salad

Weekly Meal Planning: Week 1

Monday  -- Skinny Meatballs with tomato sauce over baked spaghetti squash with green beans
Tuesday  -- Turkey Chili and cornbread
Wednesday -- Teriyaki grilled chicken and veggies with rice
Thursday -- Ground beef taco salad with fresh Guacamole
Friday -- Leftovers
Saturday -- Chicken Sausage with Simple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sunday -- Oven Baked Chicken Fajitas with homemade Fajita Seasoning

Meal Planning -- July 2014

1. Grilled chicken and Healthy Pasta Salad Caprese
2. Taco Pasta Casserole and green salad
3. Grilled pork chops with roasted parsnips and carrots
4. Fourth of July BBQ!!!
5. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
6. Parmesan Chicken Bake and butternut squash
7. Baked Turkey & Jack Cheese Chimichangas with sautéed onions & bell peppers
8. Grilled chicken and Summer Pasta Salad with Baby Greens
9. Ham and Gruyère Crêpes with fresh fruit
10. Leftovers
11. DATE NIGHT
12. Asian Peanut Noodles with Chicken and Easy Garlic Snap Peas
13. Easy Pesto Tortellini Salad
14. Grilled chicken sausage, grilled asparagus and Crusty Bread
15. Stuffed Bell Peppers and leftover crusty bread
16. Grilled Chinese Chicken Kabobs, pot-stickers and Sesame Garlic Green Beans
17. Chicken Stuffed Poblano Chiles over rice
18. German Cabbage Buns and green beans
19. Barbequed Burgers, Sweet Potato Fries and green salad
20. Take-out
21. Caprese Chicken with spinach salad and French bread
22. Beef & Spinach Lo Mein
23. Mexican Chicken over rice with salad
24. Smoked Sausage Hobo Packets with dinner rolls
25. Fresh Quinoa Salad with chicken and rolls
26. Chicken Enchiladas and green salad
27. Baked Potatoes with turkey chili and roasted squash
28. Hamburger Oriental Casserole and applesauce
29. Leftovers
30. Cream Cheese Chicken Bacon Wrap, salad and bread
31. Healthy Chicken Quesadillas with added veggies

Meal Planning - June 2014

 

1. Skinny Chicken Fajitas with Guacamole
2. Grilled Pizza with Mango Ginger Habanero sauce, sautéed onions & bell peppers and fresh mozzarella 
3. Grilled Chicken Sausage (We like Sabatino's Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Sausage from Costco!)with Simple Roasted Brussells Sprouts
4. Fresh Quinoa Salad with chicken
5. Leftovers
6. Family Night @ Home! Nasty Nachos and green salad with Crescent Sopapillas for dessert
7. DATE NIGHT ♥
8. California Chicken Burgers, Grilled Tator Tots and Grilled Asparagus
9. Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas and green salad
10. Grilled chicken salad
11. Baked Ziti, green beans and Garlic Knots
12. Healthy Chicken Quesadillas with added veggies
13. Meatloaf and butternut squash {recipe to come}
14. Take out!
15. Ranch Turkey Burgers, green salad and Sweet Potato Fries
16. Father's Day! Treat dad to Grilled Steaks, Party Potatoes and Grilled Veggies {recipe to come!}. Polish it off with Homemade Ice Cream
17. Grilled chicken, teriyaki grilled veggies and Wine and Rosemary Quinoa
18. Mexican Chicken over rice with Sautéed Bell Peppers
19. Leftovers
20. Breakfast for Dinner!
21. Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese and green salad
22. Grilled hot dogs, sliced watermelon and Loaded Baked Potato Salad
23. Saucy Asian Meatballs, Jasmine Rice and vegetable pot stickers
24. Spaghetti with meat sauce, Caesar salad and garlic bread {recipe to come}
25. Stuffed Bell Peppers and Homemade Naan
26. Leftovers
27. Grilled chicken & veggie skewers {recipe to come} and Caramelized Green Beans
28. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
29. Grilled BBQ Chicken Quesadillas and corn-on-the-cob
30. Sloppy Joes and green salad

Meal Planning - April 2014

1. Better-Than-Takeout Chicken Fried Rice with pot-stickers 
2. Grilled chicken with rice and teriyaki grilled veggies
3. Baked Potatoes with turkey chili and roasted squash
4. Chicken Pesto Pizza with green salad
5. Chicken Salad sandwiches and green salad
6. Meatloaf muffins (recipe to come) with seasonal veggies
7. Mexican Chicken with simple roasted Brussels sprouts
8. Leftovers
9. Rosemary Chicken and Potatoes with green beans
10. Stromboli with green salad
11. Chicken and Asparagus Penne with French bread
12. Nasty Nachos with green salad
13. Grilled Chicken Sausage with grilled veggies
14. Skillet Tuna Noodle Casserole with green salad
15. Spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad and garlic bread
16. Leftovers
17. Grilled pork chops with roasted parsnips and carrots
18. Chicken Stuffed Poblano Chiles over rice
19. Parmesan and Sage-Crusted Pork Chops with simple roasted Brussels sprouts
20. Easter Baked Ham with Maple Glaze, mashed potatoes, 
21. Tangy BBQ Chicken with roasted butternut squash
22. Pork chops and roasted balsamic sweet potatoes
23. Breakfast for dinner
24. Smoked Sausage Hobo Packets with dinner rolls
25. Chicken Fajita Burritos with chips & guacamole
26. DATE NIGHT♥
27. Grilled Chicken Sausage and teriyaki grilled veggies
28. Bacon-wrapped chicken with rice and asparagus 
29. Leftovers
30. Pesto Orecchiette With Chicken Sausage

Meal Planning - March 2014

1. Tomato Basil Soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
2. Baked Ziti, green salad and garlic bread
3. Crockpot Green Chili Chicken {recipe to come} with tortillas and sautéed carrots
4. Grilled chicken with rice and fresh green beans
5. Simple Ground Beef Enchiladas and sautéed bell peppers
6. Leftovers
7. Take-out
8. Loaded Baked Potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts
9. Pita Pizza and green salad
10. Ham, scalloped potatoes and fresh green beans
11. Pork Chops Yum-Yum, roasted veggies {recipe to come} and crescent rolls
12. Spaghetti with meat sauce and green salad
13. Beef &Spinach Lo Mein
14. Date Night!
15. Leftovers
16. Taco Pasta Casserole and fresh green beans
17. UPDATED! Corned beef and cabbage with carrots
18. Chicken Alfredo Fettuccine and  roasted Brussels sprouts
19. California Chicken Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries
20. Taco salad
21. Barbecue Beef Brisket, mashed potatoes and roasted veggies
22. Date Night!
23. Fresh Quinoa Salad with chicken and rolls
24. Chicken Tortilla Soup
25. Leftovers
26. Breakfast for dinner
27. Grilled chicken and sautéed carrots & zucchini
28. Spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad and garlic bread
29. Take-out
30. Parmesan Chicken Bake and butternut squash
31. Cheese Tortellini & Sausage Soup and artichokes

Money-Saving Grocery Tips

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Looking to cut down on your monthly spending {or maybe just stick to your budget}? Check out my blog post on Money-Saving Grocery Tips over at the Hello, Darling Blog.

Meal Planning

So, I'm trying out a new meal-planning method. I'm planning meals one month at a time and trying to only shop twice a month (1st and 15th, and based on sale prices may change up the veggie side dishes!). Here is the first month:

1. Out of Town
2. SUPER BOWL! Chicken Fajita Burritos with chips & guacamole
3. Teriyaki Chicken* {UPDATE: recipe not coming -- it wasn't as great as I hoped!} and artichokes
4. Baked Ziti* and asparagus
5. Breakfast for Dinner 
6. Leftovers
7. Beef & Bean Oven Tacos and green salad
8. DATE NIGHT♥
9. Chicken Pot Pie
10. Slow Cooker Old Bay Rotisserie Chicken with roasted Brussels sprouts and French bread
11. Turkey Burgers with Sweet Potato Fries
12. Chicken Salad Sandwiches {recipe to come} and green salad
13. Hamburger Oriental Casserole and applesauce
14. Valentine's Day♥ Steak with twice baked potatoes and fresh green beans
15. English Muffin Pizza and green salad
16. Leftovers
17. Cabbage Buns and sautéed squash medley
18. Grilled Chicken with roasted Brussels sprouts and crescent rolls
19. Spaghetti with Meat Sauce and green salad
20. Tangy BBQ Chicken* and butternut squash
21. Stuffed Bell Peppers and artichokes
22. DATE NIGHT♥
23. Mexican Chicken* with sautéed bell peppers
24. Leftovers
25. Baked Chicken Thighs and fresh quinoa salad
26. Birthday Celebration! -- Dinner TBD
27. Sloppy Joes and green salad
28. End-of-month Take Out

*Freeze-ahead meals that are already made!