I just had a baller idea this morning: I recently bought some SouperCubes silicone freezer mold things, so I could portion and freeze foods.

[xabean@infosec.exchange]

I just had a baller idea this morning: I recently bought some SouperCubes silicone freezer mold things, so I could portion and freeze foods. Been using it for soups, and recently beans + protein for home made burrito bowls.

If I put pasta sauce into the 2 tbsp/30 ml SouperCubes, I can make my own microwavable pasta meals real quick!

Just boil some pasta to al dente, freeze on a non-stick sheet in a single layer, and portion into bags w/ sauce cubes.

It's an instant "Bertolli skillet meal" that is home made.

[xabean@infosec.exchange]

So yeah, now I'm on the lookout for cooked meals that freeze well.

There's a trend online that call "freezer meal prep" meals that basically are "pop fresh ingredients into a ziploc, freeze" + "dump bag into skillet" which ... works, but is a little more work than what I want right now.

I really want throw-it-in-the-microwave, then eat simplicity.

[hal_pomeranz@infosec.exchange]

@xabean Stews and other “one pot” or slow cooker type meals tend to work well for this. Also casseroles. Basically any meal where all the ingredients end up getting cooked together means that you can put the leftovers in single-serving freezer containers and heat them up later.

Some of my favorites include red beans and rice, jambalaya, rice pilafs and stir-fries with whatever ingredients are on hand, potato hashes with whatever ingredients happen to be on hand, etc.

[sempf@infosec.exchange]

@xabean Egg muffins for breakfast. Fried rice for lunch, also things like stewed chuck roast. Taco meat. I dividual grilled burgers. Pulled pork shoulder. Rice freezes really well, plan meals around that.

[xabean@infosec.exchange]

@Sempf yeah I bought some pulled rotisserie chicken (in a big family pack tub) and portioned it into 1/2 cup portions, and froze. I've also got some pulled pork that I need to do the same with.