Top 12 Freezer Meals of 2025 | Our Favorite Make Ahead Meals

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is dairy-free and lighter.

oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Coconut oil adds a subtle flavor.

Introduce the recipe for spicy pineapple pork.

Discuss adjusting spice level by removing seeds and membranes from serrano peppers.

Cut pork shoulder roast into 2-inch cubes.

Add pork cubes to a large bag along with salt, basil, cumin, and pepper.

Shake the bag to coat the pork with seasonings.

Add lime juice and chopped serrano peppers to the bag.

Remove excess air from the bag and seal it up before freezing.

To cook, thaw the bag and drain a can of pineapple chunks into the bag, reserving the chunks for later.

Add 1/2 cup of pineapple juice to the bag and mix.

Transfer the mixture into a slow cooker or Instant Pot and cook until the pork is shreddable.

Add the reserved pineapple chunks and sliced green onion before serving with rice.

Introduce the Mediterranean frittata recipe for breakfast.

Heat oil in a skillet and cook diced red pepper, zucchini, and purple onion for 3 to 5 minutes.

Remove the skillet from heat.

In a bowl, whisk together eggs, salt, pepper, oregano, and red pepper flakes.

Add minced garlic, calamata olives, thawed spinach, Parmesan cheese, shredded mozzarella, crumbled feta, and heavy cream to the egg mixture.

Stir in the sautéed vegetable mixture and mix well.

Pour the mixture into a large freezer bag or a casserole dish.

If using a casserole dish, cover with plastic wrap and then foil, noting to remove plastic wrap before baking.

Seal the bag if using a freezer bag and freeze.

On the cooking day, thaw the frittata mixture.

If in a casserole dish, remove plastic wrap and bake; if in a bag, dump contents into a casserole dish and bake.

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