Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money and Sanity

I'm something of a cookbook snob, and stick mostly to ATK cookbooks for their thorough testing. I have been very pleasantly surprised by this book; the recipes are well tested, the flavors are generally spot on, the freezing tips are excellent and the charts for expanding the meals up to 5 times make this immensely practical for stocking a freezer or just doing large hospitality. Since purchasing a year ago, not a week has gone by that I don't make a meal from this book. The meals are family friendly, ot overly complicated and have truly made weeknights and hospitality simpler tasks for me as I now double or triple the meals I make and put something in the freezer fir another week. As a family with many hungry boys who does lots of hosting, this has been an excellent purchase and one I keep on hand to gift to busy moms.

Speaking of time, I don't leave a lot of Amazon reviews because it's so time-consuming, but I had to for this one. This book has saved me so much time that I feel like I should pay more. ;) I bought this cookbook because my 83-year-old mother-in-law moved into our home, and she's used to eating 3 meals a day. My husband and I don't normally eat that much, but I wanted to provide what she was used to, so I was thrust into a world of cooking more than usual. I work full time from home, so you'd think it would be easy, but it's not. I decided I would have to figure out a way to cook meals ahead of time and store them in the freezer so I could just pull them out as needed. I've collected a lot of cookbooks over the years. I'm really impressed with this one. First of all, not everything freezes well. I remember I froze some apples a few years ago, and they were gross when I thawed them. Freezing foods correctly is definitely an art form. In addition to learning which foods can be frozen, I learned from this cookbook that there's a certain way to wrap them before putting them into the freezer to avoid freezer burn. The author also puts tips for power-cooks who want to spend an entire day cooking so they don't have to cook again for a while. I've been doing that on Saturdays. I cook 5 or 6 of these recipes and store them for the next week. It's genius!!! Now to the recipes. They are really, really good, like the title suggests. I'll list a few of my favorites below. 1. Savory Salmon in Foil - This recipe is literally the best baked salmon I've ever tasted. In addition to that, you store the salmon fillets in the freezer in individual packets, so you can pull out 2 or 3 or whatever you need. The remaining salmon fillets can remain frozen. In this recipe, you prepare each salmon fillet in a piece of foil. I mean everything, including the spices and lemon slices on top of the salmon. Then you wrap each one. After thawing, I cook it exactly like the instructions suggest, and it's D E L I C I O U S !!! I've made this recipe several times. It's definitely my number one fave in this book. 2. Sweet and Sour Meatballs - My husband likes these meatballs so much that he usually eats a bunch of them before I can even get them into the freezer. In this recipe, you make homemade sweet and sour sauce. Omg, it's so easy and goooood! It doesn't have any weird ingredients either. This one has also become a staple for us. Loooove this one! 3. Honey Pork Chops - I think this is the easiest recipe in this book, and they'll be the best pork chops you've ever made. The instructions say to store the 6 pork chops in the sauce in a large ziploc in the freezer. I store 2 ziplocs with 3 pork chops in each in the freezer, so I can stretch this into 2 meals. Actually, I do that with most of the recipes in this book. I divide them into 2 freezer meals because we don't eat that much. These pork chops are juicy and amazing! You'll love them. There's a recipe from this book that I haven't made yet, but I'm about to make it. It's called "Cauliflower Crave Soup." It looks so good in the pictures. Oh, that's another thing, there's a full color picture for each recipe, which I love. I've never gotten into those cookbooks that don't have any pictures. I don't know this author, but in case she reads this review, I'd like to thank you for making this cookbook. It's made a huge impact on our life! Our whole family loves it! xo

Yummy recipes. Good variety. Love the photos. Most importantly: there are good explanations of freezing steps. I'm excited about this cookbook and glad I bought it.

5 stars for the practical tips for making freezer meals. 3 stars for the recipe taste on average. 5 stars for including pictures of every single main dish recipe. I’ve had this cookbook for a few months now. So far, I have used this cookbook more than any other I’ve owned simply because it’s so practical. I pick a recipe, double or triple it, eat one batch tonight, freeze the others for later. Genius! Most of the recipes have been good; however, I wouldn’t describe too many as “seriously good” or “great” so far. I’ve needed to take lots of notes after I make each recipe to make sure I remake it the way I prefer the next time. For example, the chicken tikka masala is good. However, it had way too much tomato sauce for the amount of chicken the recipe calls for. Next time, I will either double the chicken or add in cauliflower to make more use of the sauce. Additionally, I thought it needed a lot more spice to give it that classic Indian flavor. The cauliflower crave soup honestly disappointed me. I had to add a ton of spices and cheeses that were not called for in the recipe to make it good. My husband liked my version, but I didn’t even keep track of what “my version” was, so I can’t remake it. The breakfast burritos were amazing. My husband loved them. I would definitely make these again. I would add more cheese to the mixture next time. The chili looks amazing, but it calls for meat that is much more expensive than a traditional chili that just uses ground beef. I want to make it, but need to either figure out how to squeeze it into the budget or just use ground beef. The Thai stir fry was pretty bland as is. I had to cook the meat in soy sauce to give it more flavor. Once I did that, it was pretty good. The brown sugar pork was a hit with my husband. I made it with her rice pilaf recipe, and it was delicious. I’d make it again. I found the chicken tenders to be under- breaded as is. It asks for flour mixed with herbs as the breading, but I think it needs bread crumbs in order to get the crust we all are familiar with. Tasty nonetheless. The sausage and gnocchi soup was good but not great. It needs to be cooked with carrots and celery to give it a deeper flavor profile. I was surprised the recipe only called for onions the aromatics. The spinach and gnocchi bake was good (not great), but it didn’t feel healthy enough for me to want to make it again. I added chicken to it and topped it with breadcrumbs. I also used her recipe to make the gnocchi from scratch. It was a pain in the moment, but I made a lot of it so I don’t need to do it again for a while. Overall, this cookbook is a great place to start. You get familiar with the art of freezer meal prepping. I just wouldn’t consider it the holy grail end. I’ll make my notes on each recipe for how it could be improved for next time, and then I’ll keep trying. This cookbook is good enough to keep trying. But not great enough for me to expect that the next recipe will surely be “seriously good.”

I love this book - the recipes are really really good. I love that it scales them up for you to make big batches. Also it’s great that it gives you the option to cook now or make it a freezer meal. I’ve seen a few reviews that say it doesn’t save time but plenty that do. This is for someone who doesn’t mind batch cooking and prepping. I feel like - if I’m going to dirty dishes I may as well do it all at once! This saves us on weeknights. Love having options! The recipes also have a ton of variety which is awesome. A few points: The standard recipe size I find is about 2 dinners worth for my 2 adult 2 small kids family. It’s been helpful to make half for dinner to try the recipe and then freeze the second portion. Would absolutely love it if it gave you a guide on what type of kitchen equipment you’d need for each recipe. These recipes don’t include prep/cook time in the description like many recipes. This doesn’t bother me, but some people may feel upset about it.

Great recipes! I bought it initially to prepare food for my son and daughter in law when they were near her due date and every recipe was delicious! I had to buy a second book so we could both have all the recipes

Love this book! I refer to it often. The recipes are delicious and easy for someone who doesn't like to cook.

I rarely write reviews here on Amazon, but I feel like this book is so good, I really need to. Being new to the freezer meal world, I needed a resource that would walk me through the steps of creating a meal from scratch and then properly freezing it. It might seem obvious to those who have been doing this for awhile, but I didn't know which foods freeze best, what kinds of containers to use, or even whether to freeze before or after baking the meal. Seriously Good Freezer Meals has given me confidence in creating tasty dishes that my husband and I hope to enjoy after our baby arrives in October, when I'm certain we won't feel much like preparing meals. What I LOVE about this book: - beautiful photographs accompany each recipe - the directions are written in plain English (and are sometimes kinda funny--"Whisk like a crazy person for about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes...") - each recipe includes a bulk batch guide, with all the ingredient measurements written out if you'd like to prepare more than one batch at a time (this is SO helpful and saves me time!) - I'd happily prepare and eat almost every recipe in this book--lots of "regular" food with few speciality ingredients - includes ideas for breakfast, snacks, dinners, and desserts Things that could be improved: - it'd be nice to have a nutrition/calorie breakdown for each recipe Overall, this is a FANTASTIC book for anyone just starting out with making freezer meals. I plan to purchase more copies to use as housewarming, wedding and birthday gifts. I highly recommend it!

Love this book

This is one of the best cookbooks I have ever bought. Recipes are delicious, instructions are clear and the choice between "eat now" and "freeze for later" is very well laid out. Some of the recipes need a slow cooker but, after trying several of the ones that don't, I've just bought a slow cooker as they sound so good. Both my adult sons are buying this book after tasting the last 3 weeks of recipes for family Sunday meal.

Absolutely love this book! I’m a vegetarian who does not like handling meat... but I do for my husband. This book has saved my life. The recipes are sooo easy and get rave reviews! I even turned a couple veggie and they were great. It’s a real struggle for me as I obviously don’t taste the meat food, and the seasoning comes out perfectly (according to my family) which is not always the case. I’ve tried so many recipes, some you cook and freeze, some you marinate and freeze but totally up to you. Helps me deal with meat cooking once a month instead of regularly lol. My sister is a foodie- loves seafood, meats, veggie options. She ordered her own during quarantine and her family including her 18 month old just can’t get enough either. So highly recommend! I also use different cuts of meats at times as the bones freak me out, and still great success! I reach out to Karrie to thank her for helping me through this book and she’s so sweet too! Even sent back veggie options adapted from her book! After hoarding cookbooks for year, have about 200... this is by far the most used! I cannot wait for Karrie to come out with another freezer meal book! Thanks so much!! Ps. The pics arent great, I am far from a photographer but these were some of the hits in our family! Baked Shrimp Scampi Herbes de Provence Chicken Honey Mustard Chicken Rosemary Pork Chop (most used recipe) All recipes are make now or freeze now make later, so many options!

Tolle Rezepte ! Buch ist super gemacht am besten finde ich das dort immer angegeben ist zb. 6 Portionen, 12, 18 oder 30👍 Bilder sind schön...Rezepte sehr abwechslungsreich

Pour moi, cuisiner est un véritable plaisir - la plupart des livres de cuisine sont à mourir d'ennui. J'adore les photos (réalistes et beaux) et les recettes, je les goûte déjà - certaines pour les végétariens et j'ai vraiment envie d'en essayer - surtout si je peux faire cinq portions de plus. Elle donne les conversions en métric (yoopie) et en impérial (double yoopie). On a l'impression que l'auteur a une véritable joie de vivre - ce qui m'a fait rire à chaque page déjà. Les recettes réflètent ça - une vie de famille, de l'économie et le temps de profiter d'un bon repas et avoir beaucoup de temps libre. Pour ceux qui vivent en Europe, "potato tots" sont nos croquettes de pommes de terre. Je pense qu'on peut trouver tous les ingrédients cités. Les desserts (chocolate chip cookies) donnent vraiment envie. Certaines recettes je n'ai jamais vues de ma vie - encore une raison pour essayer, quitte à les adapter un peu. Pourquoi pas? Déjà essayé "Breakfast burritos" - trop bon. A recommander.