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Menu Monday – Freezer Challenge Week 2

September 25, 2017 by Glitter On A Dime

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Weekly Meal Plan Freezer Challenge to help stock your freezer the easy way with leftovers.I am excited to be starting Week Two of the Six Week Freezer Challenge. Last week I was able to freeze four meals, three pans of Chicken Tetrazzini and one family size bowl of Chicken Taco Soup. This challenge is based off my previous post Stock Your Freezer the Easy Way. I am hoping to freeze enough meals during this six weeks to make the holiday season easier. This will be a quick way to feed my family during this busy time and also help us save extra money. We all know we spend way more money during this time of year!

This week I have chosen Lasagna Soup and Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken as the two meals I want to freeze. I have frozen both of these recipes before and they reheated wonderfully. We usually have leftovers when I fix these meals but I will make a few tweaks to make them go farther. For the soup, I will add an extra can of diced tomatoes and some extra noodles like penne or rigatoni. The kids always like the soup better when I do this anyway. For the Hawaiian Chicken, there is no need increase anything but  the amount of chicken. This recipe makes plenty of sauce. I’ll just make sure I use 1.5 to 2 pounds of chicken.

Here is what our meal plan looks like this week:

  • Sunday – Leftover Sheet Pan Chicken and Veggies (I accidentally chopped enough ingredients to make two pans of this on Friday!)
  • Monday – Lasagna Soup
  • Tuesday – Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas served with black beans
  • Wednesday – Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken served with salad
  • Thursday – Ground Beef Tacos
  • Friday – Takeout Pizza (Movie Night!)
  • Saturday – Tostadas or Rice Bowls using leftover taco meat

We usually do leftovers on Wednesdays but I realized we may not have any since I’ll be freezing the soup. That is the main reason I chose the Slow Cooker Hawaiian Chicken. It will be even easier than having leftovers since I can steam a bag of rice in about five minutes.

If you have any good freezer recipes, please share them in the comments or join my new Facebook Group. I love sharing recipes there. Have a great week! 🙂

Weekly Meal Plan Freezer Challenge to help stock your freezer the easy way with leftovers.

 

 

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  1. Paula@ I'm Busy Being Awesome says

    September 26, 2017 at 8:06 am

    I am so excited about this challenge – freezer meals are my favorite! I love lasagna soup, too. I haven’t made it since last winter, though. You’ve inspired me to make it this weekend once the temps cool down a little bit 🙂

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:05 pm

      I love soup anytime but especially in the winter! Lasagna soup is definitely one of our favorites!

  2. candy says

    September 26, 2017 at 8:27 am

    I love spending part of a day making freezer meals. Talk about a time saver and makes dinner that much easier. Wonderful recipes you have shared.

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:06 pm

      Thanks Candy! I want to try taking an afternoon or a day to make freezer meals. That would be something I would actually enjoy!

  3. Emily @ Pizza @ Pull-ups says

    September 26, 2017 at 8:40 am

    I have always wanted to try lasagna soup, it sounds so good!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:07 pm

      It is yummy Emily! I hope you try it!

  4. Laura says

    September 26, 2017 at 9:09 am

    I love freezer meals!! Your Hawaiian chicken looks great!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:07 pm

      Thanks Laura! It is such a quick and easy recipe that is a hit with the whole family!

  5. Corey | The Nostalgia Diaries says

    September 26, 2017 at 9:41 am

    I just bookmarked that lasagna soup. I definitely am going to make it this weekend!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:07 pm

      You won’t regret it Corey! It is amazing!

  6. Julia says

    September 26, 2017 at 10:26 am

    I love the idea of making the holiday time easier by freezing meals. I always try to plan ahead and it never works,I’ll forget the meals are in there or won’t want whats made… but maybe I will try it again!!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      Give it a shot Julia! Maybe add a reminder in your calendar in a few weeks to eat your freezer meals! 🙂

  7. Jordan | Read. Eat. Repeat. says

    September 26, 2017 at 10:30 am

    That lasagna soup looks great! My husband’s favorite meal is lasagna so I think he’d probably like this soup ?

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:09 pm

      Yes, he would definitely like it! It is yummy!

  8. Leah says

    September 26, 2017 at 11:43 am

    These look amazing! My goal is to meal prep 2 nights per week and these recipes will work great.

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:10 pm

      That sounds like a great plan Leah! I hope you enjoy the recipes!

  9. LAURA says

    September 26, 2017 at 12:13 pm

    I love these ideas for meal inspiration! Thank you so much!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:10 pm

      Thanks Laura! Happy to hear you were inspired!

  10. Lindsey says

    September 26, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    I need to be a part of this challenge. I’ve been majorly slacking on dinner prep lately. Thank you for the great ideas!!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 26, 2017 at 3:11 pm

      Jump on in! Once you get started, It will be a piece of cake!

  11. Felicia @ The Starving Chef says

    September 26, 2017 at 8:18 pm

    Love these weekly freezer plans – I need to do more prepping like this

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 29, 2017 at 3:14 pm

      Thanks Felicia! I hope you find them helpful!

  12. Anna says

    September 26, 2017 at 9:00 pm

    I need to get back on this kind of meal prep. I used to freezer plan a lot of our meal, but then I got lazy about doing it. Great list of recipes here. I am checking these out so I can make it. Thank you for sharing.

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 29, 2017 at 3:16 pm

      That is great Anna! It is easy to fall out of the routine sometimes. I know I did this summer. It feels good to be back into meal planning though!

  13. Lisa says

    September 27, 2017 at 10:06 am

    Yum, I love to use the slow cooker and your Hawaiian chicken recipe is going to be the perfect new addition to our dinner Pinned and saved your link!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 29, 2017 at 3:16 pm

      Thanks so much Lisa! I hope you enjoy it!

  14. Kristine says

    September 27, 2017 at 10:32 am

    I need to load up my freezer as well!! Definitely want to try that lasagna soup!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 29, 2017 at 3:16 pm

      You definitely should! It is yummy!

  15. Jenna Urben says

    September 28, 2017 at 10:12 am

    I need to start freezing meals ahead of time!

    • Glitter On A Dime says

      September 29, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      It makes the crazy dinner hour so much easier at our house! It also can save us money in the long run too!

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