I decided to take advantage of a clean kitchen this morning and do a spur of the moment freezer cooking session. Today kicks off six weeks of running non-stop and I needed to get some quick fix foods in the freezer to eliminate frozen pizzas and dining out.
I really like to prep ‘kits’ instead of full meals for several reasons. They take up less room in the freezer, they taste fresher when reheated, and they leave some wiggle room in what you can prep. My kits usually consist of raw or partially cooked meat and veggies that can be quickly added to rice, pasta, or potatoes.
Here’s what I accomplished:
- 3 Gallons of Black Bean Soup
- 10 Jambalaya Kits (ham, chicken, celery, garlic, bell pepper, onion)
- 20 Packages of Shaved Ham (approx 3/4 lb packages- each will provide a week’s worth of lunches or an evenings worth of dinner)
- 7 Packages of Diced Ham
- 5 Potato Soup Kits (ham, celery, onion, carrots)
- 3 Sante Fe Wrap Kits (onion, bell pepper, garlic, black beans, corn)
- 6 Loaves of Wheat Bread
Ingredient List (recipes to follow soon):
- 2 lbs dry black beans: $1.44
- 2 lbs celery: $1
- 20 lbs of ham: $40
- 5 lbs of Zaycon chicken: $7.00
- 3 lbs of onion: $1
- 3 bell peppers: $1.50
- 2 cans whole kernel corn: $1
- 1 can diced tomatoes: 50¢
- 1 can tomato sauce: 25¢
- 1/4 lb carrots: 15¢
Total cost for all meal kits: $53.84
The cost will go up slightly when adding items such as rice and tomatoes to jambalaya, milk/butter/potatoes to soup kit, and tortillas to Sante Fe Wraps.
