Freezer Meals & Recipes for Busy Families

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Game Day Food

With March Madness in full swing, try some of our favorite game day food.

A sheet pan full of shredded chicken nachos with toppings.

Shredded Chicken Nachos

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

Pizza bread baked and sitting on a gray slate serving platter.

Pizza Bread

Several different kinds of game day dips.

20+ Best Game Day Dips

Easy Weeknight Dinners

Chicken broccoli alfredo bake being served from a glass baking dish.

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo Bake

pan seared pork chop on a white plate with mashed potatoes and broccoli

5-Ingredient Pan Seared Pork Chops

Three beef burrito halves wrapped in foil halfway stacked up on a plate.

Weeknight Beef Burritos

Shrimp scampi pasta served from a skillet with fresh parsley and lemon wedges on top.

Shrimp Scampi Pasta

Fresh Spring Favorites

Oven roasted asparagus on parchment paper.

Oven Roasted Asparagus

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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Lemon Honey Vinaigrette

Maple roasted carrots in a white bowl.

Maple Glazed Carrots

Strawberry shortcake trifle in a glass trifle dish with a serving spoon inside it.

Strawberry Shortcake Trifle

Stock the Freezer

Top recipes to double and freeze.

20+ Crockpot Freezer Meals

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Easy Freezer Meals for One or Two

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100+ Freezer Meals for New Moms

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30+ Kid-Friendly Freezer Meals

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Crock Pot Recipes

We are known for our flavorful and easy crock pot recipes.

Two white bowls of lemon chicken orzo soup with spoons in them and crusty bread on the side.

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

spiral sliced crockpot ham slices on a platter with pineapple sauce on the side

Crockpot Ham

Breakfast casserole with ham and gruyere being served on a spatula from a crockpot.

Crockpot Breakfast Casserole with Ham and Gruyere

various slow cooker recipes that are high in protein

20+ High Protein Slow Cooker Recipes

Instant Pot Recipes

Push a button and dinner is done! It can be that easy when making Instant Pot recipes.

Spaghetti with meat being served from the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Spaghetti (With or Without Meat Sauce)

Baby back ribs on a serving tray lined with parchment paper.

Instant Pot Baby Back Ribs

Bowl of Instant Pot jambalya with rice on one side and pieces of crusty bread nearby.

Easy Instant Pot Jambalaya

A bowl of clam chowder with bowls of oyster crackers and chopped bacon next to it.

Instant Pot Clam Chowder (Gluten-Free)

Air Fryer Recipes

We love our air fryers! Try some of our very favorite air fryer recipes.

Dipping baked parmesan chicken tender into honey mustard dipping sauce.

Air Fryer Chicken Tenders

Air fryer pork tenderloin served with green beans.

Air Fryer Pork Tenderloin

Air Fryer Chicken Taquitos

Baked Italian meatballs on a white platter with a small bowl of marinara sauce.

Air Fryer Meatballs

Popular Recipe Categories

BBQ chicken sliders lined up on a wooden cutting board.

Chicken

seasoned cooked steak that is sliced on a plate

Beef

Shaved Brussels sprout salad in a white bowl.

Salads

Cuban Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Pork

Two white bowls of lemon chicken orzo soup with spoons and crusty bread on the side.

Soups

Blueberry French Toast Casserole {with Vanilla Glaze} in a glass casserole dish

Breakfast

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Menu Plan for the Week of April 7

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Menu Plan for the Week of March 31

A bowl of clam chowder with bowls of oyster crackers and chopped bacon next to it.

Instant Pot Clam Chowder (Gluten-Free)

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Menu Plan for the Week of March 24

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