Freezer Meals & Recipes for Busy Families

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Recipe Index

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Menu Plans

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Gift Guides

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1 Hour Freezer Prep

Christmas Ideas

25+ Christmas Breakfast Ideas

20+ Inexpensive, Easy Meals for Large Groups

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31+ Easy Christmas Crafts for Kids

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Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies

Cozy Soups & Stews

10+ Crockpot Soup Recipes

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Easy No-Peek Beef Stew

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Crock Pot Chicken and Dumplings

Italian sausage and tortellini soup fully cooked in a dutch oven with Parmesan cheese shavings and fresh basil on top.

Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup

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Delicious Appetizers

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Ham and Cheese Sliders

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Chicken Lettuce Wraps

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Bacon-Wrapped Dates with Goat Cheese

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How to Make a Simple Charcuterie Board

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Freezer Meals

With 2 freezer meal cookbooks under our belt, this is our specialty! Whether you are prepping freezer meals for two or prepping meals for a crowd, we’ve got you covered.

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30+ Kid-Friendly Freezer Meals

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas baked in a white casserole dish on a wooden table.

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

French dip sandwiches on a tray with a bowl of au jus.

French Dip Sandwiches

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The BEST Cheese Calzones

Meals for a Group

Check out our entire round-up of meals for large groups.

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Baked Penne Pasta

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Baked Potato Bar

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Slow Cooker Crispy Carnitas

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Totally Tasty Taco Bar

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Crock Pot Recipes

Easy crock pot recipes make dinnertime so much easier. When you’re short on time, let the slow cooker do the work for you.

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Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Chicken and Cheese Taquitos piled on a serving platter with avocado lime salsa on top and salsa on the side.

Creamy Chicken Taquitos

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Crock Pot Chicken Pot Pie

Slow Cooker Pork Loin with Maple Glaze

Popular Recipe Categories

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Chicken

seasoned cooked steak that is sliced on a plate

Beef

shaved brussels sprout salad

Salads

Cuban Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Pork

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Soups

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

Breakfast

Chicken Casseroles

Easy and delicious chicken casseroles that you’ll return to over and over. We’ll make sure you never overcook your chicken again.

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Chicken and Stuffing Casserole

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Chicken Parmesan Casserole

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Chicken Spaghetti

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Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole

Instant Pot Recipes

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

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Instant Pot Beef Stew

Instant Pot Beef Short Ribs

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6-Ingredient Instant Pot Mac and Cheese

Easy Instant Pot Jambalaya

Cooking Hacks

Try a few of these tips to perfectly cook your food and spend less time in the kitchen.

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How to Turn Pancake Mix Into Waffle Mix

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The BEST Boiled Baby Potatoes

How Long to Cook Chicken in the Crockpot

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The Perfect Pan-Seared Steak

Latest Blog Posts

Weekly Menu Plan: December 11-17

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Instant Pot Sloppy Joes

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Homemade Sloppy Joes

Grilled lemon garlic chicken on top of roasted asparagus and lemon slices.

Lemon Garlic Chicken

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