1 Hour Freezer Prep

Each prep session includes:

1. Organized grocery and equipment lists
2. 1 hour step-by-step instructions
3. Customized, printable freezer labels for each meal
4. Serving and “mix it up” ideas for every recipe
5. Gluten-free and dairy-free substitutions
6. Individual recipes to use again and again
7. A video tutorial where you can cook along with the creators, Rachel and Polly

Bonus: Freezer Cooking Quick Start Guide – A 9-page ebook with pro tips and tricks to making the best freezer meals ever.

You will double each recipe below, yielding 6 meals per prep session. Find all the nutrition info here.

Prep Session 1 (Variety):
Oven Fried Parmesan Chicken Tenders (x2)
Meaty Marinara Sauce (x2)
Ham and Cheese Sliders (x2)

Prep Session 2 (Variety):
Tasty Tomato Bisque (x2)
French Dip Sandwiches (x2)
Fiesta Lime Chicken Nachos (x2)

Prep Session 3 (Variety):
Fake Out Lasagna (x2)
Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin (x2)
Chicken Parmesan Sliders (x2)

Prep Session 4 (Variety):
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup (x2)
Honey Bourbon Chicken (x2)
Balsamic Shredded Beef (x2)

Prep Session 5 (Chicken Breasts):
Asian Sesame Chicken (x2)
Gourmet Chicken Sandwiches (x2)
Southwest Chicken and Bacon Wraps (x2)

Prep Session 6 (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free):
Grilled Steak Kabobs (x2)
Easy-Peasy Marinated Pork Chops (x2)
Honey Dijon Chicken (x2)

Prep Session 7 (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot):
Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs (x2)
Cuban Style Pork Paninis (x2)
BBQ Drumsticks (x2)

Prep Session 8 (Variety):
Turkey Pesto Paninis (x2)
Lemon-Garlic Shrimp (or Chicken) (x2)
Cheesy Chive Burgers (x2)

Prep Session 9 (Breakfast):
5-Ingredient Breakfast Casserole (x2)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal (x2)
Baked Blueberry French Toast with Vanilla Glaze (x2)

Prep Session 10 (Ground Beef):
Italian Sliders (x2)
Quick Fix Mexican Soup (x2)
Tasty Taco Kit (x2)

Prep Session 11 (Variety):
Killer Carnitas (x2)
Italian Baked Chicken Thighs (x2)
Chicken Tortellini Soup (x2)

Prep Session 12 (Variety):
4-Ingredient Pan-Fried Pork Chops (x2)
Chicken Parmesan Casserole (x2)
BBQ Beef Sandwiches (x2)

Prep Session 13 (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot):
Greek Pitas with Pulled Pork (x2)
BBQ Chicken Sliders (x2)
Shredded Beef Nachos (or Tacos) (x2)

Prep Session 14 (Breakfast):
Powerball Cookies (x2)
Blueberry Smoothie Packs (x2)
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal with Vanilla Glaze (x2)

Prep Session 15 (Variety):
Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin (x2)
Baked Cheesy Tortellini with Spinach (x2)
Pizza Bread (x2)

Prep Session 16 (Choose Your Protein):
Steak or Chicken Fajitas (x2)
Mini Chicken or Turkey Burgers (x2)
Sweet and Savory Salmon or Chicken (x2)

BONUS! Prep Session 17 (Grab-and-Go Breakfast):
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (x2)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites (x2)
Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie Packs (x2)

BONUS! Prep Session 18 (Dump-and-Go):
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup (x2)
French Dip Sandwiches (x2)
Killer Carnitas (x2)

I Hour Freezer Prep is a digital product. You will be immediately emailed the 1 Hour Freezer Prep digital files in a PDF format that you can save to your device and print. Use it directly on your tablet, phone, laptop, or desktop as an interactive PDF file and/or print it off.

We personally find it easier to have the session printed out, but it’s definitely not required.

Several of our customers have told us that they printed out all the prep sessions, hole punched them, and put them in a binder like a cookbook.

If you want to save on printing, you could just print the freezer labels and use your device for everything else.

Each freezer meal yields 4-6 servings and sometimes more. It’s easy to increase the number of servings if you add some extra veggies or meat, though.

For freezer meal storage, we mainly recommend using gallon-size freezer bags. For some prep sessions, you’ll need freezer-safe 8×8 or 9×9 inch square casserole dishes. Find all our freezer prep recommendations here.

The recipes in our prep plans are our “best of the best” and ones that all ages enjoy.

After freezer cooking for over a decade each, we’ve learned the very best methods for prepping freezer meals and have a high standard of what a great freezer meal is.

These meals aren’t just good; they TASTE FRESH.

Without changing anything other than cooking at home from scratch, you WILL be eating a healthier diet! When you cook at home, you’re in charge of what goes into your food. Feel free to cut back on fat, sugar, or sodium if you want. Find all nutrition info here.

You bet. We have included options on every recipe possible (with just a few exceptions) to make them either gluten-free or dairy-free, if they aren’t already.

Our nutrition info page lists which prep sessions are naturally DF & GF and which include substitutions.

Good news! There is only 1 recipe and we give you instructions for how to use either shrimp or chicken in that one.

I’ve indicated if you can substitute anything else for the pork recipes below. If using our subs, you can utilize at least 13 of the 18 prep sessions.

Prep Session 1 (Variety):
Oven Fried Parmesan Chicken Tenders (x2)
Meaty Marinara Sauce (x2) – Sub: Use ground Italian turkey or chicken sausage instead of pork.
Ham and Cheese Sliders (x2) – Sub: Customers/readers have told us deli turkey works as a sub.

Prep Session 2 (Variety):
Tasty Tomato Bisque (x2)
French Dip Sandwiches (x2)
Fiesta Lime Chicken Nachos (x2)

Prep Session 3 (Variety):
Fake Out Lasagna (x2)  -Sub: Use ground Italian turkey or chicken sausage instead of pork
Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin (x2) – Sub: This rub would be delicious on bone-in or boneless chicken thighs. Use these instructions to roast in the oven or cook in the air fryer.
Chicken Parmesan Sliders (x2)

Prep Session 4 (Variety):
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup (x2)
Honey Bourbon Chicken (x2)
Balsamic Shredded Beef (x2)

Prep Session 5 (Chicken Breasts):
Asian Sesame Chicken (x2)
Gourmet Chicken Sandwiches (x2)
Southwest Chicken and Bacon Wraps (x2)

Prep Session 6 (Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free):
Grilled Steak Kabobs (x2)
Easy-Peasy Marinated Pork Chops (x2) – Sub: This marinade is great on chicken breasts or thighs! Use these instructions for cooking your marinated chicken.
Honey Dijon Chicken (x2)

Prep Session 7 (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot):
Fall-Off-The-Bone Ribs (x2) – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.
Cuban Style Pork Paninis (x2) – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.
BBQ Drumsticks (x2)

Prep Session 8 (Variety):
Turkey Pesto Paninis (x2)
Lemon-Garlic Shrimp (or Chicken) (x2)
Cheesy Chive Burgers (x2)

Prep Session 9 (Breakfast):
5-Ingredient Breakfast Casserole (x2) Sub: Use bacon or ground turkey or chicken sausage instead of pork sausage.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Baked Oatmeal (x2)
Baked Blueberry French Toast with Vanilla Glaze (x2)

Prep Session 10 (Ground Beef):
Italian Sliders (x2)
Quick Fix Mexican Soup (x2)
Tasty Taco Kit (x2)

Prep Session 11 (Variety):
Killer Carnitas (x2) – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.
Italian Baked Chicken Thighs (x2)
Chicken Tortellini Soup (x2)

Prep Session 12 (Variety):
4-Ingredient Pan-Fried Pork Chops (x2) – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.
Chicken Parmesan Casserole (x2)
BBQ Beef Sandwiches (x2)

Prep Session 13 (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot):
Greek Pitas with Pulled Pork (x2) – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.
BBQ Chicken Sliders (x2)
Shredded Beef Nachos (or Tacos) (x2)

Prep Session 14 (Breakfast):
Powerball Cookies (x2)
Blueberry Smoothie Packs (x2)
Blueberry Baked Oatmeal with Vanilla Glaze (x2)

Prep Session 15 (Variety):
Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin (x2) – Sub: This marinade is great on chicken breasts or thighs! Use these instructions for cooking your marinated chicken.
Baked Cheesy Tortellini with Spinach (x2)
Pizza Bread (x2)

Prep Session 16 (Choose Your Protein):
Steak or Chicken Fajitas (x2)
Mini Chicken or Turkey Burgers (x2)
Sweet and Savory Salmon or Chicken (x2)

BONUS! Prep Session 17 (Grab-and-Go Breakfast):
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (x2)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites (x2)
Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie Packs (x2)

BONUS! Prep Session 18 (Dump-and-Go):
Vegetarian Tortilla Soup (x2)
French Dip Sandwiches (x2)
Killer Carnitas (x2)  – I haven’t tested a sub for this one.

Every meal can be frozen for later or enjoyed fresh now!

Since you will double each recipe, many of our customers put one fresh meal in the fridge to use in the next few days and the other in the freezer to use within the next 3 months or so.

If you want to eat a meal fresh (rather than freeze it), you’ll find the cooking instructions in the individual recipes. We also made a note of fresh ingredients you’ll need on hand, so you know how to cook it from fresh.

It is almost five times more expensive to order delivery from a restaurant than it is to cook at home.

If you replace one take-out meal per week with a homemade freezer meal, we estimate you will easily save over $2,000 a year. Crazy, right?

While a version of most of the recipes in 1 Hour Freezer Prep can be found on our site or in our cookbooks, here’s where the value comes in…

Nowhere else do we have a resource like this that includes step-by-step instructions to stock your freezer with multiple meals at once, a complete shopping list for all recipes, and completed printable freezer labels. Everything is neatly designed for you to print and use again and again.

We worked long and hard to make sure we paired recipes and organized the prep steps so you can make 6 meals in 1 hour.

We’ve also had a testing team meticulously work through our sessions to make sure every step makes sense and that we’ve organized all of the information in the best way possible.

You do not need a deep freezer for these prep sessions, although it’s helpful to invest in a secondary freezer eventually if you want to stockpile meals for your family.

Cookbook authors, food bloggers at Thriving Home, freezer cooking experts, and busy moms, Polly Conner and Rachel Tiemeyer came up with this mealtime solution.

After hearing from thousands of their readers over the years about how hard dinnertime is for their families, they came up with this idea. They worked with a large testing team of readers for YEARS to create and perfect 1 Hour Freezer Prep.

Polly and Rachel are so excited about how this product has helped thousands of busy parents spend more unhurried time around the table with their families!

Read more about Polly and Rachel here.

Please email us at thrivinghome (at) gmail (dot) com. We’d love to answer any other questions you have!