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43 Freezer Friendly Recipes + Tips for Freezer Cooking

43 Freezer Friendly Recipes + Tips for Freezer Cooking; 43 recipes to fill your freezer and you’ll always have a…

For my birthday I got a deep freezer. I know, very exciting! 😉 You can tell you are getting old when you get excited about something like that!

With baby #2 on the way I decided that I needed to stock my freezer with meals that are easy and healthy for the first couple of months of the babies life. When I had my son Will we got off track with our healthy eating and ended up ordering out a lot or eating quick meals that weren’t really that good for us. That was one of the reasons I started Jkawe—as a way to get back into cooking and make sure that I was preparing healthy meals for my family.

Stocking your freezer is really easy! Here are 5 tips when you are ready to get started:

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Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Pork

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Pork is slow cooker in your crockpot with a flavorful BBQ sauce. This pulled pork makes the perfect sandwich or even a filling for quesadillas!

Slow Cooker Barbecue Pulled Pork
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Ratatouille Recipe

This is the best Ratatouille Recipe I have tried and one my mom passed down to me. Fresh vegetables, like zucchini, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes are simmered with herbs and spices to create an easy vegan meal that you can eat on its own, over rice or paired with pasta. Your family will love this easy ratatouille recipe!

Ratatouille Recipe
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Moroccan Red Lentil Soup

This Moroccan Red Lentil Soup is warming vegetarian red lentil soup with the flavors of cumin, coriander, paprika, cinnamon and turmeric.

Moroccan Red Lentil Soup
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Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce

My delicious and simple recipe for a sweet, homemade Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce, this sauce is such a handy staple…

Slow Roasted Tomato Sauce
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup

This Curried Butternut Squash Soup is a creamy, luscious soup with sweet butternut squash, Thai red curry, garlic and ginger.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup
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Easy Minestrone Soup

Easy Minestrone Soup is a perfect meal on a cold winter day! I hope everyone has recovered from their food…

Easy Minestrone Soup
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Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps are a healthy and super flavorful low calorie dinner or appetizer that the whole family will…

Thai Turkey Lettuce Wraps
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Grilled Spicy Turkey Burgers

In the summer the grill is our best friend! Ok, more like my husband’s best friend. Grilling is a quick…

Grilled Spicy Turkey Burgers
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Kibbeh

Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern favorite of ground beef, bulgur wheat, cinnamon, cumin and onion baked and served alongside yogurt and other traditional Mediterranean favorites.

Kibbeh
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Crockpot Turkey Meatballs

Crockpot Turkey Meatballs are an easy addition to your weeknight meals over your favorite pasta. These are super easy to make and cook in the slow cooker while you go about your day. They also freeze great for later!

Crockpot Turkey Meatballs
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Slow Cooker Chicken Stock

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock I have always felt that anything you can make homemade rather than store bought is healthier,…

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock
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Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread Pumpkin is everywhere! And since today happens to be my birthday (another year older! WISER! ) I thought I…

Pumpkin Bread
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Pumpkin Zucchini Bread

Pumpkin Zucchini Bread Recipe It is Thursday and that means tomorrow is Friday and almost the weekend! This week has…

Pumpkin Zucchini Bread
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Pineapple Zucchini Bread

This Pineapple Zucchini Bread is a super moist treat made with Greek yogurt, pineapple and fresh zucchini that goes perfectly…

Pineapple Zucchini Bread
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Zucchini Applesauce Bread

A moist Zucchini Applesauce Bread recipe that substitutes half of the oil for applesauce making it healthier and more flavorful.

Zucchini Applesauce Bread
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Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe

This Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe is my favorite holiday cookie. These sugar cookies are rolled in cinnamon and sugar and soft when you bite into them. You can whip these up in 10 minutes and then just let the oven do the magic.

Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe