Freezer-Friendly Recipes

The freezer is your friend! If you’ve got a well-stocked freezer, you’ve got meals for days. Frozen veggies from the summer? That, too! It’s so satisfying to have dinner, or its components, at the ready for those busy times.

Recent Freezer Recipes & Ideas

• No-Churn Peach Cobbler Ice Cream

  No ice cream maker? No problem! Get ready to enjoy summer peaches at their best with this No-Churn Peach Cobbler Ice Cream. It’s easy and only takes 20 minutes to make. The hard part is waiting for it to freeze!

• Summer Miller

  Chewy Tahini Blondies

  If you're a fan of blondies, and you should be, look no further than these chewy, slightly nutty, and utterly indulgent blondies made with tahini. The recipe was created by Adeena Sussman, for her cookbook Sababa.

• Elise Bauer

  Sweet Cherry Pie

  Cherry pie filled with ripe sweet cherries is a summer favorite. This easy pie can be made with fresh or frozen sweet cherries. A touch of almond extract in the filling and a light hand with the sugar helps the cherries shine.

• Kalisa Marie Martin

  Gluten-Free Banana Bread

  1 hr, 5 min

  Allergy-Friendly, Gluten-Free

  This easy banana bread is moist and delicious—and just happens to be gluten-free. With this simple recipe and your favorite gluten-free flour on hand, no one will know the difference.

• Elise Bauer

  Vanilla Ice Cream

  This homemade vanilla ice cream is made with a custard base, sugar, cream, and real vanilla beans. So classic and so good! Serve it topped with caramel sauce or alongside a slice of apple pie.

• Sara Bir

  Vanilla Roasted Strawberries

  Jammy roasted strawberries burst with sweetness! Roasting them with a vanilla bean takes them to the next level. Serve over ice cream, yogurt, or stir into oatmeal. Freezes brilliantly!

• Sara Bir

  Charred Skillet Broccoli

  15 min

  Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian

  Got broccoli? This is the perfect veggie side dish for every occasion! Use it as a layer in veggie bowls or serve it with nearly any meat or seafood main.

• Sally Vargas

  No Knead Bread

  No need to knead! Only five minutes of hands-on time will yield a delicious, crusty, bakery-style loaf of bread. A long, slow rise builds flavor and texture so all you have to do is pop it in your Dutch oven, bake, and enjoy!

• Kalisa Marie Martin

  Jamaican Banana Bread

  This banana bread is tender and flavorful, with cinnamon, nutmeg, and—the Jamaican essential spice—pimento (aka allspice). But the most memorable part? The plump, rum-soaked raisins speckled throughout every slice.

• Coco Morante

  Instant Pot Egg Bites

  In addition to looking darn adorable, these Instant Pot bites are super delicious and easy to make in the pressure cooker! Just like Starbucks egg bites, but better. Easy to make ahead, reheat, and even FREEZE!

• Sally Vargas

  Homemade Flour Tortillas

  Homemade flour tortillas are easy to make in the comfort of your own kitchen. All it takes four simple ingredients (one is water) and about 1 hour – that includes a 30-minute rest time! No special equipment needed.

• Katie Morford

  Easy Breakfast Casserole with Prosciutto

  This breakfast casserole, or strata, is everything breakfast should be—easy, healthy, and delicious. Layer crusty bread, beaten eggs, tender greens, and prosciutto in an ovenproof skillet, and bake to golden, cheesy perfection.

• Katie Morford

  Spring Vegetable Tortellini Soup with Pesto

  35 min

  Healthy, Vegetarian

  This tasty tortellini soup is loaded with vegetables like asparagus and peas, and is topped with zesty pesto! It comes together in 35 minutes, start to finish. Use what’s on hand whether it's fresh, frozen, or from the pantry.

• Jessica Gavin

  Carrot Cake Pancakes

  Carrot cake pancakes make eating your vegetables fun and exciting! Traditional buttermilk pancakes are elevated with bold spices, raisins, pecans, and freshly grated carrots. Served with a spiced cream cheese topping and chopped nuts for a spring-inspired breakfast.

• Coco Morante

  Green Cauliflower Rice

  25 min

  Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian

  Cauliflower rice with spinach and fresh herbs is a healthy, quick, and easy weeknight side or main meal. Add some extra heft to this recipe by topping it with a fried egg, adding some tofu, or using it as the foundation for a burrito bowl.

• Sally Vargas

  Skillet Chicken Thighs with Potatoes, Carrots, and Greens

  1 hr

  Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Paleo

  Crispy skillet chicken is cooked in a flavorful lemon broth and served on a bed of Swiss chard, potatoes, and carrots. This bistro-style oven braised chicken with vegetables has everything you love about cozy comfort food.

• Coco Morante

  Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup

  This Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup is loaded with shredded chicken, tomatoes, corn, and beans. It's ready so fast in the pressure cooker! Don’t forget to garnish this weeknight soup with avocado, lime, and, of course, tortillas.

• Nick Evans

  Cheesy Potato Casserole

  Cheesy Potato Casserole without the canned cream of anything soup. This recipe relies on simple ingredients in your pantry to make a quick and easy cheese sauce. It sounds fancy, but don’t worry. It’s easy!

• Kalisa Marie Martin

  Cheesy Hash Brown Egg Bites

  55 min

  Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian

  Jam-packed with spinach and surrounded by crispy potatoes, this is not your average egg bite. They’re perfect for your next brunch party or just a quick grab-and-go midweek breakfast.

• Summer Miller

  Reuben Casserole

  Reuben casserole is a great way to use up leftover corned beef or to make a quick weeknight meal using pastrami from the deli. It has all the flavor of a Reuben sandwich, but very little hands-on time. Just mix it together, and pop it in the oven!

All Freezer-Friendly Recipes

• Elise Bauer

  Fresh Basil Pesto

  15 min

  Gluten-Free, Vegetarian

  Classic, simple basil pesto recipe with fresh basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, Romano or Parmesan cheese, extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper.

• Elise Bauer

  Lasagna

  This classic lasagna is made with an easy meat sauce as the base. Layer the sauce with noodles and cheese, then bake until bubbly! This is great for feeding a big family, and freezes well, too.

• Elise Bauer

  Baked Ziti

  Baked Ziti - classic Italian American comfort food of pasta baked with sausage, tomato sauce and all kinds of gooey, yummy cheeses. So EASY and so good!

• Nick Evans

  Cheesy Potato Casserole

  Cheesy Potato Casserole without the canned cream of anything soup. It’s easy!

• Elise Bauer

  How to Make Chicken Stock

  Three tried and true methods for making GREAT homemade chicken stock. One method involves simmering a chicken carcass with vegetables. The other methods require sautéing chopped pieces of backs and wings first, before simmering with water and veggies.

• Sally Vargas

  Loaf Pan Lasagna

  This small-batch weeknight lasagna comfortably serves two and is ready in half the time as a larger batch. Loaf Pan Lasagna is layered with chunky pieces of sausage and rustic-but-quick tomato sauce.

• Elise Bauer

  Garlic Bread

  Here's how to make the BEST garlic bread! Two classic garlic bread methods: toasted and crisped under the broiler, the other soft from being wrapped in aluminum foil and heated in the oven.

• Nick Evans

  Turkey Sloppy Joes

  These Turkey Sloppy Joes are family-tested and kid-approved, plus lean ground turkey is a great healthy option for weeknight dinners. Embrace the mess and your kids will, too!

• Nick Evans

  Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese

  Slow cooker, meet mac and cheese! If you're looking for a hands-off recipe for delicious mac and cheese, you've found it. We have a few tricks to avoid mushy pasta and watery sauce, too!

• Nick Evans

  Chinese Orange Chicken

  Get the best of Chinese Orange Chicken takeout at home! This recipe is loaded with sweet citrus flavors, sesame seeds, and scallions. It’s surprisingly easy to make. All you need is a large skillet. And don’t skip the orange zest in the sauce—it’s the most important piece!

• Elise Bauer

  Easy Homemade Hummus

  5 min

  Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian

  Love hummus? It's so easy to make your own! Homemade hummus only takes 5 minutes, and it's so much better than store-bought. All you need are a few cans of chickpeas, some tahini, olive oil, some seasonings, and a food processor.

• Prerna Singh

  Indian Butter Chicken

  Butter Chicken simmers in a buttery tomato sauce and is punctuated by several special spices and herbs. Skip the Indian takeout and cook up your very own version of the popular dish!