BUDGET FREEZER MEAL PREP // EASY FAMILY DINNERS
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- This easy freezer meal prep came together FAST, and my $30 budget made 5 dinners my family can enjoy in the next few weeks!
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Oh no! I ACCIDENTALLY got "fat free" half and half! I will NOT be using that...I will pick up REAL half and half and use that when I actually make these meals in the crockpot!
How on earth can they even have fat free half and half?😂 I would have thought it would be physically impossible!
Uuuggh, I've done the same at least twice and always smack my forehead when I get home and realize it, lol.
@@ladywytch129 that's exactly what I thought! Isn't that just "skim milk" at that point? Half and half is...half cream...LOL
I am SO GLAD you said that!!!!! I was going to ask. :-)
I tasted it once... terrible. Why would anyone create this product??!! XD
Can I just say, I strongly appreciate that your meal is a whole meal and not portions. I watch some family meal preppers that hype it up by the portions.
Thanks for being real and showing your mistakes. No matter how long someone's been cooking, mistakes still happen. I always blame having mommy brain! 😄
I had the same thought, Sarah. Nobody’s perfect and people need to see we’re all human and have to troubleshoot mistakes! 😊
And later on, it's grandma brain. Lol
My mom has a crockpot she doesn't use, guess who's gonna be making some delicious meals this week 👏🏾😁🖤
Hope you enjoy!
I use ground turkey in my tacos, spaghetti and sloppy joes. It's cheaper and cheaper is good for a larger family!
I'm catching up on your FIVE years of awesome videos!!! I love this type of budget meal format, and it's always fascinating to see what each YT in this genre chooses as their protein base for their budget meals. I just can't do ground turkey (although I love cooked turkey breast revamped into other dishes, so go figure), it seems very much worth the extra $1-$1.5./lb for the beef. But I get it when you're trying to stay within a certain dollar-amount budget. Love, love, love your channel and your adorbs self and fam!!! Thanks for all your efforts on this channel, and sharing your family's life and terrific kitchen tips with us!
I use ground turkey instead of ground beef sometimes. I found that adding some beef bullion to it while cooking makes it tastes like the beef.
That's a great idea! Another person mentioned adding worcestshire.
I love that you're using reusable containers for your freezer meals! I always hate using plastic bags or aluminium pans that need to be thrown out... I'm going to find some containers for my next freezer meals. Thanks for the inspiration!
You can always reuse ziplock bags! Wash, dry, and reuse a few times. Plus with bags it keeps the air out which causes freezer burn.
Love these ideas! Adding some Worcestershire sauce to the ground turkey makes it taste more like ground beef (in my opinion).
Oh that’s a great tip! I’m gonna try that!
I agree even works with tofu
Good tip! I’m so adding it to my next ground turkey meal. Thanks!
Thanks
lol! Kitty. 💚 Thinks she's being sneaky...
EVERYTHING at my aldi is cheaper than walmart. We LOVE shopping there
Good ideas. This weekend, I will be prepping and cooking meals for next week's lunches and dinners
Saves me so much time during the week I also get complete outfits ready for at least 3 days of work soon the morning I don't have to spend time thinking about what to wear
Your little chuckle after saying “feed my kids cold cereal way too often...” Cute!
It's a reality, not gonna lie. LOL
They look yummy! I would add you could mark your cream, cheese or whatever with a note, "For Chicken Tortellinni" dish or whatever so it doesn't get eaten up by an unsuspecting member of the household. Or "Save 1/3 of rice for: "
These are great! I almost died when I saw how much of the green bean you cut off and threw away. 😳 I only trim the very end.
Gd job Im all about freezer meals
I really needed a budget freezer meal prep video right now, so thank you! So many great meal ideas!
Love the challenge of budget eating and freezer preps! Thanks for the great ideas!!
Glad you like them!
My freezer is full of Aldi ground turkey tubes. Also the spicy pork, and beef. Very versatile for my 1 pot meals love the channel, i binged watched 10 videos
Fabulous ideas! I will soon be taking on new responsibilities for work, so I'm going to be doing some crazy work prep and filming it, too. You've inspired me to actually get it done, lol! You're the best!
Thanks, Rachel! I think prepping meals ahead of time is going to be a common theme for me in the coming months...it's so busy!
Ranch drumsticks sound yummy. May need to add that to the menu this week.
I'm excited to try that one. We don't do drumsticks a lot, and I have no idea why because the kids love them. I need to do more recipes wit those.
Yes let us know how they taste they look amazing love the freezer prep videos.
I like your budget haul videos, but my favorite ones are the ones that you do a limited amount of money, and cooked the meals. Please note: I appreciate the time and effort, plus your humble personality. Do not let sour comments affect the great quality of your videos.
Good morning Mindy! This is a great price for the meals. I'm also able to feed my family of 5 on a super low budget, and we eat great... the trick for me is to do once a month grocery shopping and get most of the ingredients then. Have a wonderful weekend!😉💕
That is awesome!
@@SeeMindyMom Thanks Mindy!🤗
Do you ever make rice and freeze it in zip locks? Rice freezes very well ... and saves time.
Left over rice makes good vegetable fried rice.
You look great in those glasses!
Thanks, Michelle!
I love the challenges with a budget they give me so many ideas!
I never thought of using my kitchen shears for cutting the stems of green beans. I’m 85 and still learning new things. And they say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks
Could you put the food in a crock pot liner close it up, and put that in your freezer. You might have to put the liner full of food in a freezer bag?
I wish you could try the freezer meal club for a month before subscribing. I’ve done things like this from time to time and sometimes the recipes are not really my fav.
These all look delicious!!!
Thanks, Cathy! Carrie and Christina come up with some great recipes!
Thank you Mindy❤
That is a great time saver
Easy dinner recipes :) Really loved it!! Thanks for sharing!👌😊👍
this is awesome. I will be trying your ideas!
Always impressive!
Thanks, Marta!
Love!
For the recipe with the carrot sticks, the sticks should probably my be in the bottom so that the chicken would lay on top. When you pull it out of the freezer everything would be in place for cooking.
I love your meal prep videos! I'm going to try to use my crockpot more often as the weather warms up.
Yep! I still use mine a ton in the summer because it doesn’t heat up the kitchen like the oven.
Aw, you were just trying to hurry. Happens to all of us. Great meals, that ranch chicken looks good. My family would like that!
They all look delicious! I will be trying these 😀
Great video! Busy time of year🌸
Yes it is! Thank you!
I love freezer meal preps! Thank you! Watching now!☺
Me, too! LOL I am behind this week and I'm double checking I don't see any glaring mistakes!
@@SeeMindyMom my son would not touch any potatoes, including french fries, until he turned 13. Then, all of a sudden, he wanted potatoes or fries with every meal! Kids!😂
These are awesome ideas that my whole family will love! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to share with us!☺
@@sarahritter2055 thanks! I’m hopeful he’ll grow out of the potato thing, too! 😂
When do you use the ziploc bags vs the plastic containers? I’ve only ever seen freezer meals like this stored in ziploc bags, but I’m curious about using the plastic containers instead as a way to avoid the extra plastic bag waste. Very clever using the old ice cream containers for this purpose!
I am with your son with the patatoes and I already can live with that for 45 years ;-)
I’m obsessed with your budget meal videos- all of them. You’re so creative. I’m not, so I’m glad you are! 🤣
I totally understand the potato struggle. The two people I live with don't like potatoes too, so i end up eating all the potatoes 😅😅
Hi Mindy, thanks for the ideas. My son doesn't like potatoes, pizza or bread. I always ask him if he's sure he's my kid lol. I love all those things. Have a great weekend :)
Haha! It’s so funny what they decide they like and don’t like. He’ll eat broccoli, cashews, red peppers, yogurt....but mashed potatoes? Nah
All the meals look delicious 😋 I love freezer meal prep! Ground Turkey makes great taco meat for the freezer I add a tsp of beef bouillon per pound along with Worcester sauce. It makes the Turkey not taste so much like Turkey 😁 Have a great weekend!
I am definitely trying that with the turkey next time!
The recipes look good! I need to start doing some freezer meals. I’ve been using your ranch dressing mix and we really like it. My husband can’t have MSG and just about every store bought mix has it.
I’m so glad you like it, Judy!
You are so awesome!!! ❤️ great job! ❤️
Thanks, Carrie!
Smart for busy nights ! Do you share the measurements or is that allowed ?
I would love a review of these meals!
We’ve already eaten 2 and they were awesome! The pepper Jack noodles and the chicken and rice soup!
These look awesome!!!
Thanks!
Great prep. Ty! Question... do you put any wrap on to of the food stored in containers? Great tips too. Thanks
Have you ever watch the Six Sisters show on CZcams. They have a similar show.
I may be odd but I do not like pasta products added to crockpot the texture is doughy so I cook in the boiling water.
Mindy can you use your chicken/beef base seasoning and turn it into a cream of soup?
How many red potatoes would you make with the drumstick recipe? Thanks for sharing.
I would probably throw in enough of the little ones to cover the bottom of the crockpot.
Maybe instead of never making dishes with potatoes because your son doesn't care for them, go ahead and make it with the potatoes, and give him some rice on the side? Potatoes have a lot more nutrients than rice.
Agreed. For this video I was trying to suck with one starch for budget purposes.
Anyone else notice the cat? LOL
I dont like French fries a lot. I'm more of a fried potatoes with onions or baked potato gal. I wonder if it's the consistency he doesn't like.
I had that same thought, Amanda, but I’ve tried all kinds of things. Mashed potatoes, baked, fried, hash browns, even in soups he spots them or tastes them and claims he won’t eat it. Lol. I hope he grows out of it!
Do you defrost them over night? Or throw in the crockpot frozen?
My son HATES potatoes too. Only form of potatoes he will eat is chips lol 😂
Hi Mindy, maybe I missed it, but do you put the frozen prep in the crockpot, or thaw it first? Thanks! Loving your vlogs x
I just put it in the crockpot frozen and add whatever ingredients the recipe says to add on cook day.
I don’t see the recipes listed.
Smart girl that Ollie! 2 of my sons won’t eat potatoes either. What’s up with that! 😁
I know, right?!?! I couldn’t GET enough mashed potatoes as a kid! 😂😂😂
Do you put any liquid in the ranch chicken? Any broth or water?
I thought my son was the only one that wasn’t a fan of potatoes.. his only exception is French fries
How do you like the Aldi frozen tortelinni? I tried Winco’s once and thought I’d never use frozen tortelinni again, but maybe it was just Winco’s or the recipe I was using, IDK.
I usually get frozen tortellini from Walmart, and we like it fine. This is my first time to see the frozen tortellini at Aldi, so I"m not sure, but I like their fresh tortellini.
What size bowls are you using??
@ Tam Peters, they look like Rubbermaid 15.7 cup. Amazon has 2 of them for $4.47. I am sure Walmart has them too.
What state do you live in?
Is there a reason why not to go ahead and add the broth to the freezer mix?
I think it would just make the meals harder to store. Especially if using freezer bags.
This would cost almost twice that today. Prices are awful now!
I love your channel and you have great ideas, but cats on the kitchen counter is unsanitary. Especially while you're cooking. 🤢🤢🤢
Jamie, cats go where they please, and they can’t be “trained”. My dad was a vet for 50 years and he was never concerned about our cat making anything unsanitary including tables and counters. We always remove her when we catch her, but you can’t keep a cat from jumping. Also, my countertops get wiped down with disinfectant multiple times a day. 🤷♀️
@@SeeMindyMom Actually, you can train some cats! Both my boys will sit on command when it is time for their wet food. Loki will also high five and go "up" and "down" (You point/tap to a surface and say "Loki up!" and he will hop up and vice versa.) They are both highly food motivated. Our girl however. Ha! She'll just look at you like you are a *complete* idiot.
Our older two felines were already good about not getting on the kitchen counter, dining room table and coffee table. My newest little demon took some convincing, but he no longer jumps on the kitchen counter. He has two spaces he can watch me from (our chest freezer, which has a towel on top just for him) or the cat tree just outside the kitchen (open floor plan). He had to have animal poison control called not once, but twice on him before he was one. And considering he is in reality a hoover in a fur suit, we wanted to make sure he stayed off *just* these three surfaces, as they are the ones most likely to contain food and/or drink (and he would help himself to pretty much anything and *everything* if given half a chance). He is now very good about not jumping on the kitchen counters, but he still occasionally protests the tables. XD Which is fine, as along as he does it when we don't have any food or drink on it! I do not want to have to speak with animal poison control again if I can avoid it.
The problem for me wasn't, do I care that he is on the counter - it was - What will he manage to eat, like, say something really hot in a pan when I look away for two seconds or something the housemate left sitting out, what if he steps on a hot burner or scalds himself by knocking over something hot, and what if he knocks things off the counter and him and the other kitties injure themselves on the shards? Ollie seems quite polite, compared to our ravenous (yet fully fed) little beast. I love him dearly, but I wanted to make sure he stayed off the kitchen counter at the minimum for my sanities sake. You can't train kitties like they are dogs and you have to work within their natures, personalities and boundaries, but there *is* some wiggle room with a little time, patience and love. ^.^
Personally, I think Ollie is adorable and I found it hilarious to watch her munch on her hard earned spoils in the background! Especially considering she is so delicate about it and much less vacuum like than my troublemaker. =0P
The cat on the counter is gross, how nasty!!!!!!
That fat free half and half is THEE WORST. it white water. Tastes like...water.
so [retty
So annoying to watch you constantly looking into the view finder! In all your videos! You look great, no need to keep checking!
However, thank you very much for sharing these freezer meals! :)