Thank you so much, it's so hard to find freezer meals for vegans!!! Also, if you are interested, here's a few tips! For freezing your bags, if you lay them flat to freeze, you can then pick them up after frozen and stack them vertically, like books! Also for your lime trouble, you grab the lime and you can roll it along the counter like a ball, that will squish the insides and let it soften up. You can also microwave them for about 20 seconds after they are cut in half, it helps sooo much for getting juice! Hope that helps!
would love for you to do a video of actually serving the food (from taking them out of the freezer, thawing /microwaving/etc). would like to see the actual un-frozen ready to eat meals. thanks.
I might have missed this but do you leave the food in the silicone bags to cook them in the instant pot or boiling water? Have saved the video for when my vegan kids come home, will be great to have things ready to go. Love the recipes and the fact that you can freeze them
I just found your channel 😊 your recipes look easy and delicious 😊 how many servings are these dishes? I’m the only plant based person in my household of 2. I make big batches and put into single serve containers 😊 thanks
Hi, Ruth! Thanks so much for reaching out and for watching my videos. There are about 4-8 servings in each dish, depending on the dish. I cook for my husband and myself and I usually make big batches of food and eat leftovers for lunch for the week. Makes it so I don't have to cook as much, which saves a lot of time.
@@DamnTastyVegan thanks! I’m going to try your pasta bake for me and my hubby. He’s open to trying vegan food and I loves pasta😊 I’ll be able to put leftovers in single serve and freeze for lunches 😊
Do you ever cook the dish before freezing it? The videos I’ve watched show that method and I imagine that it’s better for some veggies to be cooked before freezing so the texture holds up.
You don’t want to cook the bags in the instant pot. Dump the contents out into the instant pot. If you have a hard time getting them to come out, put it in warm water for half an hour to let the contents thaw just enough so you can get it loose. Or you can take the bags out of the freezer the night before and let them thaw in the fridge
@@DamnTastyVegan thanks. I only do frozen prep as my schedule is inconsistent. I like how you include cooking directions from frozen. So many freezer prep videos don’t do this 🤦🏻♂️ men need explicitly clear instructions step by step including cooking instructions 😆
@@DamnTastyVegan so many great videos out there for freezer prep/instant pot meals BUT they don’t tell you how to thaw (if needed) or cook from frozen. Thanks for taking the time to respond and doing these videos with clear instructions. Really helps me as a single guy working crazy hours 😅💪🏼 take care
I was using up random ingredients in my fridge and made black bean egg rolls last week! Prebaked them, froze them, then put them in the air fryer when I was ready to eat with salsa
Thank you so much, it's so hard to find freezer meals for vegans!!! Also, if you are interested, here's a few tips! For freezing your bags, if you lay them flat to freeze, you can then pick them up after frozen and stack them vertically, like books! Also for your lime trouble, you grab the lime and you can roll it along the counter like a ball, that will squish the insides and let it soften up. You can also microwave them for about 20 seconds after they are cut in half, it helps sooo much for getting juice! Hope that helps!
That's what I thought too! There aren't very many vegan freezer meal videos. I plan on making some more soon.
Thanks for the great tips
Your recipes look great and very down to earth. This is great! It’s really difficult to find freezer plant based plans that work for my family.
Glad I found your channel! 😊😊😊
Wow, this is what i needed in my life! 🎉😂
So glad this helped you out!
These are great, thank you!! Cant wait to try them. Needed some easy freezer vegan meals to make for postpartum prep!
Oh nice! I hope they help you out and congratulations on the new baby!
That's exactly why I'm here haha I cannot wait to make these. Thank you so much!!
Thank you, This look so simple and easy.
You’re welcome! I’m a big fan of simple
would love for you to do a video of actually serving the food (from taking them out of the freezer, thawing /microwaving/etc). would like to see the actual un-frozen ready to eat meals. thanks.
Can't wait to try all of these! Thank you!! I made your bbq baked tempeh yesterday and my son and I loved them!!
Oh nice! I’m so glad you liked it!
So happy you did this! It’s so under represented!
I love how you utilized re-usable silicone bags to do this! I need to try this out! Also, I never thought about freezing cilantro, brilliant!
Right?! When I learned about freezing herbs it was a game changer
These are great. I'm 35 weeks pregnant and am going to make them all for postpartum!
Congrats! I hope these recipes help you out!
this is giving me life, thank you!!
You’re welcome!
All these look amazing I can’t wait to try them all! I hanks so much for sharing!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy them all
Really good ideas, thank you
Yum! I can't wait to try the pumpkin chili!
Yeah it’s delicious!
Total badass, thanks for these delicious recipes babe
You’re welcome! Glad you liked them
great ideas!
I might have missed this but do you leave the food in the silicone bags to cook them in the instant pot or boiling water? Have saved the video for when my vegan kids come home, will be great to have things ready to go. Love the recipes and the fact that you can freeze them
No I let them thaw a bit and take them out. Glad this helped! Hope your vegan kids enjoy
Thank you for making this video! There isn't much vegan freezer meal.
You’re very welcome! I’ll probably make another one soon
Thanks for making this video! I love watching freezer meal videos but none of them are vegan!
Right?! It’s hard to find vegan freezer meal videos. I should make some more
Loved these suggestions! How many portions would you say each meal makes?
Thank you! These make about 5-10 portions depending on the recipes. I usually make big batches so that I can eat leftovers for lunch all week.
I just found your channel 😊 your recipes look easy and delicious 😊 how many servings are these dishes? I’m the only plant based person in my household of 2. I make big batches and put into single serve containers 😊 thanks
Hi, Ruth! Thanks so much for reaching out and for watching my videos. There are about 4-8 servings in each dish, depending on the dish. I cook for my husband and myself and I usually make big batches of food and eat leftovers for lunch for the week. Makes it so I don't have to cook as much, which saves a lot of time.
@@DamnTastyVegan thanks! I’m going to try your pasta bake for me and my hubby. He’s open to trying vegan food and I loves pasta😊 I’ll be able to put leftovers in single serve and freeze for lunches 😊
Ooo! Yes, I LOVED that recipe and make it pretty regularly. Thanks for reaching out!
Do you ever cook the dish before freezing it? The videos I’ve watched show that method and I imagine that it’s better for some veggies to be cooked before freezing so the texture holds up.
It depends on the dish and the veggies in it. A lot of the meals can be cooked before and then frozen.
When cooking the silicon bags in the IP do you keep them sealed during cooking or opened?
You don’t want to cook the bags in the instant pot. Dump the contents out into the instant pot. If you have a hard time getting them to come out, put it in warm water for half an hour to let the contents thaw just enough so you can get it loose.
Or you can take the bags out of the freezer the night before and let them thaw in the fridge
Do you need to add any water to the first recipe when cooking in an instant pot?
It includes a cup of vegetable broth/water in the freezer bag so as long as you add that to the bag before freezing, you're good to go
@@DamnTastyVegan thanks. I only do frozen prep as my schedule is inconsistent. I like how you include cooking directions from frozen. So many freezer prep videos don’t do this 🤦🏻♂️ men need explicitly clear instructions step by step including cooking instructions 😆
@@asbestosflake5749 OMG so true! lol! My husband is great with following cooking instructions but they have to be precise
@@DamnTastyVegan so many great videos out there for freezer prep/instant pot meals BUT they don’t tell you how to thaw (if needed) or cook from frozen. Thanks for taking the time to respond and doing these videos with clear instructions. Really helps me as a single guy working crazy hours 😅💪🏼 take care
I can’t freeze cooked pasta always comes out nasty when I re heat
The pasta dish I showed turned out great. Try cooking them al dente when boiling them, so they don’t overcook when getting reheated
Do you need to defrost meals in fridge before throwing in instant pot?
I know you said it can go straight from frozen but want to double ✔️ 😊
Yup! You don’t need to thaw with the instant pot
@@DamnTastyVegan thank you!!!
What's your favorite freezer meal?
I was using up random ingredients in my fridge and made black bean egg rolls last week! Prebaked them, froze them, then put them in the air fryer when I was ready to eat with salsa
@@jaminwaite3867 That's really creative! I love that!