10 perfect recipes to freeze: comfortable, practical and delicious!

Here are 10 quick and easy recipes to freeze and enjoy in a practical way whenever you want… and without sacrificing taste!

Today we're talking about recipes to freeze, quick and easy dishes ready to be enjoyed in a few minutes and perfect especially for those who have a busy life and little time to devote to cooking! If you are looking for quick dishes, you are definitely in the right place : here we really have everything, from first courses to main courses, as well as side dishes and other very tasty dishes.

• lasagna
• cannelloni
• Soup
• Velvety
• Pesto
• Meatballs
• Roast
• Pizza
• Potato flan
• Mushrooms

To defrost them you can adopt different solutions: heat in the oven or in the microwave, sauté in a pan with a drop of water or a condiment (butter or oil). The freezer will keep the flavor and properties of the food intact, and you will feel like you are eating freshly cooked dishes.

Another tip, before starting : in addition to the convenience of having ready meals in case you're in a hurry, this can also be a solution if you've decided to cook a difficult and elaborate dish. You can think of preparing it in larger doses, so the next time you have to eat it you don't necessarily have to repeat all the preparation steps.

Lasagna Bolognese

Homemade lasagna is a great effort ! You have to make ragù, béchamel, pasta, assemble, cook… in short, certainly not a walk in the park! Precisely for this reason it can be an idea to make more than necessary and freeze them: think how nice if, one evening maybe you don't have time to cook, you already have them ready to defrost and cook directly in the oven !

The procedure is simple and you can already make single portions to heat in the oven or in the microwave. But first you have to make them: here is the recipe to freeze lasagna alla bolognese!

Ingredients for making lasagna to freeze

• 250 g of minced veal
• 250 g of minced pork
• 100 g bacon (stretched or rolled)
• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 stick of celery
• 1 glass of milk
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• 1 glass of red wine
• 50 g of butter
• 250 ml of meat broth
• 350 ml pureed tomatoes
• 500 g of flour
• 500 g of spinach
• 4 eggs
• 60 g of butter
• 60 g of flour
• nutmeg to taste
• Salt to taste
• 900ml of milk

Cannelloni stuffed with ricotta and spinach

The same goes for lasagna, ricotta and spinach cannelloni are also one of those home-made dishes that are ideal for freezing: once you've made them, you can not cook them and put them directly in the freezer or, if you have any leftovers, bring them to room temperature and freeze them!

Try this sensational dish: even eaten after defrosting it is really (really) delicious !

Ingredients for ricotta and spinach cannelloni

• Cannelloni to taste
• 500 g of cottage cheese
• 500 g of spinach
• 50 g of parmesan
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 knob of butter
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• 500 ml of béchamel
• grain to taste

Cabbage, pumpkin and barley soup

The soup is a warm, inviting dish, perfect for bringing the family together at the table. Of course, we have chosen this soup with cabbage, pumpkin and barley , but you can prepare it however you like.

The real question here is: How do you freeze soup? Very simple! Once brought to room temperature, just put it in a plastic container or bag, while when it's time to eat it, just heat it directly in a pot with half a glass of water. Very simple !

Ingredients for cabbage, pumpkin and barley soup

• 220 g of pearl barley
• 250 g of pumpkin
• 150 g of cabbage
• 1 onion
• 1 stick of celery
• 1 carrot
• 1 leek
• vegetable broth to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed

Cream of pumpkin

The same goes for the velvety soups, the liquid, good and fragrant vegetable creams that warm the heart. As an example , we have chosen a pumpkin cream : the procedure is exactly the same as for the soup!

Here is the recipe to freeze and the ingredients!

How to make pumpkin soup: the ingredients for 4 people

• 600 g of pumpkin
• 1 shallot
• vegetable broth to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed
• 60 g of butter
• 60 g of flour
• nutmeg to taste
• cinnamon to taste
• powdered ginger to taste

Pesto sauce

Sauces are perhaps among the best recipes to freeze, because heating them up really takes a moment! For example, if you want to try your hand at the recipe for homemade pesto , you can put it in a plastic container, and once you need it, just heat it in a pan with a drop of pasta cooking water, stir in and… serve!

How to make Genoese pesto

• 60 fresh basil leaves
• 100 g of extra virgin olive oil
• 80 g of grated cheese
• 30 g of pecorino
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of pine nuts
• coarse salt to taste

Meatballs with gravy

Second courses to freeze? Yes, of course! Meatballs with sauce are a classic of Italian cuisine, and more! Everyone has their own secret recipe, and there are those who serve them as a main dish, but also those who combine them with pasta and give life to the legendary spaghetti meatballs !

Also in this case, use plastic containers and then heat directly in a pan with a drop of water!

Ingredients to prepare meatballs with sauce

• 150 g of ground beef
• 150 g of minced pork
• 1 slice of sandwich bread
• 1 egg
• 1 white onion
• 90 g of grated cheese
• 4 slices of mortadella
• tomato sauce to taste
• 1 glass of white wine
• 1 clove of garlic
• parsley to taste
• flour to taste
• milk to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed

Roast

Freezing meat is very simple: just cut the remaining piece into small pieces and close them in the special trays by covering with lids or aluminum foil .

At that point, take the cooking liquid (or the sauce, or the broth, etc.) and put it in a container. When you want to taste everything, take the meat, put it in a saucepan and add the cooking liquid, a drop of water and if you want a small knob of butter!

Try this fabulous Cavour roast : the spearhead of our recipes to be frozen!

Ingredients for roast Cavour

• 700 g of Piedmontese veal
• 50 g of butter
• 1 onion
• 1 stick of celery
• 150 g of chicken livers
• 1 tablespoon of flour
• 1/2 glass of marsala
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 glass of cooking white wine
• rosemary to taste
• laurel to taste
• Salt to taste
• pepper as needed

Homemade Pizza

How do you freeze homemade pizza? It's actually a very simple process and you do n't need great precautions : cut it into slices and arrange it in the appropriate containers.

Be careful, however, with the ingredients you have used: as you already know, the freezing rule is not to freeze elements more than once. Therefore, if you have used frozen vegetables , you will no longer be able to keep the pizza in the freezer.

In the meantime, here is the recipe for preparing a fabulous margherita pizza .

Ingredients for making pizza at home

• 1 kg of flour 0
• 600 g of water
• 40 g of brewer's yeast
• 20 g of salt
• 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 400 g of tomato sauce
• 4 mozzarella
• fresh basil to taste

Potato flan

The potato and mushroom flan is a dish that can be prepared in a large pan without any fear of leaving it. Freezing it, in fact, is an excellent idea to avoid food waste… and enjoy it again without all the preparation part.

If you want you can already portion it, let it cool and store it in practical single-portion containers. Once you want to eat it, heat it in the oven, and you're done!

Here are the ingredients to prepare the mushroom and potato flan !

How to make potato and mushroom flan

• 4 large potatoes
• 1 spring onion
• 300 g of mixed mushrooms
• 3 spoons of flour 0
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 clove of garlic
• fresh parsley to taste
• black pepper to taste
• breadcrumbs to taste

Sautéed mushrooms (or artichokes)

We conclude our recipes to be frozen with a side dish, sautéed mushrooms (if they are not in season, you can always fall back on sautéed artichokes )! What is the benefit of freezing them? First of all, you will always have a seasonal side dish ready to be paired with your favorite dishes. But what's even more important is that this way you can enjoy this vegetable all year round !

Once defrosted, you can cook them to make a soup, a side dish, a pasta, or put them on pizza … in short, there are so many ideas!

Ingredients for the sautéed mushrooms

• 500 g of porcini mushrooms (or artichokes)
• 1 clove of garlic
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• Salt and Pepper To Taste
• fresh parsley to taste
• butter to taste

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