Meet the Other Phone. Protection built in.

Meet the Other Phone.
Protection built in.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Chat

Join the discussion and chat with other Mumsnetters about everyday life, relationships and parenting.

Batch cooking help.

6 replies

Lovethem78 · 21/10/2023 18:13

Can I freeze shepherd pie . That has mash on the top ?

Also any idea of meals I could make and freeze?

I have shepherd's pie.
Chicken curry
Beef enchiladas filling.
Spag bol.

OP posts:
Cynderella · 21/10/2023 20:14

I freeze without mash, but I've frozen with mash before and it's been OK, especially with grated cheese on top for last 10-15 mins of cooking.

I make fish cakes and freeze on a tray and then put in a bag. I also make veg ones - essentially mash with some chopped cooked carrots, onion, peppers and frozen peas and sweetcorn mixed with grated cheese. I make a batch of each, shape, dip in egg and then breadrumbs.

I made individual cheese and vegetable pies the other day and froze two uncooked - they were successful. Rough puff pastry with a filling of cheese sauce and vegetables (like the supermarket ones).

When I make pizzas, I make an extra one and half cook it. Cool it and cut into quarters for freezing.

Lasagne. Veg version for us, so veg in ragu layered with cheese sauce and lasagne sheets.

I cook and freeze, so that my husband can prep dinner by putting something in air fryer and cooking some veg or making a salad to go with it. He hates cooking, but he finds it doable, and we all get a decent meal after work.

AtleastitsnotMonday · 21/10/2023 22:11

I batch cook
fish cakes
Veggie chilli
Sweet potato tagine
Beef Hot Pot
Various soups
Sausage casserole

CandyCane75 · 21/10/2023 22:29

Of course. I do a cottage pie, divide into containers and freeze.
I also batch Lasagne, Chilli, Curry, Daal, Risottos, pasta sauces, bolognaise, Pies (cheat using Jus-Rol) and fill with whatever I have in - brie & cranberry is nice!

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about this subject:

Whataretheodds · 21/10/2023 22:40

Any soup, stew, curry, chilli, casserole, risotto

Chicken pot pie (Freeze filling or with the pastry lid
Moussaka
Veggie lasagne
Spinach and tomato cannelloni

Betty407 · 21/10/2023 22:41

I batch cook:
Chilli
Several different curries
Spag bol
Lasagne
Meatballs in tomato sauce
Chicken pie (I freeze the filling add pastry when cooking)
Sausage pasta (in a chilli tomato sauce)
Soups

I keep in freezer for easy cooking from frozen:
Burgers
Uncooked chicken breasts in sauces
Chicken skewers (e.g garlic butter over, add parm when cooking)

mrsbyers · 21/10/2023 22:46

If you can buy it frozen then it’s fine to freeze is how I look at it , fish pie , shepherds pie , cottage pie all found in freezer section with mash on top

we freeze most things
beef stew
sausage casserole
curry
chilli
fajitas
lasagne

New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread