What other brilliant frozen food have I missed?

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So the recent thread resoundingly in favour of frozen mash made me buy some… and yes Mumsnet is quite correct.. totally converted. Which got be wondering what else have I missed?
My frozen foods are just the usual chips, peas and fishfingers. What other game changers are out there?

On top of my previous list I also like to have frozen sliced carrots (great for stews), frozen sliced leeks and the soffrito, but that has become hard to come by as my local co op and Tesco have both stopped stocking it.

Most of them are no more convenient than cooking them from scratch and end up so tough but the Bannister ones are pre-cooked and delicious.

Try microwaving for two mins then 2 mins in the air fryer on max crisp.

Iceland cheese hash browns

Another vote for Aldi hash browns, frozen parathas (get mine from the local Asian supermarket and they are divine), frozen spinach for chucking in home made daal, curries and stews, frozen berries which I defrost and then mix into thick natural Greek yohurt and top with brown sugar and pretend it is a health dessert! I have never seen frozen mash, or I must have walked past it and it did not register with me. Which brand(s) do people recommend?

hmmmmm ive tried them, they are ok, in a pinch, if you dont want a cripsy skin

They do - I use them all the time when I cook.

and Morrisons, M&S and Ocado.

not always available - should you find one you really like its wise to buy two

Anything from the French brand Picard, which you can find on Ocado

Birds Eye Chicken in tempura batter, excellent for DIY Wagamama's.

Also, discovering that you can freeze tofu was a game changer. I know not everyone likes tofu, and most of them live in my house, so I often have half a block left over.

Frozen cherries. Heat up in pan for a few mins, don’t need sugar. Add to Greek yogurt. Elite breakfast.

I've never tried a nice frozen mash. Have tried a few but they weren't good. Are some better than others?

I tend to avoid freezer food as it's usually full of pointless preservatives and fillers but Aldi do individual portions of creamy pesto prawns that are delicious over linguine and the ingredients are basic.

I fully agree with this.

Great quality and usually good ingredients.

More expensive but worth it for the quality.

Frozen corn on cob is fab , much juicier than fresh

I find any supermarket mac and cheese good, even Tesco 85p Mac and Cheese good, if you add salt, pepper, for me buffalo sauce etc.

Vegetable base is also available in Asda, I don’t think they’ve ever been out of stock when I’ve needed some.

Crosta and mollica pizza

Yes! we have defosted frozen cherries, with pale meat, turkey chicken, guinea fowl,
or even better, duck, a Clafouti Limousin, or as you say, for breakfast, with muesli,
for pud with Mackie vanilla ice cream and thin home made shortbread,
versatile and often on offer

Icelands frozen chicken strips. By far the nicest. Make a mean kfc fakeaway

Frozen paratha, just heat for a few minutes each side. So much nicer with a curry than shop nought naan bread.

Waitrose croissants or pain au raisin, apple slices, crinkle cut chips, lasagne,
actually
anything fromWaitrose frozen section its all good, especially flans and desserts.

I miss Picard so much! The Ocado range is better than nothing but doesn’t touch the sides of what they offer in France.

Why has no-one mentioned Mini Magnums? Caramel Billionaire/Caramel Almond Duo. Lifechanging.

Which brand please?

Waitrose