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?

Frozen jackets were a godsend for the newborn days with beans and cheese or tuna/sweetcorn etc and a side salad. They’re obviously not as delicious as the real thing but fine with plenty of butter and a wet filling like one of the above.

Pastries, we like the pains au raisins at the weekend.

The M&S one is really finely chopped, much finer than I'd ever be able willing to do by hand. I love it!

I use my mini chopper and almost blend it to mush! And I cheat by buying the ready trimmed celery because we would never get through a whole bunch of the stuff because I otherwise hate celery, I think it's vile.

In summer I don't even bother with the celery for soffrito, I blend a large handful of lovage instead, it tastes exactly the same.

Berries (NOT StRAWBERRIES)
Peppers

I got some amazing frozen whitebait from Aldi about 5 years ago and I've never seen it again. I am a real saddo look for it literally every time I go

Pigs in blankets - Tesco do them all the year round! And mini Yorkshire puddings - delicious!

Ice cream.

Frozen spanakopita from Costco. Deeeeelicious and good enough to serve to guests for lunch with a big Greek salad.

M&S do mini frozen chicken kievs which are just basically delicious garlicky chicken nuggets

Browsing Iceland’s website is my guilty pleasure, they have Greggs, Cathedral City cheesy dishes, Slimming World, Findus galore and their Finest range often wins awards.

I’ve catered a funeral buffet with their “3 for £10” gammon or turkey roasts served cold and in sandwiches plus an assortment of hot vol-au-vents/sausage rolls and frozen cakes (ordered online and delivered to the relative’s house). They’re quite an ethical company, too.

But my advice is frozen croissants 12 minutes in the air fryer on a lazy Sunday morning. An emergency cheesecake for improvised celebrations. Frozen berries and yes, buttery mashed potatoes.

NOT StRAWBERRIES

I remember Nigella describing frozen strawberries as 'frozen slugs'. She wasn't wrong.

Is M&S still open? 🤤🤤

Aldi pistachio, Magnum, ice lolly dupes.

Frozen blueberries and raspberries are a fraction of the cost of fresh. I use them for baking and in sauces, and really can't tell the difference.

Frozen big bags of "natural/untreated haddock" in Iceland, really good quality.

Waitrose sell them - I bought them on offer and the pistchio, we ate
wth tiny spoons to make them last longer, lovely

Frozen blueberries from Aldi. Fresh are so tasteless in comparison and they are delicious. Also frozen hassleback potatoes by McCain. Absolute laziness I know, but they are really nice. I’m also partial to frozen cauli cheese from Aldi. I add extra cheese and it’s quick and easy. Mash is a no brainer.

tiny spoons 😂

Joy Kitchen Thai food- I only had coconut curry so far but the flavour is awesome!
Morrisons’s own garlic mushroom and pecorino flatbread.

Forgot about Lidl’s goodies and their world cuisine’s week. Once I bought all food for DC’s birthday party from their Greek week selection. Everything was pretty much hoovered by kids and adults and most asked me “where did you get that”

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/259462689?srsltid=AfmBOoqiLoKdnPPHCpSdddcs_UbYt-M0_VncYJ5efeTo6GLdCjmC1BBc

Shana frozen punjabi samosas only takes 10 mins in the air fryer or 20 mins in the oven.

Boring but sliced onions, peppers and cubes of crushed garlic. I've also tried sliced mushrooms but they can't compare to fresh.

Picard, sold by Ocado.

Y to cauliflower cheese and frozen mash. I often do a frozen salmon on top of cauliflower cheese in the air fryer as an easy dinner. Frozen mash and air fryer sausages as a quick dinner.

Waitrose chopped shallots and soffrito mix are great.

I was scared off frozen spinach when I discovered a large moth in my Iceland bag! I got compensation and an apology but it put me right off which is a shame because it was really handy.

I am still not persuaded to try frozen mash but agree with berries, prawns, meatballs and mixed veg. Also a fan of Aunt Bessie's UNCOOKED Yorkshire Puddings. Not the cooked ones.

Yes! The frozen veggie base mix from
Morrisons is a game-changer for bolognaise etc

I forgot to add, Bannisters bacon and cheese potato skins are lovely.

So for me onions (I hate the chopping and frozen works well). I also buy garlic and ginger frozen. I also freeze chilli and then use them pretty much as I would fresh.