Make Your Own Gourmet-Quality Frozen Dinner
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Convenient meals can be a lifesaver at times. They can be more nutritious than fast food and eaten at home. You can grab one of these meals when you have a busy schedule and feed you family an nutritious gourmet frozen meal.
There may be times when you have no choice but to grab a frozen meal from the grocery store, but many times, you have another option. If you have a chance, make your own frozen meals.
By making your own frozen meals, you get to choose what goes into your food. You can choose to leave out ingredients that are not your family’s favorite or increase the spice a little here or there. Additionally, you can choose how much salt or sugar is added to the meals your family eats.
Most people find that it is best at first to choose recipes that your family already enjoys. Who wants to have a freezer filled with dinners that no one in your family likes. If you need some ideas, try these: Beef stew, chicken curry, corn chowder, vegetable soup or Broccoli Beef.
Pasta and rice do not do well in many of the freezer recipes. The double cooking of the meal tends to over cook these starches. If you are using recipes with these ingredients, freeze the sauces and cook the starch separately. A rice cooker is a quick easy way to cook rice and fresh pasta cooks in boiling water in only three minutes. You can find fresh pasta in the deli section of most grocery stores.
To get that freezer stocked try cooking meals that are two to four times the normal size. The excess should go directly to the fridge and not to the table. If it is on the table you will be tempted to over eat and the quality declines. It needs to be chilled as soon as possible for the best flavor.
The second is to have two days set aside for shopping and cooking. Buy the food one day and cook the second. While cooking, you can prepare several meals at once for the freezer. Remember to plan to cook more than one recipe of each meal you are cooking.
Use a vacuum sealer to store your food. The bags are very heavy weight and prevent freezer burn. They can be used to heat food in the microwave or as a boil-in bag in a pot of water.
For those of you who aren’t up to this sort of planning and time, acclaimed chefs will actually prepare a gourmet frozen dinner or lunch for you.
Don’t count on your local grocer to carry truly wonderful food that you can love. Instead, take a look online for a high quality gourmet dinner delivered to your door, frozen and ready to heat, serve and enjoy.