Make-Ahead Meals ~ Cooking Day Plan

Our Make-Ahead Meal Cooking Day is Monday. If you would like to join in the fun, grab our plan and the recipes, and follow me on Twitter! Let’s get cooking

You will need several pans and storage containers that will either go into the fridge or freezer, I bought some extra foil pans at the Dollar Store. It’s a great place to buy your extras. They also have a great pan that I buy for cupcakes, it holds a dozen perfectly and is great for transporting.

Here are the baking pans you will need…

• Cookie Sheet for Chimichangas (at time of cooking)
• 13 x 9 – 4 (will go in fridge or freezer)
• 4 mini foil loaf pans – (freezer)
• Storage Containers – Sloppy Joes, Spaghetti Sauce
• Freezer bag for Teriyaki Chicken
• Storage bag for Chimichanga Mixture

Prep Plan…

1. Cook Whole Chicken (Teriyaki) and Ham (Cheesy Pasta & Ham) in oven
2. Cut chicken breast for Chimichangas
3. Cook Chicken and filling according to directions
4. Set aside to cool and then place in container or storage bag
5. Mix Meatloaves, place in pans, wrap and freeze
6. Mix Meatballs, get ready to cook after chicken & ham are done
7. Cook Spaghetti Sauce and put in crockpot to cook or keep on stove according to directions, cool, place in container and freeze
8. Cook hamburger for Sloppy Joes, mix sauce and place in crockpot to cook
9. Mix Teriyaki Sauce, add chicken, in freezer bag and freeze
10. Mix Mashed Potato Casserole, put in dish, wrap, label & freeze
11. Cook Pasta for Cheesy Pasta, Ham & Peas
12. Cut Ham
13. Cook cheese sauce
14. Mix pasta, cheese sauce and ham, place in dish, cool, label & freeze
15. Prepare chicken for Tortellini Tetrazzini (pick & de-bone)
16. Cook Tortellini
17. Mix Tetrazzini sauce, and combine with chicken & pasta, following recipe
18. Put in dish, place in fridge or wrap, label and freeze
19. The Mac & Cheese is not a dish that should be frozen, I have it planned for Friday night, so Thursday evening or Friday morning I will put it together.
20. Grab a cup of tea and sit and relax! Your meals are done or almost done for a whole week WooHoo!

And don’t forget to enter to win the cookbook with all these yummy recipes and lots more!

Here is a list of what we are cooking, for those of you visiting for Menu Plan Monday All of the recipes are on the Budget Friendly Meals Page.

Monday ~ Baked Chicken Chimichangas

Tuesday ~  Cheesy Pasta, Ham & Peas

Wednesday ~  Mini Meatloaves and Mashed Potato Casserole

Thursday ~  Teriyaki Chicken and White Rice

Friday ~  Sloppy Joes and Mac & Cheese

Saturday ~  Spaghetti and Meatballs, Garlic Bread and Salad

Sunday ~ Chicken Tortellini Tetrazzini

This post linked to:

~I’m An Organizing Junkie

~Dinnertime Dilemmas hosted by Tatertots and Jello