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Modified: Sep 27, 2022 | Categories: Recipes

Healthy Freezer-Friendly Recipes

Can I interest you in 14 healthy freezer-friendly recipes?

This is one of the easiest ways to meal plan and to make your favorite dishes ahead of time.

And it sets you up for success with easy, quick, healthy and satisfying meals ready whenever you need them.

SAVE THESE RECIPES FOR LATER!

Healthy Freezer Meals

Spaghetti Pie

This Spaghetti Pie is super customizable and makes for an incredible freezer-friendly comfort meal.

While it calls for turkey or sausage, you can also use pepperoni or make it vegetarian without any meat at all.

It's also made with whole grain pasta and cottage cheese to give it a healthier spin.

Spaghetti Pie in a casserole dish (a freezer-friendly meal option).

Thai Sweet Potato Soup

The best sweet potato soup! It can be made on the stove-top or in the Instant Pot and is wonderful for any time of the year, even summer.

The ingredients are simple, yet it's packed with flavor.

This is a recipe that should definitely make it on your make ahead freezer meal list.

Thai Sweet Potato Soup in white bowls as a healthy freezer-friendly meal option.

Mini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Tender, delicious chocolate chip muffins that are healthier than your typical muffin.

They're made with Greek yogurt, whole grains, and mini chocolate chips.

If you can't eat them all, they're great for a freezer-friendly snack or addition to a breakfast meal.

Toss them in an airtight freezer bag and voila! Muffins all the time.

Make-ahead freezer-friendly mini muffins in a basket

Chicken Taco Casserole

If you love Mexican food, this one's for you.

This recipe makes a ton of leftovers that can be frozen to be eaten at a later time.

There's chicken, brown rice, and plenty of vegetables making it a balanced meal. Plus, it only takes 30 minutes to make.

You can make an entire batch in an aluminum casserole dish and freeze it for easy reheating, or cook one up and cut it into individual serving sizes to be stored in airtight containers.

Chicken taco casserole in a white dish

Broccoli Cheese Soup

An elevated version of the classic broccoli cheddar soup with a few special ingredients.

It's creamy, cheesy and has big chunks of broccoli throughout.

You'll thank yourself for prepping this one ahead of time.

A side shot of a bowl of broccoli cheese soup.

Chicken Parmesan Pasta Bake

Creamy pasta dishes are almost a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. It's filled with juicy chicken, tons of spinach, and is tossed in a garlic Italian sauce.

This one can be stove-top only when preparing it, or you can throw it into the oven to make it into a pasta bake.

Now let's move on to even more healthy freezer-friendly recipes.

Chicken parmesan in a white pot

Sourdough Sausage Strata

When you want the ultimate breakfast casserole, look no further than this sourdough breakfast casserole.

It’s loaded with sourdough bread, eggs, Greek yogurt, sausage, kale, and Gruyere for a make-ahead meal that will make everyone clamor for more!

An overhead shot of a casserole dish of strata.
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Written by Anna Pashkova, MS, RDN, LD, ACSM-EP / Reviewed by Chef Julie Andrews, MS, RDN, CD, FAND
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  1. Connie says

    August 24, 2020 at 7:00 am

    Good Morning Julie weather here on the gulf coast is rather scary right now..2 hurricanes at same time.
    Soooooo, your new Healthy Freezer Meals came at a good time. Can't wait to dive in and make them, even though I'm still working my way thru all your salads...the mini choc chip muffins are a MUST!! You're amazingly brilliant.

    Reply
    • Julie Andrews says

      August 24, 2020 at 3:59 pm

      So glad these freezer friendly recipes are coming in handy, Connie! Stay safe!!

      Reply

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