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Home » Freezer Friendly

Freezable Grab & Go Lunches {Beef & Chicken}

Published: Aug 26, 2016 · Modified: Mar 29, 2021 by Steph · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · About 2 minutes to read this article.

How to Make Freezable Grab and Go Lunches | Meal Plan Addict
Simple Freezable Grab and Go Lunches | Meal Plan Addict

Having a few freezable grab and go lunches ready is a life saver for busy weeks I don't have the time to meal prep. Here are my favorite 3 instant pot freezable grab & go lunches! 

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My plan was to make my lunch in my instant pot on my day off, but when I made my chicken and it was so quick and easy, I figured I would put a second recipe in the instant pot while I ate my lunch.

Then, that snowballed into using up some beef and bam! my freezer was stocked with freezable grab and go lunches..

The best part of prepping these grab and go lunches was the lack of dishes! I really only used a couple of cutting boards, measuring tools, and the instant pot. In between recipes, I just washed the instant pot– no piles of pots and pans, and millions of dishes. Win-Win.

To make freezer ready single servings for lunches, I like to use these 2 compartment and 3 compartment Prep Naturals containers.

As for labeling, I found this handy dandy freezer tape! Note: masking tape will not stick once frozen. Actually NOTHING will stick except this magical tape.

I used three recipes for this freezer cooking adventure. I also steamed carrots and broccoli, and prepped some rice to make these full meals!

Now my favorite freezable grab & Go lunches....

Butter Chicken from Two Sleevers

This recipe is in my freezer at all times for lunch AND dinner.. it is that good! Better than restaurant!

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Pressure Cooker Mexican Beef  from Nom Nom Paleo

Melt in your mouth beef. OMG. This is my go to Instant Pot beef recipe!

Freezable Grab & Go Lunches

Instant Pot Honey Bourbon Chicken (Once a Month Meals)–

This is going into regular rotation FOR SURE. I do cut back the honey just a bit for personal preference, but wow this is a family friendly meal for sure!

Freezable Grab & Go Lunches

I think it is safe to say that the electric pressure cooker has made my meal prep adventures even quicker, and with way less mess to clean up!

If you are interested in more instant pot meal prep ideas, check out this section of the blog!

So, there you have it.. 3 amazing freezable grab and go lunch ideas... that taste AMAZING!

 

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  1. Bree says

    May 25, 2017 at 8:42 pm

    I have also looked up these jars and it says they are not microwave safe? 🙁

    Reply
    • Steph says

      May 25, 2017 at 10:06 pm

      Thaw, and transfer to a micrcowave safe dish.

      Reply
  2. Mona says

    August 31, 2017 at 8:04 am

    Where did u find freezer jars?

    Reply
    • Steph says

      September 08, 2017 at 10:33 am

      Amazon or walmart is your best bet!

      Reply
  3. Kim says

    September 08, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    Sound. Like. A. Good. Idea. Thank. You!

    Reply
    • Steph says

      September 10, 2018 at 10:55 am

      Thanks Kim! They are essential to my lunch life!

      Reply
  4. Connie says

    September 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    When my food doesn’t reach the top of the freezer container I place a layer of plastic wrap directly on the food prior to closing the lid.

    Reply
    • Steph says

      September 20, 2018 at 2:19 pm

      Great tip!!! I will try that! Thank you

      Reply
  5. Karin says

    September 21, 2018 at 3:03 pm

    Since I don't use microwaves I use my lunch crock to heat things like this up. I usually dump it in at night and throw the meal into a thermos to take to work the next day. Just throwing this out there for those that aren't fans of microwaves or don't have access to one at work.

    Reply
    • Steph says

      September 22, 2018 at 2:23 pm

      Great idea!!!

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    September 29, 2018 at 12:35 pm

    I like the way you think!

    Reply
  7. Samantha says

    June 20, 2019 at 6:19 pm

    I don’t have an instant pot but there are tons of good recipes on here. Do you know a way to convert time for a crock pot?

    Reply
    • Steph says

      June 30, 2019 at 11:55 am

      I haven't used my slow cooker in years so I may not be the best resource for this. But, what I would do is just take which ever recipe you like and then search for a slow cooker version on google or pinterest. Sorry!

      Reply
  8. Rachel says

    September 24, 2019 at 9:07 am

    I have a question. Can you put the rice and broccoli in the container when you freeze it?

    Reply
    • Steph says

      September 24, 2019 at 6:53 pm

      Yes, both are cooked prior to freezing.

      Reply
  9. Kathy says

    February 04, 2020 at 10:29 am

    How do you reheat these? Can they go from freezer to microwave or should they be unthawed first?

    Reply

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