Bye Bye savory soups and recipes using the oven. When Summer hits, my freezer game changes!
Here is how I fill my meal prep freezer for the Summer!
I live in Canada, so while we don't get the hot hot hot summers of Texas, we do have a super dry heat here in Alberta, and no AC in our house.
So, in the summer I rely on anything that can come from the freezer, and not use my oven or stove top.
I use my freezer stash for breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Crazy, right?
Nah... just efficient.
Breakfasts in the summer are smoothies, and things I can microwave or pop into my air fyrer to reheat.
Here is what is in my freezer this summer for breakfast!
Is this a dessert, or a breakfast smoothie packed with protein? Hint: it only tastes like a creamy delicious dessert! Yogurt, coconut, oats and pineapple are the base for this one. I put all of the dry ingredients in a zip bag and prep 5 at a time. When it is time for breakfast, I dump the bag contents into the blender with the yogurt and almond milk for a quick on the go breakfast. No more choosing between your morning smoothie, and your coffee. This struggle is no more with this Espresso Oat Smoothie! This is by far the most popular smoothie recipe on the blog! Breakfast wraps are a freezer essential. I personally love to heat mine up from frozen in my airfryer! But a microwave or an oven are options too! A little spin on traditional breakfast burritos, veggie loaded breakfast pockets are the next thing you need in your life... and freezer for summer! This post has a how to video too, just to show you how easy these are to make! This is Brad's favorite breakfast EVER. We seriously prepped this every Sunday and ate it all week for 6 months straight. Now, we make it, and freeze it in single serve portions to reheat once a week... not every day of the week! Summer Breakfasts
Mint Chocolate Protein Smoothie Freezer Packs
Pina Colada Breakfast Smoothie
{Prep Ahead} Espresso Oat Breakfast Smoothie
Dill Feta Egg Wraps {Freezer Friendly}
Veggie Loaded Breakfast Pockets {Freezer Friendly}
Hearty Taco Breakfast Casserole
On Sunday's we are usually getting home from camping or a weekend road trip and making lunches is just not in the cards.
I will take one afternoon, prep a few of these, and then freeze them in single serve containers for grab and go lunches all summer!
Summer Lunches
Have a big cook day, make a few of these, and freeze them in single serve containers for grab and go lunches all summer!
Mozza cheese inside meatballs. Do I need to say more?
The best part of the cheesesteak is the inside. Ditch the bun, add some rice, and call it a meal prep bowl!
Zero percent traditional yakitori, one hundred percent awesome. Use frozen edamame to make this a really easy prep dish.
I always double this recipe when I make it. I freeze it in 2 cup portions, and of course... don't freeze lettuce. Having the mix ready to go is a life saver!
Take out fake out meals are THE BEST. This one is going to be lighter in salt, sugar, and calories than typical fried rice. Oh, and protein bumped up with the quinoa!
Get in my belly. Right now. Garlic Chicken. Meal Prep. Yes to the yes please.
Love ground pork, turkey, beef bowls. Ground anything bowls and I am a happy camper! These make the very best freezer lunches, too!
Summer dinners... must be cooked outside... or over a campfire.
Getting home from work to a non air conditioned hot house means zero chance I am turning a burner or an oven on. It also means Brad does most of the weeknight cooking all summer.
I prep the meals, he cooks them.. .outside... all summer.
Here is what is in my freezer all summer for dinners... and camping!
This pork tenderloin usually goes in my air fryer, but in the summer, it goes on the grill, every.single.time! Thanks to Social Supper, this is on regular rotation on my camping meal plan! Fun fact. My husband and I have a second blog. It's Not a Veggie Blog, and this recipe is on that blog. When we entertain in the summer, this is what we make! Freeze these on a parchment lined cookie sheet, then transfer to a zip bag or vacuum seal them with a foodsaver system! Freezer to grill. YAAAASSS!!! We buy our steak in bulk and prep a ton of these! They are AWESOME for camping prep too! Ok, to be fair this is not just a summer go to for me. This is in my freezer at all times. It is just so easy to microwave and have dinner ready. While Brad is all about stuffing cream cheese into burgers, I am all about making lean chicken burgers amazing. I make these chicken burgers and freeze them for camping and weeknight dinners! Taco Tuesdays allllll summer just got SUPER SIMPLE! Summer Dinners
What are some of the things you love for the summer?! Tell me in the comments below!
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