But I plan for the unexpected, I plan ahead knowing most nights I won't feel like cooking by the time supper time comes around. I won't feel like cooking when I could be outside enjoying a summer evening with my family. I won't feel like cooking when the work days get long. I plan ahead by having simple, quick and easy items in the freezer.
On a whim I checked out the "hot sheet" at Smart Food Service (Cash n' Carry) and found that they had precooked meatballs, Angus hamburger patties and precooked chicken breast all on sale. I stocked up and scored enough meat to feed my family 26 meals.
The price for these protein sources worked out to $2.71 per meal or less than a dollar per serving.
The hamburgers are always nice to have on hand, especially since my hubby is comfortable just throwing them on the grill when he steps in to make dinner.
The meatballs I saw with the obvious pasta but also as meatball subs or wraps.
The precooked chicken breast will be great on salads, wraps or fajitas.
Now, this didn't all fit in my freezer, so this purchase forced me to implement some further planning.
Any of you that follow me on facebook know I'm a huge fan of Passionate Penny Pincher and Eat At Home. Last week they did a challenge where they prepared 25 crockpot meals to go in the freezer, to later utilize throughout the summer. They made five recipes a day for five days. Again, I was short on freezer space so I had no plans to participate in this challenge but that didn't stop me from printing out all the recipes and I'm so glad I did.
To make room for my summer time splendor I picked five of the slow cooker recipes and pulled all the protein from the freezers. For the first time in a long time I had a plan for an entire week of suppers.
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