![]() ![]() The ingredients fuse together, making every bite the right balance of salty, sweet, and cheesy. The sauce and the cheese, after hibernating for days, weeks, or even months with the pasta sheets, creates a depth of flavor that doesn’t exist in fresh lasagna. The way homemade lasagna reheats is a thing of magic. On nights when we don’t feel like cooking for ourselves, we open up the freezer and chisel off a couple of servings from our own frozen stash, like hungry ice sculptors, and within minutes we’re eating a meal that somehow tastes even better than it did the day we cooked it. Ditto when multiple friends got COVID-19, and after another friend’s wedding. When our upstairs neighbors had their first baby earlier this year, my girlfriend and I brought them a massive tray of lasagna. ![]() Missy Frederick, Cities Director Classic Easy Lasagna You’ll be rewarded with a dark, savory gumbo undiluted by tomato - and plenty of it to store for later. ![]() The roux is admittedly time-consuming, but there are instructions included on how to make the process less hands-on. Enter this excellent version for chicken and andouille gumbo from Serious Eats. It’s one of those foods that doesn’t quickly deteriorate in the freezer, and recipes without seafood are even less delicate. Gumbo is a commitment anytime you make it (and most recipes tend to make a lot), so I always like to freeze half of it as a gift for Future Me. Nadia Chaudhury, Editor of Eater Austin Cajun Gumbo With Chicken and Andouille Sausage And the dish is an ideal freezer food because all you have to do is portion out the soup into little deli containers and thaw/microwave when needed. I tend to make lentil soup in my slow cooker because it’s easy and the house smells so good. It’s soothing, hearty, and works well for lunch, dinner, hangovers, and upset stomachs you can mix in whatever you want (my new go-to is chunks of whatever cheese I have available, Impossible nuggets, a ton of hot sauce, and a drizzle of olive oil). Lentil soup is one of those perfect foods for me. (From there, here’s your guide on how to defrost everything.) Slow Cooker Curried Lentil Soup From freezer-friendly muffins to an always-satisfying lasagna, take this as your inspiration to stuff the freezer full of goodness and make life easier for your future self. A baked good that’s somewhat involved? The work goes by easier when you think about it in the context of future treats that need only to be pulled out of the freezer. Big-batch recipes? Make the whole thing - you’ll be thankful for any extras in a few weeks when you need a quick dinner or late-night snack. We like to think of the freezer as a way to maximize our efforts in the kitchen. ![]()
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