Pasta Freezer Meals // Freezer Meals 101

 Baked Manicotti

Ingredients
  • 3 cups cottage cheese
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 8 oz manicotti uncooked
  • 6 cups pasta sauce
Instructions
Assembly Instructions:

  1. Spread one cup of pasta sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

  2. In a large bowl, mix the cottage cheese, egg, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Using a piping bag, a spoon, or your fingers, stuff the cheese filling mixture into the manicotti shells.

  3. Place stuffed manicotti on top of the pasta sauce in the pan. Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the pasta.

  4. Wrap the entire pan in plastic wrap and top the pan with foil. Label the pan and place it in the freezer until you’re ready to bake.
Cooking Instructions:

  1. Thaw.

  2. Preheat the oven to 350°. Remove the foil and plastic wrap from the pan and replace the foil. Bake for 45 minutes.

  3. The dish can also be baked from frozen if you increase cooking time to 1 hour and 10 minutes.
  4. Remove the foil from the pan and continue baking until noodles are tender.

Tex Mex Pasta Bake Recipe
I don't always include the pasta when I make a pasta freezer meal, but in this case, I wanted to make things as easy as possible for cooking day. Instructions are included below for each method.
Servings: 6
Calories: 613 kcal
Ingredients
  • 12 oz. package of egg noodles
  • 1 lb. extra lean ground beef browned
  • 1 packet taco seasoning or 4 Tbsp. homemade taco seasoning
  • 4 oz. can of green chilies
  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups salsa
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Method #1:
  1. Brown the ground beef and allow to cool somewhat.
  2. While the beef is browning, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions.
  3. Drain.
  4. Allow the noodles to cool a bit and add them to a large resealable bag.
  5. Put 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese in a medium resealable bag and seal.
  6. Mix the remaining cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, green chilies, taco seasoning, and ground beef together.
  7. Place them in the large bag with the noodles.
  8. Remove excess air and seal.
  9. Staple the bag of cheese to the larger bag above the seal.

  10. On your cooking day, take the freezer meal out of the freezer and thaw.

  11. Mix together the pasta and sauce and place it in a casserole dish.

  12. Top with the contents of the cheese bag.

  13. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes covered or until cheese is melted.

Method #2:
  1. Place 1 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese in a medium resealable bag and seal well.
  2. Brown the ground beef and allow it to cool a bit.
  3. Place the beef, remaining cheese and all ingredients other than the pasta in a large resealable bag.
  4. Remove the air and seal.
  5. Staple the smaller bag to the larger bag above the seal.
  6. On the day of cooking, thaw the bags.
  7. Boil water and cook the pasta according to package directions.
  8. Stir together the pasta and the sauce from the large bag and put in a large casserole dish.
  9. Top with the shredded cheese.

  10. Bake covered at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.


Seafood Curry Pasta Recipe
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

This seafood curry pasta recipe is a medley of beautiful flavours.

Course: Main Course
Servings: 6
Calories: 921 kcal
Ingredients
  • 5 oz. 150 g scallops
  • 7 oz. 200 g jumbo shrimp deveined
  • 1/2 onion thinly sliced
  • 6 mushrooms sliced
  • 3 Tbsp. sun dried tomatoes in oil drained and sliced
  • 1 1/2 tsp. curry powder
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 10 oz. cream of mushroom soup
  • 370 mL evaporated milk
For day of serving:
  • 350 g penne pasta
Instructions
Assembly instructions:

  1. Place the scallops and shrimp into a medium resealable bag and seal. 

  2. Place all the other ingredients except for the pasta in a large resealable bag.

  3. Squish to combine.

  4. Remove excess air and seal.
  5. Staple both bags together above the seal and freeze.
Cooking instructions:
  1. Thaw.
  2. Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  3. Drain and set aside.

  4. While the pasta is cooking, heat the large bag of ingredients in a skillet over medium heat for 7 minutes.

  5. Add the seafood to the skillet and heat until cooked through.

  6. Serve over the pasta.

Recipe Notes

Optionally, you can serve with red pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese. 



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