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Freezer Meal Recipes

Maple Pecan Scones
Breakfast

Maple Pecan Scones

Tender gluten-free, dairy-free scones with a hint of maple and a crunch of pecans — Erin's go-to pairing for a hot cup of coffee.

Prep: 15 minCook: 15 min
No-Churn Vegan Ice Cream
Dessert

No-Churn Vegan Ice Cream

A 3-ingredient no-churn dairy-free ice cream with a soft-serve texture — mix in your favorite cookies, chips, or fruit.

Prep: 10 minCook: 0 min
Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Breakfast

Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Dense, filling gluten-free muffins made with oat flour, flaxseed, and pumpkin puree, drizzled with a simple icing — perfect fuel before a long run.

Prep: 15 minCook: 30 min
Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
Breakfast

Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Rich, fudgy chocolate muffins with grated zucchini hidden inside — a sneaky way to get an extra vegetable into breakfast that nobody will notice.

Prep: 15 minCook: 26 min
Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Breakfast

Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

A no-fuss, blender-and-bake breakfast bar loaded with banana and oats — my go-to lunchbox filler and pre-workout fuel.

Prep: 10 minCook: 38 min
Buckeye Brownies
Dessert

Buckeye Brownies

Fudgy gluten-free, dairy-free brownies layered with a peanut butter filling and topped with chocolate ganache — everything great about buckeyes, in bar form.

Prep: 25 minCook: 45 min
Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Dessert

Banana Oatmeal Cookies

Soft, naturally sweetened banana oatmeal cookies with a hint of maple and mini chocolate chips — good enough for breakfast, snack time, or just because.

Prep: 10 minCook: 12 min
White Bean Chili
Soups

White Bean Chili

A creamy white bean chili with a hidden dose of pureed cauliflower — packed with fiber and just enough kick from green chiles.

Prep: 10 minCook: 20 min
Vegan Carrot Cupcakes
Dessert

Vegan Carrot Cupcakes

Moist, spiced carrot cupcakes topped with fluffy plant-butter icing — a plant-based treat that sneaks in a serving of vegetables without anyone noticing.

Prep: 15 minCook: 17 min
Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
Dessert

Fudgy Black Bean Brownies

Rich, fudgy brownies made with black beans instead of flour — a sneaky way to add fiber that nobody will guess is in there.

Prep: 10 minCook: 32 min
Boston Creme Cheesecake Tarts
Dessert

Boston Creme Cheesecake Tarts

Bite-size vanilla cheesecakes on a shortbread crust, topped with vanilla custard and chocolate ganache — all the flavor of Boston cream with a couple of clever shortcuts.

Prep: 30 minCook: 20 min
Easiest Gluten-Free M&M Brownies
Dessert

Easiest Gluten-Free M&M Brownies

A doctored-up gluten-free brownie mix loaded with chocolate chips and M&Ms — thick, fudgy, and nobody will guess they're gluten-free.

Prep: 10 minCook: 49 min
Chicken Pot Pie Soup
Soups

Chicken Pot Pie Soup

All the cozy flavor of a classic chicken pot pie in soup form — thick, creamy, and perfect for dunking a warm biscuit.

Prep: 10 minCook: 15 min
Best Ever Waffles with Strawberry Maple Syrup
Breakfast

Best Ever Waffles with Strawberry Maple Syrup

Light, crispy-outside-soft-inside waffles made with whipped egg whites, topped with a bright homemade strawberry maple syrup.

Prep: 15 minCook: 15 min
Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits
Side Dishes

Cheddar Buttermilk Biscuits

Garlicky, cheesy drop biscuits loaded with extra sharp cheddar — every bit as good as the ones you remember from your favorite seafood chain, and freezer-friendly to boot.

Prep: 15 minCook: 20 min
Smothered Mashed Potatoes
Side Dishes

Smothered Mashed Potatoes

Loaded mashed potatoes topped with cheddar and bacon and baked until bubbly — a holiday side that's just as good made ahead.

Prep: 15 minCook: 1 hr
No-Bake Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie
Dessert

No-Bake Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Pie

A no-bake peanut butter cheesecake pie in a graham cracker crust, drizzled with chocolate and loaded with chopped peanut butter cups.

Prep: 15 minCook: 0 min
Apple Cider Donut Muffins
Breakfast

Apple Cider Donut Muffins

All the flavor of orchard-fresh apple cider donuts baked into an easy gluten-free, dairy-free muffin, dipped twice for maximum cinnamon-sugar coating.

Prep: 15 minCook: 22 min
Banana Nut Bread with Honey Butter
Breakfast

Banana Nut Bread with Honey Butter

Soft, gluten-free banana nut bread smothered in whipped honey butter — the best excuse to let your bananas go a little too brown.

Prep: 15 minCook: 50 min
Lemon Blueberry Scones
Breakfast

Lemon Blueberry Scones

Gluten-free, dairy-free drop scones packed with wild blueberries and bright lemon, finished with a simple glaze — no rolling or cutting required.

Prep: 15 minCook: 15 min
Oreo Brownie Delight
Dessert

Oreo Brownie Delight

A layered dessert of fudgy brownie, chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and whipped topping — easy enough for a weeknight, impressive enough for a crowd.

Prep: 20 minCook: 22 min
Cajun Alfredo
Dinner

Cajun Alfredo

A creamy, spicy Cajun alfredo loaded with shrimp and andouille sausage — one of my most-requested freezer meals, and it disappears just as fast fresh out of the oven.

Prep: 20 minCook: 35 min
No-Churn Banana Pudding Ice Cream
Dessert

No-Churn Banana Pudding Ice Cream

A no-machine-required, gluten-free ice cream packed with real banana and crunchy vanilla wafers — tastes exactly like classic banana pudding.

Prep: 20 minCook: 0 min
Cocktail Pouches
Beverages

Cocktail Pouches

A dozen make-ahead cocktail punch recipes you mix in a pitcher and pour into sealable pouches — perfect for coolers, lake days, and parties where nobody wants to bartend.

Prep: 10 minCook: 0 min
Alcoholic Freeze Pops
Beverages

Alcoholic Freeze Pops

Eight boozy, blender-easy freeze pop flavors — from pina colada to sangria — for the grown-ups on a scorching South Carolina afternoon.

Prep: 15 minCook: 0 min
Ham and Swiss Mac 'n Cheese
Dinner

Ham and Swiss Mac 'n Cheese

All the flavor of a hot ham and swiss sandwich turned into a rich, cheesy baked mac 'n cheese — a family favorite freezer meal.

Prep: 30 minCook: 45 min
Fajita Wraps with Queso Sauce
Dinner

Fajita Wraps with Queso Sauce

Chicken, steak, and shrimp fajita burritos smothered in a spicy homemade queso — a freezer meal that tastes like our favorite Mexican restaurant.

Prep: 25 minCook: 45 min
The BEST Creamed Corn
Side Dishes

The BEST Creamed Corn

Sweet corn simmered into a thick, cheesy, parmesan-flecked sauce — the side dish our kids reliably go back for seconds on.

Prep: 10 minCook: 12 min
Espresso Brownies
Dessert

Espresso Brownies

Doctored-up brownie mix loaded with espresso chocolate chips and topped with a coffee liqueur ganache — coffee and chocolate in every bite.

Prep: 15 minCook: 40 min
Gourmet Seafood Mac 'n Cheese
Dinner

Gourmet Seafood Mac 'n Cheese

A creamy four-cheese mac 'n cheese loaded with lobster and shrimp, topped with buttered breadcrumbs — restaurant-worthy comfort food you can stash in the freezer.

Prep: 30 minCook: 45 min
Tomato Bisque
Soups

Tomato Bisque

A rich, creamy tomato soup finished with sherry and parmesan — customer-favorite comfort food that begs to be paired with a grilled cheese.

Prep: 10 minCook: 15 min
Chicken Croquettes
Dinner

Chicken Croquettes

Crispy, gluten-free chicken patties somewhere between a crab cake and a chicken cutlet, coated in pork panko and baked until golden.

Prep: 25 minCook: 18 min
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies
Dessert

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Blondies

Chewy blondies built on melted white chocolate, packed with chunks of macadamia nuts — a pantry-inspired treat that turned into a new favorite.

Prep: 15 minCook: 27 min
Marsala Chicken Ravioli
Dinner

Marsala Chicken Ravioli

Chicken mozzarella ravioli baked in a creamy marsala mushroom sauce with parmesan — a restaurant-style dinner made for stocking the freezer.

Prep: 25 minCook: 40 min
Cinnamon Roll Muffins
Breakfast

Cinnamon Roll Muffins

Jumbo muffins with a swirl of brown sugar cinnamon filling and a simple vanilla glaze — all the flavor of a cinnamon roll without the yeast dough and rising time.

Prep: 15 minCook: 28 min
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Breakfast

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Grain-free, sugar-free jumbo pumpkin spice muffins studded with dark chocolate chips and finished with a quick chocolate glaze — a weekend breakfast staple I keep stocked in my freezer year-round.

Prep: 15 minCook: 32 min
Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini
Dinner

Chicken and Broccoli Tortellini

Three-cheese tortellini and tender broccoli tossed in a scratch-made alfredo with plenty of chicken — one of the most requested meals from my freezer meal business.

Prep: 20 minCook: 20 min
Southern Shrimp and Pasta
Dinner

Southern Shrimp and Pasta

Shrimp and penne in a creamy, BBQ-seasoned sauce with bacon and roasted red peppers — a freezer-friendly Southern spin on shrimp pasta.

Prep: 15 minCook: 25 min
Dairy-Free Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins
Breakfast

Dairy-Free Keto Chocolate Chip Muffins

Almond flour muffins studded with chocolate chips — gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free, but nobody in my house complains about that.

Prep: 10 minCook: 24 min
Chicken Divan
Dinner

Chicken Divan

A cozy, creamy chicken and broccoli bake in a sherry cream sauce with melted cheddar — a healthier-leaning comfort food classic from my freezer meal days.

Prep: 20 minCook: 40 min
Hearty Vegetable Chowder
Soups

Hearty Vegetable Chowder

A dairy-free, gluten-free chowder with a pureed cauliflower base that tastes like chicken pot pie filling, minus the chicken and the dairy.

Prep: 15 minCook: 20 min
Dairy-Free Keto Green Bean Casserole
Side Dishes

Dairy-Free Keto Green Bean Casserole

A rich, bacon-studded green bean casserole made with coconut milk and dairy-free cream cheese — nobody at my Thanksgiving table missed the dairy.

Prep: 20 minCook: 30 min
Best Pumpkin Spice Muffins
Breakfast

Best Pumpkin Spice Muffins

Jumbo pumpkin spice muffins with a buttery cinnamon streusel — a weekend freezer staple that turns any morning into a grab-and-go breakfast.

Prep: 10 minCook: 32 min
Chicken Parmesan Casserole
Dinner

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

All the flavor of chicken parmesan layered into an easy casserole — pasta, shredded chicken, marinara, and plenty of melted cheese under a buttery breadcrumb topping.

Prep: 15 minCook: 30 min
Lobster Ravioli
Dinner

Lobster Ravioli

Store-bought lobster ravioli baked in a rich sherry-tomato cream sauce with parmesan and mozzarella — a restaurant-style dinner that started as a freezer meal.

Prep: 15 minCook: 35 min
Baked Chicken Alfredo
Dinner

Baked Chicken Alfredo

A big-batch, rich-but-balanced chicken alfredo bake made for the freezer — perfect for potlucks, big families, or a night you don't want to cook from scratch.

Prep: 25 minCook: 35 min
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Soups

Chicken Tortilla Soup

A hearty, gluten-free, dairy-free tortilla soup with pureed veggies for a rich body, plus black beans, corn, and plenty of shredded chicken.

Prep: 20 minCook: 25 min
Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Breakfast

Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Fluffy gluten-free buttermilk pancakes studded with fresh blueberries — my one culinary job on our annual beach vacation, and I take full advantage.

Prep: 10 minCook: 15 min
Quinoa Oatmeal
Breakfast

Quinoa Oatmeal

A hearty, gut-friendly breakfast of steel cut oats and quinoa sweetened with coconut sugar and cinnamon — the meal that gets me back on track after I've overdone it.

Prep: 5 minCook: 22 min
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Dessert

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Grain-free, dairy-free chocolate chip cookies made with almond flour and maple syrup — sturdy enough to hold their shape and sweet enough that nobody notices what's missing.

Prep: 15 minCook: 14 min
Pizza Rolls
Appetizers

Pizza Rolls

Crescent roll dough wrapped around pepperoni and mozzarella string cheese, brushed with garlicky Italian oil and baked golden — the grown-up upgrade to the frozen kind.

Prep: 20 minCook: 17 min
Chocolate Chip Scones
Breakfast

Chocolate Chip Scones

Flaky, buttery scones loaded with mini chocolate chips and finished with a warm chocolate ganache drizzle — proof that scones deserve way more attention than they get.

Prep: 20 minCook: 16 min
Lactation Cookies
Dessert

Lactation Cookies

Soft oatmeal chocolate chip cookies packed with flaxseed and brewer's yeast — a nursing-mom favorite that just so happens to taste like a completely normal, delicious cookie.

Prep: 45 minCook: 15 min
Creamy Baked Mac 'n Cheese
Dinner

Creamy Baked Mac 'n Cheese

A from-scratch, gluten-free mac 'n cheese with a sharp cheddar bechamel — nicknamed "mac 'n crack" by more than one customer.

Prep: 15 minCook: 50 min
Brownie Truffle Pie
Dessert

Brownie Truffle Pie

A fudgy brownie base topped with rich chocolate ganache and a light chocolate mousse layer — an over-the-top dessert for serious chocolate lovers.

Prep: 30 minCook: 35 min
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Dinner

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken breast rolled around ham and swiss, breaded, fried, and baked to a golden finish, topped with bearnaise sauce for a restaurant-worthy dinner at home.

Prep: 40 minCook: 40 min
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole
Dinner

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole

All the flavor of chicken cordon bleu — chicken, ham, swiss, and a béarnaise-spiked sauce — without the breading and frying.

Prep: 15 minCook: 30 min
Chunky Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies
Dessert

Chunky Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies

Thick, soft cookies loaded with chocolate chips and pecans — a recipe I made in memory of my grandfather, using pecans from the very trees he and my grandmother picked together for decades.

Prep: 1 hr 30 minCook: 13 min
Creamy Corn Dip
Appetizers

Creamy Corn Dip

A simple, five-minute-to-mix corn dip baked until hot and golden — the appetizer people ask about long after the party's over.

Prep: 10 minCook: 40 min