What's the best way to cook a few days woth of meals?

[etalns]

Cooking is taking up too much of my time. So I thrink I would like to cook a few days worth of meals in advance and just eat them for a few days.

Would the most effective way be to just cook them, and then refridgerate them and microwave them when I Want to eat them? Also, is it necessary to reheat it (I'll be having meats etc), as some days I'm out when it's lunch time and I don't have a microwave available.

Any help/tips are appreciated!

 

[diapickle]

peanut butter and jelly sandwiches FTW!

 

[loup garou]

Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: loup garou
Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

I'll definitely have to give that a shot

The main thing I want to cook in advance is eggs and chicken, as they are taking me too long to make on a daily basis. Then I can just cut my veggies at the time of the meal.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou
Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

I'll definitely have to give that a shot

The main thing I want to cook in advance is eggs and chicken, as they are taking me too long to make on a daily basis. Then I can just cut my veggies at the time of the meal.

Chicken and eggs are tough because they don't reheat well, but I guess those would be perfect for those days when you're in a rush/don't have microwave access. Learn to love hard boiled eggs/egg salad/chicken salad!

 

[ActuaryTm]

Originally posted by: Qosis
What's the best way to cook a few days woth of meals?

Invite Sheepathon over?

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou
Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

I'll definitely have to give that a shot

The main thing I want to cook in advance is eggs and chicken, as they are taking me too long to make on a daily basis. Then I can just cut my veggies at the time of the meal.

Chicken and eggs are tough because they don't reheat well, but I guess those would be perfect for those days when you're in a rush/don't have microwave access. Learn to love hard boiled eggs/egg salad/chicken salad!

Is it unsafe in any way to eat my chicken or eggs without reheating it? Assuming I've left them refridgerated for the whole time in between cooking and eating?

 

[Doboji]

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou
Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

I'll definitely have to give that a shot

The main thing I want to cook in advance is eggs and chicken, as they are taking me too long to make on a daily basis. Then I can just cut my veggies at the time of the meal.

Chicken and eggs are tough because they don't reheat well, but I guess those would be perfect for those days when you're in a rush/don't have microwave access. Learn to love hard boiled eggs/egg salad/chicken salad!

Is it unsafe in any way to eat my chicken or eggs without reheating it? Assuming I've left them refridgerated for the whole time in between cooking and eating?

This is a very important decision... have you weighed the value of being disciplined and cooking every night? Or perhaps it would be better to order pizza, however the economic issues with ordering in nightly should be evaluated as well. I urge you to take some time to thoroughly evaluate this decision you seem to be making.

-Max

 

[DivideBYZero]

I cooked up a big Chili Con Carne last night that, after two peoples meals last night, has at least 3-4 more meals in it.

Easy to cook, easy to keep, easy to reheat.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: Qosis

Originally posted by: loup garou
Here are my large quantity meals:

Meatballs & sauce
Chicken & dumplings
Beef stew
Potato soup
BBQ pork or brisket

Obviously, great for the winter time. I make a huge pot of each and freeze the leftovers in quart ziplocs (each is a meal for 2).

Also, moussaka and lasagna freeze well if you slice them into individual servings and wrap in foil. Then throw them in the oven (on the foil, don't even need to dirty a cookie sheet!) to defrost & reheat.

I'll definitely have to give that a shot

The main thing I want to cook in advance is eggs and chicken, as they are taking me too long to make on a daily basis. Then I can just cut my veggies at the time of the meal.

Chicken and eggs are tough because they don't reheat well, but I guess those would be perfect for those days when you're in a rush/don't have microwave access. Learn to love hard boiled eggs/egg salad/chicken salad!

Is it unsafe in any way to eat my chicken or eggs without reheating it? Assuming I've left them refridgerated for the whole time in between cooking and eating?

As long as both products were fully cooked and then refridgerated, you should be okay. However... cold chicken and eggs sounds kinda yucky unless it's on a salad/sandwich.

All sorts of stews/soups/chili can make large quantites and be divided up in gladware-type containers for easy re-heating. It all really depends on the meal, but there are things that reheat better than others in a microwave, and things that require a little bit of work to make them reheat correctly. For instance, if you have refrigerated mac and cheese, add about 1/4 cup of milk to it before heating and heat until it's not runny.

Reheat grilled cheese isn't so bad.

You could cut up some veggies and put them in zip-locks and they'll stay fresh for almost a week... likely a little longer.

 

[tontod]

I made a large batch of chili day before yesterday and put them in 4 individual plastic containers, each one holding 1 meal's worth. I got the recipe from allrecipes.com, had one of them yesterday, came out pretty good.

 

[gigapet]

get the boneless chicken breasts......the small ones .....get like 3 lbs worth. Put inside tupparware with a bottle of your favorite marinade. Leave in fridge over night. Put into baking dish and cook chicken in said marinade. Return chicken to tupparware. you now have 3 pounds of cooked chicken that will be very tasty whenever you want to reheat it.

 

[DaShen]

Whole Grained Rice and cooked & pickled vegetables with meat in a bento box always works if you are asian.

Not hard to cook, and can be stored in the refridgerator for 5-7 days.

 

[gigapet]

Originally posted by: DaShen
Whole Grained Rice and cooked & pickled vegetables with meat in a bento box always works if you are asian.

Not hard to cook, and can be stored in the refridgerator for 5-7 days.

what are cooked and pickled vegetables?

 

[Malfeas]

I like to use a large pot to make a big batch of stew or hearty soups. Mmmmm, stew and dinner rolls........mmmmmmm.